High paying medical jobs in Virginia

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Virginia. 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 Virginia run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Virginia.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

Find medical jobs in Virginia

OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$278,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,490 – $417,0708,480
2Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,720 – $443,0102,930
3Dentists, General$197,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,400 – $321,2504,140
4Pharmacists$144,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$106,800 – $173,5507,980
5Physician Assistants$135,940
Master's degree
$98,330 – $213,0104,340
6Nurse Practitioners$127,810
Master's degree
$99,990 – $161,4707,110
7Veterinarians$126,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,350 – $220,1702,700
8Dental Hygienists$102,950
Associate's degree
$86,730 – $125,5603,770
9Physical Therapists$101,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,720 – $132,8607,630
10Occupational Therapists$100,710
Master's degree
$70,200 – $134,5704,150
11Speech-Language Pathologists$96,250
Master's degree
$66,890 – $132,4004,460
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$95,660
Associate's degree
$77,540 – $122,9302,160
13Registered Nurses$93,600
Bachelor's degree
$67,830 – $125,58077,490
14Respiratory Therapists$82,910
Associate's degree
$65,540 – $106,4703,340
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,670
Associate's degree
$60,000 – $106,1705,140
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,380
Bachelor's degree
$44,940 – $103,1301,510
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$76,880
Associate's degree
$38,370 – $131,3302,410
18Surgical Technologists$67,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,980 – $102,0201,910
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,580 – $79,17015,550
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,050
Bachelor's degree
$38,910 – $96,0807,150
21Paramedics$60,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,520 – $77,2801,960
22Opticians, Dispensing$55,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $77,4601,860
23Medical Records Specialists$53,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,630 – $78,6804,630
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$52,090
Associate's degree
$35,590 – $75,7702,790
25Psychiatric Technicians$48,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580 – $58,5303,950
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,010 – $76,7704,510
27Emergency Medical Technicians$45,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,540 – $59,1804,490
28Pharmacy Technicians$44,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,260 – $59,03010,720
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,170 – $52,2801,540

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$278,530	$103,490 – $417,070	8,480
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$222,630	$103,720 – $443,010	2,930
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$197,110	$105,400 – $321,250	4,140
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,060	$106,800 – $173,550	7,980
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,940	$98,330 – $213,010	4,340
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,810	$99,990 – $161,470	7,110
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,730	$63,350 – $220,170	2,700
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$102,950	$86,730 – $125,560	3,770
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,450	$75,720 – $132,860	7,630
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,710	$70,200 – $134,570	4,150
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,250	$66,890 – $132,400	4,460
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$95,660	$77,540 – $122,930	2,160
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$93,600	$67,830 – $125,580	77,490
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,910	$65,540 – $106,470	3,340
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,670	$60,000 – $106,170	5,140
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,380	$44,940 – $103,130	1,510
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,880	$38,370 – $131,330	2,410
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,580	$47,980 – $102,020	1,910
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,920	$50,580 – $79,170	15,550
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,050	$38,910 – $96,080	7,150
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,480	$42,520 – $77,280	1,960
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,820	$36,360 – $77,460	1,860
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,290	$37,630 – $78,680	4,630
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,090	$35,590 – $75,770	2,790
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,320	$38,580 – $58,530	3,950
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,340	$37,010 – $76,770	4,510
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,420	$36,540 – $59,180	4,490
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,610	$36,260 – $59,030	10,720
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,920	$36,170 – $52,280	1,540

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

More for Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia

Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

By field in Virginia

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Virginia to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Virginia

More for Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia

By field in Virginia

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state