High paying medical jobs in Dothan, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dothan, 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 Dothan, AL run 16.2% below the national average (2024), so a Dothan, AL salary is worth about 1.19× 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, Dothan, AL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$363,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,330 – $480,580220
2Nurse Anesthetists$187,980
Master's degree
$167,410 – $270,22090
3Pharmacists$131,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,510 – $161,260160
4Nurse Practitioners$105,730
Master's degree
$83,120 – $160,300260
5Physician Assistants$103,890
Master's degree
$95,250 – $179,87040
6Physical Therapists$95,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,770 – $150,640120
7Occupational Therapists$89,380
Master's degree
$73,800 – $127,91060
8Speech-Language Pathologists$69,870
Master's degree
$61,840 – $108,07070
9Registered Nurses$67,430
Bachelor's degree
$53,490 – $84,9301,940
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$62,620
Associate's degree
$50,740 – $79,67070
11Respiratory Therapists$61,290
Associate's degree
$41,900 – $82,190100
12Dental Hygienists$58,310
Associate's degree
$45,930 – $62,190100
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$52,230
Associate's degree
$40,550 – $75,660160
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,360
Bachelor's degree
$34,720 – $70,410240
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$47,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,270 – $57,260540
16Surgical Technologists$47,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,750 – $61,430140
17Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$42,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,420 – $60,54050
18Medical Records Specialists$39,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,060 – $65,960110
19Paramedics$39,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,940 – $57,260100
20Pharmacy Technicians$38,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,720 – $46,840260
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,190 – $43,930110
22Psychiatric Technicians$34,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,540 – $44,690140
23Opticians, Dispensing$34,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,800 – $42,64090
24Emergency Medical Technicians$32,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,380 – $39,920100
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$30,210
Associate's degree
$25,490 – $36,43050

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

#	Occupation	MedianDothan, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$363,120	$127,330 – $480,580	220
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$187,980	$167,410 – $270,220	90
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,230	$84,510 – $161,260	160
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$105,730	$83,120 – $160,300	260
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$103,890	$95,250 – $179,870	40
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$95,460	$73,770 – $150,640	120
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$89,380	$73,800 – $127,910	60
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$69,870	$61,840 – $108,070	70
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$67,430	$53,490 – $84,930	1,940
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$62,620	$50,740 – $79,670	70
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$61,290	$41,900 – $82,190	100
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$58,310	$45,930 – $62,190	100
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,230	$40,550 – $75,660	160
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,360	$34,720 – $70,410	240
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,820	$34,270 – $57,260	540
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,100	$31,750 – $61,430	140
17	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,820	$36,420 – $60,540	50
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,630	$28,060 – $65,960	110
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,180	$30,940 – $57,260	100
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,830	$31,720 – $46,840	260
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,550	$28,190 – $43,930	110
22	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,930	$32,540 – $44,690	140
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,420	$28,800 – $42,640	90
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,920	$27,380 – $39,920	100
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$30,210	$25,490 – $36,430	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dothan, AL. 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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