High paying medical jobs in Lubbock, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lubbock, TX. 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 Lubbock, TX run 8.7% below the national average (2024), so a Lubbock, TX salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Lubbock, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$328,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,410 – $506,960240
2Pharmacists$145,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,660 – $179,300370
3Optometrists$140,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,320 – $157,15060
4Physician Assistants$137,510
Master's degree
$105,660 – $166,210120
5Nurse Practitioners$127,100
Master's degree
$102,860 – $154,320370
6Veterinarians$126,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,880 – $180,32070
7Physical Therapists$101,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,910 – $132,030360
8Occupational Therapists$96,560
Master's degree
$67,550 – $127,770190
9Dental Hygienists$86,340
Associate's degree
$78,180 – $97,830170
10Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$84,540
Associate's degree
$55,630 – $112,52060
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,900
Associate's degree
$64,720 – $98,610110
12Registered Nurses$81,480
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $107,1805,070
13Speech-Language Pathologists$79,570
Master's degree
$62,440 – $129,480260
14Respiratory Therapists$76,530
Associate's degree
$63,700 – $90,890220
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,110
Associate's degree
$48,670 – $96,030350
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,120
Bachelor's degree
$35,510 – $88,71080
17Surgical Technologists$63,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,990 – $78,500190
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,490
Bachelor's degree
$35,170 – $91,490430
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,420 – $70,1301,080
20Paramedics$49,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,730 – $63,300170
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,960 – $74,500280
22Medical Records Specialists$43,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,030 – $64,930200
23Pharmacy Technicians$42,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,930 – $54,580660
24Opticians, Dispensing$36,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,650 – $48,26090
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,990 – $45,46090
26Emergency Medical Technicians$35,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,540 – $48,320180

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

#	Occupation	MedianLubbock, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$328,740	$109,410 – $506,960	240
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$145,890	$106,660 – $179,300	370
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,070	$59,320 – $157,150	60
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,510	$105,660 – $166,210	120
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,100	$102,860 – $154,320	370
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,420	$77,880 – $180,320	70
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,310	$71,910 – $132,030	360
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,560	$67,550 – $127,770	190
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,340	$78,180 – $97,830	170
10	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$84,540	$55,630 – $112,520	60
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,900	$64,720 – $98,610	110
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,480	$69,990 – $107,180	5,070
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$79,570	$62,440 – $129,480	260
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,530	$63,700 – $90,890	220
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,110	$48,670 – $96,030	350
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,120	$35,510 – $88,710	80
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,030	$50,990 – $78,500	190
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,490	$35,170 – $91,490	430
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,510	$47,420 – $70,130	1,080
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,170	$36,730 – $63,300	170
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,700	$29,960 – $74,500	280
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,980	$29,030 – $64,930	200
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,570	$31,930 – $54,580	660
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,790	$24,650 – $48,260	90
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,250	$29,990 – $45,460	90
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,130	$29,540 – $48,320	180

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