High paying medical jobs in Lynchburg, VA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lynchburg, 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 Lynchburg, VA run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Lynchburg, VA salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Lynchburg, VA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$273,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$113,420 – $427,350130
2Family Medicine Physicians$177,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,070 – $585,490120
3Dentists, General$167,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,880 – $289,76080
4Pharmacists$144,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,620 – $163,560190
5Optometrists$128,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,120 – $202,53040
6Physician Assistants$122,800
Master's degree
$92,310 – $180,000130
7Nurse Practitioners$120,710
Master's degree
$87,980 – $181,990250
8Veterinarians$107,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,990 – $202,30070
9Occupational Therapists$103,060
Master's degree
$76,900 – $123,300130
10Physical Therapists$102,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,590 – $123,350160
11Dental Hygienists$96,990
Associate's degree
$80,250 – $120,360120
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,130
Associate's degree
$66,170 – $102,74060
13Speech-Language Pathologists$93,410
Master's degree
$62,190 – $118,670120
14Respiratory Therapists$81,470
Associate's degree
$63,360 – $90,670120
15Registered Nurses$80,450
Bachelor's degree
$69,530 – $99,3502,200
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,860
Bachelor's degree
$53,600 – $91,97040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,870 – $74,400570
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,350
Bachelor's degree
$39,520 – $74,13090
19Opticians, Dispensing$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $68,74050
20Medical Records Specialists$47,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,270 – $73,910150
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,030
Associate's degree
$30,870 – $60,73090
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,000 – $75,82070
23Pharmacy Technicians$42,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,980 – $49,290300
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,430 – $47,16060

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

#	Occupation	MedianLynchburg, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$273,740	$113,420 – $427,350	130
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$177,430	$61,070 – $585,490	120
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$167,440	$103,880 – $289,760	80
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,090	$111,620 – $163,560	190
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,010	$62,120 – $202,530	40
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$122,800	$92,310 – $180,000	130
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$120,710	$87,980 – $181,990	250
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$107,870	$47,990 – $202,300	70
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$103,060	$76,900 – $123,300	130
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,450	$73,590 – $123,350	160
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$96,990	$80,250 – $120,360	120
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$95,130	$66,170 – $102,740	60
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,410	$62,190 – $118,670	120
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,470	$63,360 – $90,670	120
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,450	$69,530 – $99,350	2,200
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$75,860	$53,600 – $91,970	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,370	$48,870 – $74,400	570
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$54,350	$39,520 – $74,130	90
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$37,440 – $68,740	50
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,180	$36,270 – $73,910	150
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,030	$30,870 – $60,730	90
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,300	$34,000 – $75,820	70
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,030	$34,980 – $49,290	300
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,460	$35,430 – $47,160	60

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