High paying medical jobs in Corpus Christi, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Corpus Christi, TX. 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 Corpus Christi, TX run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Corpus Christi, TX salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Corpus Christi, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$253,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,230 – $469,260340
2Dentists, General$180,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,410 – $282,10090
3Optometrists$138,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,340 – $162,89070
4Pharmacists$136,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,090 – $164,980330
5Physician Assistants$134,360
Master's degree
$103,720 – $158,600150
6Nurse Practitioners$133,810
Master's degree
$103,590 – $169,420350
7Veterinarians$126,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,160 – $192,35070
8Physical Therapists$106,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,370 – $130,260380
9Occupational Therapists$104,150
Master's degree
$71,910 – $131,400160
10Speech-Language Pathologists$87,570
Master's degree
$61,420 – $128,950370
11Dental Hygienists$84,210
Associate's degree
$79,420 – $99,190150
12Registered Nurses$82,690
Bachelor's degree
$62,710 – $99,2804,800
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,370
Associate's degree
$64,360 – $105,050160
14Respiratory Therapists$78,130
Associate's degree
$60,500 – $95,900210
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,280
Associate's degree
$47,570 – $95,090500
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,510
Bachelor's degree
$30,590 – $91,56090
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$63,220
Associate's degree
$36,860 – $96,410110
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,130 – $72,700990
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,440
Bachelor's degree
$32,810 – $79,980400
20Surgical Technologists$50,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,670 – $77,580200
21Paramedics$47,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,710 – $69,520140
22Pharmacy Technicians$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,480 – $56,070600
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,280 – $60,140290
24Medical Records Specialists$38,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,130 – $58,800190
25Psychiatric Technicians$37,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,580 – $60,570130
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,850
Associate's degree
$22,980 – $46,770200
27Emergency Medical Technicians$36,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,500 – $44,850280
28Opticians, Dispensing$35,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,600 – $51,560150

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

#	Occupation	MedianCorpus Christi, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$253,530	$68,230 – $469,260	340
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$180,630	$88,410 – $282,100	90
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,120	$65,340 – $162,890	70
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,150	$98,090 – $164,980	330
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,360	$103,720 – $158,600	150
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,810	$103,590 – $169,420	350
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,140	$79,160 – $192,350	70
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,080	$74,370 – $130,260	380
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$104,150	$71,910 – $131,400	160
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$87,570	$61,420 – $128,950	370
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,210	$79,420 – $99,190	150
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,690	$62,710 – $99,280	4,800
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,370	$64,360 – $105,050	160
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,130	$60,500 – $95,900	210
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,280	$47,570 – $95,090	500
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,510	$30,590 – $91,560	90
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,220	$36,860 – $96,410	110
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,810	$46,130 – $72,700	990
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,440	$32,810 – $79,980	400
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,710	$39,670 – $77,580	200
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,740	$37,710 – $69,520	140
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$34,480 – $56,070	600
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,740	$33,280 – $60,140	290
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,080	$30,130 – $58,800	190
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,520	$28,580 – $60,570	130
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,850	$22,980 – $46,770	200
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,120	$30,500 – $44,850	280
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,300	$25,600 – $51,560	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Corpus Christi, TX. 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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