High paying medical jobs in Winston-Salem, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Winston-Salem, NC. 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 Winston-Salem, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Winston-Salem, NC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Winston-Salem, NC · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$216,140
Master's degree
$72,220 – $301,220440
2Dentists, General$168,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,060 – $318,200230
3Pharmacists$135,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,100 – $167,2801,010
4Nurse Practitioners$130,840
Master's degree
$105,120 – $161,520750
5Physician Assistants$130,730
Master's degree
$104,580 – $169,210730
6Veterinarians$128,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,850 – $208,220150
7Physical Therapists$101,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,020 – $124,670510
8Dental Hygienists$95,930
Associate's degree
$82,090 – $100,540500
9Occupational Therapists$93,780
Master's degree
$65,420 – $115,950260
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$87,220
Associate's degree
$69,640 – $104,320250
11Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$86,870
Associate's degree
$77,080 – $104,970130
12Registered Nurses$86,120
Bachelor's degree
$71,550 – $105,49010,180
13Speech-Language Pathologists$85,890
Master's degree
$62,590 – $123,390340
14Respiratory Therapists$80,250
Associate's degree
$64,370 – $99,380530
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,900
Associate's degree
$62,050 – $99,440770
16Physicians, All Other$74,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,990 – $389,9201,310
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,910
Bachelor's degree
$51,870 – $80,390180
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000 – $72,6001,330
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,960
Bachelor's degree
$42,130 – $87,200950
20Medical Records Specialists$62,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,700 – $78,030520
21Surgical Technologists$60,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,290 – $74,560480
22Athletic Trainers$58,930
Master's degree
$49,670 – $77,000120
23Paramedics$58,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,030 – $62,610420
24Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$57,670
Associate's degree
$39,100 – $107,430210
25Opticians, Dispensing$55,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,310 – $81,110130
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,050
Associate's degree
$35,790 – $58,170130
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,220 – $77,620570
28Pharmacy Technicians$45,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,380 – $62,8201,540
29Emergency Medical Technicians$44,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,360 – $57,990480
30Psychiatric Technicians$40,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,000 – $47,730390
31Dietetic Technicians$29,280
Associate's degree
$27,770 – $38,080190

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

#	Occupation	MedianWinston-Salem, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$216,140	$72,220 – $301,220	440
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,700	$56,060 – $318,200	230
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,710	$65,100 – $167,280	1,010
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,840	$105,120 – $161,520	750
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,730	$104,580 – $169,210	730
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,530	$75,850 – $208,220	150
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,270	$78,020 – $124,670	510
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,930	$82,090 – $100,540	500
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,780	$65,420 – $115,950	260
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$87,220	$69,640 – $104,320	250
11	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$86,870	$77,080 – $104,970	130
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$86,120	$71,550 – $105,490	10,180
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,890	$62,590 – $123,390	340
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,250	$64,370 – $99,380	530
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,900	$62,050 – $99,440	770
16	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$74,700	$65,990 – $389,920	1,310
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,910	$51,870 – $80,390	180
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,970	$52,000 – $72,600	1,330
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,960	$42,130 – $87,200	950
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,590	$36,700 – $78,030	520
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,920	$40,290 – $74,560	480
22	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$58,930	$49,670 – $77,000	120
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,110	$41,030 – $62,610	420
24	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,670	$39,100 – $107,430	210
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,990	$36,310 – $81,110	130
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,050	$35,790 – $58,170	130
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,570	$38,220 – $77,620	570
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,770	$35,380 – $62,820	1,540
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,860	$32,360 – $57,990	480
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,290	$38,000 – $47,730	390
31	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$29,280	$27,770 – $38,080	190

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Winston-Salem, NC. 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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