Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ, 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 Flagstaff, AZ are those of pharmacists, with an average annual salary of $153,100. The second highest-paying jobs are those of physician assistant, with an average salary of $132,350.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Flagstaff, AZ 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 Flagstaff, AZ in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Pharmacists	$153,100	$108,240	110
2	Physician Assistants	$132,350	$100,790	70
3	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$128,310	$50,510	40
4	Nurse Practitioners	$126,320	$100,060	150
5	Chief Executives	$115,430	$62,400	80
6	Other Physical Scientists	$113,060	$54,720	40
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$110,390	$80,540	140
8	Lawyers	$107,500	$57,200	190
9	Veterinarians	$106,610	$80,530	30
10	Construction Managers	$106,150	$74,060	40
11	Industrial Engineers	$106,140	$88,730	240
12	Software Developers	$105,460	$66,410	120
13	Industrial Production Managers	$103,310	$62,920	40
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,820	$68,160	220
15	Human Resources Managers	$101,760	$75,000	50
16	Sales Managers	$99,700	$50,430	130
17	All Other Managers	$99,240	$40,380	150
18	Physical Therapists	$99,210	$78,430	170
19	Financial Managers	$98,270	$63,130	160
20	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,850	$66,110	90
21	Marketing Managers	$93,960	$56,940	50
22	Commercial Pilots	$91,460	$52,520	80
23	Computer Programmers	$88,370	$67,750	60
24	Facilities Managers	$86,260	$53,800	70
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$84,520	$52,450	40
26	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,580	$61,780	90
27	Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,250	$69,280	50
28	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,990	$61,210	60
29	Civil Engineers	$81,230	$62,700	90
30	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,960	$53,580	110
31	Occupational Therapists	$80,490	$39,790	60
32	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$79,520	$58,520	30
33	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$79,440	$48,460	50
34	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$78,570	$62,960	60
35	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,460	$61,370	80
36	Management Analysts	$78,360	$38,550	140
37	Conservation Scientists	$75,030	$40,660	30
38	Other Business Operations Specialists	$75,030	$51,310	200
39	Project Management Specialists	$71,430	$38,930	210
40	Cost Estimators	$71,420	$44,890	50
41	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$67,550	$55,760	50
42	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,470	$49,050	220
43	General and Operations Managers	$66,230	$38,120	1,930
44	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$66,210	$37,040	50
45	Medical Appliance Technicians	$65,940	$50,200	50
46	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$65,930	$47,080	210
47	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$64,410	$51,320	30
48	Healthcare Social Workers	$64,330	$37,610	50
49	Administrative Services Managers	$64,140	$46,270	160
50	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$63,760	$48,790	50
51	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,420	$40,740	40
52	Personal Financial Advisors	$63,290	$37,510	50
53	Machinists	$63,070	$35,180	40
54	Training and Development Specialists	$62,860	$34,270	120
55	Accountants and Auditors	$62,810	$40,250	360
56	Social and Community Service Managers	$62,260	$47,100	90
57	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,060	$44,580	90
58	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$62,000	$50,040	50
59	Chefs and Head Cooks	$61,960	$36,200	70
60	Compliance Officers	$61,700	$40,960	160
61	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$61,670	$34,650	100
62	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,590	$38,670	60
63	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,220	$51,130	30
64	Food Service Managers	$61,190	$45,810	180
65	Lodging Managers	$61,180	$45,770	130
66	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,000	$40,420	430
67	Real Estate Sales Agents	$61,000	$36,550	50
68	Financial Analysts	$60,850	$50,200	50
69	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$60,520	$49,110	90
70	Fundraisers	$60,380	$35,980	30
71	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$60,070	$36,630	210
72	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$60,070	$39,360	60
73	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,080	$41,760	30
74	Postal Service Clerks	$58,700	$48,130	40
75	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$58,590	$49,770	340
76	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,550	$32,790	270
77	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$58,480	$38,210	40
78	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$58,130	$42,350	40
79	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$58,110	$40,640	150
80	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$57,960	$35,480	300
81	Public Relations Specialists	$57,210	$38,480	100
82	Construction and Building Inspectors	$56,650	$49,630	80
83	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$55,510	$37,440	120
84	Human Resources Specialists	$54,690	$37,430	320
85	Health Educators	$54,310	$35,550	50
86	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$54,100	$32,210	230
87	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$52,710	$46,470	30
88	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$52,180	$35,150	60
89	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,840	$37,160	540
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,590	$39,640	100
91	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$51,360	$32,330	40
92	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$51,350	$36,320	30
93	Computer User Support Specialists	$51,000	$38,070	220
94	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,710	$36,960	90
95	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$50,620	$39,140	250
96	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,470	$34,150	50
97	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$50,390	$34,910	750
98	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$50,140	$36,070	100
99	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,240	$39,640	100
100	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,050	$30,920	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Biomedical Engineers	$165,540
2	Pharmacists	$153,480
3	Physician Assistants	$129,990
4	Industrial Production Managers	$125,340
5	Nurse Practitioners	$121,010
6	Chief Executives	$119,440
7	Software Developers	$105,760
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$104,420
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,170
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,910

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,580
2	Pharmacists	$144,290
3	Industrial Production Managers	$127,130
4	Physician Assistants	$117,440
5	Sales Managers	$112,560
6	Lawyers	$112,220
7	Nurse Practitioners	$107,430
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$106,660
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$106,440
10	Human Resources Managers	$104,500

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff, AZ – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,770
2	General Dentists	$155,950
3	Pharmacists	$133,760
4	Nurse Practitioners	$112,000
5	Lawyers	$110,750
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$108,970
7	Physician Assistants	$108,950
8	Human Resources Managers	$103,350
9	Chief Executives	$102,940
10	Engineers, All Other	$99,740

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