High paying medical jobs in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$327,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,580 – $452,8502,400
2Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Master's degree
$222,510 – $334,180910
3Dentists, General$189,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,490 – $312,0001,140
4Pharmacists$150,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,770 – $173,9302,530
5Physician Assistants$133,140
Master's degree
$99,610 – $169,2201,680
6Nurse Practitioners$130,310
Master's degree
$107,350 – $170,4901,970
7Veterinarians$129,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,940 – $214,370750
8Physical Therapists$101,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,840 – $126,1801,680
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,650
Associate's degree
$78,070 – $107,950730
10Occupational Therapists$98,450
Master's degree
$63,710 – $121,0901,140
11Dental Hygienists$98,390
Associate's degree
$92,120 – $103,7601,910
12Speech-Language Pathologists$90,960
Master's degree
$59,230 – $125,3801,260
13Registered Nurses$90,620
Bachelor's degree
$69,680 – $110,02027,010
14Respiratory Therapists$82,020
Associate's degree
$65,170 – $100,4501,110
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,950
Associate's degree
$58,690 – $100,8702,470
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,930
Bachelor's degree
$56,770 – $99,050680
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,210 – $76,3703,890
18Surgical Technologists$63,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,600 – $81,0301,170
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,360
Bachelor's degree
$41,240 – $91,8802,020
20Paramedics$61,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,380 – $77,6001,180
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$56,780
Associate's degree
$39,530 – $100,960600
22Opticians, Dispensing$51,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $81,910490
23Medical Records Specialists$51,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,150 – $82,0901,450
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,910 – $81,7201,370
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $59,750440
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,310
Associate's degree
$36,200 – $59,060620
27Pharmacy Technicians$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $58,8603,970
28Emergency Medical Technicians$45,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,110 – $62,4601,210
29Psychiatric Technicians$44,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,440 – $48,1101,590
30Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$42,480
Associate's degree
$25,860 – $101,530990

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$327,040	$74,580 – $452,850	2,400
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$277,550	$222,510 – $334,180	910
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$189,220	$103,490 – $312,000	1,140
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,580	$91,770 – $173,930	2,530
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,140	$99,610 – $169,220	1,680
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,310	$107,350 – $170,490	1,970
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,080	$78,940 – $214,370	750
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,060	$80,840 – $126,180	1,680
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,650	$78,070 – $107,950	730
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,450	$63,710 – $121,090	1,140
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,390	$92,120 – $103,760	1,910
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$90,960	$59,230 – $125,380	1,260
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$90,620	$69,680 – $110,020	27,010
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,020	$65,170 – $100,450	1,110
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,950	$58,690 – $100,870	2,470
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,930	$56,770 – $99,050	680
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,140	$51,210 – $76,370	3,890
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,490	$49,600 – $81,030	1,170
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,360	$41,240 – $91,880	2,020
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,660	$50,380 – $77,600	1,180
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,780	$39,530 – $100,960	600
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,620	$38,380 – $81,910	490
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,110	$40,150 – $82,090	1,450
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,340	$39,910 – $81,720	1,370
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,540	$37,900 – $59,750	440
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,310	$36,200 – $59,060	620
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$36,240 – $58,860	3,970
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,550	$37,110 – $62,460	1,210
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,110	$36,440 – $48,110	1,590
30	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$42,480	$25,860 – $101,530	990

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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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