High paying medical jobs in Burlington, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Burlington, NC. 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 Burlington, NC run 6.8% below the national average (2024), so a Burlington, NC salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Burlington, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$350,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,670 – $428,66090
2Dentists, General$166,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,600 – $318,38060
3Nurse Practitioners$131,980
Master's degree
$106,960 – $163,10080
4Pharmacists$130,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,970 – $165,690120
5Veterinarians$129,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,720 – $205,87040
6Physician Assistants$113,200
Master's degree
$102,240 – $137,06050
7Physical Therapists$101,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,980 – $129,370100
8Dental Hygienists$97,210
Associate's degree
$80,100 – $102,800100
9Registered Nurses$84,180
Bachelor's degree
$67,710 – $124,0501,080
10Occupational Therapists$82,640
Master's degree
$49,290 – $115,27080
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,550
Associate's degree
$48,620 – $94,220120
12Speech-Language Pathologists$77,450
Master's degree
$48,300 – $129,94090
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,580 – $77,970260
14Opticians, Dispensing$55,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,850 – $76,11040
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000
Bachelor's degree
$36,540 – $80,9101,820
16Emergency Medical Technicians$49,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $49,180190
17Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,070 – $59,29090
18Medical Records Specialists$43,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,950 – $64,51040
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,640
Associate's degree
$35,610 – $58,26040
20Pharmacy Technicians$41,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,340 – $48,470240

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

#	Occupation	MedianBurlington, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$350,130	$118,670 – $428,660	90
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$166,330	$111,600 – $318,380	60
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$131,980	$106,960 – $163,100	80
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,730	$65,970 – $165,690	120
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,800	$70,720 – $205,870	40
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$113,200	$102,240 – $137,060	50
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,120	$74,980 – $129,370	100
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,210	$80,100 – $102,800	100
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,180	$67,710 – $124,050	1,080
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$82,640	$49,290 – $115,270	80
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,550	$48,620 – $94,220	120
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$77,450	$48,300 – $129,940	90
13	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,450	$56,580 – $77,970	260
14	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,530	$36,850 – $76,110	40
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,000	$36,540 – $80,910	1,820
16	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,180	$38,800 – $49,180	190
17	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,160	$35,070 – $59,290	90
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,220	$37,950 – $64,510	40
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,640	$35,610 – $58,260	40
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,490	$34,340 – $48,470	240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Burlington, NC. 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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