Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX are those of all other surgeons, with an average annual salary of $236,510. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $225,840.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Surgeons	$236,510	$67,710	520
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$225,840	$179,390	780
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$221,720	$99,330	5,540
4	All Other Physicians	$203,680	$64,230	5,200
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,620	$39,000	3,170
6	General Pediatricians	$200,520	$67,610	270
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,350	$100,320	5,380
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,900	$97,890	21,260
9	Lawyers	$155,900	$79,340	17,570
10	Podiatrists	$155,460	$92,220	140
11	Database Architects	$148,680	$98,050	2,750
12	Financial Managers	$148,480	$78,730	20,930
13	General Dentists	$141,920	$104,290	3,470
14	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,850	$84,160	600
15	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$137,940	$22,730	500
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,130	$70,260	670
17	Petroleum Engineers	$135,820	$87,650	1,420
18	Computer Network Architects	$134,790	$74,400	5,910
19	All Other Managers	$134,500	$80,970	14,480
20	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$132,480	$60,420	4,700
21	Pharmacists	$131,800	$97,390	6,620
22	Purchasing Managers	$130,810	$77,950	2,670
23	Marketing Managers	$129,630	$72,050	11,110
24	Chemical Engineers	$128,650	$80,210	370
25	Optometrists	$127,770	$61,700	740
26	Human Resources Managers	$127,110	$69,440	5,920
27	Information Security Analysts	$126,620	$78,170	6,430
28	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$126,300	$79,810	4,390
29	Other Physical Scientists	$125,880	$59,180	500
30	Physician Assistants	$125,700	$104,000	2,330
31	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$124,070	$61,280	140
32	Sales Managers	$123,600	$54,380	25,310
33	Software Developers	$122,990	$77,320	50,370
34	Nuclear Engineers	$122,480	$66,680	90
35	Nurse Practitioners	$122,030	$95,140	4,940
36	Commercial Pilots	$119,810	$58,790	2,060
37	Public Relations Managers	$119,680	$68,660	2,020
38	Mining and Geological Engineers	$119,680	$69,400	40
39	Industrial Production Managers	$119,390	$70,770	5,370
40	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,170	$35,980	1,290
41	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$116,020	$72,810	600
42	Physicists	$115,670	$23,680	110
43	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$115,440	$57,990	730
44	Aerospace Engineers	$115,110	$81,810	2,680
45	Sales Engineers	$114,950	$76,720	4,290
46	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$112,560	$76,600	480
47	Other Psychologists	$112,280	$49,940	190
48	Training and Development Managers	$111,940	$76,450	1,490
49	Actuaries	$110,050	$76,170	400
50	Genetic Counselors	$109,580	$83,800	30
51	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$108,630	$68,020	550
52	Database Administrators	$108,470	$63,360	2,640
53	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$108,410	$48,520	690
54	Engineers, All Other	$108,220	$75,700	2,810
55	Administrative Services Managers	$106,580	$66,050	4,990
56	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,860	$64,010	17,740
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,740	$64,290	14,280
58	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$105,090	$67,620	540
59	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$104,190	$74,490	1,560
60	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$104,180	$37,750	100
61	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$104,160	$38,180	280
62	Radiation Therapists	$104,100	$75,860	630
63	Veterinarians	$103,680	$76,310	1,500
64	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$103,460	$32,950	1,390
65	Data Scientists	$103,330	$57,450	5,040
66	Materials Engineers	$103,140	$80,700	1,170
67	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$102,420	$58,880	90
68	Physical Therapists	$102,210	$73,590	4,190
69	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$102,070	$73,510	140
70	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$101,750	$38,460	70
71	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$100,770	$50,190	270
72	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$100,250	$38,310	710
73	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,140	$57,980	7,130
74	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,110	$62,730	2,850
75	Facilities Managers	$100,090	$57,830	2,590
76	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$99,960	$57,090	1,170
77	Operations Research Analysts	$99,690	$52,130	5,640
78	Industrial Engineers	$99,670	$65,740	8,130
79	Fundraising Managers	$99,330	$64,950	640
80	Environmental Engineers	$99,260	$71,410	470
81	Mechanical Engineers	$98,940	$62,920	4,660
82	Management Analysts	$98,810	$62,830	16,210
83	Electrical Engineers	$98,330	$58,490	4,910
84	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,620	$58,920	8,270
85	Economists	$97,280	$59,180	160
86	Computer Programmers	$96,640	$50,190	3,500
87	Other Education Administrators	$96,480	$44,090	1,060
88	Project Management Specialists	$96,170	$50,030	30,550
89	Other Media and Communication Workers	$96,000	$23,230	260
90	Occupational Therapists	$95,880	$72,300	2,410
91	Construction Managers	$95,090	$61,960	10,510
92	General and Operations Managers	$93,090	$36,510	122,170
93	Food Scientists and Technologists	$92,970	$61,930	500
94	Transportation Inspectors	$91,280	$37,070	1,090
95	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$90,700	$76,810	110
96	Statisticians	$89,850	$60,030	280
97	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$88,690	$48,380	410
98	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$88,690	$63,130	320
99	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,250	$57,470	10,700
100	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$86,570	$44,520	70

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$164,060
2	Physicists	$164,060
3	Air Traffic Controllers	$162,120
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,460
5	Financial Managers	$151,440
6	Lawyers	$150,860
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$147,390
8	Petroleum Engineers	$135,130
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,630
10	Marketing Managers	$132,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,580
2	General Pediatricians	$199,220
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$173,530
4	Air Traffic Controllers	$160,050
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$154,190
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,450
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$150,460
8	Marketing Managers	$146,260
9	Financial Managers	$145,540
10	Sales Managers	$139,340

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$207,380
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,920
3	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$197,370
4	General Dentists	$168,410
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,630
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,620
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$148,480
8	Chemical Engineers	$142,960
9	Financial Managers	$141,180
10	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$137,410

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