High paying medical jobs in Paducah, KY-IL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Paducah, KY-IL. 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 Paducah, KY-IL run 13.9% below the national average (2024), so a Paducah, KY-IL salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Paducah, KY-IL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$378,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$146,100 – $485,10080
2Anesthesiologists$350,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,810 – $457,57040
3Family Medicine Physicians$234,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,340 – $322,90040
4Pharmacists$134,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,480 – $161,380130
5Physician Assistants$124,990
Master's degree
$53,830 – $178,21060
6Nurse Practitioners$124,200
Master's degree
$99,790 – $151,380110
7Physical Therapists$99,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,780 – $121,53080
8Occupational Therapists$94,250
Master's degree
$73,930 – $115,70050
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,480
Associate's degree
$48,400 – $114,92030
10Registered Nurses$79,920
Bachelor's degree
$65,200 – $101,2801,720
11Dental Hygienists$79,610
Associate's degree
$60,630 – $97,40090
12Respiratory Therapists$76,100
Associate's degree
$57,650 – $93,15080
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,200
Associate's degree
$52,000 – $99,700120
14Speech-Language Pathologists$73,900
Master's degree
$64,020 – $100,55070
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,750 – $65,270300
16Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,730
Bachelor's degree
$37,990 – $79,630130
17Surgical Technologists$57,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,210 – $77,54060
18Paramedics$53,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,900 – $70,68060
19Medical Records Specialists$45,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,610 – $65,41080
20Opticians, Dispensing$39,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,520 – $62,89030
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,770 – $47,41060
22Pharmacy Technicians$37,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,280 – $48,190210
23Emergency Medical Technicians$37,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,460 – $46,45080

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

#	Occupation	MedianPaducah, KY-IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$378,880	$146,100 – $485,100	80
2	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$350,260	$87,810 – $457,570	40
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$234,140	$124,340 – $322,900	40
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,810	$94,480 – $161,380	130
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$124,990	$53,830 – $178,210	60
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,200	$99,790 – $151,380	110
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,330	$73,780 – $121,530	80
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,250	$73,930 – $115,700	50
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,480	$48,400 – $114,920	30
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,920	$65,200 – $101,280	1,720
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,610	$60,630 – $97,400	90
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,100	$57,650 – $93,150	80
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,200	$52,000 – $99,700	120
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$73,900	$64,020 – $100,550	70
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,060	$50,750 – $65,270	300
16	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,730	$37,990 – $79,630	130
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,570	$41,210 – $77,540	60
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,980	$38,900 – $70,680	60
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,930	$36,610 – $65,410	80
20	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,210	$30,520 – $62,890	30
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,990	$30,770 – $47,410	60
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,750	$31,280 – $48,190	210
23	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,140	$28,460 – $46,450	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Paducah, KY-IL. 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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