Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV, 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 Carson City, NV are those of pharmacists, with an average annual salary of $140,550. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse practitioners, with an average salary of $139,950.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Carson City, NV 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 Carson City, NV in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Pharmacists	$140,550	$42,450	60
2	Nurse Practitioners	$139,950	$106,790	80
3	Physician Assistants	$130,620	$49,400	30
4	Sales Managers	$129,780	$58,560	60
5	Other Business Operations Specialists	$121,390	$47,980	530
6	Lawyers	$107,240	$80,810	220
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,600	$69,620	120
8	Administrative Services Managers	$105,120	$61,820	130
9	Physical Therapists	$104,790	$85,190	50
10	Financial Managers	$104,440	$55,400	180
11	All Other Managers	$103,210	$50,490	290
12	Industrial Production Managers	$100,420	$56,900	40
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,030	$83,700	80
14	Construction Managers	$96,880	$66,670	80
15	Software Developers	$96,370	$76,830	70
16	Human Resources Managers	$96,140	$62,400	30
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$95,470	$83,140	50
18	Mechanical Engineers	$94,400	$62,470	50
19	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,080	$74,670	50
20	General and Operations Managers	$93,590	$42,120	860
21	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$93,080	$68,330	50
22	Industrial Engineers	$89,610	$62,430	30
23	Computer Systems Analysts	$86,330	$67,500	40
24	Registered Nurses	$84,500	$79,190	740
25	Social and Community Service Managers	$79,390	$50,440	40
26	Other Teachers and Instructors	$79,390	$18,740	50
27	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,140	$41,740	90
28	Marketing Managers	$77,660	$49,000	60
29	Project Management Specialists	$76,820	$50,080	130
30	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$76,220	$42,130	30
31	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,880	$52,240	60
32	Facilities Managers	$75,350	$53,390	30
33	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,880	$39,830	90
34	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$74,510	$48,960	40
35	Computer User Support Specialists	$72,590	$47,300	530
36	Civil Engineers	$72,590	$55,390	300
37	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$70,490	$51,080	40
38	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$69,800	$44,570	50
39	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$69,280	$51,080	100
40	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$69,230	$27,840	40
41	Accountants and Auditors	$66,370	$44,660	260
42	Loan Officers	$66,370	$26,030	50
43	Healthcare Social Workers	$66,370	$48,630	110
44	Management Analysts	$66,210	$53,020	460
45	Cost Estimators	$65,350	$45,760	40
46	Training and Development Specialists	$64,320	$36,150	70
47	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$64,150	$39,950	160
48	Public Relations Specialists	$64,110	$49,010	40
49	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,980	$35,390	70
50	Compliance Officers	$63,500	$44,970	200
51	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,500	$52,610	110
52	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$63,500	$53,390	100
53	Human Resources Specialists	$63,340	$44,660	190
54	Real Estate Sales Agents	$63,340	$33,890	50
55	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,190	$37,290	60
56	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,190	$42,130	140
57	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,090	$41,020	60
58	Community Health Workers	$63,000	$38,260	40
59	Carpenters	$62,510	$44,460	140
60	Firefighters	$62,500	$35,510	40
61	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,400	$31,000	70
62	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$61,840	$51,080	40
63	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,780	$45,700	60
64	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,780	$53,390	30
65	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,120	$41,030	60
66	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,000	$44,260	60
67	Chefs and Head Cooks	$59,240	$37,510	30
68	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,720	$35,710	50
69	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$58,610	$39,520	260
70	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$58,130	$37,440	40
71	Electricians	$58,020	$40,310	110
72	Property, Real Estate Managers	$56,430	$35,900	50
73	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$56,160	$36,980	50
74	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$55,740	$45,740	370
75	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,390	$24,520	190
76	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$53,460	$32,240	210
77	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$52,810	$39,350	70
78	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,800	$37,090	110
79	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$51,490	$31,960	70
80	Legal Secretaries	$51,080	$39,790	60
81	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$50,430	$30,100	220
82	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,300	$31,840	50
83	Procurement Clerks	$49,000	$41,410	30
84	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$48,960	$35,190	70
85	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$48,800	$28,200	90
86	Food Service Managers	$48,630	$30,870	70
87	Medical Records Specialists	$48,580	$39,090	50
88	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,380	$27,870	300
89	All Occupations	$47,940	$26,710	29,720
90	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,510	$36,290	80
91	Butchers and Meat Cutters	$47,160	$24,220	30
92	Civil Engineering Technicians	$47,010	$36,650	70
93	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$47,010	$33,860	50
94	Insurance Sales Agents	$46,990	$32,130	40
95	Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,660	$30,370	110
96	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$46,010	$38,030	30
97	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,800	$34,310	50
98	Construction Laborers	$45,200	$32,130	120
99	Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,060	$35,510	50
100	Machinists	$44,420	$29,620	100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$129,920
2	Nurse Practitioners	$129,480
3	Sales Managers	$119,680
4	Administrative Services Managers	$105,120
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$104,790
6	Lawyers	$104,580
7	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,880
8	Physical Therapists	$100,590
9	Dental Hygienists	$100,500
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$185,730
2	Pharmacists	$149,680
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,810
4	Chief Executives	$126,660
5	Nurse Practitioners	$125,150
6	Sales Managers	$124,990
7	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$114,210
8	General and Operations Managers	$108,180
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$106,240
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,930

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Carson City, NV – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$191,970
2	Chief Executives	$169,860
3	Pharmacists	$146,710
4	Sales Managers	$135,590
5	Nurse Practitioners	$123,230
6	Medical and Health Services Managers	$109,870
7	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$109,130
8	General and Operations Managers	$108,150
9	Financial Managers	$103,880
10	Lawyers	$100,770

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