High paying medical jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,360 – $354,9701,350
2Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,810 – $431,5302,240
3Physicians, All Other$222,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$44,720 – $452,36013,580
4Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Master's degree
$190,360 – $336,0601,290
5Dentists, General$179,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$134,260 – $304,1302,890
6Pharmacists$138,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,720 – $170,3907,230
7Physician Assistants$134,900
Master's degree
$96,770 – $171,6603,230
8Veterinarians$133,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,660 – $209,2101,760
9Nurse Practitioners$130,980
Master's degree
$93,690 – $162,9507,310
10Physical Therapists$107,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,280 – $144,7406,100
11Occupational Therapists$106,110
Master's degree
$76,960 – $145,7803,450
12Dental Hygienists$101,870
Associate's degree
$50,190 – $120,0607,050
13Registered Nurses$101,420
Bachelor's degree
$73,400 – $129,71076,680
14Speech-Language Pathologists$99,540
Master's degree
$69,960 – $131,4004,800
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,810
Associate's degree
$80,350 – $116,1602,160
16Respiratory Therapists$84,080
Associate's degree
$69,160 – $100,2403,010
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,140
Associate's degree
$51,290 – $106,8605,470
18Surgical Technologists$79,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,300 – $96,4102,790
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,540
Bachelor's degree
$50,700 – $99,0401,320
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,930 – $77,62012,590
21Paramedics$60,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,040 – $74,5301,570
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,280
Bachelor's degree
$38,750 – $97,1509,420
23Medical Records Specialists$52,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,950 – $80,1905,210
24Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,590
Associate's degree
$39,770 – $111,9101,660
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,230 – $60,2502,310
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,180 – $90,3804,400
27Pharmacy Technicians$46,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $60,63012,000
28Opticians, Dispensing$46,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $58,2402,070
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,360
Associate's degree
$34,440 – $58,1004,570
30Psychiatric Technicians$41,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,570 – $48,2403,020
31Emergency Medical Technicians$37,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,690 – $55,4903,000

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

#	Occupation	MedianDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$276,520	$129,360 – $354,970	1,350
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$259,310	$107,810 – $431,530	2,240
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$222,410	$44,720 – $452,360	13,580
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$218,650	$190,360 – $336,060	1,290
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$179,990	$134,260 – $304,130	2,890
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,170	$104,720 – $170,390	7,230
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,900	$96,770 – $171,660	3,230
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$133,550	$85,660 – $209,210	1,760
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,980	$93,690 – $162,950	7,310
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,780	$77,280 – $144,740	6,100
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$106,110	$76,960 – $145,780	3,450
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,870	$50,190 – $120,060	7,050
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,420	$73,400 – $129,710	76,680
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,540	$69,960 – $131,400	4,800
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,810	$80,350 – $116,160	2,160
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$84,080	$69,160 – $100,240	3,010
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,140	$51,290 – $106,860	5,470
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,990	$44,300 – $96,410	2,790
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,540	$50,700 – $99,040	1,320
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,370	$53,930 – $77,620	12,590
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,300	$48,040 – $74,530	1,570
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,280	$38,750 – $97,150	9,420
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,140	$37,950 – $80,190	5,210
24	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,590	$39,770 – $111,910	1,660
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,950	$37,230 – $60,250	2,310
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,870	$40,180 – $90,380	4,400
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,260	$36,390 – $60,630	12,000
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,030	$34,520 – $58,240	2,070
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,360	$34,440 – $58,100	4,570
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,940	$36,570 – $48,240	3,020
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,900	$33,690 – $55,490	3,000

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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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