Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division is anesthesiologists with an average annual salary of $200,530. The second highest paying job is orthodontists (average salary $178,290). The salary and the employment information in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Anesthesiologists	$200,530	$57,470	530
2	Orthodontists	$178,290	$139,730	0
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,360	$98,210	2,870
4	All Other Managers	$131,940	$88,560	4,680
5	Human Resources Managers	$130,980	$81,130	2,010
6	Training and Development Managers	$126,620	$87,000	520
7	Purchasing Managers	$125,530	$69,990	0
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$122,240	$83,320	270
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$121,970	$73,190	210
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,620	$57,550	760
11	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,720	$64,100	4,630
12	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$98,390	$57,260	0
13	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$96,990	$54,420	0
14	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$96,730	$37,430	70
15	Social and Community Service Managers	$95,950	$44,600	550
16	Construction Managers	$95,070	$58,500	5,890
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,650	$61,510	2,370
18	Management Analysts	$87,980	$56,230	10,870
19	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$87,380	$62,870	4,550
20	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,940	$70,480	70
21	Emergency Management Directors	$80,260	$55,170	70
22	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$77,770	$51,470	110
23	Other Business Operations Specialists	$76,970	$42,930	19,580
24	Compliance Officers	$75,610	$45,530	5,140
25	Property, Real Estate Managers	$75,440	$51,130	2,900
26	Accountants and Auditors	$75,400	$48,760	32,880
27	Logisticians	$75,120	$48,920	3,420
28	Funeral Service Managers	$74,010	$35,790	60
29	Other Education Administrators	$72,300	$35,140	220
30	Cost Estimators	$71,690	$42,500	3,580
31	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$71,300	$37,510	9,190
32	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$71,190	$44,270	1,520
33	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$70,170	$53,580	40
34	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$69,200	$46,210	7,480
35	Training and Development Specialists	$68,640	$39,190	5,560
36	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$66,610	$40,800	5,830
37	All Other Special Education Teachers	$66,330	$19,270	110
38	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,550	$40,430	8,310
39	Human Resources Specialists	$64,150	$37,790	11,830
40	Political Scientists	$63,670	$17,240	40
41	Other Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	$63,640	$53,070	110
42	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$63,010	$29,460	1,290
43	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$61,860	$34,390	80
44	Food Service Managers	$58,210	$31,790	2,390
45	Judicial Law Clerks	$56,930	$37,860	80
46	Fundraisers	$56,860	$36,890	1,390
47	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$56,850	$38,320	810
48	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$56,720	$35,090	7,730
49	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$56,340	$38,920	2,450
50	Telephone Operators	$53,360	$30,220	0
51	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$52,950	$29,600	5,620
52	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$52,910	$33,770	1,910
53	Labor Relations Specialists	$51,950	$17,030	670
54	Soil and Plant Scientists	$49,060	$42,270	50
55	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,000	$30,540	110
56	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$43,810	$32,520	1,480
57	Costume Attendants	$42,630	$19,120	60
58	Lodging Managers	$42,440	$30,710	590
59	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$42,130	$30,790	380
60	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$42,120	$32,590	40
61	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$42,070	$25,820	40
62	Mechanical Door Repairers	$41,840	$27,030	260
63	Hearing Aid Specialists	$39,000	$27,170	60
64	Embalmers	$38,660	$32,430	0
65	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$38,510	$25,370	260
66	Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$38,210	$27,090	120
67	Carpet Installers	$37,850	$31,900	0
68	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	$37,810	$20,860	60
69	Sailors and Marine Oilers	$37,250	$18,450	0
70	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$35,930	$29,040	310
71	Motorcycle Mechanics	$35,660	$26,530	140
72	Other Woodworkers	$34,170	$20,950	530
73	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$32,930	$23,940	120
74	Tapers	$32,550	$25,480	0
75	Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations	$31,620	$21,430	0
76	Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$31,290	$22,510	0
77	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$30,710	$20,550	7,520
78	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$29,970	$19,050	5,130
79	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$29,860	$21,730	0
80	Stonemasons	$29,750	$23,250	700
81	Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	$29,720	$24,720	0
82	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$28,700	$20,550	180
83	All other assemblers and fabricators	$27,720	$19,040	14,300
84	Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$27,270	$20,710	400
85	Motion Picture Projectionists	$26,790	$16,870	90
86	Roofers Helpers	$25,450	$17,180	160
87	Barbers	$24,560	$17,770	1,350
88	Tour and Travel Guides	$23,710	$17,270	300
89	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$23,440	$18,990	230
90	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$23,290	$20,990	0
91	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$22,880	$20,120	0
92	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$21,830	$16,600	1,320
93	Other Artists and Related Workers	$21,280	$16,670	0
94	Shampooers	$18,200	$16,040	0

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