High paying medical jobs in Greenville, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Greenville, 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 Greenville, NC run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Greenville, NC salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Greenville, NC · Employed

1Dentists, General$174,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,060 – $299,95050
2Pharmacists$143,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,600 – $166,380270
3Physician Assistants$142,950
Master's degree
$101,310 – $194,110190
4Nurse Practitioners$130,430
Master's degree
$101,280 – $131,440280
5Veterinarians$128,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,470 – $200,99050
6Speech-Language Pathologists$101,580
Master's degree
$70,650 – $119,930240
7Occupational Therapists$101,360
Master's degree
$79,240 – $108,690130
8Physical Therapists$98,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,830 – $131,820190
9Dental Hygienists$93,790
Associate's degree
$62,860 – $99,360110
10Registered Nurses$81,670
Bachelor's degree
$67,540 – $127,3303,770
11Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,670
Associate's degree
$41,460 – $101,85070
12Surgical Technologists$76,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,410 – $76,820100
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,380
Associate's degree
$62,250 – $97,900120
14Respiratory Therapists$69,310
Associate's degree
$67,550 – $84,770150
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,410
Bachelor's degree
$57,000 – $83,700130
16Physicians, All Other$65,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,890 – $361,250600
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,750
Associate's degree
$52,510 – $98,330240
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,440
Bachelor's degree
$40,100 – $98,470400
19Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$63,360
Associate's degree
$40,590 – $153,19070
20Medical Records Specialists$62,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,390 – $79,670390
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,680 – $68,400610
22Paramedics$53,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,730 – $63,310120
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,870 – $74,340130
24Pharmacy Technicians$45,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,080 – $57,980370
25Emergency Medical Technicians$44,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,430 – $58,790200
26Surgical Assistants$40,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,950 – $100,44030
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$40,580
Associate's degree
$34,940 – $49,13050

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

#	Occupation	MedianGreenville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$174,990	$118,060 – $299,950	50
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$143,480	$99,600 – $166,380	270
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$142,950	$101,310 – $194,110	190
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,430	$101,280 – $131,440	280
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,250	$78,470 – $200,990	50
6	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$101,580	$70,650 – $119,930	240
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,360	$79,240 – $108,690	130
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,020	$75,830 – $131,820	190
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,790	$62,860 – $99,360	110
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,670	$67,540 – $127,330	3,770
11	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,670	$41,460 – $101,850	70
12	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,820	$57,410 – $76,820	100
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,380	$62,250 – $97,900	120
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$69,310	$67,550 – $84,770	150
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,410	$57,000 – $83,700	130
16	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$65,890	$65,890 – $361,250	600
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,750	$52,510 – $98,330	240
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$65,440	$40,100 – $98,470	400
19	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$63,360	$40,590 – $153,190	70
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,570	$37,390 – $79,670	390
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,600	$51,680 – $68,400	610
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,210	$43,730 – $63,310	120
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,740	$37,870 – $74,340	130
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,310	$35,080 – $57,980	370
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,220	$36,430 – $58,790	200
26	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,950	$40,950 – $100,440	30
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,580	$34,940 – $49,130	50

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