High paying medical jobs in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. 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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL run 13.9% below the national average (2024), so a Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 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, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL · Employed

1Pharmacists$141,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,110 – $177,470100
2Physician Assistants$141,080
Master's degree
$111,210 – $169,65040
3Nurse Practitioners$130,000
Master's degree
$97,350 – $149,020200
4Physical Therapists$100,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,710 – $129,120100
5Veterinarians$100,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,250 – $167,43030
6Occupational Therapists$98,990
Master's degree
$71,990 – $118,41070
7Speech-Language Pathologists$97,900
Master's degree
$63,450 – $113,36080
8Dental Hygienists$83,690
Associate's degree
$52,600 – $95,04080
9Registered Nurses$82,640
Bachelor's degree
$62,620 – $104,8301,470
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,430
Associate's degree
$59,680 – $100,57040
11Respiratory Therapists$66,910
Associate's degree
$58,590 – $83,03090
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,220
Associate's degree
$50,470 – $84,190100
13Dietitians and Nutritionists$60,200
Bachelor's degree
$47,240 – $79,53040
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,700 – $74,250410
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,900
Bachelor's degree
$34,480 – $83,280190
16Paramedics$51,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,120 – $63,03030
17Medical Records Specialists$51,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,450 – $76,77070
18Surgical Technologists$49,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,100 – $67,62060
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$47,520
Associate's degree
$36,410 – $82,50030
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,120 – $64,010110
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$40,160
Associate's degree
$30,850 – $46,48040
22Psychiatric Technicians$36,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,770 – $55,24080
23Opticians, Dispensing$36,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,320 – $46,51050
24Pharmacy Technicians$35,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,450 – $49,770230
25Emergency Medical Technicians$35,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,930 – $43,83050

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

#	Occupation	MedianCape Girardeau, MO-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,250	$124,110 – $177,470	100
2	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$141,080	$111,210 – $169,650	40
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,000	$97,350 – $149,020	200
4	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,420	$41,710 – $129,120	100
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$100,360	$62,250 – $167,430	30
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,990	$71,990 – $118,410	70
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,900	$63,450 – $113,360	80
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,690	$52,600 – $95,040	80
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,640	$62,620 – $104,830	1,470
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,430	$59,680 – $100,570	40
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,910	$58,590 – $83,030	90
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,220	$50,470 – $84,190	100
13	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$60,200	$47,240 – $79,530	40
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,100	$45,700 – $74,250	410
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,900	$34,480 – $83,280	190
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,650	$43,120 – $63,030	30
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,090	$36,450 – $76,770	70
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,880	$38,100 – $67,620	60
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,520	$36,410 – $82,500	30
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,320	$34,120 – $64,010	110
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,160	$30,850 – $46,480	40
22	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,350	$31,770 – $55,240	80
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,100	$30,320 – $46,510	50
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,910	$34,450 – $49,770	230
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,550	$32,930 – $43,830	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL. 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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