High paying medical jobs in Huntsville, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Huntsville, AL. 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 Huntsville, AL run 6.9% below the national average (2024), so a Huntsville, AL salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Huntsville, AL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$357,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$151,230 – $418,070430
2Nurse Anesthetists$213,590
Master's degree
$178,050 – $225,210280
3Family Medicine Physicians$206,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$166,670 – $219,820100
4Pharmacists$136,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,620 – $163,070600
5Veterinarians$112,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,910 – $175,910130
6Physician Assistants$107,230
Master's degree
$96,580 – $133,170110
7Nurse Practitioners$103,900
Master's degree
$95,260 – $129,600830
8Physical Therapists$99,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,100 – $131,190320
9Occupational Therapists$93,620
Master's degree
$78,850 – $121,840130
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,270
Associate's degree
$59,990 – $94,940110
11Registered Nurses$77,090
Bachelor's degree
$51,760 – $98,2606,800
12Speech-Language Pathologists$74,680
Master's degree
$56,440 – $109,220230
13Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,000
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $80,52090
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$68,100
Associate's degree
$52,310 – $92,160150
15Respiratory Therapists$64,330
Associate's degree
$48,110 – $80,910270
16Dental Hygienists$62,370
Associate's degree
$48,690 – $74,030360
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$61,100
Associate's degree
$34,350 – $91,920520
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,360 – $70,990990
19Surgical Technologists$51,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,490 – $75,800450
20Athletic Trainers$51,550
Master's degree
$43,690 – $69,90090
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,490
Bachelor's degree
$32,940 – $78,940630
22Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,290
Associate's degree
$30,060 – $81,630210
23Pharmacy Technicians$43,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $50,280860
24Medical Records Specialists$38,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,000 – $63,690420
25Psychiatric Technicians$37,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,160 – $43,870250
26Opticians, Dispensing$37,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $63,310100
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,140
Associate's degree
$28,930 – $49,380280
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,350 – $48,350160

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntsville, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$357,010	$151,230 – $418,070	430
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$213,590	$178,050 – $225,210	280
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$206,750	$166,670 – $219,820	100
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,840	$102,620 – $163,070	600
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$112,230	$75,910 – $175,910	130
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$107,230	$96,580 – $133,170	110
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$103,900	$95,260 – $129,600	830
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,760	$74,100 – $131,190	320
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,620	$78,850 – $121,840	130
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,270	$59,990 – $94,940	110
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,090	$51,760 – $98,260	6,800
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$74,680	$56,440 – $109,220	230
13	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,000	$50,550 – $80,520	90
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$68,100	$52,310 – $92,160	150
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$64,330	$48,110 – $80,910	270
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$62,370	$48,690 – $74,030	360
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,100	$34,350 – $91,920	520
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,860	$40,360 – $70,990	990
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,710	$36,490 – $75,800	450
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$51,550	$43,690 – $69,900	90
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,490	$32,940 – $78,940	630
22	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,290	$30,060 – $81,630	210
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,910	$35,360 – $50,280	860
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,150	$33,000 – $63,690	420
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,990	$31,160 – $43,870	250
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,700	$36,010 – $63,310	100
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,140	$28,930 – $49,380	280
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,020	$32,350 – $48,350	160

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