High paying medical jobs in Valdosta, GA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Valdosta, GA. 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 Valdosta, GA run 11.7% below the national average (2024), so a Valdosta, GA 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, Valdosta, GA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$246,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,310 – $486,01060
2Physicians, All Other$204,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,640 – $432,62060
3Pharmacists$127,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,600 – $159,040170
4Nurse Practitioners$117,400
Master's degree
$88,910 – $134,850110
5Physical Therapists$97,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,470 – $132,56070
6Occupational Therapists$92,430
Master's degree
$40,740 – $118,17040
7Dental Hygienists$79,360
Associate's degree
$57,790 – $89,960100
8Registered Nurses$74,360
Bachelor's degree
$62,190 – $93,7201,110
9Speech-Language Pathologists$70,870
Master's degree
$50,510 – $102,80070
10Respiratory Therapists$67,600
Associate's degree
$59,890 – $80,890100
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$67,100
Associate's degree
$59,170 – $79,13040
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$59,440
Associate's degree
$36,400 – $72,350120
13Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,630
Bachelor's degree
$32,710 – $76,470120
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$49,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,330 – $65,480400
15Medical Records Specialists$46,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,390 – $68,49070
16Surgical Technologists$46,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,380 – $55,33040
17Opticians, Dispensing$44,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,840 – $64,59030
18Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$42,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,360 – $58,12080
19Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,400 – $48,03040
20Pharmacy Technicians$37,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,630 – $47,100230

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

#	Occupation	MedianValdosta, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$246,190	$61,310 – $486,010	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$204,720	$84,640 – $432,620	60
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$127,810	$98,600 – $159,040	170
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,400	$88,910 – $134,850	110
5	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,050	$63,470 – $132,560	70
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$92,430	$40,740 – $118,170	40
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,360	$57,790 – $89,960	100
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$74,360	$62,190 – $93,720	1,110
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$70,870	$50,510 – $102,800	70
10	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,600	$59,890 – $80,890	100
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$67,100	$59,170 – $79,130	40
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,440	$36,400 – $72,350	120
13	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,630	$32,710 – $76,470	120
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,860	$38,330 – $65,480	400
15	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,770	$30,390 – $68,490	70
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,410	$36,380 – $55,330	40
17	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,220	$30,840 – $64,590	30
18	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,850	$28,360 – $58,120	80
19	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,360	$31,400 – $48,030	40
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,250	$33,630 – $47,100	230

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