High paying medical jobs in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Employed

1Anesthesiologists$328,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,710 – $442,360480
2Physicians, All Other$295,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,990 – $452,3902,490
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,010 – $340,970350
4Dentists, General$215,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,100 – $340,7801,170
5Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Master's degree
$152,170 – $302,450830
6Family Medicine Physicians$211,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,180 – $311,930650
7Pediatricians, General$176,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,110 – $380,010400
8Pharmacists$137,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,510 – $167,0702,630
9Physician Assistants$129,050
Master's degree
$104,990 – $150,780750
10Veterinarians$126,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,190 – $166,120500
11Nurse Practitioners$122,320
Master's degree
$84,300 – $139,7404,540
12Physical Therapists$103,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,060 – $129,4301,400
13Occupational Therapists$100,630
Master's degree
$70,590 – $121,840710
14Dental Hygienists$94,030
Associate's degree
$80,170 – $98,5301,490
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$89,710
Associate's degree
$65,260 – $108,600500
16Registered Nurses$84,040
Bachelor's degree
$69,480 – $112,03025,100
17Speech-Language Pathologists$83,780
Master's degree
$61,190 – $112,020980
18Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,470
Associate's degree
$64,860 – $107,880350
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,320
Associate's degree
$39,880 – $108,770470
20Respiratory Therapists$78,700
Associate's degree
$65,040 – $97,0401,070
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,450
Associate's degree
$57,470 – $99,7601,450
22Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,110
Bachelor's degree
$53,510 – $86,260440
23Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$66,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,360 – $126,440510
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$65,060
Bachelor's degree
$39,520 – $97,1803,050
25Paramedics$63,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,920 – $80,5701,310
26Surgical Technologists$63,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,170 – $82,0801,120
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,730 – $73,2005,650
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,690 – $117,430370
29Opticians, Dispensing$52,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $76,850440
30Medical Records Specialists$51,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,970 – $79,9601,640
31Emergency Medical Technicians$47,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,030 – $76,380930
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,480 – $67,290550
33Pharmacy Technicians$45,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $61,1503,340
34Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,640
Associate's degree
$36,760 – $58,590470
35Psychiatric Technicians$44,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,180 – $59,4801,380

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

#	Occupation	MedianNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$328,840	$68,710 – $442,360	480
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$295,640	$100,990 – $452,390	2,490
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$232,220	$64,010 – $340,970	350
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$215,290	$128,100 – $340,780	1,170
5	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$211,450	$152,170 – $302,450	830
6	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$211,370	$64,180 – $311,930	650
7	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$176,210	$69,110 – $380,010	400
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,590	$69,510 – $167,070	2,630
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,050	$104,990 – $150,780	750
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,230	$104,190 – $166,120	500
11	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$122,320	$84,300 – $139,740	4,540
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,380	$68,060 – $129,430	1,400
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,630	$70,590 – $121,840	710
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,030	$80,170 – $98,530	1,490
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$89,710	$65,260 – $108,600	500
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,040	$69,480 – $112,030	25,100
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,780	$61,190 – $112,020	980
18	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$82,470	$64,860 – $107,880	350
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,320	$39,880 – $108,770	470
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,700	$65,040 – $97,040	1,070
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,450	$57,470 – $99,760	1,450
22	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,110	$53,510 – $86,260	440
23	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,940	$29,360 – $126,440	510
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$65,060	$39,520 – $97,180	3,050
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,450	$42,920 – $80,570	1,310
26	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,120	$49,170 – $82,080	1,120
27	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,940	$46,730 – $73,200	5,650
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,010	$40,690 – $117,430	370
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,300	$37,590 – $76,850	440
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,300	$39,970 – $79,960	1,640
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,990	$32,030 – $76,380	930
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,010	$37,480 – $67,290	550
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,950	$36,780 – $61,150	3,340
34	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,640	$36,760 – $58,590	470
35	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,450	$34,180 – $59,480	1,380

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN. 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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