High paying medical jobs in Columbus, GA-AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbus, GA-AL. 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 Columbus, GA-AL run 10.7% below the national average (2024), so a Columbus, GA-AL salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Columbus, GA-AL · Employed

1Dentists, General$196,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,470 – $359,74060
2Physicians, All Other$191,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$24,880 – $398,290320
3Pediatricians, General$181,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,500 – $249,99050
4Family Medicine Physicians$179,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,740 – $345,07090
5Pharmacists$132,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,880 – $173,440300
6Nurse Practitioners$121,530
Master's degree
$89,690 – $151,500370
7Physician Assistants$117,030
Master's degree
$89,710 – $134,99080
8Veterinarians$99,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,270 – $155,25060
9Physical Therapists$98,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,340 – $127,460200
10Occupational Therapists$94,580
Master's degree
$61,140 – $127,460160
11Speech-Language Pathologists$93,540
Master's degree
$57,350 – $120,540140
12Registered Nurses$82,500
Bachelor's degree
$65,090 – $101,6102,790
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,310
Associate's degree
$49,000 – $97,87090
14Dental Hygienists$80,240
Associate's degree
$64,310 – $91,140240
15Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,770
Associate's degree
$41,040 – $100,42060
16Respiratory Therapists$77,150
Associate's degree
$63,240 – $95,100150
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,840
Bachelor's degree
$46,560 – $91,57070
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,910
Associate's degree
$50,680 – $82,960270
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,290 – $68,680690
20Surgical Technologists$58,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,010 – $63,260120
21Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$57,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200 – $104,00040
22Recreational Therapists$52,750
Bachelor's degree
$47,340 – $55,44050
23Medical Records Specialists$52,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,060 – $75,390170
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,560
Bachelor's degree
$32,940 – $86,300340
25Paramedics$49,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,240 – $77,410120
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$43,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,420 – $72,380130
27Psychiatric Technicians$41,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,840 – $55,120210
28Pharmacy Technicians$40,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,700 – $59,380410
29Opticians, Dispensing$39,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $63,65070
30Emergency Medical Technicians$38,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,060 – $48,620210
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,410
Associate's degree
$29,770 – $49,57060
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,890 – $45,25070

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

#	Occupation	MedianColumbus, GA-AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$196,310	$124,470 – $359,740	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$191,360	$24,880 – $398,290	320
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$181,990	$103,500 – $249,990	50
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$179,420	$99,740 – $345,070	90
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,790	$106,880 – $173,440	300
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$121,530	$89,690 – $151,500	370
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$117,030	$89,710 – $134,990	80
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$99,840	$43,270 – $155,250	60
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,300	$73,340 – $127,460	200
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,580	$61,140 – $127,460	160
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,540	$57,350 – $120,540	140
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,500	$65,090 – $101,610	2,790
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,310	$49,000 – $97,870	90
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,240	$64,310 – $91,140	240
15	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,770	$41,040 – $100,420	60
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,150	$63,240 – $95,100	150
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,840	$46,560 – $91,570	70
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,910	$50,680 – $82,960	270
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,330	$46,290 – $68,680	690
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,170	$40,010 – $63,260	120
21	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,560	$31,200 – $104,000	40
22	Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree	$52,750	$47,340 – $55,440	50
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,580	$36,060 – $75,390	170
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,560	$32,940 – $86,300	340
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,610	$39,240 – $77,410	120
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,810	$35,420 – $72,380	130
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,730	$38,840 – $55,120	210
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,370	$30,700 – $59,380	410
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,450	$31,710 – $63,650	70
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,400	$35,060 – $48,620	210
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,410	$29,770 – $49,570	60
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,140	$29,890 – $45,250	70

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