High paying medical jobs in Jackson, TN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jackson, TN. 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, TN run 14.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jackson, TN salary is worth about 1.17× 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, TN · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$412,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,080 – $412,460160
2Physicians, All Other$245,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$92,150 – $432,95080
3Nurse Anesthetists$190,970
Master's degree
$190,970 – $220,84060
4Pharmacists$140,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,910 – $154,870180
5Nurse Practitioners$108,260
Master's degree
$72,800 – $134,790410
6Physician Assistants$104,600
Master's degree
$85,520 – $133,30060
7Physical Therapists$96,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,870 – $118,540140
8Occupational Therapists$87,360
Master's degree
$80,740 – $116,93080
9Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$82,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,450 – $97,96070
10Dental Hygienists$82,750
Associate's degree
$65,630 – $91,990110
11Speech-Language Pathologists$82,000
Master's degree
$57,460 – $116,090100
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,000
Associate's degree
$68,220 – $85,88090
13Registered Nurses$75,610
Bachelor's degree
$57,840 – $91,6801,930
14Respiratory Therapists$65,310
Associate's degree
$52,400 – $74,990110
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,620
Associate's degree
$52,130 – $78,220160
16Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,420
Bachelor's degree
$38,480 – $80,770210
17Surgical Technologists$59,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,610 – $79,57070
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$58,620
Bachelor's degree
$31,520 – $83,78040
19Medical Records Specialists$57,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,560 – $81,02090
20Paramedics$51,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,530 – $61,510100
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,030 – $60,870810
22Opticians, Dispensing$47,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $72,18060
23Emergency Medical Technicians$39,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,850 – $49,000120
24Pharmacy Technicians$39,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,010 – $51,130310
25Psychiatric Technicians$38,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,640 – $55,140190
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,160 – $45,64050

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

#	Occupation	MedianJackson, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$412,460	$82,080 – $412,460	160
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$245,880	$92,150 – $432,950	80
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$190,970	$190,970 – $220,840	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,540	$106,910 – $154,870	180
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$108,260	$72,800 – $134,790	410
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$104,600	$85,520 – $133,300	60
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,610	$64,870 – $118,540	140
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$87,360	$80,740 – $116,930	80
9	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,800	$45,450 – $97,960	70
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,750	$65,630 – $91,990	110
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,000	$57,460 – $116,090	100
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,000	$68,220 – $85,880	90
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,610	$57,840 – $91,680	1,930
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$65,310	$52,400 – $74,990	110
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,620	$52,130 – $78,220	160
16	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,420	$38,480 – $80,770	210
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,090	$47,610 – $79,570	70
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$58,620	$31,520 – $83,780	40
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,150	$37,560 – $81,020	90
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,550	$45,530 – $61,510	100
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,670	$41,030 – $60,870	810
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,480	$31,030 – $72,180	60
23	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,180	$35,850 – $49,000	120
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,090	$33,010 – $51,130	310
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,930	$31,640 – $55,140	190
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,620	$31,160 – $45,640	50

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