Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, 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 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $224,400. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $170,160.

All of the shown salary and employment information for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 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 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$224,400	$159,160	40
2	Chief Executives	$170,160	$89,190	70
3	General Dentists	$159,090	$37,960	90
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,410	$94,510	100
5	Pharmacists	$130,720	$94,250	200
6	Physician Assistants	$128,130	$96,630	40
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,040	$75,710	180
8	Sales Managers	$123,380	$57,850	300
9	Purchasing Managers	$119,660	$86,790	30
10	Nurse Practitioners	$109,950	$96,570	160
11	Financial Managers	$104,190	$62,200	520
12	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,140	$75,850	150
13	Industrial Production Managers	$100,370	$74,980	250
14	Human Resources Managers	$100,370	$63,860	120
15	All Other Managers	$100,190	$49,820	220
16	Software Developers	$100,120	$53,680	340
17	Physical Therapists	$100,050	$68,350	110
18	Computer Network Architects	$99,990	$73,480	50
19	Database Administrators	$99,710	$38,180	30
20	Lawyers	$99,690	$42,610	190
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,540	$59,880	330
22	Electrical Engineers	$95,450	$71,310	80
23	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$93,680	$62,270	280
24	Marketing Managers	$92,590	$46,490	240
25	Civil Engineers	$91,850	$61,670	210
26	Construction Managers	$91,530	$52,000	220
27	Veterinarians	$90,920	$53,120	60
28	Optometrists	$89,670	$53,050	30
29	Administrative Services Managers	$87,680	$47,000	110
30	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,110	$50,330	120
31	Occupational Therapists	$84,120	$65,590	90
32	Facilities Managers	$81,260	$48,990	70
33	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$80,500	$72,110	200
34	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$80,140	$39,990	440
35	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,590	$50,890	100
36	Industrial Engineers	$79,450	$62,870	390
37	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,720	$75,230	40
38	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$78,650	$52,110	70
39	Management Analysts	$78,230	$51,330	140
40	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$77,820	$65,070	50
41	Project Management Specialists	$77,790	$49,820	260
42	Mechanical Engineers	$77,280	$50,450	140
43	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,060	$63,090	60
44	General and Operations Managers	$76,700	$36,230	3,310
45	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,460	$56,430	150
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,200	$47,630	210
47	Financial Analysts	$74,070	$40,570	90
48	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$72,510	$44,600	80
49	Electricians	$71,820	$37,680	430
50	Dental Hygienists	$71,230	$56,510	290
51	Registered Nurses	$70,020	$51,750	2,690
52	Conservation Scientists	$68,410	$37,440	50
53	Civil Engineering Technicians	$67,680	$40,020	190
54	Loan Officers	$67,220	$43,820	300
55	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,560	$43,840	390
56	Computer Occupations, All Other	$66,210	$39,940	70
57	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$66,150	$52,060	60
58	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$65,160	$38,400	90
59	Cost Estimators	$65,060	$36,930	140
60	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$64,650	$37,260	70
61	Respiratory Therapists	$64,150	$52,760	120
62	Tool and Die Makers	$62,560	$33,810	140
63	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,450	$42,130	390
64	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$62,400	$49,270	40
65	Social and Community Service Managers	$62,280	$38,930	100
66	Speech-Language Pathologists	$62,280	$48,380	150
67	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$61,900	$33,910	70
68	Accountants and Auditors	$61,850	$40,950	690
69	Surveyors	$61,760	$45,870	40
70	Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,510	$44,750	140
71	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,310	$41,380	200
72	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$61,300	$32,710	1,180
73	Other Business Operations Specialists	$61,280	$29,100	470
74	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,000	$49,680	100
75	School Psychologists	$60,930	$45,160	60
76	Credit Analysts	$60,870	$31,600	70
77	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$60,720	$34,940	70
78	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$60,560	$44,420	80
79	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$60,300	$45,720	680
80	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,240	$35,350	610
81	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$60,210	$40,390	100
82	Instructional Coordinators	$60,010	$39,640	110
83	Logisticians	$59,910	$33,750	80
84	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$59,820	$38,920	80
85	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$59,790	$40,590	50
86	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,640	$43,180	1,110
87	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,580	$46,700	60
88	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$59,210	$36,690	280
89	Radiologic Technologists	$59,180	$40,130	160
90	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$58,980	$37,240	190
91	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,930	$37,610	490
92	Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,760	$46,740	40
93	Compliance Officers	$58,730	$30,940	100
94	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,600	$38,830	580
95	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$58,460	$32,370	140
96	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,150	$38,360	1,270
97	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$57,900	$37,290	170
98	Human Resources Specialists	$57,170	$36,830	360
99	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,120	$29,860	290
100	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$56,760	$35,440	330

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$153,490
2	Chief Executives	$135,790
3	Pharmacists	$125,270
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,820
5	Sales Managers	$122,250
6	Physician Assistants	$116,930
7	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$116,680
8	Purchasing Managers	$113,170
9	Nurse Practitioners	$101,870
10	Industrial Production Managers	$99,680

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$156,840
2	Pharmacists	$128,230
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$110,050
4	Physician Assistants	$108,530
5	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$106,550
6	Nurse Practitioners	$106,350
7	Chief Executives	$105,630
8	Sales Managers	$100,530
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$99,290
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,750

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$206,110
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$162,430
3	Chief Executives	$144,590
4	General Dentists	$141,960
5	Pharmacists	$130,400
6	Physician Assistants	$111,760
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$111,210
8	Nurse Practitioners	$106,820
9	Lawyers	$104,200
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$103,580

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