High paying medical jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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, Memphis, TN-MS-AR · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$388,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$173,990 – $520,830950
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$298,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,820 – $322,260340
3Family Medicine Physicians$256,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,450 – $634,140360
4Nurse Anesthetists$243,240
Master's degree
$184,170 – $246,470200
5Dentists, General$238,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,420 – $276,050280
6Pharmacists$134,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,470 – $165,8601,460
7Veterinarians$125,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,750 – $174,260310
8Nurse Practitioners$124,600
Master's degree
$83,770 – $154,0401,800
9Physician Assistants$121,900
Master's degree
$94,700 – $148,570290
10Physical Therapists$100,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,240 – $126,090800
11Occupational Therapists$99,960
Master's degree
$75,350 – $123,460420
12Speech-Language Pathologists$86,120
Master's degree
$59,310 – $117,530460
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,930
Associate's degree
$66,290 – $100,880390
14Registered Nurses$81,500
Bachelor's degree
$65,280 – $112,31013,760
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$80,790
Associate's degree
$67,630 – $97,460270
16Dental Hygienists$78,580
Associate's degree
$72,150 – $119,720650
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,310
Bachelor's degree
$54,390 – $94,380210
18Paramedics$66,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,320 – $77,880810
19Respiratory Therapists$66,460
Associate's degree
$56,430 – $88,060670
20Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,320
Associate's degree
$54,100 – $94,000890
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$66,320
Associate's degree
$39,410 – $97,520220
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$64,000
Bachelor's degree
$39,270 – $98,6101,830
23Surgical Technologists$61,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,390 – $77,630630
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,130 – $68,4102,980
25Medical Records Specialists$53,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,560 – $95,530660
26Opticians, Dispensing$47,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,870 – $76,850220
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,530 – $78,350350
28Pharmacy Technicians$45,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,710 – $57,2302,090
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,710
Associate's degree
$33,640 – $55,350260
30Psychiatric Technicians$39,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,710 – $51,490670
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,860 – $58,720270
32Emergency Medical Technicians$38,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,310 – $53,200860

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

#	Occupation	MedianMemphis, TN-MS-AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$388,960	$173,990 – $520,830	950
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$298,620	$65,820 – $322,260	340
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$256,240	$123,450 – $634,140	360
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$243,240	$184,170 – $246,470	200
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$238,040	$72,420 – $276,050	280
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,220	$103,470 – $165,860	1,460
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$125,130	$100,750 – $174,260	310
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,600	$83,770 – $154,040	1,800
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$121,900	$94,700 – $148,570	290
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,000	$71,240 – $126,090	800
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,960	$75,350 – $123,460	420
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,120	$59,310 – $117,530	460
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,930	$66,290 – $100,880	390
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,500	$65,280 – $112,310	13,760
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$80,790	$67,630 – $97,460	270
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$78,580	$72,150 – $119,720	650
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$72,310	$54,390 – $94,380	210
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,830	$47,320 – $77,880	810
19	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,460	$56,430 – $88,060	670
20	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,320	$54,100 – $94,000	890
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,320	$39,410 – $97,520	220
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$64,000	$39,270 – $98,610	1,830
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,150	$49,390 – $77,630	630
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,140	$41,130 – $68,410	2,980
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,100	$38,560 – $95,530	660
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,620	$32,870 – $76,850	220
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,510	$38,530 – $78,350	350
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,260	$36,710 – $57,230	2,090
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,710	$33,640 – $55,350	260
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,210	$31,710 – $51,490	670
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,630	$32,860 – $58,720	270
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,620	$29,310 – $53,200	860

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Memphis, TN-MS-AR. 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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