High paying medical jobs in Midland, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Midland, 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 Midland, TX run 4.2% below the national average (2024), so a Midland, TX salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Midland, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$417,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$169,480 – $470,120160
2Pharmacists$161,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,210 – $174,550130
3Physician Assistants$158,200
Master's degree
$56,030 – $178,26060
4Nurse Practitioners$146,610
Master's degree
$118,500 – $178,260100
5Physical Therapists$118,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,380 – $151,050130
6Occupational Therapists$105,670
Master's degree
$74,350 – $137,67070
7Registered Nurses$82,120
Bachelor's degree
$64,400 – $103,9901,210
8Speech-Language Pathologists$81,100
Master's degree
$69,390 – $132,07080
9Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,700
Associate's degree
$48,900 – $96,660100
10Respiratory Therapists$77,370
Associate's degree
$65,830 – $83,08060
11Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,700 – $76,670280
12Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,980
Bachelor's degree
$38,620 – $96,500110
13Medical Records Specialists$52,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,880 – $84,73080
14Paramedics$51,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,850 – $72,34080
15Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,440 – $69,50040
16Surgical Assistants$47,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,850 – $92,37040
17Pharmacy Technicians$45,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160 – $58,340160
18Emergency Medical Technicians$44,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,390 – $56,87050
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,400
Associate's degree
$31,200 – $49,83070
20Opticians, Dispensing$38,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,980 – $53,10040
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,580 – $50,87050
22Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$37,660
Associate's degree
$37,180 – $46,59050

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

#	Occupation	MedianMidland, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$417,970	$169,480 – $470,120	160
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,260	$61,210 – $174,550	130
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$158,200	$56,030 – $178,260	60
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$146,610	$118,500 – $178,260	100
5	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$118,450	$77,380 – $151,050	130
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,670	$74,350 – $137,670	70
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,120	$64,400 – $103,990	1,210
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,100	$69,390 – $132,070	80
9	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,700	$48,900 – $96,660	100
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,370	$65,830 – $83,080	60
11	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,240	$52,700 – $76,670	280
12	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,980	$38,620 – $96,500	110
13	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,740	$38,880 – $84,730	80
14	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,850	$51,850 – $72,340	80
15	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,490	$37,440 – $69,500	40
16	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,130	$36,850 – $92,370	40
17	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,790	$37,160 – $58,340	160
18	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,140	$36,390 – $56,870	50
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,400	$31,200 – $49,830	70
20	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,080	$33,980 – $53,100	40
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,070	$34,580 – $50,870	50
22	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$37,660	$37,180 – $46,590	50

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