High paying medical jobs in Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Charleston-North Charleston, SC salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Charleston-North Charleston, SC · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$255,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$156,010 – $336,190230
2Physicians, All Other$163,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$17,950 – $471,0101,370
3Pharmacists$145,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,460 – $167,920920
4Physician Assistants$128,920
Master's degree
$77,790 – $158,260620
5Nurse Practitioners$127,780
Master's degree
$103,200 – $157,1701,050
6Veterinarians$122,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$39,310 – $178,260330
7Dentists, General$121,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,810 – $227,200410
8Physical Therapists$101,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,000 – $126,780690
9Speech-Language Pathologists$98,790
Master's degree
$49,980 – $131,480370
10Occupational Therapists$98,530
Master's degree
$63,200 – $127,900320
11Dental Hygienists$94,570
Associate's degree
$80,180 – $97,710540
12Registered Nurses$92,800
Bachelor's degree
$71,120 – $117,9009,760
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$88,080
Associate's degree
$77,200 – $108,220210
14Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,270
Associate's degree
$65,980 – $93,870170
15Respiratory Therapists$79,410
Associate's degree
$60,020 – $90,670390
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,550
Bachelor's degree
$40,000 – $100,860130
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,730
Associate's degree
$58,450 – $96,820640
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,210 – $76,3501,480
19Medical Records Specialists$61,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,240 – $69,350460
20Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,110
Associate's degree
$36,930 – $101,780210
21Surgical Technologists$59,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,390 – $69,110380
22Paramedics$58,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,800 – $74,140350
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,050
Bachelor's degree
$36,030 – $81,560830
24Opticians, Dispensing$47,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,320 – $76,850140
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,980 – $54,360240
26Pharmacy Technicians$45,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $56,1601,420
27Psychiatric Technicians$45,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,460 – $56,510150
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,490 – $58,9601,060
29Emergency Medical Technicians$44,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,460 – $52,830780
30Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$44,530
Associate's degree
$35,860 – $83,830150
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,980
Associate's degree
$37,720 – $57,440560

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharleston-North Charleston, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$255,650	$156,010 – $336,190	230
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$163,900	$17,950 – $471,010	1,370
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$145,950	$112,460 – $167,920	920
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,920	$77,790 – $158,260	620
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,780	$103,200 – $157,170	1,050
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,130	$39,310 – $178,260	330
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$121,090	$102,810 – $227,200	410
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,550	$75,000 – $126,780	690
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,790	$49,980 – $131,480	370
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,530	$63,200 – $127,900	320
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,570	$80,180 – $97,710	540
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$92,800	$71,120 – $117,900	9,760
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$88,080	$77,200 – $108,220	210
14	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$85,270	$65,980 – $93,870	170
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,410	$60,020 – $90,670	390
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$76,550	$40,000 – $100,860	130
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,730	$58,450 – $96,820	640
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,100	$49,210 – $76,350	1,480
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,950	$38,240 – $69,350	460
20	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,110	$36,930 – $101,780	210
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,920	$47,390 – $69,110	380
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,190	$46,800 – $74,140	350
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,050	$36,030 – $81,560	830
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,900	$39,320 – $76,850	140
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,790	$36,980 – $54,360	240
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,690	$37,620 – $56,160	1,420
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,670	$35,460 – $56,510	150
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,840	$36,490 – $58,960	1,060
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,630	$39,460 – $52,830	780
30	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$44,530	$35,860 – $83,830	150
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,980	$37,720 – $57,440	560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charleston-North Charleston, SC. 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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