High paying medical jobs in Oklahoma

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Oklahoma.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oklahoma · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$361,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,950 – $486,2702,170
2Physicians, All Other$259,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,130 – $421,2002,520
3Dentists, General$166,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,290 – $346,890980
4Nurse Anesthetists$156,830
Master's degree
$156,830 – $296,200990
5Physician Assistants$136,550
Master's degree
$102,890 – $173,0101,770
6Pharmacists$135,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,320 – $162,0703,610
7Nurse Practitioners$133,390
Master's degree
$99,490 – $167,9503,620
8Occupational Therapists$104,300
Master's degree
$68,530 – $134,4201,180
9Physical Therapists$98,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,330 – $128,0002,560
10Veterinarians$98,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,710 – $208,0001,150
11Dental Hygienists$97,580
Associate's degree
$81,290 – $119,7602,860
12Optometrists$97,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,990 – $174,620570
13Speech-Language Pathologists$84,470
Master's degree
$51,230 – $127,9201,870
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,670
Associate's degree
$64,610 – $102,5701,060
15Registered Nurses$82,920
Bachelor's degree
$60,530 – $106,39038,270
16Respiratory Therapists$78,800
Associate's degree
$64,380 – $95,3502,000
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,160
Associate's degree
$49,920 – $96,8803,640
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,560
Bachelor's degree
$39,580 – $86,9901,230
19Surgical Technologists$61,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,200 – $77,3201,940
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,440 – $66,41011,540
21Medical Records Specialists$53,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,610 – $74,7102,480
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$53,300
Bachelor's degree
$35,780 – $83,9704,250
23Paramedics$46,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,180 – $61,3101,590
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,810 – $64,6701,970
25Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$45,210
Associate's degree
$36,180 – $70,850610
26Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$44,900
Associate's degree
$34,150 – $89,030830
27Pharmacy Technicians$40,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,780 – $50,9305,500
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,100
Associate's degree
$31,390 – $53,8801,060
29Psychiatric Technicians$39,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,080 – $62,400820
30Opticians, Dispensing$37,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $54,310730
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,330 – $48,260980
32Emergency Medical Technicians$34,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,840 – $45,6302,410

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

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$361,350	$127,950 – $486,270	2,170
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$259,220	$58,130 – $421,200	2,520
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$166,170	$97,290 – $346,890	980
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$156,830	$156,830 – $296,200	990
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$136,550	$102,890 – $173,010	1,770
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,140	$100,320 – $162,070	3,610
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,390	$99,490 – $167,950	3,620
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$104,300	$68,530 – $134,420	1,180
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,590	$68,330 – $128,000	2,560
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$98,090	$51,710 – $208,000	1,150
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,580	$81,290 – $119,760	2,860
12	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,350	$59,990 – $174,620	570
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$84,470	$51,230 – $127,920	1,870
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,670	$64,610 – $102,570	1,060
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,920	$60,530 – $106,390	38,270
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,800	$64,380 – $95,350	2,000
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,160	$49,920 – $96,880	3,640
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,560	$39,580 – $86,990	1,230
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,190	$49,200 – $77,320	1,940
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,320	$45,440 – $66,410	11,540
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,460	$36,610 – $74,710	2,480
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$53,300	$35,780 – $83,970	4,250
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,790	$37,180 – $61,310	1,590
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,330	$36,810 – $64,670	1,970
25	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$45,210	$36,180 – $70,850	610
26	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,900	$34,150 – $89,030	830
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,500	$34,780 – $50,930	5,500
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,100	$31,390 – $53,880	1,060
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,060	$34,080 – $62,400	820
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,940	$29,530 – $54,310	730
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,920	$29,330 – $48,260	980
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,170	$27,840 – $45,630	2,410

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