High paying medical jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 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

Find medical jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

OccupationMedian, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Radiologists$592,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,990 – $734,76060
2Physicians, All Other$277,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,990 – $592,050850
3Nurse Anesthetists$264,420
Master's degree
$148,910 – $332,540190
4Family Medicine Physicians$216,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,810 – $281,03070
5Dentists, General$168,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,070 – $357,49070
6Pharmacists$134,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,740 – $164,080450
7Nurse Practitioners$125,780
Master's degree
$98,860 – $151,330570
8Physician Assistants$125,690
Master's degree
$85,290 – $160,910210
9Veterinarians$111,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,320 – $169,24060
10Occupational Therapists$98,930
Master's degree
$62,880 – $128,410140
11Speech-Language Pathologists$98,700
Master's degree
$62,480 – $122,930200
12Physical Therapists$98,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,170 – $130,250300
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$89,010
Associate's degree
$68,390 – $111,09060
14Chiropractors$83,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,370 – $129,65070
15Registered Nurses$81,010
Bachelor's degree
$62,810 – $124,6505,580
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,090
Associate's degree
$61,050 – $94,960360
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,830
Associate's degree
$67,500 – $100,690160
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,400
Bachelor's degree
$50,880 – $97,760110
19Dental Hygienists$73,470
Associate's degree
$61,100 – $82,190180
20Respiratory Therapists$66,040
Associate's degree
$61,690 – $94,280270
21Athletic Trainers$64,360
Master's degree
$46,230 – $82,48070
22Surgical Assistants$63,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,900 – $81,21070
23Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$61,860
Associate's degree
$32,920 – $83,93050
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,850
Bachelor's degree
$37,240 – $97,280390
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,520 – $62,1401,390
26Medical Records Specialists$52,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,750 – $77,320470
27Surgical Technologists$51,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,060 – $76,190160
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,760 – $73,490150
29Paramedics$43,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,250 – $61,200330
30Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$40,230
Associate's degree
$37,930 – $86,840160
31Pharmacy Technicians$38,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,050 – $49,780800
32Opticians, Dispensing$38,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,560 – $61,01080
33Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,450 – $45,87060
34Emergency Medical Technicians$35,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,970 – $44,400160
35Psychiatric Technicians$34,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,690 – $43,090180

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$592,050	$109,990 – $734,760	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$277,850	$54,990 – $592,050	850
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$264,420	$148,910 – $332,540	190
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$216,150	$78,810 – $281,030	70
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,210	$58,070 – $357,490	70
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,370	$69,740 – $164,080	450
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,780	$98,860 – $151,330	570
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,690	$85,290 – $160,910	210
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$111,400	$53,320 – $169,240	60
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,930	$62,880 – $128,410	140
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,700	$62,480 – $122,930	200
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,220	$74,170 – $130,250	300
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$89,010	$68,390 – $111,090	60
14	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,840	$61,370 – $129,650	70
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,010	$62,810 – $124,650	5,580
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,090	$61,050 – $94,960	360
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,830	$67,500 – $100,690	160
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$76,400	$50,880 – $97,760	110
19	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,470	$61,100 – $82,190	180
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,040	$61,690 – $94,280	270
21	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$64,360	$46,230 – $82,480	70
22	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,740	$48,900 – $81,210	70
23	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$61,860	$32,920 – $83,930	50
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,850	$37,240 – $97,280	390
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,540	$46,520 – $62,140	1,390
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,000	$36,750 – $77,320	470
27	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,070	$38,060 – $76,190	160
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,480	$37,760 – $73,490	150
29	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,750	$37,250 – $61,200	330
30	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,230	$37,930 – $86,840	160
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,730	$31,050 – $49,780	800
32	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,650	$31,560 – $61,010	80
33	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,400	$27,450 – $45,870	60
34	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,630	$27,970 – $44,400	160
35	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,570	$29,690 – $43,090	180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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.

More for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Other metro areas in WV

By field in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

More for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Other metro areas in WV

By field in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state