Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dayton, 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 Dayton, OH are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $214,790. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $199,090.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Dayton, 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 Dayton, OH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$214,790	$161,660	240
2	All Other Physicians	$199,090	$58,180	1,340
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$177,040	$153,540	250
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$172,910	$61,690	190
5	Chief Executives	$171,010	$73,360	220
6	General Dentists	$168,570	$57,560	220
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,460	$101,320	460
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,460	$86,350	820
9	Chemical Engineers	$130,400	$68,260	70
10	Pharmacists	$127,920	$42,780	980
11	Other Physical Scientists	$126,610	$75,650	120
12	Engineers, All Other	$125,490	$64,580	1,790
13	Physicists	$125,220	$81,040	210
14	Materials Engineers	$123,820	$68,800	280
15	Purchasing Managers	$122,760	$79,080	190
16	Optometrists	$122,690	$52,260	90
17	Sales Managers	$122,450	$58,540	890
18	Marketing Managers	$120,780	$74,650	350
19	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$119,230	$74,950	1,090
20	Other Psychologists	$118,310	$81,910	120
21	Financial Managers	$117,790	$71,760	1,320
22	All Other Managers	$116,880	$63,590	570
23	Aerospace Engineers	$116,130	$69,660	1,010
24	Database Architects	$112,660	$75,120	60
25	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$112,440	$65,820	50
26	Nurse Practitioners	$110,860	$97,310	860
27	Medical Dosimetrists	$110,590	$85,490	40
28	Public Relations Managers	$109,990	$62,230	60
29	Human Resources Managers	$109,320	$73,890	230
30	Physician Assistants	$109,130	$87,900	250
31	Natural Sciences Managers	$107,510	$56,550	40
32	Other Education Administrators	$107,140	$56,840	210
33	Other Biological Scientists	$106,890	$65,570	80
34	Other Specialists Dentists	$106,100	$58,780	40
35	Biomedical Engineers	$103,880	$70,110	30
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,320	$73,720	730
37	Information Security Analysts	$103,170	$55,990	390
38	School Psychologists	$102,650	$58,490	140
39	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$102,400	$38,590	120
40	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$102,010	$69,350	50
41	Veterinarians	$101,660	$41,070	220
42	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$101,030	$58,360	650
43	Software Developers	$100,960	$62,400	3,490
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,630	$63,250	1,050
45	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$100,600	$65,980	250
46	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,330	$63,580	1,380
47	Environmental Engineers	$99,220	$61,210	60
48	Computer Network Architects	$99,140	$64,340	330
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$98,960	$58,560	1,490
50	Industrial Production Managers	$98,280	$60,800	780
51	Other Financial Specialists	$98,280	$64,410	940
52	Operations Research Analysts	$98,050	$53,710	440
53	Electrical Engineers	$97,370	$68,920	580
54	Physical Therapists	$96,850	$74,590	600
55	Computer Hardware Engineers	$96,210	$47,630	160
56	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$93,870	$64,430	450
57	Occupational Therapists	$93,480	$64,290	410
58	Logisticians	$92,830	$56,470	1,320
59	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$92,580	$71,410	80
60	Construction Managers	$92,130	$58,190	580
61	Surgical Assistants	$90,170	$37,760	40
62	Training and Development Managers	$90,080	$63,840	30
63	Management Analysts	$90,080	$53,530	2,070
64	Other Business Operations Specialists	$90,080	$49,720	4,070
65	Administrative Services Managers	$90,010	$49,310	440
66	Database Administrators	$88,800	$46,650	100
67	Project Management Specialists	$88,620	$48,090	1,910
68	Civil Engineers	$88,110	$59,700	490
69	Personal Financial Advisors	$87,960	$44,900	420
70	Crane and Tower Operators	$87,530	$39,390	120
71	Industrial Engineers	$87,460	$60,710	1,610
72	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$86,380	$62,130	70
73	Facilities Managers	$86,170	$46,480	260
74	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$86,070	$58,010	150
75	Podiatrists	$85,650	$46,320	30
76	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$85,370	$40,800	170
77	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,990	$58,250	1,530
78	Lawyers	$84,950	$58,240	920
79	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$84,650	$41,810	320
80	Budget Analysts	$84,640	$58,360	160
81	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,120	$60,760	380
82	Statisticians	$83,610	$58,360	40
83	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$83,520	$56,470	150
84	General and Operations Managers	$83,420	$42,060	8,400
85	Art Directors	$83,200	$51,250	60
86	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$83,190	$80,420	30
87	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$83,070	$57,500	190
88	Sales Engineers	$82,560	$59,720	130
89	Mechanical Engineers	$82,420	$60,910	1,580
90	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,310	$50,560	350
91	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$81,910	$45,440	2,560
92	Fundraising Managers	$81,550	$54,420	70
93	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,170	$47,000	210
94	Urban and Regional Planners	$81,150	$52,160	80
95	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,130	$49,030	270
96	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$80,660	$64,110	100
97	Audiologists	$80,550	$60,840	40
98	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,410	$48,750	310
99	Labor Relations Specialists	$79,900	$35,500	270
100	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$78,990	$47,580	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dayton, OH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$206,990
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$204,080
3	All Other Physicians	$202,300
4	General Pediatricians	$195,550
5	Chief Executives	$190,390
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$172,910
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$165,920
8	Optometrists	$164,070
9	Pharmacists	$128,190
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,090

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dayton, OH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$187,130
2	General Dentists	$186,930
3	Chief Executives	$184,690
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$177,660
5	General Pediatricians	$177,040
6	Marketing Managers	$150,570
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,670
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,550
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$130,420
10	Pharmacists	$128,690

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dayton, OH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$182,110
2	Chief Executives	$181,200
3	General Pediatricians	$178,090
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$167,150
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$154,580
6	Marketing Managers	$143,470
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,680
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,260
9	Pharmacists	$126,250
10	Purchasing Managers	$116,130

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