Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN, 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 Fort Wayne, IN are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $232,380. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $192,760.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Fort Wayne, IN 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 Fort Wayne, IN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$232,380	$103,100	50
2	Chief Executives	$192,760	$88,390	90
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,450	$178,080	70
4	General Dentists	$174,580	$56,110	90
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,490	$86,320	50
6	Physician Assistants	$136,180	$102,430	190
7	Pharmacists	$134,590	$98,080	460
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,570	$82,680	270
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,490	$80,470	410
10	Nurse Practitioners	$118,130	$101,860	670
11	Optometrists	$114,310	$44,930	60
12	Actuaries	$113,810	$67,500	30
13	Lawyers	$106,590	$75,660	570
14	Human Resources Managers	$105,060	$74,260	170
15	Training and Development Managers	$104,820	$69,110	40
16	Marketing Managers	$104,700	$69,880	230
17	Financial Managers	$104,030	$57,910	660
18	Engineers, All Other	$102,310	$67,020	100
19	Materials Engineers	$101,020	$68,110	40
20	Sales Managers	$99,830	$51,980	600
21	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,570	$60,090	780
22	Software Developers	$98,260	$59,400	680
23	Commercial Pilots	$97,910	$29,090	30
24	Electrical Engineers	$97,640	$65,220	300
25	Veterinarians	$97,500	$73,910	100
26	Physical Therapists	$97,100	$69,880	320
27	Orthodontists	$96,480	$63,730	40
28	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,100	$54,500	70
29	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$95,720	$54,030	270
30	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$95,100	$61,270	390
31	Facilities Managers	$94,480	$50,420	160
32	General and Operations Managers	$94,250	$45,260	3,420
33	Industrial Production Managers	$94,170	$61,250	590
34	Purchasing Managers	$94,030	$68,290	110
35	Construction Managers	$92,640	$61,630	360
36	Occupational Therapists	$91,720	$64,120	170
37	Database Architects	$90,120	$68,160	50
38	Public Relations Managers	$87,950	$62,370	40
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,010	$61,160	170
40	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$85,900	$55,440	50
41	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$84,780	$43,790	40
42	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$83,900	$70,760	180
43	Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,850	$48,100	180
44	Computer Network Architects	$83,300	$58,170	200
45	All Other Managers	$82,470	$37,420	190
46	Chemists	$82,370	$41,600	40
47	Administrative Services Managers	$82,250	$54,080	460
48	Computer Programmers	$81,170	$48,240	150
49	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,110	$53,280	520
50	Industrial Engineers	$80,970	$58,140	760
51	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,940	$64,080	50
52	Mechanical Engineers	$79,720	$51,130	590
53	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$79,700	$50,080	150
54	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$79,480	$50,870	90
55	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,160	$43,330	160
56	Urban and Regional Planners	$78,940	$57,210	40
57	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$78,250	$39,570	1,070
58	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,140	$49,280	160
59	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$78,060	$49,820	130
60	Information Security Analysts	$77,470	$50,170	50
61	Chiropractors	$76,990	$35,820	60
62	Financial Risk Specialists	$76,160	$46,180	60
63	Other Social Workers	$75,900	$56,440	50
64	Project Management Specialists	$75,520	$48,430	580
65	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,910	$50,890	340
66	Data Scientists	$74,380	$43,980	140
67	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$74,300	$54,870	90
68	Civil Engineers	$74,100	$54,360	300
69	Dental Hygienists	$73,990	$62,230	310
70	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$73,940	$43,840	180
71	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,670	$45,200	140
72	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$72,900	$48,990	80
73	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$71,900	$32,740	40
74	Power Plant Operators	$70,730	$60,500	30
75	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$70,660	$47,790	110
76	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$70,080	$45,660	870
77	Millwrights	$69,650	$51,910	140
78	Database Administrators	$68,820	$40,770	60
79	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$68,740	$43,460	50
80	Logisticians	$68,550	$37,640	150
81	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$68,080	$38,480	70
82	Computer Occupations, All Other	$68,070	$31,080	160
83	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$68,060	$34,130	110
84	Financial Analysts	$67,590	$53,650	170
85	Surveyors	$67,570	$39,630	50
86	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$67,500	$47,790	50
87	Accountants and Auditors	$67,400	$47,040	1,690
88	Operations Research Analysts	$67,330	$52,210	100
89	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$67,160	$47,080	1,040
90	Cost Estimators	$66,630	$39,420	540
91	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$66,370	$39,400	40
92	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$66,200	$47,780	30
93	Registered Nurses	$65,770	$58,990	6,100
94	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$65,510	$56,390	1,010
95	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,380	$35,710	270
96	Firefighters	$65,280	$40,570	610
97	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$64,470	$38,930	50
98	Insurance Underwriters	$64,230	$45,000	210
99	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$64,030	$46,400	30
100	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$63,920	$39,000	200

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,850
2	General Dentists	$160,690
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$155,260
4	Physician Assistants	$127,240
5	Pharmacists	$127,240
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,450
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,230
8	Lawyers	$119,320
9	Actuaries	$116,480
10	Optometrists	$102,670

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$152,260
2	General Dentists	$150,170
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$134,720
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,370
5	Pharmacists	$121,460
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,480
7	Optometrists	$117,110
8	Physician Assistants	$110,060
9	Financial Managers	$109,600
10	Marketing Managers	$108,740

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne, IN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$154,110
2	General Dentists	$150,340
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,390
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$143,310
5	Lawyers	$133,550
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,880
7	Pharmacists	$122,690
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,740
9	Optometrists	$112,090
10	Physician Assistants	$106,900

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