High paying medical jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA run 15.2% below the national average (2024), so a Shreveport-Bossier City, LA salary is worth about 1.18× 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, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$315,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$108,970 – $405,970260
2Nurse Anesthetists$230,440
Master's degree
$209,990 – $288,04070
3Family Medicine Physicians$220,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,020 – $360,110170
4Dentists, General$145,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,160 – $262,240120
5Pharmacists$137,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$114,350 – $162,390520
6Physician Assistants$134,090
Master's degree
$114,250 – $162,00090
7Nurse Practitioners$125,740
Master's degree
$102,250 – $155,470410
8Veterinarians$124,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,900 – $191,89080
9Physical Therapists$100,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,600 – $123,340280
10Occupational Therapists$99,250
Master's degree
$65,630 – $123,220150
11Dental Hygienists$82,760
Associate's degree
$60,690 – $99,380260
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,550
Associate's degree
$64,540 – $100,21060
13Registered Nurses$80,080
Bachelor's degree
$68,530 – $126,8506,390
14Speech-Language Pathologists$79,460
Master's degree
$63,730 – $114,400210
15Respiratory Therapists$73,940
Associate's degree
$63,940 – $87,430280
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,820
Bachelor's degree
$59,300 – $96,10070
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,630
Associate's degree
$50,260 – $99,540320
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,940
Bachelor's degree
$35,130 – $98,940460
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,920 – $70,9601,840
20Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$53,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,790 – $91,970110
21Surgical Technologists$51,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,910 – $66,460230
22Paramedics$48,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,720 – $60,960150
23Medical Records Specialists$48,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,300 – $71,930310
24Pharmacy Technicians$44,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $56,420640
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,080 – $71,930550
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,830 – $48,980120
27Opticians, Dispensing$36,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,840 – $46,07050
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,200
Associate's degree
$24,670 – $46,540180
29Psychiatric Technicians$34,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,620 – $36,190210
30Emergency Medical Technicians$31,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,300 – $45,030230

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

#	Occupation	MedianShreveport-Bossier City, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$315,350	$108,970 – $405,970	260
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$230,440	$209,990 – $288,040	70
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$220,580	$119,020 – $360,110	170
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$145,030	$95,160 – $262,240	120
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,970	$114,350 – $162,390	520
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,090	$114,250 – $162,000	90
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,740	$102,250 – $155,470	410
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,970	$65,900 – $191,890	80
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,230	$72,600 – $123,340	280
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,250	$65,630 – $123,220	150
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,760	$60,690 – $99,380	260
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,550	$64,540 – $100,210	60
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,080	$68,530 – $126,850	6,390
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$79,460	$63,730 – $114,400	210
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,940	$63,940 – $87,430	280
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$72,820	$59,300 – $96,100	70
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,630	$50,260 – $99,540	320
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,940	$35,130 – $98,940	460
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,340	$48,920 – $70,960	1,840
20	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,830	$30,790 – $91,970	110
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,770	$40,910 – $66,460	230
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,780	$32,720 – $60,960	150
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,380	$33,300 – $71,930	310
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,890	$37,130 – $56,420	640
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,460	$34,080 – $71,930	550
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,220	$33,830 – $48,980	120
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,910	$28,840 – $46,070	50
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,200	$24,670 – $46,540	180
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,320	$29,620 – $36,190	210
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,610	$25,300 – $45,030	230

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA. 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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