Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN, 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 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of $220,620. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $211,810.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 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 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$220,620	$67,150	180
2	General Pediatricians	$211,810	$132,630	330
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,750	$65,270	760
4	All Other Physicians	$202,660	$61,560	2,690
5	Neurologists	$195,840	$99,990	80
6	Chief Executives	$191,970	$79,190	1,010
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$176,510	$141,590	660
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$169,400	$68,880	200
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$167,960	$62,970	1,810
10	General Dentists	$160,650	$76,570	690
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,680	$96,260	2,620
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,150	$109,160	1,480
13	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,190	$53,340	320
14	Podiatrists	$137,040	$55,810	30
15	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$137,000	$88,220	120
16	Marketing Managers	$135,780	$75,020	1,820
17	Physicists	$132,930	$77,420	70
18	Financial Managers	$132,900	$80,280	5,980
19	Aerospace Engineers	$132,410	$81,890	1,040
20	Pharmacists	$132,390	$48,980	2,270
21	Optometrists	$130,780	$54,940	310
22	Purchasing Managers	$130,700	$81,080	520
23	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$127,170	$50,600	80
24	All Other Managers	$127,020	$70,330	2,040
25	Sales Managers	$126,150	$62,480	4,090
26	Computer Network Architects	$124,690	$74,840	1,040
27	Human Resources Managers	$123,590	$77,590	1,180
28	Public Relations Managers	$119,070	$65,870	260
29	Natural Sciences Managers	$117,850	$56,910	280
30	Nurse Practitioners	$117,730	$97,990	1,990
31	Lawyers	$115,030	$61,570	3,470
32	Database Architects	$113,750	$74,050	320
33	Other Psychologists	$111,140	$48,150	90
34	Transportation Inspectors	$109,640	$38,530	130
35	Physician Assistants	$109,360	$65,940	590
36	Veterinarians	$105,650	$49,350	570
37	Software Developers	$104,540	$65,360	9,070
38	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$104,390	$48,780	330
39	Computer Systems Analysts	$104,110	$63,950	4,860
40	Information Security Analysts	$103,990	$61,260	910
41	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,950	$61,080	2,000
42	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$102,940	$53,620	150
43	Industrial Production Managers	$102,350	$64,720	2,390
44	Training and Development Managers	$102,330	$72,440	180
45	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,290	$41,400	300
46	Economists	$102,250	$64,000	40
47	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$102,060	$40,330	50
48	Engineers, All Other	$101,420	$59,370	1,090
49	Electrical Engineers	$101,180	$65,020	1,220
50	School Psychologists	$100,800	$40,180	520
51	Environmental Engineers	$100,700	$58,240	200
52	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,680	$61,640	3,650
53	Data Scientists	$100,470	$53,110	1,070
54	Actuaries	$100,210	$63,400	340
55	Fundraising Managers	$99,870	$65,000	180
56	Physical Therapists	$99,570	$71,140	1,460
57	Mechanical Engineers	$99,130	$62,450	3,220
58	Commercial Pilots	$98,350	$57,230	420
59	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$97,780	$56,950	160
60	Occupational Therapists	$97,760	$70,070	940
61	Industrial Engineers	$97,150	$62,370	3,990
62	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,370	$48,370	1,250
63	Materials Scientists	$96,330	$68,000	70
64	Personal Financial Advisors	$96,100	$48,530	3,410
65	Database Administrators	$96,060	$49,510	390
66	Chemical Engineers	$95,490	$65,010	200
67	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$94,630	$50,910	1,010
68	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$94,070	$60,580	860
69	Facilities Managers	$93,970	$57,850	800
70	Materials Engineers	$93,340	$58,580	330
71	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,980	$58,260	3,550
72	Biomedical Engineers	$92,800	$63,880	100
73	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$92,790	$44,120	80
74	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$92,340	$54,860	1,490
75	Sales Engineers	$92,280	$56,440	480
76	Administrative Services Managers	$91,520	$54,880	1,680
77	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$90,850	$59,890	40
78	Statisticians	$90,460	$52,770	120
79	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$90,030	$65,040	50
80	General and Operations Managers	$89,840	$43,020	26,440
81	Construction Managers	$89,840	$54,000	2,020
82	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$88,350	$38,340	1,560
83	Other Physical Scientists	$88,090	$50,330	130
84	Computer Programmers	$87,670	$46,630	580
85	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$87,300	$59,230	740
86	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$86,650	$69,370	130
87	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$85,990	$54,340	1,190
88	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,150	$45,990	1,600
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$84,980	$37,790	80
90	Mining and Geological Engineers	$84,920	$63,590	40
91	Art Directors	$84,910	$51,260	210
92	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$84,730	$75,690	70
93	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$84,680	$51,000	80
94	Other Therapists	$84,670	$50,310	80
95	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,310	$58,570	1,190
96	Project Management Specialists	$84,210	$51,340	6,070
97	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$83,400	$63,730	200
98	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,050	$50,730	380
99	Postsecondary History Teachers	$82,910	$48,540	130
100	Management Analysts	$82,680	$50,590	4,700

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Neurologists	$195,840
2	All Other Physicians	$169,440
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,440
4	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$167,850
5	General Dentists	$166,140
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$134,350
7	Physicists	$133,050
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,010
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,450
10	General Pediatricians	$132,160

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$201,710
2	General Pediatricians	$174,510
3	Chief Executives	$168,440
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$167,680
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$166,120
6	Podiatrists	$157,590
7	Chiropractors	$147,170
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$141,310
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$139,500
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,990

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$202,470
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$166,150
3	Chief Executives	$165,370
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,490
5	Chiropractors	$155,630
6	Podiatrists	$150,570
7	General Pediatricians	$148,260
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$139,260
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,530
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,260

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