High paying medical jobs in Jefferson City, MO

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jefferson City, MO. 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 Jefferson City, MO run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Jefferson City, MO salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Jefferson City, MO · Employed

1Psychiatrists$282,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$196,930 – $351,03040
2Family Medicine Physicians$224,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$138,590 – $430,21040
3Physicians, All Other$220,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,570 – $435,15050
4Dentists, General$208,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,560 – $343,40050
5Physician Assistants$135,340
Master's degree
$105,440 – $161,14040
6Pharmacists$130,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,820 – $158,510100
7Nurse Practitioners$128,710
Master's degree
$103,470 – $153,190130
8Veterinarians$101,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,130 – $180,76050
9Physical Therapists$98,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,510 – $122,30090
10Occupational Therapists$95,110
Master's degree
$52,860 – $115,77050
11Dental Hygienists$85,290
Associate's degree
$52,580 – $96,99080
12Registered Nurses$85,010
Bachelor's degree
$63,760 – $136,8801,910
13Speech-Language Pathologists$83,740
Master's degree
$59,450 – $115,21050
14Respiratory Therapists$77,500
Associate's degree
$61,400 – $90,04050
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,740
Associate's degree
$49,760 – $91,570100
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,490
Bachelor's degree
$44,170 – $76,52050
17Chiropractors$60,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,170 – $88,25030
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,510 – $76,110350
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,050
Bachelor's degree
$35,650 – $78,250130
20Medical Records Specialists$49,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580 – $72,89080
21Paramedics$48,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,000 – $60,17080
22Opticians, Dispensing$43,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,820 – $65,76040
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,180 – $57,190130
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$40,100
Associate's degree
$30,940 – $46,72050
25Emergency Medical Technicians$36,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,600 – $49,540100
26Pharmacy Technicians$36,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $48,830200

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

#	Occupation	MedianJefferson City, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$282,050	$196,930 – $351,030	40
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$224,100	$138,590 – $430,210	40
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$220,460	$66,570 – $435,150	50
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$208,630	$111,560 – $343,400	50
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,340	$105,440 – $161,140	40
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,190	$109,820 – $158,510	100
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,710	$103,470 – $153,190	130
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$101,230	$62,130 – $180,760	50
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,070	$72,510 – $122,300	90
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,110	$52,860 – $115,770	50
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,290	$52,580 – $96,990	80
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$85,010	$63,760 – $136,880	1,910
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,740	$59,450 – $115,210	50
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,500	$61,400 – $90,040	50
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,740	$49,760 – $91,570	100
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$62,490	$44,170 – $76,520	50
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$60,450	$46,170 – $88,250	30
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,340	$47,510 – $76,110	350
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,050	$35,650 – $78,250	130
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,540	$36,580 – $72,890	80
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,080	$40,000 – $60,170	80
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,440	$31,820 – $65,760	40
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,460	$37,180 – $57,190	130
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,100	$30,940 – $46,720	50
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,770	$28,600 – $49,540	100
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,410	$32,220 – $48,830	200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Jefferson City, MO. 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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