High paying medical jobs in Morgantown, WV

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Morgantown, WV. 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 Morgantown, WV run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Morgantown, WV salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Morgantown, WV · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Master's degree
$226,300 – $380,340200
2Dentists, General$207,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,070 – $337,64050
3Veterinarians$132,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,500 – $160,02050
4Pharmacists$130,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,260 – $166,020300
5Physician Assistants$128,170
Master's degree
$100,820 – $159,040130
6Nurse Practitioners$128,130
Master's degree
$99,590 – $157,860300
7Physical Therapists$96,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,160 – $119,800210
8Occupational Therapists$94,330
Master's degree
$63,580 – $119,50080
9Registered Nurses$80,130
Bachelor's degree
$61,150 – $135,7904,510
10Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,720
Bachelor's degree
$48,110 – $96,10080
11Radiologists$76,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,010 – $730,26070
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,390
Associate's degree
$59,910 – $95,120360
13Dental Hygienists$73,840
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $92,690120
14Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$71,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,120 – $881,90050
15Speech-Language Pathologists$70,940
Master's degree
$56,410 – $101,02060
16Physicians, All Other$63,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,950 – $354,120380
17Family Medicine Physicians$62,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,810 – $313,66040
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,510
Bachelor's degree
$37,730 – $88,530350
19Pediatricians, General$62,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,510 – $230,06060
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,930 – $63,930630
21Medical Records Specialists$50,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,670 – $76,830140
22Surgical Technologists$49,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,950 – $71,200150
23Paramedics$49,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,620 – $62,75060
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,780
Associate's degree
$30,700 – $49,03050
25Pharmacy Technicians$38,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,110 – $47,720350
26Opticians, Dispensing$36,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,520 – $48,87040
27Emergency Medical Technicians$32,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,850 – $48,75060

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

#	Occupation	MedianMorgantown, WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$278,530	$226,300 – $380,340	200
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$207,000	$98,070 – $337,640	50
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,990	$54,500 – $160,020	50
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,710	$49,260 – $166,020	300
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,170	$100,820 – $159,040	130
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,130	$99,590 – $157,860	300
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,010	$77,160 – $119,800	210
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,330	$63,580 – $119,500	80
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,130	$61,150 – $135,790	4,510
10	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,720	$48,110 – $96,100	80
11	RadiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$76,400	$65,010 – $730,260	70
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,390	$59,910 – $95,120	360
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,840	$47,940 – $92,690	120
14	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree	$71,800	$64,120 – $881,900	50
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$70,940	$56,410 – $101,020	60
16	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$63,950	$63,950 – $354,120	380
17	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$62,810	$62,810 – $313,660	40
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,510	$37,730 – $88,530	350
19	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$62,510	$62,510 – $230,060	60
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,400	$47,930 – $63,930	630
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,220	$34,670 – $76,830	140
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,390	$37,950 – $71,200	150
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,370	$42,620 – $62,750	60
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,780	$30,700 – $49,030	50
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,320	$32,110 – $47,720	350
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,790	$31,520 – $48,870	40
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,950	$28,850 – $48,750	60

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