High paying medical jobs in St. Joseph, MO-KS

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in St. Joseph, MO-KS. 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS run 13.6% below the national average (2024), so a St. Joseph, MO-KS salary is worth about 1.16× 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, St. Joseph, MO-KS · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$400,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,930 – $572,40080
2Physicians, All Other$217,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,950 – $448,15060
3Dentists, General$207,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,030 – $363,50050
4Physician Assistants$138,060
Master's degree
$105,490 – $159,78050
5Pharmacists$131,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,350 – $159,610120
6Nurse Practitioners$128,710
Master's degree
$104,940 – $159,520140
7Veterinarians$118,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,520 – $181,04040
8Physical Therapists$99,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,410 – $118,64090
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,240
Associate's degree
$74,630 – $116,18040
10Speech-Language Pathologists$93,880
Master's degree
$56,150 – $113,07050
11Occupational Therapists$92,640
Master's degree
$75,040 – $113,77060
12Dental Hygienists$87,370
Associate's degree
$55,500 – $97,77080
13Registered Nurses$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$60,330 – $95,5701,490
14Respiratory Therapists$73,860
Associate's degree
$59,980 – $91,45050
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,080
Associate's degree
$59,470 – $92,440130
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,060
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $79,63040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,840 – $71,030290
18Athletic Trainers$54,810
Master's degree
$47,540 – $65,76030
19Medical Records Specialists$49,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,250 – $73,00050
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,250
Bachelor's degree
$35,190 – $92,590110
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,250 – $58,08090
22Emergency Medical Technicians$38,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,660 – $59,04050
23Pharmacy Technicians$36,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $55,220240
24Opticians, Dispensing$36,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,820 – $58,49040

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

#	Occupation	MedianSt. Joseph, MO-KS	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$400,000	$70,930 – $572,400	80
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$217,670	$60,950 – $448,150	60
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$207,450	$105,030 – $363,500	50
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$138,060	$105,490 – $159,780	50
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,720	$84,350 – $159,610	120
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,710	$104,940 – $159,520	140
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$118,290	$76,520 – $181,040	40
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,310	$76,410 – $118,640	90
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$96,240	$74,630 – $116,180	40
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,880	$56,150 – $113,070	50
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$92,640	$75,040 – $113,770	60
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$87,370	$55,500 – $97,770	80
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$77,240	$60,330 – $95,570	1,490
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,860	$59,980 – $91,450	50
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,080	$59,470 – $92,440	130
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,060	$48,620 – $79,630	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,720	$47,840 – $71,030	290
18	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$54,810	$47,540 – $65,760	30
19	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,040	$37,250 – $73,000	50
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,250	$35,190 – $92,590	110
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,040	$35,250 – $58,080	90
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,680	$36,660 – $59,040	50
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,930	$33,470 – $55,220	240
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,390	$31,820 – $58,490	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in St. Joseph, MO-KS. 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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