High paying medical jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX run 14.0% below the national average (2024), so a Brownsville-Harlingen, TX salary is worth about 1.16× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$330,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,380 – $472,190150
2Family Medicine Physicians$215,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$132,680 – $325,50080
3Pediatricians, General$168,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,580 – $248,34050
4Dentists, General$134,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,890 – $266,13080
5Pharmacists$131,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,850 – $174,600240
6Physician Assistants$127,370
Master's degree
$101,570 – $155,700200
7Nurse Practitioners$124,530
Master's degree
$86,300 – $168,880300
8Physical Therapists$103,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,300 – $144,150280
9Speech-Language Pathologists$100,940
Master's degree
$66,720 – $132,610270
10Occupational Therapists$99,310
Master's degree
$73,100 – $136,020140
11Dental Hygienists$82,860
Associate's degree
$73,130 – $94,980120
12Registered Nurses$81,090
Bachelor's degree
$60,020 – $115,0502,930
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,400
Associate's degree
$60,820 – $94,44070
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,250
Bachelor's degree
$31,070 – $96,10060
15Respiratory Therapists$66,990
Associate's degree
$59,320 – $76,280110
16Athletic Trainers$66,490
Master's degree
$51,820 – $131,10060
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,100
Associate's degree
$35,060 – $87,280260
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,420 – $65,5701,260
19Paramedics$48,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,370 – $59,06070
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$46,450
Bachelor's degree
$32,940 – $78,930370
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$43,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,390 – $72,070260
22Medical Records Specialists$38,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,830 – $60,580190
23Pharmacy Technicians$38,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,610 – $52,090450
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,090
Associate's degree
$22,400 – $49,940110
25Opticians, Dispensing$35,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $48,50070
26Emergency Medical Technicians$33,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,980 – $48,930100
27Psychiatric Technicians$31,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,120 – $37,80080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBrownsville-Harlingen, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$330,890	$101,380 – $472,190	150
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$215,480	$132,680 – $325,500	80
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,640	$106,580 – $248,340	50
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$134,550	$65,890 – $266,130	80
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,280	$96,850 – $174,600	240
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,370	$101,570 – $155,700	200
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,530	$86,300 – $168,880	300
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,810	$72,300 – $144,150	280
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,940	$66,720 – $132,610	270
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,310	$73,100 – $136,020	140
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,860	$73,130 – $94,980	120
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,090	$60,020 – $115,050	2,930
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$75,400	$60,820 – $94,440	70
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,250	$31,070 – $96,100	60
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,990	$59,320 – $76,280	110
16	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$66,490	$51,820 – $131,100	60
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,100	$35,060 – $87,280	260
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,250	$44,420 – $65,570	1,260
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,110	$40,370 – $59,060	70
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$46,450	$32,940 – $78,930	370
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,800	$34,390 – $72,070	260
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,800	$27,830 – $60,580	190
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,280	$30,610 – $52,090	450
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,090	$22,400 – $49,940	110
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,110	$28,390 – $48,500	70
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$33,820	$27,980 – $48,930	100
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,770	$29,120 – $37,800	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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