High paying medical jobs in Jackson, MS

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, 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 Jackson, MS run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, MS salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Jackson, MS · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$200,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$113,580 – $421,300140
2Dentists, General$149,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,920 – $195,110170
3Pharmacists$132,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,370 – $158,480860
4Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Master's degree
$99,480 – $156,4801,310
5Veterinarians$104,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,650 – $162,84090
6Physical Therapists$103,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,200 – $120,740520
7Physician Assistants$101,830
Master's degree
$42,440 – $159,290110
8Occupational Therapists$98,340
Master's degree
$74,520 – $108,750400
9Registered Nurses$82,630
Bachelor's degree
$63,250 – $106,4808,700
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,550
Associate's degree
$63,080 – $98,810170
11Speech-Language Pathologists$78,670
Master's degree
$59,460 – $107,740410
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$76,310
Associate's degree
$53,830 – $82,73090
13Respiratory Therapists$67,500
Associate's degree
$54,900 – $94,110510
14Dental Hygienists$67,270
Associate's degree
$64,720 – $84,390320
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,700
Bachelor's degree
$43,010 – $83,780180
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$60,920
Associate's degree
$41,000 – $81,430640
17Paramedics$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,340 – $79,040260
18Surgical Technologists$59,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,580 – $70,050320
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$56,310
Bachelor's degree
$36,060 – $83,950830
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$53,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,760 – $60,9102,050
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$47,010
Associate's degree
$30,690 – $82,610160
22Medical Records Specialists$41,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,490 – $61,580590
23Pharmacy Technicians$39,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $50,490950
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,470 – $50,120130
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,480 – $51,060620
26Opticians, Dispensing$37,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,890 – $47,520130
27Emergency Medical Technicians$36,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,400 – $45,040450
28Psychiatric Technicians$36,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,890 – $52,140260
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,680
Associate's degree
$30,450 – $48,550150

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, MS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$200,500	$113,580 – $421,300	140
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$149,990	$56,920 – $195,110	170
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,080	$103,370 – $158,480	860
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,730	$99,480 – $156,480	1,310
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$104,390	$73,650 – $162,840	90
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,000	$77,200 – $120,740	520
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$101,830	$42,440 – $159,290	110
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,340	$74,520 – $108,750	400
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,630	$63,250 – $106,480	8,700
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,550	$63,080 – $98,810	170
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,670	$59,460 – $107,740	410
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$76,310	$53,830 – $82,730	90
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,500	$54,900 – $94,110	510
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$67,270	$64,720 – $84,390	320
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,700	$43,010 – $83,780	180
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,920	$41,000 – $81,430	640
17	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$47,340 – $79,040	260
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,990	$40,580 – $70,050	320
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$56,310	$36,060 – $83,950	830
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,510	$40,760 – $60,910	2,050
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,010	$30,690 – $82,610	160
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,080	$31,490 – $61,580	590
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,380	$36,050 – $50,490	950
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,710	$29,470 – $50,120	130
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,480	$31,480 – $51,060	620
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,580	$24,890 – $47,520	130
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,800	$28,400 – $45,040	450
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,740	$21,890 – $52,140	260
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,680	$30,450 – $48,550	150

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