High paying medical jobs in Johnson City, TN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Johnson City, 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 Johnson City, TN run 12.1% below the national average (2024), so a Johnson City, TN 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, Johnson City, TN · Employed

1Obstetricians and Gynecologists$284,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,090 – $501,75030
2Physicians, All Other$280,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$164,630 – $413,520320
3Dentists, General$182,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,440 – $315,90050
4Pharmacists$128,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,620 – $163,780290
5Veterinarians$122,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,170 – $161,26050
6Optometrists$115,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,760 – $171,18030
7Nurse Practitioners$102,430
Master's degree
$87,210 – $127,460380
8Physician Assistants$100,060
Master's degree
$94,730 – $145,890130
9Physical Therapists$96,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,230 – $126,000180
10Occupational Therapists$94,940
Master's degree
$59,120 – $116,48090
11Speech-Language Pathologists$82,050
Master's degree
$56,120 – $118,350140
12Dental Hygienists$80,070
Associate's degree
$67,240 – $95,860140
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,970
Associate's degree
$63,450 – $102,23090
14Registered Nurses$77,660
Bachelor's degree
$61,380 – $117,7702,740
15Family Medicine Physicians$77,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,340 – $224,040130
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,980
Associate's degree
$51,450 – $95,750190
17General Internal Medicine Physicians$73,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,870 – $274,160140
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,150
Bachelor's degree
$28,920 – $96,10060
19Pediatricians, General$64,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,220 – $206,32050
20Surgical Technologists$59,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,870 – $73,380120
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,880 – $81,64060
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$51,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,540 – $61,490820
23Opticians, Dispensing$51,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,260 – $72,36060
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000
Bachelor's degree
$35,470 – $77,270330
25Paramedics$49,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,430 – $57,260100
26Medical Records Specialists$47,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,650 – $67,200100
27Pharmacy Technicians$38,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,870 – $56,200460
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,710 – $48,10060
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,830
Associate's degree
$27,600 – $51,06050
30Emergency Medical Technicians$36,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,920 – $44,640120

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

#	Occupation	MedianJohnson City, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$284,630	$65,090 – $501,750	30
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$280,260	$164,630 – $413,520	320
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$182,660	$63,440 – $315,900	50
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,580	$77,620 – $163,780	290
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,580	$95,170 – $161,260	50
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$115,210	$45,760 – $171,180	30
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$102,430	$87,210 – $127,460	380
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$100,060	$94,730 – $145,890	130
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,660	$62,230 – $126,000	180
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,940	$59,120 – $116,480	90
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,050	$56,120 – $118,350	140
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,070	$67,240 – $95,860	140
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,970	$63,450 – $102,230	90
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,660	$61,380 – $117,770	2,740
15	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$77,610	$64,340 – $224,040	130
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,980	$51,450 – $95,750	190
17	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$73,290	$64,870 – $274,160	140
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$70,150	$28,920 – $96,100	60
19	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$64,220	$64,220 – $206,320	50
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,180	$46,870 – $73,380	120
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,970	$35,880 – $81,640	60
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,480	$41,540 – $61,490	820
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,010	$35,260 – $72,360	60
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,000	$35,470 – $77,270	330
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,250	$37,430 – $57,260	100
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,150	$35,650 – $67,200	100
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,480	$30,870 – $56,200	460
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,420	$31,710 – $48,100	60
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,830	$27,600 – $51,060	50
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,620	$29,920 – $44,640	120

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