High paying medical jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tuscaloosa, AL. 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 Tuscaloosa, AL run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Tuscaloosa, AL salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Tuscaloosa, AL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$243,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,220 – $329,780170
2Nurse Anesthetists$195,660
Master's degree
$179,390 – $322,94090
3Pharmacists$132,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,670 – $155,680320
4Nurse Practitioners$110,460
Master's degree
$85,560 – $136,530300
5Physical Therapists$106,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,160 – $139,050120
6Occupational Therapists$100,760
Master's degree
$72,080 – $116,83060
7Speech-Language Pathologists$78,000
Master's degree
$59,520 – $113,38070
8Registered Nurses$75,250
Bachelor's degree
$55,500 – $103,9202,590
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$69,040
Associate's degree
$57,870 – $85,95080
10Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,750
Bachelor's degree
$50,640 – $95,85070
11Respiratory Therapists$64,140
Associate's degree
$51,670 – $77,060110
12Dental Hygienists$60,500
Associate's degree
$51,440 – $62,100130
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$56,720
Associate's degree
$43,060 – $80,300170
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$55,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,880 – $65,040680
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,860
Bachelor's degree
$32,970 – $82,910320
16Paramedics$50,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,930 – $63,63080
17Surgical Technologists$49,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,620 – $61,68080
18Medical Records Specialists$46,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,970 – $66,620130
19Pharmacy Technicians$39,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610 – $50,820430
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,220 – $57,50070
21Psychiatric Technicians$37,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,620 – $45,870430
22Emergency Medical Technicians$37,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,190 – $46,44080
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,270
Associate's degree
$29,200 – $51,86060
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,130 – $44,71060
25Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$32,630
Associate's degree
$32,630 – $73,79060

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

#	Occupation	MedianTuscaloosa, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$243,530	$94,220 – $329,780	170
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$195,660	$179,390 – $322,940	90
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,430	$69,670 – $155,680	320
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$110,460	$85,560 – $136,530	300
5	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,450	$75,160 – $139,050	120
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,760	$72,080 – $116,830	60
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,000	$59,520 – $113,380	70
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$75,250	$55,500 – $103,920	2,590
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$69,040	$57,870 – $85,950	80
10	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$65,750	$50,640 – $95,850	70
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$64,140	$51,670 – $77,060	110
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$60,500	$51,440 – $62,100	130
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,720	$43,060 – $80,300	170
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,360	$39,880 – $65,040	680
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,860	$32,970 – $82,910	320
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,310	$38,930 – $63,630	80
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,190	$37,620 – $61,680	80
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,930	$32,970 – $66,620	130
19	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,450	$32,610 – $50,820	430
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,050	$38,220 – $57,500	70
21	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,410	$26,620 – $45,870	430
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,390	$29,190 – $46,440	80
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,270	$29,200 – $51,860	60
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,590	$30,130 – $44,710	60
25	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$32,630	$32,630 – $73,790	60

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