High paying medical jobs in Rome, GA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rome, GA. 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 Rome, GA run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Rome, GA salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Rome, GA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$353,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,520 – $542,28080
2Family Medicine Physicians$305,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$189,020 – $472,02090
3Pharmacists$142,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,150 – $168,950110
4Veterinarians$124,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,650 – $157,11030
5Physician Assistants$122,440
Master's degree
$90,140 – $154,28050
6Nurse Practitioners$112,970
Master's degree
$93,290 – $148,280150
7Physical Therapists$103,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,660 – $123,850130
8Occupational Therapists$99,490
Master's degree
$63,110 – $125,82080
9Respiratory Therapists$98,720
Associate's degree
$66,520 – $153,470120
10Speech-Language Pathologists$85,440
Master's degree
$52,000 – $123,22050
11Registered Nurses$83,880
Bachelor's degree
$71,200 – $100,8601,740
12Dental Hygienists$83,200
Associate's degree
$72,240 – $102,72070
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,310
Associate's degree
$61,310 – $96,16040
14Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,440
Associate's degree
$40,460 – $95,27060
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Associate's degree
$51,050 – $87,870170
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,390 – $72,590440
17Medical Records Specialists$51,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,990 – $63,59070
18Surgical Technologists$50,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $81,30080
19Pharmacy Technicians$39,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,310 – $48,540170
20Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$39,850
Associate's degree
$39,850 – $97,43070
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,800 – $62,960120

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

#	Occupation	MedianRome, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$353,400	$101,520 – $542,280	80
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$305,000	$189,020 – $472,020	90
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,090	$97,150 – $168,950	110
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,530	$62,650 – $157,110	30
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$122,440	$90,140 – $154,280	50
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$112,970	$93,290 – $148,280	150
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,710	$77,660 – $123,850	130
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,490	$63,110 – $125,820	80
9	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$98,720	$66,520 – $153,470	120
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,440	$52,000 – $123,220	50
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,880	$71,200 – $100,860	1,740
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,200	$72,240 – $102,720	70
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,310	$61,310 – $96,160	40
14	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,440	$40,460 – $95,270	60
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,700	$51,050 – $87,870	170
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,710	$40,390 – $72,590	440
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,400	$38,990 – $63,590	70
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,900	$36,550 – $81,300	80
19	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,990	$32,310 – $48,540	170
20	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$39,850	$39,850 – $97,430	70
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,650	$35,800 – $62,960	120

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