High paying medical jobs in Springfield, MO

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Springfield, MO. 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 Springfield, MO run 11.4% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, MO salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Springfield, MO · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$354,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,540 – $429,200150
2Physicians, All Other$300,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,830 – $481,260120
3Dentists, General$214,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,550 – $354,750250
4Optometrists$138,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,990 – $174,21070
5Pharmacists$134,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,700 – $161,750560
6Physician Assistants$129,270
Master's degree
$110,180 – $159,360300
7Nurse Practitioners$125,630
Master's degree
$95,290 – $152,960660
8Veterinarians$102,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,090 – $176,360140
9Physical Therapists$97,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,850 – $117,120410
10Occupational Therapists$97,200
Master's degree
$71,720 – $123,860270
11Speech-Language Pathologists$92,460
Master's degree
$60,180 – $122,370290
12Dental Hygienists$85,840
Associate's degree
$53,530 – $97,050360
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,490
Associate's degree
$67,070 – $102,970130
14Registered Nurses$79,370
Bachelor's degree
$64,560 – $101,1706,820
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$77,290
Associate's degree
$64,960 – $98,87080
16Respiratory Therapists$72,490
Associate's degree
$63,160 – $82,320310
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$67,720
Associate's degree
$36,640 – $127,410130
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,810
Associate's degree
$39,210 – $95,520540
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,470
Bachelor's degree
$37,600 – $86,120150
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,420 – $74,7101,160
21Surgical Technologists$61,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,940 – $80,000320
22Paramedics$59,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,510 – $73,850190
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,470
Bachelor's degree
$37,530 – $84,340430
24Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$50,100
Associate's degree
$38,620 – $84,60080
25Medical Records Specialists$47,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,880 – $77,010530
26Psychiatric Technicians$45,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,280 – $45,8401,230
27Emergency Medical Technicians$43,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,690 – $58,710280
28Pharmacy Technicians$39,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,790 – $49,3701,020
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,490 – $46,790170
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$38,530
Associate's degree
$30,000 – $47,180130
31Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,900 – $53,0801,150
32Opticians, Dispensing$37,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $53,670150

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, MO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$354,760	$77,540 – $429,200	150
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$300,000	$90,830 – $481,260	120
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$214,100	$124,550 – $354,750	250
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,160	$95,990 – $174,210	70
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,990	$79,700 – $161,750	560
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,270	$110,180 – $159,360	300
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,630	$95,290 – $152,960	660
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$102,740	$62,090 – $176,360	140
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,270	$75,850 – $117,120	410
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,200	$71,720 – $123,860	270
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$92,460	$60,180 – $122,370	290
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,840	$53,530 – $97,050	360
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,490	$67,070 – $102,970	130
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,370	$64,560 – $101,170	6,820
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$77,290	$64,960 – $98,870	80
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$72,490	$63,160 – $82,320	310
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,720	$36,640 – $127,410	130
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,810	$39,210 – $95,520	540
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,470	$37,600 – $86,120	150
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,350	$49,420 – $74,710	1,160
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,120	$35,940 – $80,000	320
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,230	$47,510 – $73,850	190
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,470	$37,530 – $84,340	430
24	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$50,100	$38,620 – $84,600	80
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,510	$38,880 – $77,010	530
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,840	$35,280 – $45,840	1,230
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,700	$37,690 – $58,710	280
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,490	$34,790 – $49,370	1,020
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,900	$36,490 – $46,790	170
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,530	$30,000 – $47,180	130
31	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,080	$33,900 – $53,080	1,150
32	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,650	$34,930 – $53,670	150

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