High paying medical jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$292,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,390 – $457,4507,010
2Anesthesiologists$210,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,920 – $488,6701,160
3Pharmacists$140,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,200 – $170,1706,410
4Physician Assistants$137,240
Master's degree
$90,920 – $168,2402,390
5Nurse Practitioners$134,560
Master's degree
$96,880 – $158,8305,970
6Veterinarians$132,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,390 – $207,6601,340
7Optometrists$124,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,020 – $162,0101,250
8Pediatricians, General$124,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,300 – $377,0001,040
9Physical Therapists$107,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,250 – $142,5704,680
10Dental Hygienists$104,930
Associate's degree
$85,550 – $108,5903,060
11Occupational Therapists$103,580
Master's degree
$78,790 – $140,7202,700
12Speech-Language Pathologists$100,400
Master's degree
$69,650 – $135,5803,780
13Registered Nurses$99,830
Bachelor's degree
$74,860 – $130,44065,910
14Dentists, General$98,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,790 – $306,1101,660
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,100
Associate's degree
$71,350 – $106,4901,670
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,780
Associate's degree
$52,200 – $103,1105,000
17Respiratory Therapists$80,450
Associate's degree
$57,180 – $99,6903,630
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,180
Bachelor's degree
$34,310 – $100,2001,340
19Surgical Technologists$71,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,950 – $94,6702,660
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,850 – $77,91010,730
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,350
Bachelor's degree
$39,410 – $98,5007,410
22Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,650
Associate's degree
$38,780 – $102,3101,480
23Paramedics$60,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,430 – $78,7301,980
24Medical Records Specialists$51,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,150 – $80,5103,680
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,050 – $89,2504,010
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,360 – $57,6101,100
27Pharmacy Technicians$46,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $61,12010,610
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,110
Associate's degree
$31,240 – $56,3703,570
29Psychiatric Technicians$43,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,600 – $49,8703,300
30Emergency Medical Technicians$38,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,610 – $53,6902,680
31Opticians, Dispensing$38,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,490 – $50,0801,660

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$292,490	$73,390 – $457,450	7,010
2	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$210,230	$83,920 – $488,670	1,160
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,470	$83,200 – $170,170	6,410
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,240	$90,920 – $168,240	2,390
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,560	$96,880 – $158,830	5,970
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,280	$81,390 – $207,660	1,340
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$124,640	$96,020 – $162,010	1,250
8	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$124,190	$73,300 – $377,000	1,040
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,700	$78,250 – $142,570	4,680
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$104,930	$85,550 – $108,590	3,060
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$103,580	$78,790 – $140,720	2,700
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,400	$69,650 – $135,580	3,780
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,830	$74,860 – $130,440	65,910
14	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$98,570	$76,790 – $306,110	1,660
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$95,100	$71,350 – $106,490	1,670
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,780	$52,200 – $103,110	5,000
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,450	$57,180 – $99,690	3,630
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,180	$34,310 – $100,200	1,340
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,050	$46,950 – $94,670	2,660
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,670	$51,850 – $77,910	10,730
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,350	$39,410 – $98,500	7,410
22	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,650	$38,780 – $102,310	1,480
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,130	$46,430 – $78,730	1,980
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,250	$38,150 – $80,510	3,680
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,500	$39,050 – $89,250	4,010
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,450	$32,360 – $57,610	1,100
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,400	$35,430 – $61,120	10,610
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,110	$31,240 – $56,370	3,570
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,320	$35,600 – $49,870	3,300
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,890	$32,610 – $53,690	2,680
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,050	$29,490 – $50,080	1,660

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. 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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