Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah 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 Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $210,000. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $197,570.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Eastern Utah 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 Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$210,000	$96,800	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,570	$147,390	50
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$167,820	$86,380	30
4	Pharmacists	$135,080	$111,660	120
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,100	$86,320	50
6	General Dentists	$127,960	$80,350	80
7	Commercial Pilots	$116,860	$46,960	40
8	Chief Executives	$116,790	$38,460	170
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$116,650	$81,470	100
10	Environmental Engineers	$111,180	$69,590	30
11	Nurse Practitioners	$109,930	$66,700	80
12	Physician Assistants	$109,510	$82,420	60
13	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$108,100	$79,480	30
14	Industrial Production Managers	$106,920	$65,170	60
15	Human Resources Managers	$106,300	$65,000	40
16	Electrical Engineers	$105,370	$75,200	60
17	Sales Managers	$105,060	$65,000	140
18	Software Developers	$104,020	$31,370	240
19	Veterinarians	$103,460	$62,010	40
20	Lawyers	$102,310	$62,380	150
21	Marketing Managers	$101,100	$58,900	190
22	Data Scientists	$100,400	$62,720	110
23	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,600	$66,980	210
24	Power Plant Operators	$95,310	$69,820	150
25	Financial Managers	$94,270	$52,000	270
26	Industrial Engineers	$92,910	$62,260	30
27	Mechanical Engineers	$90,980	$42,030	40
28	Other Business Operations Specialists	$87,190	$42,930	330
29	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$87,180	$53,500	50
30	Construction Managers	$86,920	$54,080	210
31	Project Management Specialists	$86,740	$47,470	390
32	Medical and Health Services Managers	$84,570	$44,410	190
33	Civil Engineers	$83,870	$62,780	130
34	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,440	$52,460	40
35	Other Engineering Technicians	$82,040	$46,950	60
36	Natural Sciences Managers	$81,990	$58,000	40
37	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$81,050	$62,580	30
38	All Other Managers	$79,980	$33,020	150
39	Physical Therapists	$79,350	$29,990	120
40	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$79,210	$69,630	90
41	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$79,140	$40,130	40
42	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$78,290	$54,350	40
43	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,210	$52,110	60
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$78,060	$63,360	100
45	Mining and Geological Engineers	$77,890	$44,440	70
46	Computer Programmers	$77,030	$48,460	50
47	Lodging Managers	$76,680	$40,000	80
48	Computer Occupations, All Other	$75,960	$37,750	120
49	Logisticians	$75,380	$50,030	80
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$74,980	$54,330	60
51	Dental Hygienists	$74,940	$41,600	180
52	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$73,840	$48,360	500
53	Other Biological Scientists	$72,820	$38,520	50
54	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,820	$53,510	170
55	General and Operations Managers	$71,960	$31,030	3,900
56	Facilities Managers	$71,750	$43,870	70
57	Crane and Tower Operators	$70,470	$70,460	40
58	Speech-Language Pathologists	$70,430	$44,810	70
59	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$68,460	$48,120	890
60	Registered Nurses	$67,360	$51,430	980
61	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,030	$29,780	30
62	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$67,030	$50,100	350
63	Computer Network Support Specialists	$66,840	$54,670	40
64	School Psychologists	$66,450	$64,600	30
65	Administrative Services Managers	$65,420	$37,440	50
66	Financial Analysts	$65,310	$37,850	40
67	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	$64,740	$49,850	330
68	Healthcare Social Workers	$64,660	$32,020	60
69	Respiratory Therapists	$64,610	$50,310	50
70	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,410	$47,670	770
71	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$64,280	$33,430	110
72	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$64,130	$49,290	110
73	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,900	$36,440	240
74	Radiologic Technologists	$63,550	$48,130	90
75	Compliance Officers	$63,400	$37,810	90
76	Surveyors	$63,020	$35,120	80
77	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$62,690	$40,000	30
78	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$62,550	$45,820	80
79	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$62,420	$31,200	120
80	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$62,400	$45,950	70
81	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,250	$37,070	260
82	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,120	$37,140	150
83	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,090	$44,810	90
84	Roof Bolters, Mining	$61,930	$61,340	50
85	Instructional Coordinators	$61,810	$38,830	80
86	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$61,350	$35,280	180
87	Food Service Managers	$61,190	$37,410	180
88	Cost Estimators	$61,070	$38,690	130
89	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,000	$47,730	330
90	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$60,790	$48,360	50
91	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$60,470	$41,250	90
92	Computer User Support Specialists	$60,390	$33,920	220
93	Urban and Regional Planners	$60,390	$41,290	60
94	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$60,390	$35,680	50
95	Machinists	$60,280	$38,820	100
96	Accountants and Auditors	$60,060	$27,570	540
97	Management Analysts	$59,990	$29,900	190
98	Real Estate Sales Agents	$59,990	$29,640	170
99	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$59,550	$55,680	40
100	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$59,500	$43,370	110

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$128,190
2	General Dentists	$127,960
3	Chief Executives	$126,400
4	Software Developers	$119,670
5	Industrial Production Managers	$103,390
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$102,920
7	Human Resources Managers	$102,140
8	Physician Assistants	$101,680
9	Nurse Practitioners	$101,180
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,110

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,570
2	Pharmacists	$138,500
3	Industrial Production Managers	$112,280
4	Physician Assistants	$111,290
5	Chief Executives	$110,340
6	Sales Managers	$109,190
7	Lawyers	$107,870
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$105,270
9	Marketing Managers	$105,250
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$105,000

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$182,290
2	General Dentists	$164,120
3	Pharmacists	$133,640
4	Marketing Managers	$125,070
5	Chief Executives	$124,020
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$109,650
7	Physician Assistants	$109,230
8	Industrial Production Managers	$108,630
9	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$104,670
10	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$104,160

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