High paying medical jobs in Wheeling, WV-OH

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

1Physicians, All Other$321,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$159,390 – $516,72080
2Pharmacists$133,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,120 – $166,090150
3Nurse Practitioners$128,640
Master's degree
$99,910 – $154,080150
4Physician Assistants$126,770
Master's degree
$97,240 – $161,48050
5Veterinarians$118,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,230 – $192,27030
6Speech-Language Pathologists$101,750
Master's degree
$62,630 – $128,74060
7Physical Therapists$100,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,870 – $130,300120
8Occupational Therapists$100,680
Master's degree
$63,390 – $124,04070
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,880
Associate's degree
$66,100 – $94,70060
10Registered Nurses$78,280
Bachelor's degree
$60,260 – $107,4101,680
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,250
Associate's degree
$60,260 – $96,840150
12Dental Hygienists$72,540
Associate's degree
$61,430 – $88,050110
13Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,610
Bachelor's degree
$36,500 – $81,840120
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,860 – $65,100440
15Paramedics$49,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,810 – $62,23060
16Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,520 – $70,81050
17Medical Records Specialists$46,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,730 – $65,60060
18Pharmacy Technicians$39,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,090 – $48,420220
19Opticians, Dispensing$39,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,370 – $59,02040
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,080
Associate's degree
$23,630 – $48,34060
21Emergency Medical Technicians$35,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,680 – $48,38080
22Psychiatric Technicians$29,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,430 – $37,84090

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

#	Occupation	MedianWheeling, WV-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$321,820	$159,390 – $516,720	80
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,030	$81,120 – $166,090	150
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,640	$99,910 – $154,080	150
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,770	$97,240 – $161,480	50
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$118,600	$51,230 – $192,270	30
6	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$101,750	$62,630 – $128,740	60
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,920	$76,870 – $130,300	120
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,680	$63,390 – $124,040	70
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,880	$66,100 – $94,700	60
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,280	$60,260 – $107,410	1,680
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,250	$60,260 – $96,840	150
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$72,540	$61,430 – $88,050	110
13	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,610	$36,500 – $81,840	120
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,960	$46,860 – $65,100	440
15	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,700	$30,810 – $62,230	60
16	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,760	$35,520 – $70,810	50
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,910	$30,730 – $65,600	60
18	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,830	$32,090 – $48,420	220
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,780	$33,370 – $59,020	40
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,080	$23,630 – $48,340	60
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,250	$33,680 – $48,380	80
22	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$29,430	$29,430 – $37,840	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wheeling, WV-OH. 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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