Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX, 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX are those of orthopedic surgeon except pediatric, with an average annual salary of $231,940. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $222,580.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$231,940	$64,730	70
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$222,580	$175,770	1,270
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$221,160	$89,150	3,120
4	All Other Physicians	$203,690	$57,570	6,200
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$200,490	$60,860	1,180
6	Anesthesiologists	$190,180	$65,810	380
7	Psychiatrists	$186,560	$62,980	270
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$172,870	$104,710	570
9	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$170,870	$62,780	2,600
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,320	$102,870	6,370
11	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$161,870	$62,640	8,240
12	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$160,970	$97,660	170
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,220	$94,330	10,390
14	Financial Managers	$157,250	$78,920	14,420
15	General Pediatricians	$155,150	$74,450	1,590
16	Podiatrists	$153,230	$89,710	80
17	Family Medicine Physicians	$143,740	$61,150	3,040
18	Petroleum Engineers	$141,660	$98,860	5,480
19	General Dentists	$139,890	$73,540	2,580
20	Lawyers	$139,510	$84,810	14,690
21	Computer Network Architects	$138,740	$71,640	2,090
22	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$138,650	$84,860	510
23	Physician Assistants	$137,230	$92,030	2,790
24	Medical Dosimetrists	$136,570	$86,220	100
25	Physicists	$135,510	$74,130	160
26	Database Architects	$134,170	$81,130	830
27	Hydrologic Technicians	$133,780	$45,750	210
28	Chemical Engineers	$133,680	$96,200	2,180
29	Aerospace Engineers	$133,450	$78,080	1,670
30	All Other Managers	$132,850	$79,530	9,990
31	Materials Engineers	$132,750	$86,140	460
32	Marketing Managers	$132,610	$65,770	6,200
33	Pharmacists	$132,530	$98,260	6,230
34	Human Resources Managers	$131,520	$76,280	3,990
35	Economists	$130,860	$82,690	110
36	Purchasing Managers	$127,670	$77,040	2,060
37	Nurse Practitioners	$127,190	$99,840	3,630
38	Industrial Production Managers	$126,640	$77,180	5,210
39	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$124,250	$64,560	190
40	Sales Managers	$122,980	$56,890	15,940
41	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$122,800	$70,990	1,320
42	Environmental Engineers	$122,050	$80,580	930
43	Commercial Pilots	$120,990	$51,990	1,020
44	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$119,780	$77,690	400
45	Engineers, All Other	$119,660	$63,990	2,830
46	Other Psychologists	$119,660	$52,960	190
47	Software Developers	$117,800	$65,750	18,520
48	Sales Engineers	$116,480	$65,460	1,570
49	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$115,850	$71,910	1,080
50	Avionics Technicians	$112,970	$50,690	240
51	Information Security Analysts	$111,640	$67,110	2,420
52	Actuaries	$110,600	$78,610	270
53	Public Relations Managers	$110,550	$65,070	1,400
54	Training and Development Managers	$109,990	$75,310	1,010
55	Computer Hardware Engineers	$109,690	$46,450	810
56	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$109,610	$21,530	500
57	Nurse Midwives	$109,330	$43,850	90
58	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$108,780	$72,510	320
59	Optometrists	$107,950	$57,720	750
60	Electrical Engineers	$107,820	$70,730	3,770
61	Mining and Geological Engineers	$106,920	$60,050	200
62	Computer Systems Analysts	$106,580	$54,120	11,600
63	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,930	$73,900	10,220
64	Database Administrators	$105,280	$55,620	1,240
65	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,190	$65,690	1,390
66	Veterinarians	$104,880	$73,430	1,340
67	Facilities Managers	$104,790	$61,870	2,220
68	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$104,580	$39,670	1,800
69	Natural Sciences Managers	$104,440	$64,440	2,150
70	Mechanical Engineers	$104,440	$71,130	6,840
71	Industrial Engineers	$103,650	$67,060	7,150
72	Physical Therapists	$103,440	$77,640	3,320
73	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,980	$60,000	5,080
74	Administrative Services Managers	$102,320	$75,340	4,030
75	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$102,110	$60,810	360
76	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$102,100	$76,320	300
77	Radiologists	$101,930	$76,550	330
78	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$101,770	$30,610	260
79	Emergency Management Directors	$101,550	$67,100	180
80	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$101,000	$76,360	4,810
81	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$100,630	$50,000	460
82	Chiropractors	$100,120	$20,390	400
83	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$99,950	$78,410	760
84	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$99,880	$56,920	1,090
85	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$99,560	$58,810	40
86	Fundraising Managers	$99,470	$64,270	580
87	Construction Managers	$99,410	$61,100	11,040
88	Management Analysts	$98,990	$60,540	5,970
89	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,820	$55,190	3,200
90	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$98,590	$62,850	2,510
91	Occupational Therapists	$98,530	$65,100	1,910
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$98,050	$72,310	220
93	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$97,110	$60,680	460
94	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,370	$59,480	5,650
95	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$96,200	$55,170	450
96	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$96,060	$60,820	1,100
97	Radiation Therapists	$95,640	$74,400	300
98	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$95,380	$63,440	160
99	Ship Engineers	$95,230	$50,680	330
100	Project Management Specialists	$94,940	$50,470	25,740

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Anesthesiologists	$190,180
2	All Other Physicians	$181,840
3	Physicists	$167,670
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,800
5	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$163,780
6	General Dentists	$163,650
7	Podiatrists	$162,980
8	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$160,970
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$159,490
10	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$158,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$200,490
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$182,170
3	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$180,460
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$178,990
5	Podiatrists	$178,620
6	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$173,090
7	Petroleum Engineers	$163,370
8	Other Specialists Dentists	$155,300
9	General Pediatricians	$155,150
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$154,220

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$180,510
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,290
3	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$171,260
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$168,280
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,180
6	Petroleum Engineers	$166,380
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$164,120
8	Podiatrists	$156,780
9	Marketing Managers	$154,610
10	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$154,420

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