Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $238,460. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $226,730.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$238,460	$87,530	40
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$226,730	$126,260	620
3	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$212,710	$71,180	30
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$196,030	$175,120	420
5	Chief Executives	$179,610	$93,960	540
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,340	$102,060	540
7	General Dentists	$142,810	$79,800	230
8	Financial Managers	$141,120	$86,000	1,260
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,600	$96,690	690
10	Optometrists	$133,200	$84,560	80
11	Marketing Managers	$130,740	$76,840	390
12	All Other Managers	$130,630	$84,930	920
13	Pharmacists	$129,720	$94,260	920
14	Purchasing Managers	$127,870	$78,480	170
15	Human Resources Managers	$123,960	$80,500	310
16	Public Relations Managers	$123,220	$75,790	60
17	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$121,930	$61,970	30
18	Nurse Practitioners	$120,990	$98,970	470
19	Sales Managers	$117,210	$62,460	840
20	Fundraising Managers	$115,210	$67,910	60
21	Physician Assistants	$114,420	$74,570	490
22	Lawyers	$112,720	$49,750	840
23	Computer Network Architects	$111,250	$60,000	220
24	Natural Sciences Managers	$107,840	$62,310	180
25	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$107,480	$80,120	640
26	Construction Managers	$105,900	$71,680	200
27	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,670	$75,670	1,030
28	Veterinarians	$105,380	$78,460	210
29	Industrial Production Managers	$103,820	$67,200	540
30	Software Developers	$103,720	$62,130	1,340
31	Environmental Engineers	$103,230	$56,230	50
32	Chemical Engineers	$103,000	$77,960	190
33	Database Architects	$102,820	$39,620	150
34	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$102,600	$61,440	250
35	Training and Development Managers	$102,550	$72,490	50
36	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$101,970	$59,300	50
37	Funeral Home Managers	$101,960	$48,390	40
38	Electrical Engineers	$101,950	$65,970	480
39	Information Security Analysts	$101,900	$52,220	210
40	Food Scientists and Technologists	$101,490	$50,790	30
41	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$101,480	$63,670	190
42	Facilities Managers	$101,230	$67,910	260
43	Mechanical Engineers	$101,050	$63,480	1,510
44	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$100,500	$53,250	40
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,670	$66,000	410
46	Physical Therapists	$99,340	$75,610	560
47	Labor Relations Specialists	$99,230	$49,760	170
48	Power Plant Operators	$98,670	$64,740	90
49	General and Operations Managers	$98,440	$47,330	7,150
50	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$98,210	$46,370	290
51	Sales Engineers	$98,160	$47,510	190
52	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,920	$62,330	530
53	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$96,730	$63,150	130
54	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$95,430	$46,790	320
55	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,770	$69,620	290
56	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$92,920	$49,930	220
57	Occupational Therapists	$92,590	$66,090	380
58	Computer Systems Analysts	$92,480	$59,850	740
59	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$92,340	$51,850	40
60	Administrative Services Managers	$91,580	$42,000	440
61	Computer Occupations, All Other	$91,170	$44,600	680
62	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$89,270	$71,920	280
63	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$88,880	$51,130	270
64	Other Financial Specialists	$88,660	$49,980	180
65	Engineers, All Other	$87,860	$40,730	260
66	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$87,590	$65,840	180
67	Data Scientists	$86,950	$57,180	190
68	Industrial Engineers	$86,780	$61,190	910
69	Computer Programmers	$86,160	$50,970	230
70	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$86,030	$60,010	120
71	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$86,020	$63,550	120
72	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$85,680	$49,870	40
73	Financial Risk Specialists	$85,330	$65,680	50
74	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$84,410	$51,790	450
75	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,400	$61,040	420
76	Financial Analysts	$84,260	$59,860	400
77	Materials Engineers	$83,440	$58,710	60
78	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$83,430	$58,560	190
79	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,180	$75,340	50
80	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,140	$53,510	100
81	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$82,850	$48,620	90
82	Project Management Specialists	$82,580	$48,610	1,260
83	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$82,230	$57,620	100
84	Personal Financial Advisors	$82,110	$59,110	440
85	Postsecondary Social Work Teachers	$81,800	$48,340	50
86	Hearing Aid Specialists	$81,750	$42,030	40
87	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$81,630	$46,800	290
88	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$81,240	$51,940	60
89	Art Directors	$81,210	$49,290	70
90	Civil Engineers	$81,120	$56,830	580
91	Postsecondary History Teachers	$80,970	$48,120	60
92	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,940	$55,880	50
93	Management Analysts	$80,920	$51,700	600
94	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$80,720	$57,800	40
95	Logisticians	$80,500	$49,880	460
96	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,450	$62,110	440
97	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$80,120	$62,040	60
98	Loan Officers	$80,100	$43,470	400
99	Registered Nurses	$79,970	$64,740	9,270
100	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,840	$49,920	3,650

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
2	General Pediatricians	$155,180
3	General Dentists	$153,490
4	Optometrists	$136,510
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,560
6	Financial Managers	$131,000
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,220
8	Pharmacists	$129,160
9	Podiatrists	$128,350
10	Marketing Managers	$127,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$205,010
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,420
3	Psychiatrists	$194,450
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,720
5	General Pediatricians	$166,720
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$144,250
7	Lawyers	$142,890
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,130
9	Optometrists	$138,490
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$136,980

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,590
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$199,320
3	Psychiatrists	$199,010
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$160,840
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$144,840
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$143,150
7	Optometrists	$135,030
8	Sales Managers	$132,170
9	Financial Managers	$128,370
10	Pharmacists	$125,050

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