Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR, 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 Albany, OR are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $206,890. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $202,840.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Albany, OR 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 Albany, OR in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$206,890	$85,420	40
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,840	$108,630	30
3	Pharmacists	$140,590	$67,720	80
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,220	$60,610	50
5	Physician Assistants	$129,040	$107,490	30
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$125,880	$79,140	140
7	Human Resources Managers	$121,480	$80,770	30
8	Engineers, All Other	$117,810	$44,360	40
9	Software Developers	$113,740	$76,120	100
10	Lawyers	$113,270	$65,320	60
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,030	$80,170	40
12	Financial Managers	$110,660	$63,700	100
13	Sales Managers	$107,070	$54,060	100
14	Registered Nurses	$102,980	$78,870	560
15	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,440	$92,560	30
16	Purchasing Managers	$101,470	$60,390	30
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,720	$51,560	90
18	Physical Therapists	$97,240	$74,790	40
19	Industrial Production Managers	$96,830	$56,500	140
20	Marketing Managers	$96,610	$49,390	60
21	Industrial Engineers	$96,400	$53,640	100
22	Civil Engineers	$94,720	$65,110	40
23	Veterinarians	$93,900	$55,230	30
24	Dental Hygienists	$93,200	$82,270	80
25	All Other Managers	$92,590	$60,780	70
26	Mechanical Engineers	$91,250	$76,020	80
27	Administrative Services Managers	$90,800	$54,160	60
28	Construction Managers	$90,490	$54,530	50
29	Electricians	$89,240	$49,060	410
30	Facilities Managers	$86,630	$59,790	40
31	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,270	$51,950	40
32	Management Analysts	$82,580	$47,530	50
33	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$81,000	$65,890	80
34	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,550	$48,980	50
35	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,370	$50,430	210
36	Healthcare Social Workers	$79,960	$55,840	40
37	Project Management Specialists	$79,750	$50,140	180
38	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$79,620	$50,150	40
39	General and Operations Managers	$77,990	$40,270	1,120
40	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$77,940	$56,160	80
41	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$77,670	$38,730	40
42	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,650	$48,720	380
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$76,430	$60,850	190
44	Social and Community Service Managers	$75,750	$37,460	60
45	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,640	$34,600	40
46	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$75,500	$42,950	30
47	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$75,330	$72,220	40
48	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,480	$44,360	190
49	Loan Officers	$74,310	$39,090	70
50	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$74,230	$47,840	150
51	Massage Therapists	$73,590	$48,710	30
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,300	$60,470	130
53	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$72,580	$46,980	260
54	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,090	$45,570	80
55	Computer Occupations, All Other	$70,840	$46,040	40
56	Accountants and Auditors	$69,450	$49,880	200
57	Logisticians	$68,750	$52,070	40
58	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$68,660	$56,560	30
59	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$67,850	$41,550	410
60	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$67,600	$45,960	30
61	Cost Estimators	$66,920	$44,450	80
62	Compliance Officers	$66,410	$41,980	40
63	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$64,100	$51,540	60
64	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$63,520	$40,840	100
65	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$63,490	$38,020	50
66	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,440	$33,880	40
67	Millwrights	$63,360	$48,580	60
68	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,190	$37,520	120
69	Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,140	$48,510	30
70	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,760	$45,970	440
71	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$62,480	$51,710	90
72	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,470	$41,980	120
73	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$61,460	$35,640	30
74	Machinists	$61,390	$39,630	180
75	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,370	$40,580	80
76	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,300	$50,670	100
77	Property, Real Estate Managers	$61,290	$35,370	40
78	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,270	$39,010	340
79	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$61,040	$46,610	80
80	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$60,820	$36,900	270
81	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,800	$35,680	80
82	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,690	$39,610	90
83	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,520	$46,760	130
84	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$60,200	$50,630	60
85	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$59,720	$27,840	110
86	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$59,620	$44,680	60
87	Computer User Support Specialists	$59,520	$38,440	130
88	Logging Equipment Operators	$59,500	$46,300	130
89	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,480	$39,200	100
90	Human Resources Specialists	$59,470	$38,620	160
91	Firefighters	$59,260	$39,520	110
92	Rehabilitation Counselors	$59,040	$49,870	60
93	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$59,040	$35,740	140
94	Other Business Operations Specialists	$58,090	$39,040	210
95	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,820	$40,070	130
96	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$57,800	$39,360	70
97	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$57,750	$48,710	50
98	Highway Maintenance Workers	$57,310	$56,970	60
99	Other Social Workers	$56,970	$38,940	50
100	Music Directors and Composers	$56,660	$46,430	30

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$129,580
2	Physician Assistants	$127,650
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,360
4	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$121,280
5	Human Resources Managers	$119,680
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$119,530
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,410
8	Sales Managers	$99,360
9	Software Developers	$98,870
10	Financial Managers	$98,310

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$135,870
2	Pharmacists	$132,550
3	Purchasing Managers	$115,150
4	Engineers, All Other	$112,440
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$111,090
6	Sales Managers	$106,310
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,340
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$105,050
9	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$103,170
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,280

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$136,000
2	Pharmacists	$134,570
3	Purchasing Managers	$114,510
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$112,910
5	Sales Managers	$107,240
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,700
7	Engineers, All Other	$99,500
8	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,720
9	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$98,560
10	Materials Engineers	$96,040

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