Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE, 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 Dover, DE are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $195,300. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $189,990.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Dover, DE 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 Dover, DE in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$195,300	$74,470	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$189,990	$134,400	50
3	Marketing Managers	$178,290	$80,680	30
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$170,440	$108,680	30
5	Financial Managers	$162,640	$102,450	150
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,690	$113,220	70
7	Sales Managers	$139,060	$72,960	80
8	All Other Managers	$134,010	$88,200	80
9	Pharmacists	$129,730	$91,710	130
10	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$129,100	$65,790	50
11	Industrial Production Managers	$126,970	$80,880	50
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,170	$86,460	90
13	Nurse Practitioners	$124,010	$96,080	90
14	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$119,980	$102,940	250
15	Administrative Services Managers	$119,730	$77,650	50
16	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$117,650	$71,740	100
17	Construction Managers	$117,580	$77,090	60
18	Lawyers	$113,170	$68,110	240
19	Physician Assistants	$111,010	$84,400	70
20	General and Operations Managers	$109,890	$61,680	570
21	Electrical Engineers	$106,130	$67,010	40
22	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$105,950	$61,000	70
23	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,520	$63,900	80
24	Software Developers	$102,110	$65,270	260
25	Labor Relations Specialists	$102,090	$47,790	90
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,240	$68,160	210
27	Human Resources Managers	$94,410	$71,470	70
28	Physical Therapists	$91,150	$61,140	120
29	Computer Systems Analysts	$90,780	$62,620	260
30	Natural Sciences Managers	$89,970	$77,720	40
31	Information Security Analysts	$89,730	$61,670	30
32	Speech-Language Pathologists	$89,440	$60,950	40
33	Civil Engineers	$87,390	$64,270	250
34	Loan Officers	$87,170	$54,640	90
35	Project Management Specialists	$86,370	$56,190	90
36	Environmental Engineers	$85,020	$64,000	40
37	Industrial Engineers	$82,810	$60,490	90
38	Veterinarians	$82,370	$73,610	80
39	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$81,990	$55,810	50
40	Dental Hygienists	$81,500	$76,460	140
41	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$81,440	$51,440	60
42	Operations Research Analysts	$81,400	$61,330	40
43	Logisticians	$80,380	$64,780	80
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,560	$37,620	40
45	Registered Nurses	$78,320	$58,100	1,630
46	Instructional Coordinators	$77,200	$47,680	190
47	Financial Analysts	$76,310	$58,230	30
48	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$75,930	$55,420	80
49	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$75,600	$61,600	80
50	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$75,490	$48,520	280
51	Mechanical Engineers	$75,410	$65,670	80
52	Budget Analysts	$73,740	$45,280	60
53	Food Service Managers	$73,170	$49,490	80
54	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,020	$48,470	310
55	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$72,630	$48,640	400
56	School Psychologists	$72,510	$59,480	50
57	Chemists	$72,040	$51,990	50
58	Occupational Therapists	$71,640	$56,380	60
59	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$71,340	$63,650	100
60	Other Business Operations Specialists	$69,740	$35,980	220
61	Computer Programmers	$69,040	$49,020	40
62	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$68,910	$50,520	70
63	Database Administrators	$67,450	$44,320	50
64	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$67,400	$42,370	150
65	Respiratory Therapists	$66,830	$50,290	40
66	Physical Therapist Assistants	$66,560	$30,580	50
67	Sheet Metal Workers	$66,210	$35,630	50
68	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,110	$46,980	210
69	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$65,210	$48,750	140
70	Other Legal Support Workers	$65,080	$51,490	70
71	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$64,050	$47,760	270
72	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$63,830	$40,150	300
73	Fundraisers	$63,820	$33,650	30
74	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$63,300	$49,380	190
75	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,230	$48,090	740
76	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,080	$46,070	330
77	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,670	$43,390	150
78	Accountants and Auditors	$62,470	$39,670	640
79	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$62,410	$37,070	120
80	Training and Development Specialists	$62,310	$46,860	170
81	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,760	$43,840	240
82	Computer User Support Specialists	$61,330	$36,850	200
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,170	$38,230	350
84	Social and Community Service Managers	$61,150	$48,750	150
85	Urban and Regional Planners	$60,150	$46,930	120
86	Postal Service Clerks	$59,760	$39,770	40
87	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$59,730	$50,050	30
88	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,190	$42,980	900
89	Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,160	$42,480	120
90	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$58,560	$44,370	50
91	Management Analysts	$58,300	$44,550	360
92	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,730	$26,000	120
93	Public Relations Specialists	$56,790	$31,630	140
94	Property, Real Estate Managers	$56,560	$40,260	80
95	Insurance Sales Agents	$56,170	$28,600	210
96	Human Resources Specialists	$56,040	$34,910	370
97	Carpenters	$55,290	$36,960	150
98	Cost Estimators	$55,000	$46,800	180
99	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$54,770	$45,380	60
100	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,480	$37,080	830

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Practitioners	$128,680
2	Pharmacists	$127,050
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,500
4	Sales Managers	$125,770
5	Construction Managers	$119,850
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$119,720
7	Industrial Production Managers	$119,400
8	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$119,190
9	Administrative Services Managers	$118,290
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,330

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$160,610
2	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$140,860
3	Pharmacists	$138,660
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,430
5	Sales Managers	$128,450
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,070
7	Veterinarians	$124,150
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$119,420
9	Industrial Production Managers	$118,760
10	Nurse Practitioners	$114,450

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Dover, DE – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Sales Managers	$148,200
2	Pharmacists	$141,180
3	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$134,530
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,900
5	Financial Managers	$129,650
6	Industrial Production Managers	$125,780
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,310
8	Veterinarians	$116,910
9	Physician Assistants	$115,610
10	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$109,990

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