Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, 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 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $237,480. The second highest-paying jobs are those of physicians, pathologist, with an average salary of $215,580.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 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 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$237,480	$146,780	530
2	Physicians, Pathologists	$215,580	$79,550	30
3	Chief Executives	$207,600	$78,000	880
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,260	$170,240	220
5	Other Specialists Dentists	$194,040	$61,940	40
6	Orthodontists	$186,120	$186,120	170
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$178,290	$165,520	590
8	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$167,960	$61,090	1,200
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$159,160	$98,220	480
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$158,600	$97,520	70
11	Psychiatrists	$151,810	$136,830	90
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$145,790	$97,880	2,500
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$144,580	$103,440	1,280
14	Pharmacists	$135,870	$48,830	2,820
15	Nurse Midwives	$134,620	$105,010	50
16	Financial Managers	$134,100	$76,640	5,840
17	General Dentists	$133,440	$81,620	960
18	Marketing Managers	$131,840	$76,640	1,430
19	Optometrists	$131,570	$86,670	250
20	Sales Managers	$131,400	$65,910	3,090
21	Public Relations Managers	$129,700	$67,580	190
22	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$128,280	$38,220	110
23	Podiatrists	$128,140	$60,770	100
24	Aerospace Engineers	$128,000	$77,810	560
25	Other Physical Scientists	$128,000	$90,230	60
26	Purchasing Managers	$127,640	$80,600	380
27	Human Resources Managers	$127,330	$80,300	920
28	Nurse Practitioners	$127,240	$106,420	1,930
29	Physicists	$125,200	$79,260	90
30	Computer Network Architects	$121,480	$73,530	960
31	Nuclear Engineers	$121,380	$94,340	80
32	Environmental Engineers	$118,680	$98,410	700
33	Database Architects	$118,040	$77,980	310
34	Training and Development Managers	$115,480	$75,510	110
35	Natural Sciences Managers	$114,910	$78,530	160
36	All Other Managers	$113,980	$74,320	1,700
37	Other Psychologists	$111,590	$48,280	90
38	Lawyers	$111,590	$62,450	5,460
39	Physician Assistants	$110,620	$85,080	610
40	Veterinarians	$106,270	$48,090	500
41	Software Developers	$105,090	$68,330	8,830
42	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,020	$64,780	3,470
43	Chemical Engineers	$105,020	$66,090	160
44	Engineers, All Other	$105,020	$48,920	1,060
45	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$103,340	$45,030	350
46	Economists	$103,280	$70,120	50
47	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,270	$61,440	1,880
48	Information Security Analysts	$103,200	$62,030	700
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,030	$63,960	4,680
50	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$101,890	$48,830	90
51	Actuaries	$101,820	$65,120	350
52	Industrial Production Managers	$101,650	$62,340	2,490
53	Financial Risk Specialists	$101,610	$61,260	370
54	Chiropractors	$101,520	$41,040	130
55	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$101,400	$67,850	40
56	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$101,370	$70,080	70
57	Physical Therapists	$101,220	$77,520	1,650
58	Occupational Therapists	$100,220	$63,080	1,040
59	Materials Scientists	$100,090	$73,670	30
60	Commercial Pilots	$100,000	$58,820	450
61	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,890	$75,730	750
62	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$98,490	$77,290	70
63	General and Operations Managers	$97,350	$41,600	23,860
64	Facilities Managers	$96,830	$58,340	930
65	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,620	$51,190	1,140
66	Transportation Inspectors	$96,620	$49,440	80
67	Data Scientists	$96,030	$50,860	800
68	Computer Hardware Engineers	$95,890	$44,870	110
69	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$95,630	$67,180	120
70	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$95,180	$64,540	560
71	Construction Managers	$95,070	$44,530	2,190
72	Electrical Engineers	$94,810	$63,060	1,160
73	Fundraising Managers	$94,740	$57,390	180
74	Database Administrators	$94,430	$47,940	410
75	Management Analysts	$93,550	$59,550	5,370
76	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$92,630	$51,410	1,520
77	Materials Engineers	$92,310	$67,610	220
78	Speech-Language Pathologists	$91,970	$52,200	1,390
79	Industrial Engineers	$91,690	$61,600	3,130
80	Emergency Management Directors	$90,820	$55,980	50
81	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$90,570	$51,430	1,080
82	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$89,400	$58,900	3,270
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$89,250	$43,040	1,060
84	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$88,610	$71,110	200
85	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$86,960	$80,890	40
86	Sales Engineers	$86,940	$61,610	430
87	Computer Programmers	$86,410	$38,430	730
88	Mechanical Engineers	$86,410	$61,340	3,000
89	Family Medicine Physicians	$85,750	$63,880	740
90	Biomedical Engineers	$85,540	$64,460	120
91	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$84,410	$64,100	320
92	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$84,120	$27,970	520
93	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$84,040	$38,840	50
94	Radiation Therapists	$83,920	$63,400	170
95	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,920	$50,830	400
96	Administrative Services Managers	$83,740	$45,600	1,440
97	Budget Analysts	$83,500	$60,840	150
98	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$83,230	$21,710	80
99	Web Developers	$83,030	$46,620	400
100	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,870	$56,780	1,000

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,910
2	General Dentists	$163,650
3	Air Traffic Controllers	$155,190
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,710
5	Physicists	$138,070
6	Pharmacists	$131,080
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,870
8	Podiatrists	$129,030
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$128,640
10	Financial Managers	$128,400

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,850
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,260
3	General Dentists	$201,110
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$197,380
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$158,230
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$156,100
7	Physicists	$143,790
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,060
9	Podiatrists	$139,940
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,760

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,890
2	General Dentists	$198,860
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$184,240
4	General Pediatricians	$180,910
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$172,480
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,270
7	Psychiatrists	$151,810
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$144,480
9	Physicists	$139,510
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,660

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