Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, 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 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $232,680. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $220,860.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 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 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$232,680	$59,670	70
2	All Other Physicians	$220,860	$55,740	90
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$174,630	$76,560	200
4	General Dentists	$172,810	$106,620	80
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$162,520	$135,120	90
6	Financial Managers	$150,020	$80,500	370
7	Sales Managers	$143,370	$68,020	200
8	Chief Executives	$142,740	$45,260	110
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,940	$80,870	170
10	Human Resources Managers	$133,880	$84,740	80
11	Marketing Managers	$133,450	$51,130	130
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,030	$84,730	60
13	Purchasing Managers	$130,330	$85,630	40
14	Pharmacists	$128,490	$78,030	310
15	Nurse Practitioners	$121,310	$82,870	260
16	Physician Assistants	$119,220	$99,160	150
17	Industrial Production Managers	$110,120	$74,750	250
18	Urban and Regional Planners	$108,470	$60,010	100
19	Construction Managers	$107,220	$55,890	80
20	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$107,050	$79,950	150
21	Veterinarians	$105,740	$76,100	80
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,630	$64,700	280
23	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,960	$77,910	360
24	Software Developers	$104,770	$50,400	310
25	Animal Control Workers	$104,000	$37,420	120
26	Data Scientists	$102,930	$54,620	80
27	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,470	$63,420	70
28	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$101,150	$65,690	140
29	Administrative Services Managers	$100,500	$76,500	210
30	Lawyers	$99,300	$58,940	480
31	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,750	$64,300	60
32	Engineers, All Other	$98,430	$53,820	70
33	Producers and Directors	$97,930	$46,380	140
34	Legislators	$97,780	$31,050	490
35	Computer Network Architects	$96,430	$50,400	80
36	Facilities Managers	$94,880	$62,480	170
37	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$92,380	$51,950	150
38	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$89,810	$46,380	70
39	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$89,720	$67,460	190
40	Information Security Analysts	$87,540	$48,210	40
41	Other Education Administrators	$86,980	$48,010	30
42	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$85,720	$48,600	210
43	Labor Relations Specialists	$85,070	$45,490	50
44	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,920	$60,850	30
45	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$83,930	$69,560	260
46	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$83,570	$73,690	40
47	Computer Programmers	$83,200	$53,440	150
48	Electrical Engineers	$82,670	$55,560	70
49	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$82,660	$41,100	40
50	Mechanical Engineers	$82,570	$59,830	210
51	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$82,430	$51,400	290
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$82,340	$53,780	280
53	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,050	$61,820	150
54	Physical Therapists	$82,010	$66,030	240
55	Industrial Engineers	$81,800	$62,290	460
56	Project Management Specialists	$81,650	$53,370	540
57	Compliance Officers	$81,330	$46,080	410
58	Occupational Therapists	$81,160	$59,350	180
59	Management Analysts	$80,870	$50,510	200
60	Computer Systems Analysts	$79,880	$52,600	130
61	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,760	$46,940	30
62	Insurance Underwriters	$79,570	$44,170	250
63	General and Operations Managers	$79,560	$41,850	3,300
64	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$79,390	$36,590	170
65	Civil Engineers	$78,940	$50,950	200
66	Registered Nurses	$78,840	$60,060	2,700
67	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$78,730	$58,550	30
68	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,580	$63,910	100
69	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,230	$71,300	90
70	School Psychologists	$78,030	$60,960	140
71	Foresters	$77,640	$57,340	40
72	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$77,280	$50,990	70
73	Dental Hygienists	$77,020	$63,120	190
74	Social and Community Service Managers	$76,790	$52,230	270
75	Financial Analysts	$76,630	$54,180	80
76	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$76,420	$50,840	70
77	Personal Financial Advisors	$75,480	$48,730	50
78	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$75,390	$36,620	40
79	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,200	$49,560	230
80	Environmental Engineers	$74,590	$44,510	40
81	Respiratory Therapists	$73,890	$61,380	100
82	Accountants and Auditors	$73,530	$49,350	1,080
83	Other Social Workers	$73,170	$58,980	30
84	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$72,790	$52,400	190
85	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$72,670	$57,830	120
86	Film and Video Editors	$72,620	$43,740	40
87	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$72,210	$47,110	150
88	All Other Managers	$71,860	$35,640	120
89	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$71,130	$43,490	30
90	Fish and Game Wardens	$70,960	$56,740	40
91	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$70,830	$51,120	50
92	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$70,510	$37,370	580
93	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$69,720	$49,060	70
94	Logisticians	$69,310	$53,820	130
95	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$68,970	$47,120	520
96	Technical Writers	$68,700	$40,110	40
97	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$68,280	$42,870	50
98	Real Estate Sales Agents	$67,530	$46,990	70
99	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$66,640	$40,360	130
100	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$66,330	$49,030	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$165,900
2	General Dentists	$163,660
3	Marketing Managers	$151,730
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$151,410
5	Purchasing Managers	$150,720
6	Financial Managers	$131,200
7	Pharmacists	$127,650
8	Human Resources Managers	$127,250
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,140
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,140

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$168,120
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$152,940
3	Purchasing Managers	$149,650
4	General Dentists	$146,370
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,150
6	Human Resources Managers	$140,360
7	Sales Managers	$138,510
8	Financial Managers	$127,550
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,840
10	Pharmacists	$125,100

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$167,450
2	Marketing Managers	$162,060
3	Purchasing Managers	$153,120
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,120
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$149,650
6	Sales Managers	$147,620
7	General Dentists	$133,640
8	Human Resources Managers	$130,010
9	Pharmacists	$128,430
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,840

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