High paying medical jobs in Knoxville, TN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Knoxville, 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 Knoxville, TN run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a Knoxville, TN salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Knoxville, TN · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$460,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$189,830 – $621,030590
2Physicians, All Other$276,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$170,090 – $508,910690
3Nurse Anesthetists$213,900
Master's degree
$140,420 – $237,700220
4Dentists, General$157,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,360 – $259,320220
5Pharmacists$132,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,160 – $159,200990
6Veterinarians$121,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,470 – $170,290260
7Nurse Practitioners$109,740
Master's degree
$85,210 – $135,1701,630
8Physician Assistants$107,980
Master's degree
$91,640 – $141,670240
9Physical Therapists$96,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,850 – $124,190590
10Occupational Therapists$94,490
Master's degree
$58,870 – $116,330290
11Dental Hygienists$84,640
Associate's degree
$81,380 – $97,700590
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,360
Associate's degree
$46,810 – $97,630280
13Speech-Language Pathologists$78,060
Master's degree
$54,590 – $108,290400
14Registered Nurses$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$57,070 – $97,3609,500
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$77,080
Associate's degree
$62,870 – $91,850190
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$68,890
Associate's degree
$51,120 – $79,130670
17Respiratory Therapists$64,800
Associate's degree
$54,300 – $77,050460
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,650
Bachelor's degree
$37,390 – $82,3401,320
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,400 – $64,5002,650
20Surgical Technologists$54,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,620 – $63,430520
21Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$51,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,120 – $106,470280
22Paramedics$51,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,690 – $72,500380
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,010
Associate's degree
$35,420 – $61,020340
24Opticians, Dispensing$49,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $70,730190
25Medical Records Specialists$47,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,740 – $74,080760
26Psychiatric Technicians$43,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,960 – $55,610360
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,070 – $50,980240
28Emergency Medical Technicians$38,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,060 – $47,510560
29Pharmacy Technicians$38,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180 – $49,8101,500

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

#	Occupation	MedianKnoxville, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$460,080	$189,830 – $621,030	590
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$276,370	$170,090 – $508,910	690
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$213,900	$140,420 – $237,700	220
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$157,900	$84,360 – $259,320	220
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,460	$85,160 – $159,200	990
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$121,160	$100,470 – $170,290	260
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$109,740	$85,210 – $135,170	1,630
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$107,980	$91,640 – $141,670	240
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,110	$64,850 – $124,190	590
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,490	$58,870 – $116,330	290
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,640	$81,380 – $97,700	590
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,360	$46,810 – $97,630	280
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,060	$54,590 – $108,290	400
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,240	$57,070 – $97,360	9,500
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$77,080	$62,870 – $91,850	190
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,890	$51,120 – $79,130	670
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$64,800	$54,300 – $77,050	460
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,650	$37,390 – $82,340	1,320
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,960	$38,400 – $64,500	2,650
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,900	$47,620 – $63,430	520
21	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,550	$35,120 – $106,470	280
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,130	$46,690 – $72,500	380
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,010	$35,420 – $61,020	340
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,050	$36,510 – $70,730	190
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,660	$37,740 – $74,080	760
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,190	$30,960 – $55,610	360
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,140	$36,070 – $50,980	240
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,330	$29,060 – $47,510	560
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,270	$35,180 – $49,810	1,500

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