High paying medical jobs in Clarksville, TN-KY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Clarksville, TN-KY. 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 Clarksville, TN-KY run 9.1% below the national average (2024), so a Clarksville, TN-KY salary is worth about 1.10× 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

Find medical jobs in Clarksville, TN-KY

OccupationMedian, Clarksville, TN-KY · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$264,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$165,560 – $501,20090
2Dentists, General$163,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,610 – $321,26040
3Pharmacists$133,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,010 – $161,560190
4Physician Assistants$121,710
Master's degree
$99,890 – $141,54080
5Nurse Practitioners$115,160
Master's degree
$95,690 – $148,740300
6Veterinarians$111,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,980 – $155,88070
7Physical Therapists$97,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,230 – $124,110130
8Occupational Therapists$97,470
Master's degree
$79,460 – $109,45090
9Speech-Language Pathologists$93,370
Master's degree
$57,520 – $106,770170
10Dental Hygienists$81,260
Associate's degree
$61,010 – $93,980200
11Registered Nurses$79,450
Bachelor's degree
$57,680 – $100,5901,670
12Respiratory Therapists$79,150
Associate's degree
$63,270 – $86,23060
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,380
Associate's degree
$52,480 – $81,160110
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,580
Bachelor's degree
$37,320 – $79,800140
15Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,700 – $78,83040
16Paramedics$60,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,360 – $76,810130
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $71,430630
18Surgical Technologists$52,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,180 – $61,93070
19Emergency Medical Technicians$48,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,510 – $59,960120
20Opticians, Dispensing$47,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $68,74060
21Medical Records Specialists$47,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,740 – $71,930120
22Pharmacy Technicians$42,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $55,430370
23Psychiatric Technicians$40,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,600 – $54,040150
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,190
Associate's degree
$29,120 – $49,03070
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,290 – $45,42070
26Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$35,900
Associate's degree
$31,760 – $97,75050

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

#	Occupation	MedianClarksville, TN-KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$264,060	$165,560 – $501,200	90
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,980	$78,610 – $321,260	40
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,920	$107,010 – $161,560	190
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$121,710	$99,890 – $141,540	80
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$115,160	$95,690 – $148,740	300
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$111,400	$96,980 – $155,880	70
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,810	$62,230 – $124,110	130
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,470	$79,460 – $109,450	90
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,370	$57,520 – $106,770	170
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,260	$61,010 – $93,980	200
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,450	$57,680 – $100,590	1,670
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,150	$63,270 – $86,230	60
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,380	$52,480 – $81,160	110
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,580	$37,320 – $79,800	140
15	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,290	$37,700 – $78,830	40
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,330	$40,360 – $76,810	130
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,260	$45,760 – $71,430	630
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,510	$40,180 – $61,930	70
19	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,480	$31,510 – $59,960	120
20	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,660	$31,030 – $68,740	60
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,050	$35,740 – $71,930	120
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,240	$34,950 – $55,430	370
23	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,390	$30,600 – $54,040	150
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,190	$29,120 – $49,030	70
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,640	$32,290 – $45,420	70
26	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$35,900	$31,760 – $97,750	50

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

More for Clarksville, TN-KY

Other metro areas in TN

By field in Clarksville, TN-KY

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Clarksville, TN-KY to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Clarksville, TN-KY

More for Clarksville, TN-KY

Other metro areas in TN

By field in Clarksville, TN-KY

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state