High paying medical jobs in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA run 13.6% below the national average (2024), so a Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$352,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$202,510 – $441,770150
2Dentists, General$173,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,500 – $290,21090
3Optometrists$150,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,080 – $167,60050
4Pharmacists$133,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,600 – $159,240370
5Physicians, All Other$124,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,270 – $376,970140
6Nurse Practitioners$118,470
Master's degree
$94,210 – $134,770480
7Physician Assistants$117,490
Master's degree
$95,950 – $136,810130
8Veterinarians$105,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,970 – $176,80070
9Physical Therapists$98,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,240 – $122,360230
10Occupational Therapists$96,790
Master's degree
$58,170 – $116,720120
11Dental Hygienists$82,870
Associate's degree
$64,080 – $96,680210
12Speech-Language Pathologists$78,940
Master's degree
$55,000 – $117,520160
13Registered Nurses$76,730
Bachelor's degree
$62,280 – $100,7502,660
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,440
Associate's degree
$53,920 – $96,900110
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$74,910
Associate's degree
$66,590 – $95,33080
16Respiratory Therapists$62,740
Associate's degree
$59,880 – $94,410170
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$61,450
Associate's degree
$48,120 – $79,160200
18Surgical Technologists$60,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,350 – $77,200110
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,470
Bachelor's degree
$37,580 – $79,000190
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,950 – $64,360800
21Paramedics$47,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,730 – $62,920160
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,340 – $67,55040
23Medical Records Specialists$45,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,410 – $63,490120
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$41,530
Associate's degree
$32,820 – $55,14060
25Opticians, Dispensing$38,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,490 – $67,550110
26Pharmacy Technicians$37,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,760 – $49,260510
27Psychiatric Technicians$37,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,050 – $54,39090
28Emergency Medical Technicians$36,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,050 – $49,000220
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,420 – $48,840170

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

#	Occupation	MedianKingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$352,590	$202,510 – $441,770	150
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$173,810	$84,500 – $290,210	90
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,420	$60,080 – $167,600	50
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,270	$105,600 – $159,240	370
5	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$124,130	$59,270 – $376,970	140
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$118,470	$94,210 – $134,770	480
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$117,490	$95,950 – $136,810	130
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$105,090	$62,970 – $176,800	70
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,690	$68,240 – $122,360	230
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,790	$58,170 – $116,720	120
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,870	$64,080 – $96,680	210
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,940	$55,000 – $117,520	160
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,730	$62,280 – $100,750	2,660
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$75,440	$53,920 – $96,900	110
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$74,910	$66,590 – $95,330	80
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$62,740	$59,880 – $94,410	170
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,450	$48,120 – $79,160	200
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,500	$40,350 – $77,200	110
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,470	$37,580 – $79,000	190
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,050	$41,950 – $64,360	800
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,060	$31,730 – $62,920	160
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,110	$35,340 – $67,550	40
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,830	$31,410 – $63,490	120
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,530	$32,820 – $55,140	60
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,510	$32,490 – $67,550	110
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,760	$31,760 – $49,260	510
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,610	$30,050 – $54,390	90
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,680	$28,050 – $49,000	220
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,140	$31,420 – $48,840	170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA. 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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