Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT, 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 Danbury, CT are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $230,320. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $208,880.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Danbury, CT 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 Danbury, CT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$230,320	$66,190	160
2	Chief Executives	$208,880	$80,490	40
3	General Dentists	$194,430	$63,180	80
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$146,420	$97,380	180
5	Marketing Managers	$145,080	$79,900	230
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,290	$99,260	150
7	Lawyers	$136,590	$75,340	200
8	Financial Managers	$135,230	$80,520	620
9	Physician Assistants	$134,990	$104,190	180
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,740	$81,440	370
11	Nurse Practitioners	$133,460	$102,920	80
12	Pharmacists	$133,330	$109,080	120
13	Human Resources Managers	$132,240	$78,000	160
14	Administrative Services Managers	$130,570	$70,260	100
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,810	$75,280	300
16	Veterinarians	$127,620	$100,110	50
17	Industrial Production Managers	$124,310	$77,270	210
18	Sales Managers	$123,120	$72,420	480
19	Computer Systems Analysts	$122,300	$71,920	220
20	All Other Managers	$122,070	$63,370	190
21	Other Financial Specialists	$117,500	$53,980	40
22	Purchasing Managers	$114,210	$72,810	80
23	Database Administrators	$113,480	$59,810	30
24	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$109,020	$78,550	40
25	Construction Managers	$108,630	$62,670	100
26	Chemists	$107,980	$53,850	70
27	Sales Engineers	$107,140	$79,740	60
28	Software Developers	$105,710	$65,630	470
29	Registered Nurses	$105,370	$77,580	1,540
30	General and Operations Managers	$103,810	$52,000	2,100
31	Computer Network Architects	$103,260	$90,140	40
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,090	$58,900	90
33	Speech-Language Pathologists	$102,940	$64,400	90
34	Physical Therapists	$102,630	$76,580	180
35	Electrical Engineers	$101,130	$51,230	110
36	Management Analysts	$100,290	$57,510	190
37	Occupational Therapists	$100,270	$71,190	100
38	School Psychologists	$99,520	$66,480	50
39	Engineers, All Other	$98,780	$63,260	50
40	Facilities Managers	$97,720	$73,310	90
41	Industrial Engineers	$96,620	$67,460	330
42	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,530	$58,340	50
43	Computer Network Support Specialists	$94,800	$69,680	40
44	Dental Hygienists	$91,260	$82,480	210
45	Civil Engineers	$89,060	$71,660	50
46	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,390	$64,310	40
47	Construction and Building Inspectors	$86,310	$76,570	30
48	Credit Analysts	$84,980	$48,050	40
49	Radiologic Technologists	$84,550	$62,940	90
50	Respiratory Therapists	$84,240	$64,620	70
51	Mechanical Engineers	$83,990	$58,520	120
52	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$83,480	$59,270	70
53	Personal Financial Advisors	$82,870	$48,630	50
54	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$82,680	$51,900	30
55	Healthcare Social Workers	$82,450	$61,720	60
56	Project Management Specialists	$82,410	$51,020	290
57	Other Business Operations Specialists	$82,060	$50,180	110
58	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$81,990	$36,680	30
59	Financial Analysts	$81,780	$51,810	150
60	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$81,220	$61,600	240
61	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$81,020	$65,600	80
62	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$80,700	$60,140	70
63	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$79,990	$49,130	30
64	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$79,360	$53,020	240
65	Web Developers	$79,020	$50,780	30
66	Compliance Officers	$78,520	$48,930	100
67	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,510	$58,370	480
68	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,380	$48,300	350
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,340	$50,670	340
70	Accountants and Auditors	$78,280	$50,420	510
71	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$77,930	$59,650	60
72	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,610	$49,460	110
73	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$77,470	$54,080	40
74	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,370	$48,470	740
75	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$77,260	$47,650	770
76	Surgical Technologists	$77,060	$63,440	80
77	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$76,570	$48,690	100
78	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$76,220	$51,380	90
79	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$76,140	$57,710	210
80	Loan Officers	$75,900	$46,530	140
81	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$75,210	$36,070	80
82	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$74,990	$33,120	30
83	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$74,860	$48,620	100
84	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$72,090	$52,700	180
85	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$71,900	$41,490	750
86	Logisticians	$71,450	$49,820	50
87	Food Service Managers	$70,920	$38,290	50
88	Editors	$70,720	$41,180	100
89	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$70,620	$35,910	290
90	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,240	$47,260	130
91	Cost Estimators	$69,990	$51,930	110
92	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,550	$45,810	520
93	Computer Programmers	$68,300	$68,300	130
94	Property, Real Estate Managers	$68,240	$38,730	140
95	Public Relations Specialists	$66,900	$48,950	70
96	Human Resources Specialists	$66,130	$40,240	320
97	Tool and Die Makers	$65,920	$38,460	50
98	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,890	$28,120	160
99	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,230	$41,200	270
100	Training and Development Specialists	$63,920	$31,990	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$204,940
2	General Dentists	$194,430
3	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$170,680
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$152,330
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$150,330
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,850
7	Marketing Managers	$131,770
8	Physician Assistants	$130,610
9	Lawyers	$130,190
10	Pharmacists	$129,420

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$199,990
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,070
3	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$143,890
4	Physician Assistants	$140,900
5	Pharmacists	$140,500
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,170
7	Construction Managers	$130,370
8	Nurse Practitioners	$125,060
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$124,970
10	Human Resources Managers	$123,570

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Danbury, CT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$181,510
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$170,660
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,950
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$144,520
5	Pharmacists	$144,350
6	Physician Assistants	$141,660
7	Sales Managers	$131,710
8	General and Operations Managers	$129,890
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,130
10	Marketing Managers	$123,140

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