High paying medical jobs in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS. 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS run 10.0% below the national average (2024), so a Gulfport-Biloxi, MS salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$352,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,090 – $492,420260
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$334,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$185,980 – $353,550100
3Family Medicine Physicians$311,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,060 – $369,80070
4Nurse Anesthetists$230,160
Master's degree
$194,210 – $278,29050
5Pharmacists$137,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,020 – $164,520470
6Dentists, General$135,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,690 – $194,470120
7Nurse Practitioners$128,150
Master's degree
$100,750 – $170,410600
8Physician Assistants$105,920
Master's degree
$82,790 – $177,15060
9Veterinarians$104,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,210 – $163,85060
10Physical Therapists$101,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,640 – $126,560310
11Occupational Therapists$97,240
Master's degree
$78,570 – $119,910200
12Registered Nurses$78,960
Bachelor's degree
$62,500 – $109,3903,740
13Speech-Language Pathologists$78,920
Master's degree
$53,600 – $115,210220
14Dental Hygienists$73,500
Associate's degree
$64,270 – $90,990160
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$71,770
Associate's degree
$64,300 – $84,44060
16Respiratory Therapists$66,660
Associate's degree
$51,780 – $89,850190
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,520
Bachelor's degree
$43,120 – $89,50060
18Paramedics$61,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,680 – $74,41090
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,000
Associate's degree
$47,010 – $81,250320
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,100 – $68,1001,000
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,020
Bachelor's degree
$32,110 – $86,490400
22Surgical Assistants$50,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,910 – $64,64080
23Surgical Technologists$50,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,040 – $59,89080
24Medical Records Specialists$45,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,480 – $66,520260
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,870 – $68,220220
26Pharmacy Technicians$39,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $54,810540
27Opticians, Dispensing$37,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,180 – $48,84070
28Emergency Medical Technicians$37,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,730 – $44,860120
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,850 – $51,17060
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,620
Associate's degree
$28,210 – $43,80070
31Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$35,740
Associate's degree
$31,680 – $80,63060
32Psychiatric Technicians$31,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,760 – $38,430140

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

#	Occupation	MedianGulfport-Biloxi, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$352,230	$125,090 – $492,420	260
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$334,330	$185,980 – $353,550	100
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$311,740	$124,060 – $369,800	70
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$230,160	$194,210 – $278,290	50
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,940	$120,020 – $164,520	470
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$135,390	$59,690 – $194,470	120
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,150	$100,750 – $170,410	600
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$105,920	$82,790 – $177,150	60
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,450	$72,210 – $163,850	60
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,870	$74,640 – $126,560	310
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,240	$78,570 – $119,910	200
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,960	$62,500 – $109,390	3,740
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,920	$53,600 – $115,210	220
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,500	$64,270 – $90,990	160
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$71,770	$64,300 – $84,440	60
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,660	$51,780 – $89,850	190
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,520	$43,120 – $89,500	60
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,320	$43,680 – $74,410	90
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,000	$47,010 – $81,250	320
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,430	$46,100 – $68,100	1,000
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,020	$32,110 – $86,490	400
22	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,810	$39,910 – $64,640	80
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,120	$42,040 – $59,890	80
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,330	$31,480 – $66,520	260
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,100	$30,870 – $68,220	220
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,820	$35,970 – $54,810	540
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,530	$28,180 – $48,840	70
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,440	$27,730 – $44,860	120
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,290	$30,850 – $51,170	60
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,620	$28,210 – $43,800	70
31	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,740	$31,680 – $80,630	60
32	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,480	$30,760 – $38,430	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS. 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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