High paying medical jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hattiesburg, 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 Hattiesburg, MS run 12.4% below the national average (2024), so a Hattiesburg, MS salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Hattiesburg, MS · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$319,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,850 – $387,380170
2Dentists, General$132,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,960 – $216,01070
3Pharmacists$128,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,640 – $152,550170
4Nurse Practitioners$113,300
Master's degree
$99,880 – $135,380340
5Physician Assistants$108,420
Master's degree
$55,120 – $163,40050
6Veterinarians$104,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,070 – $155,44050
7Physical Therapists$97,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,200 – $115,600140
8Occupational Therapists$79,590
Master's degree
$70,440 – $107,12080
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,880
Associate's degree
$62,890 – $80,51060
10Registered Nurses$76,270
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $96,5202,190
11Speech-Language Pathologists$74,140
Master's degree
$50,020 – $97,08090
12Dental Hygienists$65,360
Associate's degree
$61,090 – $76,63090
13Respiratory Therapists$60,170
Associate's degree
$47,440 – $75,970120
14Paramedics$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,420 – $63,380100
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$52,090
Associate's degree
$41,990 – $74,020220
16Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$50,640
Bachelor's degree
$32,970 – $72,680190
17Surgical Technologists$48,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,740 – $61,800210
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$48,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,250 – $59,900530
19Medical Records Specialists$43,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,270 – $59,860200
20Pharmacy Technicians$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,620 – $47,310230
21Emergency Medical Technicians$37,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,390 – $45,830150
22Opticians, Dispensing$36,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,000 – $45,06030
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,040
Associate's degree
$29,990 – $39,09050
24Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$29,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,620 – $61,92030

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

#	Occupation	MedianHattiesburg, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$319,400	$54,850 – $387,380	170
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$132,390	$56,960 – $216,010	70
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,980	$103,640 – $152,550	170
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$113,300	$99,880 – $135,380	340
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$108,420	$55,120 – $163,400	50
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,630	$61,070 – $155,440	50
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,580	$73,200 – $115,600	140
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$79,590	$70,440 – $107,120	80
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,880	$62,890 – $80,510	60
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,270	$62,210 – $96,520	2,190
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$74,140	$50,020 – $97,080	90
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$65,360	$61,090 – $76,630	90
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$60,170	$47,440 – $75,970	120
14	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$48,420 – $63,380	100
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,090	$41,990 – $74,020	220
16	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$50,640	$32,970 – $72,680	190
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,610	$38,740 – $61,800	210
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,350	$38,250 – $59,900	530
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,600	$28,270 – $59,860	200
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$30,620 – $47,310	230
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,390	$31,390 – $45,830	150
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,770	$28,000 – $45,060	30
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,040	$29,990 – $39,090	50
24	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,620	$29,620 – $61,920	30

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