High paying medical jobs in Richmond, VA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Richmond, VA. 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 Richmond, VA run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Richmond, VA salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Richmond, VA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$284,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$92,460 – $384,6301,760
2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$224,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$172,490 – $321,940250
3Dentists, General$218,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,340 – $308,250650
4Family Medicine Physicians$208,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,720 – $362,260410
5Pharmacists$144,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,310 – $165,6901,350
6Nurse Practitioners$127,820
Master's degree
$96,720 – $147,6101,440
7Physician Assistants$126,810
Master's degree
$93,040 – $171,850620
8Veterinarians$121,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,070 – $216,120420
9Occupational Therapists$105,550
Master's degree
$76,930 – $122,460740
10Dental Hygienists$104,250
Associate's degree
$94,870 – $119,350780
11Physical Therapists$102,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,870 – $125,8901,300
12Speech-Language Pathologists$96,080
Master's degree
$67,700 – $124,800770
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,660
Associate's degree
$79,740 – $103,010440
14Registered Nurses$93,580
Bachelor's degree
$74,730 – $117,97015,700
15Respiratory Therapists$81,750
Associate's degree
$66,960 – $96,420630
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,600
Associate's degree
$60,250 – $98,1501,130
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$78,900
Bachelor's degree
$44,810 – $98,740250
18Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$71,960
Associate's degree
$37,500 – $99,230380
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,010 – $77,9302,570
20Surgical Technologists$60,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,870 – $90,500380
21Opticians, Dispensing$55,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $71,240310
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$53,220
Associate's degree
$37,200 – $71,750420
23Medical Records Specialists$51,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,420 – $76,100740
24Surgical Assistants$51,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,030 – $106,120340
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,250 – $76,920820
26Psychiatric Technicians$48,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,720 – $60,260610
27Pharmacy Technicians$44,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $51,4302,020
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,260 – $52,280350

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

#	Occupation	MedianRichmond, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$284,090	$92,460 – $384,630	1,760
2	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$224,240	$172,490 – $321,940	250
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$218,880	$128,340 – $308,250	650
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$208,750	$103,720 – $362,260	410
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,940	$106,310 – $165,690	1,350
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,820	$96,720 – $147,610	1,440
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,810	$93,040 – $171,850	620
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$121,670	$81,070 – $216,120	420
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,550	$76,930 – $122,460	740
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$104,250	$94,870 – $119,350	780
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,700	$77,870 – $125,890	1,300
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,080	$67,700 – $124,800	770
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$95,660	$79,740 – $103,010	440
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$93,580	$74,730 – $117,970	15,700
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,750	$66,960 – $96,420	630
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,600	$60,250 – $98,150	1,130
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$78,900	$44,810 – $98,740	250
18	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,960	$37,500 – $99,230	380
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,030	$56,010 – $77,930	2,570
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,980	$47,870 – $90,500	380
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,020	$36,440 – $71,240	310
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,220	$37,200 – $71,750	420
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,370	$38,420 – $76,100	740
24	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,030	$51,030 – $106,120	340
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,500	$37,250 – $76,920	820
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,320	$39,720 – $60,260	610
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,030	$37,040 – $51,430	2,020
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,120	$37,260 – $52,280	350

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