High paying medical jobs in Wichita Falls, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a Wichita Falls, TX salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Wichita Falls, TX · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$292,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$154,700 – $441,70070
2Dentists, General$148,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,580 – $307,99040
3Pharmacists$139,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,350 – $166,510110
4Nurse Practitioners$130,310
Master's degree
$102,870 – $163,440190
5Physician Assistants$128,780
Master's degree
$104,500 – $157,81050
6Occupational Therapists$101,720
Master's degree
$66,320 – $139,19070
7Speech-Language Pathologists$99,590
Master's degree
$69,050 – $148,10090
8Physical Therapists$93,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,710 – $145,300190
9Dental Hygienists$91,340
Associate's degree
$77,860 – $96,61040
10Registered Nurses$83,280
Bachelor's degree
$62,870 – $103,9901,470
11Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,540
Bachelor's degree
$36,920 – $92,23040
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$61,250
Associate's degree
$50,960 – $77,64090
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,710 – $72,930550
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,670
Bachelor's degree
$38,010 – $101,710110
15Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,140 – $82,42050
16Paramedics$46,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,190 – $61,69040
17Medical Records Specialists$45,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,780 – $62,400110
18Pharmacy Technicians$43,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $52,260240
19Opticians, Dispensing$36,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,800 – $47,35040
20Emergency Medical Technicians$36,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,860 – $45,94060
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,770 – $46,25060

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

#	Occupation	MedianWichita Falls, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$292,330	$154,700 – $441,700	70
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$148,800	$79,580 – $307,990	40
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,400	$107,350 – $166,510	110
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,310	$102,870 – $163,440	190
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,780	$104,500 – $157,810	50
6	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,720	$66,320 – $139,190	70
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,590	$69,050 – $148,100	90
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$93,250	$66,710 – $145,300	190
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,340	$77,860 – $96,610	40
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,280	$62,870 – $103,990	1,470
11	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,540	$36,920 – $92,230	40
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,250	$50,960 – $77,640	90
13	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,330	$47,710 – $72,930	550
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,670	$38,010 – $101,710	110
15	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,740	$38,140 – $82,420	50
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,550	$37,190 – $61,690	40
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,100	$29,780 – $62,400	110
18	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,160	$35,130 – $52,260	240
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,710	$29,800 – $47,350	40
20	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,370	$29,860 – $45,940	60
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,330	$29,770 – $46,250	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wichita Falls, 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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