High paying medical jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL run 15.2% below the national average (2024), so a Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL salary is worth about 1.18× 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, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$188,760
Master's degree
$174,280 – $249,60050
2Dentists, General$153,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,010 – $376,81050
3Pharmacists$130,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,670 – $154,760160
4Physicians, All Other$125,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,090 – $423,840140
5Nurse Practitioners$101,040
Master's degree
$83,010 – $125,830220
6Veterinarians$98,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$88,320 – $140,45030
7Physical Therapists$84,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,340 – $126,20070
8Occupational Therapists$84,630
Master's degree
$78,760 – $109,84030
9Speech-Language Pathologists$72,870
Master's degree
$49,340 – $99,16040
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$68,030
Associate's degree
$43,680 – $86,48050
11Registered Nurses$66,360
Bachelor's degree
$53,920 – $91,1101,320
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,790
Associate's degree
$31,320 – $84,590120
13Dental Hygienists$58,660
Associate's degree
$46,580 – $61,43080
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,510 – $65,640320
15Surgical Technologists$49,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $62,35070
16Paramedics$46,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,280 – $59,940100
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,950
Bachelor's degree
$30,530 – $66,190190
18Medical Records Specialists$43,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,970 – $62,15050
19Pharmacy Technicians$39,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,850 – $49,410260
20Emergency Medical Technicians$35,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,860 – $43,21080
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$34,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,930 – $44,81050
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$29,520
Associate's degree
$28,270 – $46,20040

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$188,760	$174,280 – $249,600	50
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,870	$57,010 – $376,810	50
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,540	$78,670 – $154,760	160
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$125,010	$60,090 – $423,840	140
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$101,040	$83,010 – $125,830	220
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$98,990	$88,320 – $140,450	30
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$84,750	$74,340 – $126,200	70
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,630	$78,760 – $109,840	30
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$72,870	$49,340 – $99,160	40
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$68,030	$43,680 – $86,480	50
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$66,360	$53,920 – $91,110	1,320
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,790	$31,320 – $84,590	120
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$58,660	$46,580 – $61,430	80
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,360	$39,510 – $65,640	320
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,060	$36,550 – $62,350	70
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,080	$40,280 – $59,940	100
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$45,950	$30,530 – $66,190	190
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,870	$26,970 – $62,150	50
19	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,380	$28,850 – $49,410	260
20	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,260	$28,860 – $43,210	80
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,570	$27,930 – $44,810	50
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$29,520	$28,270 – $46,200	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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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