Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI, 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 Duluth, MN-WI are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $219,970. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $203,080.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$219,970	$169,410	140
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,080	$149,220	160
3	General Dentists	$165,670	$65,500	80
4	Chief Executives	$139,730	$77,810	250
5	Pharmacists	$132,030	$101,070	400
6	Nurse Practitioners	$128,230	$104,490	310
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,740	$86,150	120
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,330	$80,760	130
9	Marketing Managers	$116,660	$68,990	100
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$113,240	$87,300	40
11	Financial Managers	$111,130	$73,640	420
12	Physician Assistants	$105,370	$104,260	160
13	Administrative Services Managers	$105,230	$71,170	160
14	All Other Managers	$102,630	$53,720	190
15	Sales Managers	$102,480	$56,420	230
16	Computer Hardware Engineers	$100,580	$78,540	40
17	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,310	$73,330	170
18	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,260	$67,380	120
19	Software Developers	$99,230	$70,610	560
20	Human Resources Managers	$98,890	$64,430	90
21	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,730	$63,830	120
22	Industrial Production Managers	$96,500	$60,740	130
23	Lawyers	$96,310	$62,220	310
24	Construction Managers	$95,740	$67,780	260
25	Veterinarians	$95,330	$59,580	70
26	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$95,200	$75,370	150
27	Electrical Engineers	$95,140	$67,020	160
28	Computer Network Architects	$94,590	$65,790	30
29	Information Security Analysts	$93,760	$58,510	30
30	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,530	$59,550	460
31	Project Management Specialists	$90,800	$58,610	380
32	Civil Engineers	$88,400	$59,970	230
33	Computer Programmers	$88,200	$64,450	50
34	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$87,470	$82,510	70
35	Power Plant Operators	$86,820	$56,750	50
36	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$86,260	$37,700	80
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,680	$60,390	70
38	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,640	$60,750	120
39	Mechanical Insulation Workers	$84,040	$49,920	80
40	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,910	$63,240	320
41	Facilities Managers	$83,460	$56,090	130
42	Financial Examiners	$83,210	$61,550	40
43	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,050	$53,560	580
44	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$82,980	$61,120	30
45	Mining and Geological Engineers	$82,660	$82,200	40
46	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$82,610	$61,010	130
47	Computer Occupations, All Other	$82,120	$43,880	130
48	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$81,760	$65,980	70
49	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,410	$58,550	130
50	Industrial Engineers	$81,320	$58,620	340
51	Personal Financial Advisors	$80,780	$44,220	180
52	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$80,760	$47,200	360
53	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$80,700	$56,570	90
54	Financial Analysts	$80,620	$50,240	120
55	Database Administrators	$80,600	$49,840	40
56	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,500	$40,370	70
57	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$80,380	$58,760	60
58	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,190	$65,620	70
59	Physical Therapists	$79,640	$74,640	250
60	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$79,410	$57,750	160
61	Environmental Engineers	$79,210	$66,470	40
62	Mechanical Engineers	$78,390	$60,690	230
63	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$78,390	$48,600	50
64	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$78,220	$60,650	40
65	Management Analysts	$77,980	$60,000	240
66	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,980	$53,020	150
67	Other Education Administrators	$77,640	$44,000	30
68	General and Operations Managers	$77,610	$37,690	2,710
69	Postsecondary History Teachers	$77,430	$60,360	30
70	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,230	$46,040	90
71	Dental Hygienists	$77,100	$65,220	200
72	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$76,970	$60,180	50
73	Speech-Language Pathologists	$76,970	$61,690	140
74	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$76,850	$57,010	40
75	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$76,800	$44,440	80
76	Urban and Regional Planners	$76,730	$61,060	60
77	Occupational Therapists	$76,490	$59,550	190
78	Registered Nurses	$75,970	$61,020	4,130
79	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$74,930	$37,850	50
80	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$74,730	$51,630	70
81	Respiratory Therapists	$74,260	$59,490	100
82	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$73,920	$51,630	70
83	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,730	$46,340	480
84	Electricians	$72,970	$45,080	610
85	School Psychologists	$72,820	$59,040	60
86	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$72,430	$50,790	160
87	Surveyors	$72,350	$47,910	40
88	Labor Relations Specialists	$71,840	$21,490	220
89	Logisticians	$71,450	$54,100	60
90	Chemists	$71,340	$47,910	40
91	Roofers	$71,100	$37,740	110
92	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$70,820	$62,170	30
93	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$70,710	$62,090	150
94	Conservation Scientists	$70,640	$52,110	50
95	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$70,410	$46,300	90
96	Web Developers	$70,350	$45,900	60
97	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$69,910	$60,720	40
98	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$69,910	$43,060	120
99	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$69,720	$40,650	60
100	Marriage and Family Therapists	$69,510	$44,170	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$155,320
2	Chief Executives	$151,560
3	Marketing Managers	$129,770
4	Pharmacists	$127,240
5	Nurse Practitioners	$127,240
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,720
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,230
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$116,130
9	Financial Managers	$102,580
10	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,470

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$137,340
2	Chief Executives	$136,480
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,750
4	Nurse Practitioners	$119,600
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$117,260
6	Physician Assistants	$117,010
7	Marketing Managers	$116,760
8	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$109,050
9	Purchasing Managers	$106,220
10	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$106,070

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Duluth, MN-WI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$203,080
2	General Dentists	$161,520
3	Pharmacists	$142,050
4	Chief Executives	$130,940
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$125,320
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$117,400
7	Nurse Practitioners	$115,730
8	Physician Assistants	$115,590
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$108,560
10	Purchasing Managers	$107,610

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