High paying medical jobs in Joplin, MO-KS

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Joplin, MO-KS. 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 Joplin, MO-KS run 14.3% below the national average (2024), so a Joplin, MO-KS 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, Joplin, MO-KS · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$324,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$57,550 – $602,530120
2Dentists, General$201,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,370 – $328,78050
3Family Medicine Physicians$200,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,300 – $430,09070
4Nurse Anesthetists$170,770
Master's degree
$149,990 – $281,92030
5Physician Assistants$150,300
Master's degree
$108,670 – $172,33070
6Pharmacists$127,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,520 – $158,610180
7Nurse Practitioners$126,640
Master's degree
$104,150 – $154,370230
8Veterinarians$102,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,180 – $209,15050
9Physical Therapists$100,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,080 – $123,140130
10Occupational Therapists$93,410
Master's degree
$73,550 – $110,16070
11Dental Hygienists$83,270
Associate's degree
$53,510 – $86,910120
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,990
Associate's degree
$72,220 – $100,67070
13Speech-Language Pathologists$81,040
Master's degree
$53,600 – $112,14080
14Registered Nurses$74,930
Bachelor's degree
$62,450 – $94,1102,670
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$71,970
Associate's degree
$40,950 – $89,400230
16Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$70,480
Associate's degree
$66,410 – $93,27040
17Respiratory Therapists$65,630
Associate's degree
$59,990 – $79,930150
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,010 – $72,950400
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$58,610
Bachelor's degree
$28,600 – $77,95050
20Surgical Technologists$56,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,200 – $77,390100
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$50,690
Bachelor's degree
$34,850 – $80,470260
22Paramedics$49,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,260 – $60,450100
23Medical Records Specialists$47,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,360 – $74,920130
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,030 – $56,120150
25Emergency Medical Technicians$39,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,790 – $56,08080
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,080
Associate's degree
$30,410 – $45,54040
27Pharmacy Technicians$37,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,790 – $49,520310
28Opticians, Dispensing$36,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,800 – $47,36050
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,520 – $39,48030
30Psychiatric Technicians$35,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,620 – $43,060180

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

#	Occupation	MedianJoplin, MO-KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$324,090	$57,550 – $602,530	120
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$201,820	$86,370 – $328,780	50
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$200,530	$66,300 – $430,090	70
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$170,770	$149,990 – $281,920	30
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$150,300	$108,670 – $172,330	70
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$127,710	$80,520 – $158,610	180
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,640	$104,150 – $154,370	230
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$102,700	$59,180 – $209,150	50
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,150	$76,080 – $123,140	130
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,410	$73,550 – $110,160	70
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,270	$53,510 – $86,910	120
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,990	$72,220 – $100,670	70
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,040	$53,600 – $112,140	80
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$74,930	$62,450 – $94,110	2,670
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,970	$40,950 – $89,400	230
16	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$70,480	$66,410 – $93,270	40
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$65,630	$59,990 – $79,930	150
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,920	$48,010 – $72,950	400
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$58,610	$28,600 – $77,950	50
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,750	$44,200 – $77,390	100
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$50,690	$34,850 – $80,470	260
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,480	$42,260 – $60,450	100
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,000	$38,360 – $74,920	130
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,770	$36,030 – $56,120	150
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,670	$33,790 – $56,080	80
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,080	$30,410 – $45,540	40
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,860	$31,790 – $49,520	310
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,680	$30,800 – $47,360	50
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,680	$34,520 – $39,480	30
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,120	$32,620 – $43,060	180

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Joplin, MO-KS. 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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