High paying medical jobs in Louisiana

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Louisiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

Find medical jobs in Louisiana

OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$350,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,980 – $463,2704,740
2Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,970 – $464,4101,090
3Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Master's degree
$176,660 – $304,640900
4Dentists, General$170,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,530 – $309,3601,500
5Pharmacists$132,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,920 – $156,7405,610
6Physician Assistants$128,870
Master's degree
$100,920 – $162,2001,360
7Nurse Practitioners$125,600
Master's degree
$99,050 – $159,5705,380
8Veterinarians$124,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,690 – $165,560950
9Physical Therapists$98,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,150 – $127,6403,280
10Occupational Therapists$98,490
Master's degree
$61,070 – $126,6302,060
11Dental Hygienists$85,240
Associate's degree
$49,900 – $98,3302,690
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,710
Associate's degree
$62,900 – $98,5001,150
13Registered Nurses$80,230
Bachelor's degree
$63,800 – $104,74048,970
14Respiratory Therapists$75,240
Associate's degree
$61,520 – $91,2002,520
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,460
Bachelor's degree
$49,230 – $91,560800
16Speech-Language Pathologists$69,610
Master's degree
$53,480 – $107,6503,000
17Therapists, All Other$64,530
Bachelor's degree
$47,800 – $170,720690
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,680
Associate's degree
$50,030 – $82,8303,370
19Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,910 – $97,4403,900
20Athletic Trainers$62,760
Master's degree
$50,120 – $78,880810
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,810 – $66,15017,600
22Surgical Technologists$57,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580 – $74,6502,230
23Paramedics$56,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,530 – $63,4702,040
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,460
Bachelor's degree
$33,140 – $84,7203,790
25Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,050
Associate's degree
$29,830 – $88,010890
26Medical Records Specialists$44,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,900 – $77,0802,600
27Pharmacy Technicians$44,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $52,9206,700
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,340 – $67,2703,460
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,130 – $51,630890
30Opticians, Dispensing$36,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,840 – $46,870720
31Emergency Medical Technicians$35,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,390 – $46,4602,450
32Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,530
Associate's degree
$28,490 – $47,6902,220
33Psychiatric Technicians$31,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,400 – $36,8302,420

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$350,920	$71,980 – $463,270	4,740
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$255,330	$118,970 – $464,410	1,090
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$222,130	$176,660 – $304,640	900
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,750	$80,530 – $309,360	1,500
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,410	$100,920 – $156,740	5,610
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,870	$100,920 – $162,200	1,360
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,600	$99,050 – $159,570	5,380
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,370	$64,690 – $165,560	950
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,530	$60,150 – $127,640	3,280
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,490	$61,070 – $126,630	2,060
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,240	$49,900 – $98,330	2,690
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,710	$62,900 – $98,500	1,150
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,230	$63,800 – $104,740	48,970
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,240	$61,520 – $91,200	2,520
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$70,460	$49,230 – $91,560	800
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$69,610	$53,480 – $107,650	3,000
17	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,530	$47,800 – $170,720	690
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,680	$50,030 – $82,830	3,370
19	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,240	$39,910 – $97,440	3,900
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$62,760	$50,120 – $78,880	810
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,470	$45,810 – $66,150	17,600
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,370	$36,580 – $74,650	2,230
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,050	$37,530 – $63,470	2,040
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$54,460	$33,140 – $84,720	3,790
25	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,050	$29,830 – $88,010	890
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,610	$32,900 – $77,080	2,600
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,410	$36,100 – $52,920	6,700
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,730	$30,340 – $67,270	3,460
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,750	$31,130 – $51,630	890
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,360	$28,840 – $46,870	720
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,870	$27,390 – $46,460	2,450
32	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,530	$28,490 – $47,690	2,220
33	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,440	$28,400 – $36,830	2,420

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Louisiana. 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.

More for Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana

Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

By field in Louisiana

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Louisiana to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Louisiana

More for Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana

By field in Louisiana

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state