Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $200,010. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $182,850.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,010	$104,490	30
2	Chief Executives	$182,850	$52,020	170
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,060	$94,940	100
4	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$142,420	$45,550	40
5	Optometrists	$138,920	$81,870	30
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,460	$81,260	170
7	General Dentists	$134,990	$100,220	80
8	Sales Engineers	$130,970	$108,200	30
9	General Pediatricians	$130,450	$82,800	40
10	Financial Managers	$128,900	$61,970	380
11	Pharmacists	$127,040	$60,460	220
12	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$119,170	$53,960	80
13	Nurse Practitioners	$115,020	$66,840	200
14	Computer Occupations, All Other	$113,940	$50,320	310
15	Sales Managers	$109,030	$52,060	230
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,490	$55,410	320
17	Physician Assistants	$106,450	$63,800	110
18	All Other Managers	$104,770	$55,810	370
19	Computer Network Architects	$104,560	$77,810	90
20	Information Security Analysts	$103,980	$51,470	80
21	Electrical Engineers	$101,870	$72,330	40
22	Human Resources Managers	$100,400	$70,690	70
23	Software Developers	$100,180	$62,290	260
24	Veterinarians	$99,760	$74,110	70
25	Other Education Administrators	$96,100	$58,390	70
26	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$94,930	$77,440	0
27	Marketing Managers	$94,380	$47,310	70
28	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$94,100	$58,290	240
29	Industrial Production Managers	$91,570	$48,200	180
30	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$90,940	$53,800	140
31	Other Psychologists	$89,810	$29,580	40
32	Construction Managers	$89,420	$54,720	100
33	Computer Systems Analysts	$88,700	$56,650	160
34	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$88,560	$48,340	30
35	Lawyers	$87,050	$52,810	240
36	Physical Therapists	$86,730	$71,160	140
37	Operations Research Analysts	$84,850	$53,370	30
38	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$84,800	$51,420	100
39	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,510	$56,190	70
40	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$83,340	$53,260	70
41	Occupational Therapists	$83,250	$57,670	100
42	Database Administrators	$82,710	$54,690	30
43	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$82,440	$71,250	60
44	Management Analysts	$82,430	$52,000	300
45	Other Social Workers	$82,430	$41,200	110
46	Instructional Coordinators	$82,430	$55,960	160
47	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,140	$57,000	110
48	Project Management Specialists	$81,720	$49,680	430
49	Financial Analysts	$80,970	$59,530	100
50	Civil Engineers	$80,690	$60,210	60
51	Compliance Officers	$79,930	$45,410	240
52	Credit Analysts	$79,890	$48,170	30
53	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$79,260	$40,000	70
54	Facilities Managers	$78,470	$48,740	80
55	Industrial Engineers	$78,210	$55,410	270
56	Dental Hygienists	$78,160	$61,560	160
57	School Psychologists	$77,790	$63,040	50
58	Other Business Operations Specialists	$77,440	$38,950	600
59	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$77,170	$44,300	60
60	Administrative Services Managers	$76,890	$62,450	180
61	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,390	$57,020	160
62	Registered Nurses	$76,340	$61,560	2,280
63	General and Operations Managers	$76,290	$39,590	2,420
64	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,800	$39,420	100
65	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$75,330	$64,190	60
66	Loan Officers	$74,940	$41,720	190
67	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,890	$48,870	80
68	Web Developers	$73,800	$43,790	40
69	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,200	$45,000	140
70	Personal Financial Advisors	$71,950	$38,080	80
71	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$71,890	$34,380	50
72	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,420	$38,430	40
73	Millwrights	$69,460	$42,640	60
74	Other Financial Specialists	$68,780	$47,670	70
75	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,830	$45,230	400
76	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$67,530	$45,180	40
77	Social and Community Service Managers	$67,330	$47,650	80
78	Logisticians	$66,560	$47,930	100
79	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$66,370	$54,100	350
80	Respiratory Therapists	$66,010	$51,120	70
81	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,810	$42,370	260
82	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,530	$45,310	370
83	Computer Programmers	$65,500	$42,190	40
84	Engineers, All Other	$65,240	$39,140	50
85	Accountants and Auditors	$64,610	$45,300	520
86	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$64,340	$49,450	80
87	Human Resources Specialists	$64,000	$42,730	360
88	Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,150	$41,880	160
89	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$63,070	$38,390	80
90	Other Legal Support Workers	$63,040	$31,500	30
91	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$62,530	$53,120	40
92	Training and Development Specialists	$62,260	$41,080	180
93	Radiologic Technologists	$61,980	$37,600	200
94	Physical Therapist Assistants	$61,800	$47,800	60
95	Cost Estimators	$61,010	$36,690	150
96	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$60,920	$41,640	210
97	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$60,900	$38,970	140
98	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$60,850	$26,100	80
99	Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,360	$40,490	60
100	Chemists	$60,340	$44,410	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$175,770
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$152,970
3	Chief Executives	$135,310
4	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$133,930
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,170
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770
7	General Dentists	$129,450
8	Pharmacists	$120,970
9	Marketing Managers	$120,010
10	Other Education Administrators	$118,960

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,120
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$139,580
3	Chief Executives	$139,320
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,700
5	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$136,890
6	Optometrists	$136,190
7	Pharmacists	$127,960
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$126,210
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,830
10	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$120,060

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$179,820
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$173,360
3	General Pediatricians	$172,520
4	Psychiatrists	$170,630
5	General Dentists	$146,440
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,840
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,540
8	Pharmacists	$129,860
9	Optometrists	$128,700
10	Chief Executives	$125,890

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