High paying medical jobs in Odessa, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Odessa, 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 Odessa, TX run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Odessa, TX 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, Odessa, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$200,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$42,260 – $401,06030
2Dentists, General$153,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,030 – $301,37040
3Pharmacists$141,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,410 – $170,940100
4Physician Assistants$129,380
Master's degree
$37,080 – $162,00040
5Nurse Practitioners$126,690
Master's degree
$110,920 – $160,61070
6Physical Therapists$109,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,660 – $132,08060
7Occupational Therapists$109,220
Master's degree
$84,680 – $132,26040
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$104,280
Associate's degree
$72,790 – $105,65030
9Speech-Language Pathologists$98,920
Master's degree
$82,580 – $125,12070
10Registered Nurses$81,370
Bachelor's degree
$71,690 – $104,0801,140
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,840
Associate's degree
$36,530 – $96,810100
12General Internal Medicine Physicians$65,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,630 – $279,45070
13Family Medicine Physicians$65,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,530 – $215,160100
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,530 – $74,650320
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,030
Bachelor's degree
$37,910 – $99,060130
16Medical Records Specialists$50,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,100 – $82,00050
17Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,520 – $72,89050
18Pharmacy Technicians$44,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $60,720160
19Opticians, Dispensing$40,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,060 – $58,13050
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,360
Associate's degree
$27,040 – $50,16050

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

#	Occupation	MedianOdessa, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$200,310	$42,260 – $401,060	30
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,860	$82,030 – $301,370	40
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,260	$95,410 – $170,940	100
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,380	$37,080 – $162,000	40
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,690	$110,920 – $160,610	70
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$109,690	$78,660 – $132,080	60
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,220	$84,680 – $132,260	40
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,280	$72,790 – $105,650	30
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,920	$82,580 – $125,120	70
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,370	$71,690 – $104,080	1,140
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,840	$36,530 – $96,810	100
12	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$65,630	$65,630 – $279,450	70
13	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$65,530	$65,530 – $215,160	100
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,490	$45,530 – $74,650	320
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$55,030	$37,910 – $99,060	130
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,410	$35,100 – $82,000	50
17	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,610	$38,520 – $72,890	50
18	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,620	$37,030 – $60,720	160
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,570	$32,060 – $58,130	50
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,360	$27,040 – $50,160	50

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