High paying medical jobs in Roanoke, VA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Roanoke, 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 Roanoke, VA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Roanoke, VA 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, Roanoke, VA · Employed

1Obstetricians and Gynecologists$346,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$219,240 – $384,46070
2Psychiatrists$295,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$199,990 – $320,64070
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$227,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$151,030 – $663,22090
4Family Medicine Physicians$224,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$179,890 – $311,460230
5Pediatricians, General$219,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$140,860 – $272,80070
6Physician Assistants$135,940
Master's degree
$106,150 – $162,800360
7Nurse Practitioners$134,920
Master's degree
$101,640 – $147,520440
8Pharmacists$133,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,720 – $168,290360
9Veterinarians$121,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,360 – $205,510100
10Physical Therapists$98,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,280 – $121,390270
11Dental Hygienists$98,550
Associate's degree
$80,020 – $121,990170
12Orthotists and Prosthetists$98,380
Master's degree
$53,900 – $167,30050
13Occupational Therapists$98,010
Master's degree
$68,160 – $119,030180
14Speech-Language Pathologists$91,560
Master's degree
$63,020 – $118,410190
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,140
Associate's degree
$75,420 – $99,720110
16Registered Nurses$80,090
Bachelor's degree
$66,740 – $120,1004,670
17Respiratory Therapists$78,820
Associate's degree
$63,460 – $91,160190
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,710
Associate's degree
$51,780 – $93,810340
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,780
Bachelor's degree
$48,490 – $95,200100
20Surgical Technologists$61,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,200 – $79,080110
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,040 – $72,530950
22Paramedics$59,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,610 – $67,030100
23Opticians, Dispensing$52,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $66,03090
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$48,880
Bachelor's degree
$37,080 – $80,200410
25Medical Records Specialists$46,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,650 – $68,220180
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,970
Associate's degree
$34,740 – $62,450100
27Psychiatric Technicians$45,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,010 – $54,880130
28Emergency Medical Technicians$41,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,670 – $52,440170
29Pharmacy Technicians$41,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $54,270530
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,980 – $49,570150

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

#	Occupation	MedianRoanoke, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$346,900	$219,240 – $384,460	70
2	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$295,010	$199,990 – $320,640	70
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$227,320	$151,030 – $663,220	90
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$224,410	$179,890 – $311,460	230
5	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$219,960	$140,860 – $272,800	70
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,940	$106,150 – $162,800	360
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,920	$101,640 – $147,520	440
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,980	$100,720 – $168,290	360
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$121,940	$79,360 – $205,510	100
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,770	$67,280 – $121,390	270
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,550	$80,020 – $121,990	170
12	Orthotists and ProsthetistsMaster's degree	$98,380	$53,900 – $167,300	50
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,010	$68,160 – $119,030	180
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$91,560	$63,020 – $118,410	190
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,140	$75,420 – $99,720	110
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,090	$66,740 – $120,100	4,670
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,820	$63,460 – $91,160	190
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,710	$51,780 – $93,810	340
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,780	$48,490 – $95,200	100
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,600	$36,200 – $79,080	110
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,210	$51,040 – $72,530	950
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,020	$43,610 – $67,030	100
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,650	$36,010 – $66,030	90
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,880	$37,080 – $80,200	410
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,970	$31,650 – $68,220	180
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,970	$34,740 – $62,450	100
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,020	$37,010 – $54,880	130
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,690	$35,670 – $52,440	170
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,200	$35,300 – $54,270	530
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,560	$35,980 – $49,570	150

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