High paying medical jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rocky Mount, NC. 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 Rocky Mount, NC run 12.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rocky Mount, NC 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.

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

Find medical jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

OccupationMedian, Rocky Mount, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$332,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,610 – $461,97050
2Dentists, General$161,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,130 – $278,16040
3Pharmacists$133,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,430 – $168,690130
4Nurse Practitioners$117,880
Master's degree
$96,260 – $135,95040
5Physician Assistants$116,930
Master's degree
$94,590 – $160,90050
6Physical Therapists$103,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,510 – $125,42080
7Occupational Therapists$100,780
Master's degree
$70,240 – $106,60040
8Speech-Language Pathologists$93,850
Master's degree
$63,950 – $110,08060
9Dental Hygienists$88,390
Associate's degree
$62,860 – $97,25050
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,530
Associate's degree
$65,380 – $105,49030
11Registered Nurses$82,300
Bachelor's degree
$65,350 – $103,7201,180
12Respiratory Therapists$73,830
Associate's degree
$53,300 – $92,68070
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,170
Associate's degree
$47,470 – $99,04080
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,230
Bachelor's degree
$38,800 – $79,34070
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,840 – $71,020200
16Surgical Technologists$57,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,630 – $76,15040
17Paramedics$52,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,650 – $61,730130
18Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$42,410
Associate's degree
$39,270 – $89,31030
19Psychiatric Technicians$41,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,800 – $50,55090
20Pharmacy Technicians$40,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $49,950220
21Emergency Medical Technicians$40,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,700 – $44,930140
22Medical Records Specialists$40,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,630 – $66,98090
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,410 – $61,890140

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

#	Occupation	MedianRocky Mount, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$332,950	$105,610 – $461,970	50
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,810	$120,130 – $278,160	40
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,320	$102,430 – $168,690	130
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,880	$96,260 – $135,950	40
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$116,930	$94,590 – $160,900	50
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,030	$78,510 – $125,420	80
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,780	$70,240 – $106,600	40
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,850	$63,950 – $110,080	60
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,390	$62,860 – $97,250	50
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,530	$65,380 – $105,490	30
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,300	$65,350 – $103,720	1,180
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,830	$53,300 – $92,680	70
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,170	$47,470 – $99,040	80
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,230	$38,800 – $79,340	70
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,080	$50,840 – $71,020	200
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,570	$42,630 – $76,150	40
17	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,470	$44,650 – $61,730	130
18	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,410	$39,270 – $89,310	30
19	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,060	$31,800 – $50,550	90
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,700	$34,790 – $49,950	220
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,480	$32,700 – $44,930	140
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,360	$36,630 – $66,980	90
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,260	$36,410 – $61,890	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Rocky Mount, NC. 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.

More for Rocky Mount, NC

Other metro areas in NC

By field in Rocky Mount, NC

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Rocky Mount, NC to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

More for Rocky Mount, NC

Other metro areas in NC

By field in Rocky Mount, NC

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state