Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID, 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 Boise City-Nampa, ID are those of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineer, with an average annual salary of $227,690. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $210,450.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Boise City-Nampa, ID 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 Boise City-Nampa, ID in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$227,690	$94,370	260
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$210,450	$61,410	340
3	General Dentists	$165,990	$48,510	190
4	Database Architects	$135,650	$82,110	100
5	Pharmacists	$135,290	$64,730	700
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$132,390	$95,240	80
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,640	$85,000	440
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,320	$74,870	820
9	Sales Engineers	$125,460	$72,430	70
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,680	$62,730	1,080
11	Power Plant Operators	$122,300	$86,620	170
12	Physician Assistants	$121,450	$59,950	460
13	Nurse Practitioners	$116,710	$99,700	510
14	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$115,230	$79,350	30
15	Electrical Engineers	$110,790	$64,500	510
16	Veterinarians	$110,100	$61,220	190
17	Computer Hardware Engineers	$110,090	$50,680	70
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$109,180	$43,140	110
19	Transportation Inspectors	$108,520	$92,580	40
20	Human Resources Managers	$103,010	$73,120	310
21	Radiation Therapists	$102,700	$79,910	50
22	Financial Managers	$101,780	$56,660	1,300
23	Economists	$101,700	$71,320	30
24	Software Developers	$101,450	$56,140	2,980
25	Other Psychologists	$100,650	$26,290	40
26	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,160	$60,100	620
27	Purchasing Managers	$100,050	$55,770	180
28	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,970	$78,580	110
29	Administrative Services Managers	$98,610	$51,670	280
30	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$98,500	$80,120	70
31	Marketing Managers	$98,260	$44,140	430
32	Data Scientists	$97,890	$66,430	190
33	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,180	$59,800	210
34	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$95,630	$70,310	170
35	Lawyers	$95,470	$65,750	1,470
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$94,770	$52,970	350
37	All Other Managers	$94,370	$38,790	560
38	Sales Managers	$93,760	$45,390	1,230
39	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$93,290	$47,310	270
40	Environmental Engineers	$93,080	$59,160	50
41	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,000	$60,000	300
42	Public Relations Managers	$90,360	$65,740	130
43	Construction Managers	$89,980	$61,520	830
44	Other Physical Scientists	$89,940	$32,550	30
45	Training and Development Managers	$88,800	$64,460	70
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$88,630	$62,290	1,580
47	Industrial Production Managers	$87,790	$40,050	450
48	Personal Financial Advisors	$87,670	$38,480	290
49	Chief Executives	$87,330	$52,000	1,120
50	Physical Therapists	$87,300	$66,650	500
51	Computer Network Architects	$86,960	$77,520	300
52	Engineers, All Other	$85,130	$63,170	110
53	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$84,550	$46,890	90
54	Commercial Pilots	$84,380	$61,360	100
55	Art Directors	$84,250	$65,080	60
56	Information Security Analysts	$84,240	$55,000	430
57	Dental Hygienists	$83,910	$60,850	820
58	Labor Relations Specialists	$83,780	$18,600	70
59	Occupational Therapists	$83,240	$76,970	270
60	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,950	$57,300	220
61	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,740	$51,360	400
62	Actuaries	$82,190	$53,380	40
63	Optometrists	$82,180	$31,630	70
64	Financial Risk Specialists	$81,830	$56,570	110
65	Emergency Management Directors	$81,310	$52,980	40
66	Facilities Managers	$81,010	$42,990	150
67	Chiropractors	$80,950	$46,190	90
68	Registered Nurses	$80,030	$63,380	6,330
69	Industrial Engineers	$80,010	$66,760	940
70	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$79,520	$31,900	80
71	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,460	$51,690	220
72	Other Biological Scientists	$79,350	$44,720	110
73	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$79,000	$48,360	60
74	Credit Analysts	$78,750	$46,080	150
75	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,890	$50,120	700
76	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$77,580	$33,730	210
77	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$77,150	$38,010	100
78	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$77,080	$49,990	40
79	Crane and Tower Operators	$76,750	$64,980	40
80	Other Education Administrators	$76,580	$36,930	40
81	Mechanical Engineers	$76,330	$49,610	510
82	Civil Engineers	$76,090	$59,020	1,190
83	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$75,650	$51,320	120
84	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,500	$32,780	570
85	Financial Examiners	$75,110	$57,700	70
86	Management Analysts	$75,030	$47,840	1,570
87	Other Business Operations Specialists	$75,030	$43,790	1,470
88	Project Management Specialists	$74,970	$43,160	2,060
89	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$74,330	$41,870	310
90	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$73,780	$46,700	50
91	Hydrologists	$73,700	$54,720	90
92	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$73,510	$46,550	140
93	Speech-Language Pathologists	$73,440	$62,210	500
94	Web Developers	$73,380	$34,840	180
95	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$72,820	$48,140	90
96	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$72,750	$37,530	640
97	School Psychologists	$72,160	$39,410	120
98	Compliance Officers	$71,450	$37,030	890
99	Budget Analysts	$70,620	$54,150	130
100	Database Administrators	$70,140	$42,950	200

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$169,660
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,850
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,160
4	Database Architects	$131,910
5	Pharmacists	$129,250
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,470
7	Mining and Geological Engineers	$128,020
8	Physician Assistants	$127,240
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,010
10	General Dentists	$109,580

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$193,890
2	General Pediatricians	$179,410
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$151,470
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,460
5	Engineers, All Other	$125,130
6	Veterinarians	$124,710
7	Pharmacists	$124,280
8	Marketing Managers	$121,170
9	Nurse Practitioners	$120,230
10	Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$116,630

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boise City-Nampa, ID – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$160,390
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$150,540
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,480
4	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,480
5	Engineers, All Other	$125,440
6	Pharmacists	$123,210
7	Marketing Managers	$121,130
8	Nurse Practitioners	$116,220
9	Optometrists	$114,480
10	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$111,690

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