Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bend, OR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Bend, 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 Bend, OR are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $148,980. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $143,740.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$148,980	$29,900	60
2	Pharmacists	$143,740	$104,450	140
3	Physician Assistants	$134,990	$101,310	160
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,940	$89,150	100
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$129,100	$78,320	180
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$128,750	$80,400	150
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$126,850	$95,220	80
8	Nurse Practitioners	$126,520	$102,170	100
9	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$123,880	$65,500	80
10	Urban and Regional Planners	$122,840	$73,570	80
11	Financial Managers	$121,640	$75,070	240
12	Sales Managers	$119,330	$51,740	290
13	Human Resources Managers	$118,240	$72,620	70
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,820	$63,730	250
15	Marketing Managers	$114,910	$58,830	230
16	Lawyers	$114,490	$63,890	220
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$109,370	$107,790	70
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$108,840	$104,850	60
19	Registered Nurses	$108,310	$83,680	1,970
20	Occupational Therapists	$108,230	$82,710	70
21	Information Security Analysts	$107,670	$60,850	30
22	School Psychologists	$105,330	$82,670	40
23	Software Developers	$103,870	$63,460	770
24	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,980	$70,200	90
25	Construction Managers	$100,280	$62,500	140
26	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$99,180	$81,620	70
27	Purchasing Managers	$98,740	$67,910	30
28	Veterinarians	$98,420	$60,330	100
29	Physical Therapists	$97,760	$77,640	180
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$96,810	$66,550	80
31	All Other Managers	$95,350	$51,470	210
32	Electrical Engineers	$93,080	$61,660	80
33	Engineers, All Other	$92,350	$54,490	80
34	Other Teachers and Instructors	$91,170	$35,190	110
35	Chiropractors	$88,910	$41,240	60
36	Civil Engineers	$88,650	$62,630	160
37	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,280	$57,710	60
38	Operations Research Analysts	$87,110	$45,760	40
39	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$87,110	$38,010	40
40	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$86,910	$66,170	130
41	Public Relations Managers	$86,740	$55,990	40
42	Administrative Services Managers	$86,630	$50,690	220
43	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$86,250	$66,770	230
44	Industrial Engineers	$85,880	$61,940	90
45	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,810	$66,230	190
46	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$85,640	$58,800	30
47	All Other Special Education Teachers	$84,950	$59,600	50
48	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$84,520	$54,280	250
49	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,990	$58,660	150
50	Management Analysts	$83,810	$59,010	190
51	Mechanical Engineers	$82,210	$59,750	130
52	Healthcare Social Workers	$81,850	$40,990	110
53	Chemical Engineers	$81,540	$80,050	110
54	Electricians	$81,450	$47,420	390
55	Facilities Managers	$81,180	$48,350	60
56	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$80,770	$45,810	80
57	Construction and Building Inspectors	$80,640	$64,460	70
58	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$79,580	$58,280	60
59	Project Management Specialists	$79,520	$47,700	740
60	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,440	$47,050	590
61	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,100	$50,170	460
62	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$78,860	$53,410	40
63	Industrial Production Managers	$78,580	$54,150	110
64	Computer Programmers	$78,130	$27,730	70
65	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$77,880	$39,470	120
66	Massage Therapists	$77,860	$30,170	90
67	General and Operations Managers	$77,790	$39,530	2,780
68	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$77,740	$49,330	60
69	Environmental Engineers	$77,690	$51,600	40
70	Radiologic Technologists	$77,280	$60,400	110
71	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$77,160	$66,020	50
72	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,060	$44,020	150
73	Chemists	$76,850	$61,700	60
74	Instructional Coordinators	$75,650	$39,660	40
75	Other Biological Scientists	$75,440	$60,200	50
76	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$75,350	$45,830	110
77	Property, Real Estate Managers	$75,210	$47,350	130
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	$74,980	$40,100	80
79	Conservation Scientists	$74,010	$46,220	50
80	Data Scientists	$73,850	$49,990	50
81	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$73,460	$51,120	90
82	Compliance Officers	$72,810	$52,000	150
83	Community Health Workers	$72,040	$39,690	120
84	Accountants and Auditors	$71,990	$48,890	550
85	Civil Engineering Technicians	$70,720	$49,240	50
86	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,450	$45,130	80
87	Credit Analysts	$69,950	$45,240	40
88	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,680	$40,510	250
89	Computer Network Support Specialists	$69,260	$45,820	70
90	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$69,260	$39,920	30
91	Surveyors	$68,840	$46,110	50
92	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$67,950	$44,970	60
93	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,900	$53,370	30
94	Cost Estimators	$67,620	$44,850	180
95	Loan Officers	$66,980	$31,010	240
96	Writers and Authors	$66,920	$45,500	50
97	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$66,550	$34,200	50
98	Surgical Technologists	$65,910	$47,000	50
99	Social and Community Service Managers	$65,680	$41,710	150
100	Logisticians	$65,110	$47,640	50

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$160,140
2	Pharmacists	$130,070
3	Physician Assistants	$128,190
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,500
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$126,240
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,550
7	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$123,270
8	Optometrists	$122,480
9	Nurse Practitioners	$121,040
10	Marketing Managers	$103,700

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$199,180
2	Pharmacists	$132,600
3	Personal Financial Advisors	$125,400
4	Marketing Managers	$121,100
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,130
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$119,830
7	Nurse Practitioners	$115,670
8	Physician Assistants	$115,660
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$114,040
10	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$110,070

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$196,460
2	Pharmacists	$129,080
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,050
4	Physician Assistants	$114,630
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$114,560
6	Nurse Practitioners	$114,110
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$108,100
8	Marketing Managers	$107,100
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$105,940
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,920

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