High paying medical jobs in Fayetteville, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fayetteville, NC. 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 Fayetteville, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Fayetteville, NC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Fayetteville, NC · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$331,760
Master's degree
$117,110 – $331,76090
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$217,910 – $320,12040
3Family Medicine Physicians$204,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,540 – $281,83050
4Dentists, General$196,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$117,860 – $314,830110
5Psychiatrists$155,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,730 – $452,44040
6Pharmacists$140,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,050 – $169,520400
7Physician Assistants$134,300
Master's degree
$103,930 – $195,660220
8Veterinarians$128,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,320 – $199,77060
9Nurse Practitioners$121,410
Master's degree
$96,820 – $163,580210
10Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$103,810
Master's degree
$82,350 – $147,37090
11Physical Therapists$100,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,110 – $121,630220
12Dental Hygienists$93,330
Associate's degree
$65,010 – $97,980220
13Registered Nurses$83,060
Bachelor's degree
$63,730 – $123,0903,430
14Speech-Language Pathologists$81,910
Master's degree
$59,340 – $119,600220
15Occupational Therapists$81,240
Master's degree
$56,780 – $112,020200
16Respiratory Therapists$80,650
Associate's degree
$64,950 – $112,140110
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,860
Associate's degree
$70,470 – $107,29070
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,210
Bachelor's degree
$53,540 – $101,800130
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,220
Associate's degree
$49,340 – $93,750350
20Paramedics$68,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,520 – $78,600130
21Surgical Technologists$65,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350 – $71,930100
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,100 – $77,650980
23Opticians, Dispensing$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $80,60060
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,560
Bachelor's degree
$38,070 – $84,410330
25Medical Records Specialists$51,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,510 – $80,820280
26Pharmacy Technicians$46,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $62,520580
27Emergency Medical Technicians$46,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $47,70080
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,170 – $76,560320
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,700
Associate's degree
$34,840 – $56,86080
30Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$37,600
Associate's degree
$34,220 – $55,580100
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,280 – $49,25060

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

#	Occupation	MedianFayetteville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$331,760	$117,110 – $331,760	90
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$243,080	$217,910 – $320,120	40
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$204,470	$77,540 – $281,830	50
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$196,470	$117,860 – $314,830	110
5	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$155,250	$82,730 – $452,440	40
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,220	$106,050 – $169,520	400
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,300	$103,930 – $195,660	220
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,190	$77,320 – $199,770	60
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$121,410	$96,820 – $163,580	210
10	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$103,810	$82,350 – $147,370	90
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,120	$76,110 – $121,630	220
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,330	$65,010 – $97,980	220
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,060	$63,730 – $123,090	3,430
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,910	$59,340 – $119,600	220
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$81,240	$56,780 – $112,020	200
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,650	$64,950 – $112,140	110
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,860	$70,470 – $107,290	70
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,210	$53,540 – $101,800	130
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,220	$49,340 – $93,750	350
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,220	$56,520 – $78,600	130
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,660	$46,350 – $71,930	100
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,670	$54,100 – $77,650	980
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$35,940 – $80,600	60
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,560	$38,070 – $84,410	330
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,570	$36,510 – $80,820	280
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,490	$35,720 – $62,520	580
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,300	$37,900 – $47,700	80
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,700	$37,170 – $76,560	320
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,700	$34,840 – $56,860	80
30	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,600	$34,220 – $55,580	100
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,210	$35,280 – $49,250	60

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