Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME, 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 Bangor, ME are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $220,750. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $184,180.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Bangor, ME 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 Bangor, ME in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$220,750	$107,870	70
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,180	$135,730	50
3	General Dentists	$170,660	$61,210	70
4	Pharmacists	$137,300	$98,520	170
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,820	$88,290	100
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,230	$101,820	40
7	Physician Assistants	$127,330	$101,230	140
8	Financial Managers	$125,580	$79,230	210
9	Human Resources Managers	$123,980	$97,880	50
10	Marketing Managers	$119,670	$72,810	80
11	Nurse Practitioners	$118,570	$99,840	200
12	Veterinarians	$115,500	$74,060	50
13	Chief Executives	$113,560	$62,800	140
14	Software Developers	$113,120	$67,240	120
15	Personal Financial Advisors	$111,510	$41,480	50
16	All Other Managers	$105,390	$72,200	140
17	Construction Managers	$104,890	$67,310	120
18	Sales Managers	$103,600	$57,290	100
19	Electrical Engineers	$101,440	$63,970	80
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,290	$74,330	290
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,410	$71,340	130
22	Industrial Production Managers	$94,240	$56,580	40
23	Mechanical Engineers	$93,590	$61,650	50
24	Computer Network Architects	$92,010	$69,440	50
25	Administrative Services Managers	$90,860	$57,260	140
26	Facilities Managers	$86,030	$57,370	110
27	Industrial Engineers	$84,780	$74,070	40
28	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$84,330	$68,680	30
29	Registered Nurses	$83,750	$64,330	2,060
30	Physical Therapists	$83,520	$70,010	150
31	Data Scientists	$83,210	$63,770	40
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,200	$63,560	60
33	Computer Systems Analysts	$82,040	$54,690	290
34	General and Operations Managers	$81,690	$41,500	1,130
35	Lawyers	$81,500	$57,660	210
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,630	$59,030	90
37	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,100	$62,040	80
38	Natural Sciences Managers	$79,900	$49,860	30
39	Management Analysts	$79,630	$51,720	110
40	Dental Hygienists	$77,990	$63,530	130
41	Chiropractors	$77,090	$26,530	30
42	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$76,910	$49,640	110
43	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$76,170	$50,270	30
44	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$75,560	$51,100	60
45	Civil Engineers	$75,450	$58,490	140
46	Occupational Therapists	$75,400	$61,650	110
47	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$75,110	$59,160	30
48	Computer Programmers	$74,980	$43,660	50
49	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,150	$57,390	100
50	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$73,840	$43,720	50
51	Computer Occupations, All Other	$73,470	$43,470	50
52	Loan Officers	$72,780	$48,530	120
53	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$72,720	$52,540	50
54	Project Management Specialists	$71,580	$46,690	170
55	Financial Analysts	$69,740	$53,680	50
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$68,550	$46,720	270
57	Accountants and Auditors	$65,920	$49,930	530
58	Compliance Officers	$65,670	$47,020	120
59	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$65,580	$43,680	40
60	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$65,580	$48,710	60
61	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$65,510	$55,000	30
62	Food Service Managers	$65,220	$46,650	130
63	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$65,130	$43,110	50
64	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$64,830	$46,620	70
65	Cost Estimators	$64,720	$47,650	90
66	Training and Development Specialists	$64,620	$41,010	100
67	Radiologic Technologists	$64,380	$48,910	110
68	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,330	$46,220	80
69	Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,250	$41,320	80
70	Social and Community Service Managers	$63,840	$49,170	150
71	Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,420	$48,130	40
72	Instructional Coordinators	$63,420	$46,630	70
73	Healthcare Social Workers	$63,360	$49,040	70
74	Human Resources Specialists	$63,260	$45,700	190
75	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$63,210	$37,490	440
76	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$63,110	$40,910	80
77	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$62,880	$34,830	120
78	Operations Research Analysts	$62,760	$52,870	40
79	Other Business Operations Specialists	$62,480	$43,680	470
80	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,410	$40,930	360
81	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$62,410	$49,900	40
82	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$62,390	$44,450	110
83	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,130	$49,850	340
84	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$62,090	$49,220	50
85	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$62,000	$37,120	260
86	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,720	$42,280	160
87	Producers and Directors	$61,640	$35,570	70
88	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,460	$38,070	520
89	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,030	$40,400	150
90	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,010	$39,000	60
91	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,720	$41,090	90
92	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,590	$39,490	430
93	Other Financial Specialists	$60,320	$42,600	60
94	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,050	$40,480	90
95	Health Educators	$59,960	$37,220	40
96	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,350	$47,300	200
97	Fundraisers	$59,120	$37,700	70
98	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$59,010	$46,760	160
99	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,930	$38,270	100
100	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$57,890	$49,940	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,830
2	General Dentists	$165,320
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,260
4	Pharmacists	$130,070
5	Personal Financial Advisors	$129,500
6	Chief Executives	$125,770
7	Financial Managers	$121,140
8	Physician Assistants	$121,070
9	Nurse Practitioners	$121,070
10	Marketing Managers	$120,490

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$199,500
2	General Dentists	$154,240
3	Pharmacists	$136,810
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,410
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,980
6	Physician Assistants	$118,790
7	Human Resources Managers	$117,400
8	Computer Network Architects	$111,800
9	Nurse Practitioners	$107,910
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$107,400

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Bangor, ME – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$205,910
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$193,910
3	General Dentists	$166,860
4	Pharmacists	$137,980
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,250
6	Physician Assistants	$115,520
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,880
8	Optometrists	$107,180
9	Nurse Practitioners	$104,920
10	Human Resources Managers	$102,010

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