Top 100 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD, 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 California-Lexington Park, MD are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $237,000. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $214,960.

All of the shown salary and employment information for California-Lexington Park, MD 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 California-Lexington Park, MD in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$237,000	$217,400	40
2	Chief Executives	$214,960	$93,490	80
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,200	$116,150	140
4	Commercial Pilots	$160,080	$101,110	120
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,050	$84,020	170
6	Engineers, All Other	$153,090	$38,390	780
7	General Dentists	$149,990	$100,550	50
8	Marketing Managers	$149,760	$78,050	40
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$139,300	$75,860	440
10	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$138,860	$94,810	660
11	All Other Managers	$138,840	$80,560	270
12	Financial Managers	$137,270	$82,220	140
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$135,350	$80,150	110
14	Purchasing Managers	$134,640	$85,780	40
15	Lawyers	$130,440	$81,360	130
16	Computer Network Architects	$129,780	$83,470	180
17	Pharmacists	$128,440	$78,350	60
18	Aerospace Engineers	$126,420	$78,290	1,080
19	Other Business Operations Specialists	$126,310	$65,820	1,910
20	Software Developers	$125,620	$83,290	720
21	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$124,610	$75,190	60
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$123,240	$80,690	110
23	Industrial Engineers	$122,410	$74,940	150
24	Sales Managers	$122,300	$55,390	90
25	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$121,080	$81,620	340
26	Management Analysts	$120,590	$74,320	1,150
27	Logisticians	$119,410	$74,940	1,210
28	Other Financial Specialists	$117,500	$64,000	710
29	Computer Occupations, All Other	$117,500	$80,960	980
30	Human Resources Managers	$116,080	$91,420	60
31	Operations Research Analysts	$115,890	$74,940	430
32	Materials Engineers	$113,820	$80,370	80
33	Computer Hardware Engineers	$113,420	$76,790	210
34	Nurse Practitioners	$110,670	$66,710	50
35	Electrical Engineers	$109,720	$77,810	360
36	Database Administrators	$108,550	$74,390	60
37	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$108,540	$64,270	270
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$107,810	$85,360	130
39	Information Security Analysts	$106,050	$62,850	190
40	Mechanical Engineers	$105,290	$70,470	690
41	Physicists	$104,870	$73,260	50
42	Other Engineering Technicians	$104,790	$80,120	250
43	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,480	$60,460	40
44	Data Scientists	$101,760	$67,120	50
45	Project Management Specialists	$101,640	$62,840	730
46	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$99,640	$50,070	340
47	Financial Analysts	$98,920	$70,040	70
48	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$98,800	$59,820	740
49	Compliance Officers	$98,020	$49,900	80
50	Budget Analysts	$97,780	$65,770	40
51	Instructional Coordinators	$97,070	$61,110	70
52	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$96,510	$47,130	60
53	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$96,260	$73,530	320
54	Administrative Services Managers	$95,070	$59,670	50
55	General and Operations Managers	$94,700	$42,950	1,020
56	Physical Therapists	$94,380	$78,080	50
57	Construction Managers	$94,030	$61,390	50
58	Dental Hygienists	$93,940	$60,200	80
59	Speech-Language Pathologists	$90,910	$50,200	40
60	Financial Risk Specialists	$90,590	$63,450	50
61	Technical Writers	$88,300	$68,840	100
62	Computer Programmers	$88,090	$67,720	100
63	Computer Systems Analysts	$88,070	$64,550	640
64	Occupational Therapists	$87,570	$63,320	30
65	Sheet Metal Workers	$86,500	$67,790	60
66	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$85,640	$40,790	60
67	Avionics Technicians	$83,540	$79,080	140
68	Computer Network Support Specialists	$83,040	$53,100	120
69	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,800	$74,940	40
70	Cost Estimators	$82,300	$39,890	90
71	Facilities Managers	$81,430	$65,570	40
72	Accountants and Auditors	$80,700	$48,090	260
73	Radiologic Technologists	$80,480	$56,390	50
74	Civil Engineers	$80,140	$55,580	160
75	Registered Nurses	$79,750	$63,630	520
76	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$79,460	$64,280	30
77	Human Resources Specialists	$79,160	$49,440	250
78	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$78,190	$46,640	70
79	Public Relations Specialists	$78,180	$40,920	50
80	Social and Community Service Managers	$76,780	$53,220	30
81	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,770	$50,460	170
82	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$76,230	$51,490	30
83	Training and Development Specialists	$75,970	$32,760	110
84	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,930	$43,230	30
85	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$73,880	$47,490	630
86	Graphic Designers	$70,110	$37,250	40
87	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$69,950	$45,700	30
88	Food Service Managers	$69,820	$54,310	40
89	Order Clerks	$69,210	$64,890	30
90	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$67,360	$48,410	90
91	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$66,420	$37,430	60
92	All Occupations	$65,880	$28,660	47,070
93	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$65,660	$43,070	170
94	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$65,370	$43,160	50
95	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,220	$49,260	150
96	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$64,110	$49,510	110
97	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,610	$35,590	240
98	Mechanical Drafters	$63,450	$48,320	40
99	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$62,690	$28,060	40
100	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$62,570	$49,600	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Commercial Pilots	$162,930
2	Chief Executives	$162,700
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,150
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$154,710
5	Marketing Managers	$151,960
6	Sales Managers	$148,320
7	Engineers, All Other	$148,050
8	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$134,780
9	Financial Managers	$130,630
10	General Dentists	$129,960

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$194,300
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,600
3	Chief Executives	$157,570
4	Engineers, All Other	$153,200
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,240
6	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$133,460
7	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$130,780
8	Materials Engineers	$130,100
9	General and Operations Managers	$130,050
10	Aerospace Engineers	$125,790

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in California-Lexington Park, MD – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,910
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,580
3	Engineers, All Other	$147,380
4	Materials Engineers	$136,000
5	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,260
6	Sales Managers	$128,900
7	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$126,060
8	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$126,060
9	Management Occupations	$122,880
10	General Dentists	$122,650

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