High paying medical jobs in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$394,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$138,730 – $480,380340
2Family Medicine Physicians$284,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,690 – $370,76060
3Nurse Anesthetists$217,490
Master's degree
$156,000 – $559,740150
4Dentists, General$181,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,670 – $310,790120
5Physician Assistants$138,310
Master's degree
$110,140 – $157,050110
6Pharmacists$131,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,380 – $156,900370
7Veterinarians$128,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,850 – $163,350130
8Nurse Practitioners$127,840
Master's degree
$99,050 – $141,250390
9Physical Therapists$101,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,450 – $131,070230
10Dental Hygienists$85,920
Associate's degree
$61,680 – $97,890230
11Occupational Therapists$84,690
Master's degree
$52,620 – $112,690180
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,600
Associate's degree
$65,480 – $102,48080
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,220
Associate's degree
$50,830 – $95,53040
14Registered Nurses$81,160
Bachelor's degree
$63,800 – $101,2903,190
15Respiratory Therapists$76,680
Associate's degree
$62,990 – $80,130230
16Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$71,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,800 – $104,290200
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,450
Bachelor's degree
$60,620 – $120,94030
18Therapists, All Other$64,700
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $132,01030
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,980
Associate's degree
$50,100 – $80,110230
20Athletic Trainers$61,300
Master's degree
$50,110 – $80,06030
21Speech-Language Pathologists$60,790
Master's degree
$60,790 – $93,600300
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,540 – $70,310960
23Surgical Technologists$59,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,880 – $69,980170
24Paramedics$58,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,720 – $60,28080
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$56,070
Bachelor's degree
$36,170 – $82,150150
26Pharmacy Technicians$45,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160 – $50,170450
27Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$45,210
Associate's degree
$34,450 – $95,20050
28Medical Records Specialists$43,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,560 – $66,370120
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,770 – $50,61070
30Emergency Medical Technicians$37,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,830 – $47,41070
31Opticians, Dispensing$37,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,800 – $48,53060
32Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$37,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,090 – $60,280130
33Psychiatric Technicians$31,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,740 – $36,34050

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

#	Occupation	MedianSlidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$394,170	$138,730 – $480,380	340
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$284,280	$121,690 – $370,760	60
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$217,490	$156,000 – $559,740	150
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$181,080	$97,670 – $310,790	120
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$138,310	$110,140 – $157,050	110
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,200	$110,380 – $156,900	370
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,500	$67,850 – $163,350	130
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,840	$99,050 – $141,250	390
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,980	$59,450 – $131,070	230
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,920	$61,680 – $97,890	230
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,690	$52,620 – $112,690	180
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,600	$65,480 – $102,480	80
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,220	$50,830 – $95,530	40
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,160	$63,800 – $101,290	3,190
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,680	$62,990 – $80,130	230
16	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,850	$40,800 – $104,290	200
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,450	$60,620 – $120,940	30
18	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$64,700	$50,020 – $132,010	30
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,980	$50,100 – $80,110	230
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$61,300	$50,110 – $80,060	30
21	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$60,790	$60,790 – $93,600	300
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,500	$47,540 – $70,310	960
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,100	$45,880 – $69,980	170
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,520	$36,720 – $60,280	80
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$56,070	$36,170 – $82,150	150
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,700	$37,160 – $50,170	450
27	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,210	$34,450 – $95,200	50
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,300	$35,560 – $66,370	120
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,870	$36,770 – $50,610	70
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,680	$26,830 – $47,410	70
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,580	$29,800 – $48,530	60
32	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,460	$30,090 – $60,280	130
33	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,270	$30,740 – $36,340	50

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