High paying medical jobs in Cleveland, TN
Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cleveland, TN. 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 Cleveland, TN run 11.9% below the national average (2024), so a Cleveland, TN salary is worth about 1.14× 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
Doctoral or professional degree
$163,480 – $337,30040Doctoral or professional degree
$62,400 – $152,130120Doctoral or professional degree
$77,620 – $295,22040Master's degree
$58,290 – $135,630170Associate's degree
$69,770 – $92,70090Doctoral or professional degree
$68,640 – $120,76080Bachelor's degree
$56,220 – $79,730630Master's degree
$41,560 – $106,26040Bachelor's degree
$37,630 – $58,24080Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,140 – $61,410270Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,350 – $70,26030High school diploma or equivalent
$31,740 – $49,410200
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianCleveland, TN | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree | $221,420 | $163,480 – $337,300 | 40 |
| 2 | PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree | $124,160 | $62,400 – $152,130 | 120 |
| 3 | Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree | $122,910 | $77,620 – $295,220 | 40 |
| 4 | Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree | $107,360 | $58,290 – $135,630 | 170 |
| 5 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $79,880 | $69,770 – $92,700 | 90 |
| 6 | Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree | $79,230 | $68,640 – $120,760 | 80 |
| 7 | Registered NursesBachelor's degree | $72,800 | $56,220 – $79,730 | 630 |
| 8 | Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree | $67,840 | $41,560 – $106,260 | 40 |
| 9 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree | $58,240 | $37,630 – $58,240 | 80 |
| 10 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $52,350 | $44,140 – $61,410 | 270 |
| 11 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $45,760 | $35,350 – $70,260 | 30 |
| 12 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $36,680 | $31,740 – $49,410 | 200 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cleveland, TN. 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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