High paying medical jobs in Chattanooga, TN-GA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Chattanooga, TN-GA. 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA run 8.5% below the national average (2024), so a Chattanooga, TN-GA salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Chattanooga, TN-GA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$429,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$191,200 – $829,860330
2Family Medicine Physicians$264,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$172,780 – $357,42090
3Dentists, General$160,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,650 – $299,990190
4Pharmacists$132,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,520 – $168,280750
5Veterinarians$125,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,630 – $171,480190
6Physician Assistants$121,600
Master's degree
$99,530 – $140,790180
7Nurse Practitioners$116,480
Master's degree
$96,480 – $132,4001,000
8Physical Therapists$99,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,210 – $125,410520
9Occupational Therapists$95,960
Master's degree
$58,450 – $114,340290
10Speech-Language Pathologists$93,740
Master's degree
$60,870 – $123,100330
11Dental Hygienists$83,460
Associate's degree
$62,780 – $97,510460
12Registered Nurses$79,770
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $102,9306,460
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,670
Associate's degree
$63,620 – $99,350190
14Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$77,700
Associate's degree
$39,200 – $99,470110
15Surgical Assistants$77,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,500 – $109,580110
16Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$76,840
Associate's degree
$61,350 – $89,220170
17Respiratory Therapists$74,350
Associate's degree
$63,480 – $81,230370
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,700
Bachelor's degree
$33,720 – $80,260160
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,090
Associate's degree
$50,080 – $84,020350
20Surgical Technologists$60,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,600 – $77,610380
21Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$60,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,090 – $82,230280
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,810 – $65,5201,560
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,070
Bachelor's degree
$37,520 – $81,400660
24Paramedics$53,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,900 – $59,360270
25Medical Records Specialists$49,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,450 – $105,240350
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,740 – $103,80090
27Opticians, Dispensing$47,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $68,520130
28Emergency Medical Technicians$41,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,440 – $48,260270
29Pharmacy Technicians$40,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,980 – $51,0401,020
30Psychiatric Technicians$39,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,270 – $49,990460
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,000
Associate's degree
$31,820 – $53,350150
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,760 – $50,230140

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

#	Occupation	MedianChattanooga, TN-GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$429,900	$191,200 – $829,860	330
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$264,690	$172,780 – $357,420	90
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$160,620	$85,650 – $299,990	190
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,240	$86,520 – $168,280	750
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$125,790	$97,630 – $171,480	190
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$121,600	$99,530 – $140,790	180
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$116,480	$96,480 – $132,400	1,000
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,120	$73,210 – $125,410	520
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,960	$58,450 – $114,340	290
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,740	$60,870 – $123,100	330
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,460	$62,780 – $97,510	460
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,770	$65,150 – $102,930	6,460
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,670	$63,620 – $99,350	190
14	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,700	$39,200 – $99,470	110
15	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,570	$61,500 – $109,580	110
16	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$76,840	$61,350 – $89,220	170
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,350	$63,480 – $81,230	370
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,700	$33,720 – $80,260	160
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,090	$50,080 – $84,020	350
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,900	$47,600 – $77,610	380
21	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,580	$41,090 – $82,230	280
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,580	$42,810 – $65,520	1,560
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,070	$37,520 – $81,400	660
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,220	$48,900 – $59,360	270
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,020	$37,450 – $105,240	350
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,440	$37,740 – $103,800	90
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,140	$36,180 – $68,520	130
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,390	$31,440 – $48,260	270
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,720	$34,980 – $51,040	1,020
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,730	$32,270 – $49,990	460
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,000	$31,820 – $53,350	150
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,430	$34,760 – $50,230	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Chattanooga, TN-GA. 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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