Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $229,840. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $211,110.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$229,840	$115,010	660
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,110	$104,360	40
3	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$179,690	$51,060	640
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,110	$153,390	160
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,230	$101,020	200
6	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$129,060	$63,550	170
7	General Dentists	$128,950	$61,200	190
8	Nuclear Engineers	$127,240	$81,850	70
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,640	$79,340	240
10	Chief Executives	$124,650	$33,340	340
11	Pharmacists	$122,020	$77,120	620
12	Marketing Managers	$114,520	$69,190	170
13	Purchasing Managers	$113,530	$67,830	90
14	Engineers, All Other	$110,080	$67,670	270
15	Human Resources Managers	$109,700	$62,350	170
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,320	$63,500	730
17	Software Developers	$109,210	$59,150	520
18	Nuclear Technicians	$108,950	$62,820	160
19	Financial Managers	$108,630	$60,910	540
20	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,950	$68,710	30
21	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$26,290	40
22	Computer Network Architects	$106,420	$72,430	100
23	Optometrists	$106,100	$48,670	60
24	Industrial Production Managers	$105,450	$64,290	290
25	Nurse Practitioners	$104,850	$89,980	440
26	Sales Managers	$104,280	$63,970	450
27	Electrical Engineers	$103,970	$75,740	660
28	Civil Engineers	$103,050	$66,370	1,460
29	Other Education Administrators	$100,650	$46,110	100
30	Lawyers	$100,050	$58,180	470
31	Information Security Analysts	$99,400	$67,080	220
32	Environmental Engineers	$98,680	$48,900	50
33	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$98,610	$64,240	410
34	Veterinarians	$98,430	$47,070	100
35	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$97,980	$52,690	70
36	Database Architects	$97,950	$63,120	30
37	Training and Development Managers	$96,990	$54,600	40
38	Construction Managers	$96,350	$60,130	570
39	Project Management Specialists	$95,880	$45,840	700
40	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,020	$49,820	220
41	Physical Therapists	$94,470	$67,750	390
42	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$94,440	$48,440	60
43	Sales Engineers	$92,710	$67,030	40
44	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$91,890	$50,880	50
45	Industrial Engineers	$91,710	$62,430	580
46	Facilities Managers	$91,250	$49,560	140
47	Technical Writers	$90,480	$64,850	90
48	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$89,580	$19,160	30
49	All Other Managers	$88,200	$52,100	1,010
50	Power Plant Operators	$87,470	$43,270	60
51	Computer Occupations, All Other	$87,300	$51,980	820
52	Occupational Therapists	$84,640	$62,400	250
53	Administrative Services Managers	$84,460	$52,670	470
54	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$83,720	$47,470	320
55	Management Analysts	$83,180	$49,210	790
56	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$81,990	$23,230	100
57	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$81,640	$18,910	60
58	Personal Financial Advisors	$81,380	$42,830	160
59	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$81,260	$38,220	1,130
60	Materials Engineers	$81,190	$80,690	120
61	General and Operations Managers	$81,060	$40,020	4,520
62	School Psychologists	$80,580	$55,960	60
63	Data Scientists	$79,990	$48,640	90
64	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$79,420	$44,780	30
65	Other Social Workers	$79,350	$36,350	150
66	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$79,260	$31,210	160
67	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,440	$48,980	420
68	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$78,330	$38,540	160
69	Mechanical Engineers	$78,310	$50,880	520
70	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,300	$49,890	250
71	Budget Analysts	$78,120	$53,950	120
72	Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,790	$57,190	230
73	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$76,670	$35,630	90
74	Computer Programmers	$76,610	$45,540	80
75	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$75,030	$64,830	80
76	Interpreters and Translators	$74,900	$66,710	130
77	Respiratory Therapists	$74,820	$51,260	300
78	Registered Nurses	$74,780	$58,370	7,080
79	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$74,410	$56,380	40
80	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$74,400	$42,370	130
81	Financial Analysts	$73,570	$51,850	130
82	Database Administrators	$73,440	$38,540	70
83	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,820	$43,280	110
84	Crane and Tower Operators	$72,060	$36,910	40
85	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$72,040	$42,750	70
86	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$71,740	$49,960	70
87	Electricians	$71,210	$37,780	1,440
88	Logisticians	$70,620	$46,260	370
89	Operations Research Analysts	$70,350	$41,550	80
90	Chemical Technicians	$69,430	$35,810	90
91	Instructional Coordinators	$68,410	$40,110	350
92	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$67,440	$44,120	240
93	Chiropractors	$66,930	$45,020	50
94	Dental Hygienists	$66,560	$47,420	370
95	Accountants and Auditors	$66,440	$40,930	1,520
96	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,340	$38,240	1,200
97	Physician Assistants	$66,150	$66,150	790
98	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,950	$36,750	180
99	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,820	$42,170	1,660
100	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$65,800	$43,330	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$172,130
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,690
3	General Pediatricians	$160,260
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$141,110
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,100
6	Nuclear Engineers	$127,240
7	Pharmacists	$126,280
8	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$125,930
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,390
10	Chief Executives	$120,140

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$181,500
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$176,130
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$144,870
4	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$137,490
5	Training and Development Managers	$133,330
6	Pharmacists	$131,210
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,370
8	Engineers, All Other	$121,820
9	Insurance Underwriters	$118,810
10	Chief Executives	$118,660

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$182,250
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$174,820
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$159,330
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,070
5	General Dentists	$137,060
6	Pharmacists	$128,050
7	Engineers, All Other	$120,290
8	Chief Executives	$120,050
9	Optometrists	$117,300
10	Training and Development Managers	$116,090

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