Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania are those of physicist, with an average annual salary of $213,680. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $212,800.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Pennsylvania has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Pennsylvania in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Physicists	$213,680	$102,700	320
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$212,800	$74,680	8,900
3	Psychiatrists	$207,670	$74,090	840
4	General Pediatricians	$193,440	$68,230	980
5	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$193,090	$68,410	970
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$190,510	$170,200	2,870
7	Other Specialists Dentists	$183,730	$62,400	80
8	General Dentists	$151,500	$69,990	4,310
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$149,980	$97,240	18,670
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,340	$102,140	8,110
11	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$139,940	$228,050	380
12	Medical Dosimetrists	$137,050	$122,030	140
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,270	$85,470	490
14	Podiatrists	$130,850	$98,430	470
15	All Other Managers	$130,840	$79,970	20,630
16	Pharmacists	$130,280	$92,010	15,190
17	Optometrists	$130,000	$61,390	1,580
18	Purchasing Managers	$128,230	$79,160	2,470
19	Financial Managers	$126,060	$81,400	28,840
20	Nuclear Engineers	$125,530	$98,010	380
21	Marketing Managers	$123,470	$69,580	10,030
22	Database Architects	$122,440	$50,740	2,940
23	Human Resources Managers	$121,500	$72,680	6,760
24	Sales Managers	$119,710	$62,740	17,210
25	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,960	$70,920	1,190
26	Nurse Midwives	$118,640	$81,100	260
27	Nurse Practitioners	$116,980	$93,230	7,560
28	Public Relations Managers	$116,480	$75,650	1,210
29	Lawyers	$116,310	$60,460	24,180
30	Air Traffic Controllers	$114,110	$75,550	360
31	Physician Assistants	$109,100	$76,960	6,400
32	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$108,550	$71,430	460
33	Aerospace Engineers	$107,820	$81,920	510
34	Software Developers	$107,170	$66,610	43,370
35	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$106,230	$61,970	3,640
36	Construction Managers	$105,750	$72,960	2,620
37	Commercial Pilots	$105,010	$65,840	670
38	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$104,920	$37,940	510
39	Personal Financial Advisors	$104,650	$57,420	11,030
40	Actuaries	$104,230	$65,190	1,980
41	Funeral Home Managers	$103,990	$48,890	650
42	Veterinarians	$103,810	$76,210	3,160
43	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,790	$67,060	18,310
44	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$103,620	$74,360	2,100
45	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$103,600	$55,060	200
46	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$103,540	$49,100	630
47	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,420	$74,290	9,000
48	Nuclear Technicians	$103,340	$54,180	430
49	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$102,950	$46,320	1,660
50	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$102,770	$60,370	590
51	Computer Network Architects	$102,680	$61,730	5,970
52	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$101,990	$55,000	420
53	Chemical Engineers	$101,820	$75,870	1,570
54	Electrical Engineers	$101,470	$63,520	6,820
55	Fundraising Managers	$101,460	$72,160	1,170
56	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,930	$62,940	4,810
57	Industrial Production Managers	$100,220	$64,830	7,650
58	Epidemiologists	$99,720	$63,990	120
59	Facilities Managers	$99,560	$64,870	3,690
60	Natural Sciences Managers	$99,270	$54,140	5,970
61	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,240	$62,100	1,890
62	Information Security Analysts	$99,200	$49,220	4,230
63	Mechanical Engineers	$98,910	$62,860	21,870
64	Engineers, All Other	$98,830	$60,490	4,710
65	General and Operations Managers	$98,490	$45,830	134,990
66	Economists	$98,390	$57,020	490
67	Other Psychologists	$97,930	$50,360	580
68	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$97,660	$66,640	130
69	Sales Engineers	$97,640	$55,660	2,480
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$97,610	$51,490	19,040
71	Physical Therapists	$97,510	$73,840	11,670
72	Training and Development Managers	$96,830	$68,390	1,330
73	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,460	$46,520	4,300
74	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$96,210	$58,470	760
75	Labor Relations Specialists	$95,940	$38,630	3,540
76	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,600	$61,030	7,970
77	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$95,500	$48,680	640
78	Other Physical Scientists	$95,370	$39,170	630
79	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$94,510	$47,350	7,180
80	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$94,140	$47,030	3,880
81	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,010	$61,210	4,460
82	Food Scientists and Technologists	$93,850	$58,400	520
83	Geographers	$93,510	$53,310	30
84	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$93,280	$67,090	510
85	Financial Risk Specialists	$92,800	$58,290	1,160
86	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$92,650	$49,910	1,900
87	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$92,070	$46,770	6,420
88	Environmental Engineers	$91,800	$49,020	1,710
89	Materials Scientists	$91,510	$56,200	340
90	Data Scientists	$91,330	$51,530	6,370
91	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$91,010	$61,590	1,220
92	Radiation Therapists	$90,470	$67,810	830
93	Computer Systems Analysts	$88,410	$59,130	20,080
94	Occupational Therapists	$87,930	$62,910	7,290
95	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$87,360	$52,010	3,910
96	Boilermakers	$86,690	$51,850	120
97	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$86,500	$63,650	1,350
98	Computer Programmers	$86,350	$56,990	7,320
99	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$86,280	$64,190	3,240
100	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$85,470	$56,310	700

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$205,530
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,910
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$193,090
4	General Pediatricians	$164,860
5	Other Specialists Dentists	$153,490
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,090
7	Medical Dosimetrists	$139,290
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,460
9	Financial Managers	$131,410
10	General Dentists	$130,280

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,760
2	General Pediatricians	$203,250
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,150
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$182,190
5	Other Specialists Dentists	$159,160
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,790
7	Sales Managers	$142,890
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,350
9	Financial Managers	$137,570
10	Marketing Managers	$136,640

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$207,670
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$195,280
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$189,230
4	General Pediatricians	$179,300
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,880
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$145,200
7	General Dentists	$141,660
8	Sales Managers	$139,490
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,910
10	Marketing Managers	$137,320

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