High paying medical jobs in Waco, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Waco, TX. 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 Waco, TX run 7.5% below the national average (2024), so a Waco, TX salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Waco, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$312,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,340 – $395,370220
2Family Medicine Physicians$235,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,040 – $393,06060
3Pharmacists$150,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,600 – $173,500180
4Dentists, General$145,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,120 – $285,990100
5Physician Assistants$131,000
Master's degree
$99,010 – $161,47090
6Nurse Practitioners$128,920
Master's degree
$100,590 – $163,880210
7Veterinarians$122,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,170 – $196,63050
8Occupational Therapists$101,500
Master's degree
$70,850 – $131,820130
9Physical Therapists$100,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,120 – $131,060250
10Dental Hygienists$95,340
Associate's degree
$80,960 – $100,530150
11Registered Nurses$92,890
Bachelor's degree
$69,690 – $118,4602,570
12Speech-Language Pathologists$90,220
Master's degree
$63,080 – $134,320190
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,360
Associate's degree
$36,520 – $104,82080
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,260
Associate's degree
$47,120 – $101,720190
15Respiratory Therapists$75,370
Associate's degree
$65,360 – $91,760100
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,850
Bachelor's degree
$50,800 – $97,28070
17Surgical Technologists$66,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,730 – $80,35090
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,050 – $78,570780
19Paramedics$58,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,050 – $83,42060
20Athletic Trainers$56,730
Master's degree
$56,690 – $96,47050
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,940
Bachelor's degree
$39,570 – $89,020260
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580 – $76,330160
23Medical Records Specialists$43,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,990 – $58,660110
24Pharmacy Technicians$42,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $59,300350
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,560
Associate's degree
$28,730 – $48,280130
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,290 – $47,32050
27Psychiatric Technicians$36,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,190 – $43,100100
28Emergency Medical Technicians$35,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,630 – $45,75090
29Opticians, Dispensing$34,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,940 – $42,20060

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

#	Occupation	MedianWaco, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$312,520	$125,340 – $395,370	220
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$235,710	$175,040 – $393,060	60
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,710	$118,600 – $173,500	180
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$145,630	$55,120 – $285,990	100
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,000	$99,010 – $161,470	90
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,920	$100,590 – $163,880	210
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,920	$97,170 – $196,630	50
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,500	$70,850 – $131,820	130
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,390	$76,120 – $131,060	250
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,340	$80,960 – $100,530	150
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$92,890	$69,690 – $118,460	2,570
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$90,220	$63,080 – $134,320	190
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,360	$36,520 – $104,820	80
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,260	$47,120 – $101,720	190
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,370	$65,360 – $91,760	100
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,850	$50,800 – $97,280	70
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,020	$51,730 – $80,350	90
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,070	$51,050 – $78,570	780
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,390	$46,050 – $83,420	60
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$56,730	$56,690 – $96,470	50
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$52,940	$39,570 – $89,020	260
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,510	$36,580 – $76,330	160
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,130	$27,990 – $58,660	110
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,850	$35,600 – $59,300	350
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,560	$28,730 – $48,280	130
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,830	$31,290 – $47,320	50
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,660	$31,190 – $43,100	100
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,550	$30,630 – $45,750	90
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,520	$29,940 – $42,200	60

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