High paying medical jobs in Charlottesville, VA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Charlottesville, VA. 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 Charlottesville, VA run 0.9% below the national average (2024), so a Charlottesville, VA salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Charlottesville, VA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$286,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$222,860 – $320,3401,000
2Nurse Anesthetists$241,460
Master's degree
$187,730 – $310,60060
3Dentists, General$162,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,330 – $293,190130
4Nurse Practitioners$142,950
Master's degree
$111,560 – $185,920480
5Pharmacists$142,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$130,800 – $182,400320
6Physician Assistants$133,540
Master's degree
$115,330 – $164,880130
7Veterinarians$127,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,620 – $220,28090
8Dental Hygienists$107,690
Associate's degree
$96,940 – $130,120120
9Physical Therapists$102,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,310 – $132,050260
10Occupational Therapists$100,930
Master's degree
$79,650 – $129,180140
11Registered Nurses$99,320
Bachelor's degree
$67,830 – $142,5603,040
12Speech-Language Pathologists$94,800
Master's degree
$64,350 – $125,930140
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$88,700
Associate's degree
$68,820 – $138,450100
14Respiratory Therapists$86,720
Associate's degree
$67,860 – $99,820120
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,560
Associate's degree
$58,920 – $109,550200
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,810
Bachelor's degree
$40,680 – $91,61040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,310 – $80,930350
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Bachelor's degree
$41,210 – $87,490170
19Athletic Trainers$66,390
Master's degree
$56,240 – $81,08060
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$64,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,570 – $107,17090
21Paramedics$63,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,440 – $63,920100
22Medical Records Specialists$62,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,610 – $75,290220
23Opticians, Dispensing$57,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $75,36060
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$53,060
Associate's degree
$37,180 – $71,990100
25Pharmacy Technicians$48,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $62,720340
26Emergency Medical Technicians$39,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,810 – $57,130130

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

#	Occupation	MedianCharlottesville, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$286,090	$222,860 – $320,340	1,000
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$241,460	$187,730 – $310,600	60
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$162,400	$121,330 – $293,190	130
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$142,950	$111,560 – $185,920	480
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,220	$130,800 – $182,400	320
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,540	$115,330 – $164,880	130
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,460	$57,620 – $220,280	90
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$107,690	$96,940 – $130,120	120
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,400	$78,310 – $132,050	260
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,930	$79,650 – $129,180	140
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,320	$67,830 – $142,560	3,040
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$94,800	$64,350 – $125,930	140
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$88,700	$68,820 – $138,450	100
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$86,720	$67,860 – $99,820	120
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,560	$58,920 – $109,550	200
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,810	$40,680 – $91,610	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,120	$51,310 – $80,930	350
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$66,700	$41,210 – $87,490	170
19	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$66,390	$56,240 – $81,080	60
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,170	$39,570 – $107,170	90
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,870	$45,440 – $63,920	100
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,600	$39,610 – $75,290	220
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,140	$37,370 – $75,360	60
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,060	$37,180 – $71,990	100
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,110	$38,020 – $62,720	340
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,760	$34,810 – $57,130	130

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