Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA, 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 Macon, GA are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $191,450. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $164,360.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Macon, GA 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 Macon, GA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,450	$124,030	70
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,360	$152,670	50
3	General Dentists	$149,290	$71,130	80
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,040	$76,550	120
5	Pharmacists	$122,190	$85,290	220
6	Chief Executives	$120,140	$28,850	230
7	Electrical Engineers	$119,830	$60,530	70
8	Sales Managers	$111,530	$56,350	160
9	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$111,260	$81,470	60
10	Nurse Practitioners	$109,800	$77,800	320
11	Marketing Managers	$108,150	$62,820	60
12	Physician Assistants	$108,120	$85,650	150
13	Industrial Production Managers	$107,280	$73,700	50
14	Information Security Analysts	$105,960	$61,940	30
15	Software Developers	$105,010	$66,030	420
16	Personal Financial Advisors	$102,040	$40,860	100
17	Financial Managers	$101,890	$62,520	350
18	Computer Network Architects	$101,630	$80,070	70
19	Human Resources Managers	$101,220	$61,510	80
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,620	$45,680	270
21	Data Scientists	$98,990	$55,140	30
22	Physical Therapists	$97,430	$76,170	130
23	Occupational Therapists	$96,170	$73,860	80
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,080	$74,320	190
25	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$93,460	$39,600	70
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,100	$53,770	100
27	Construction Managers	$91,100	$60,460	100
28	Speech-Language Pathologists	$89,940	$60,960	80
29	Administrative Services Managers	$86,920	$53,180	200
30	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$86,300	$44,720	30
31	Mechanical Engineers	$85,240	$59,190	50
32	Other Education Administrators	$84,320	$48,830	40
33	Computer Programmers	$81,940	$55,000	80
34	Industrial Engineers	$81,940	$59,730	110
35	All Other Managers	$81,900	$47,380	570
36	Financial Analysts	$81,140	$62,340	70
37	Facilities Managers	$80,110	$60,980	60
38	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,850	$36,110	170
39	Insurance Underwriters	$78,780	$51,580	290
40	Project Management Specialists	$78,640	$33,460	170
41	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,220	$52,450	740
42	Registered Nurses	$77,830	$58,950	2,820
43	Computer Network Support Specialists	$76,880	$42,550	30
44	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$76,770	$57,900	60
45	Instructional Coordinators	$76,330	$59,130	120
46	Lawyers	$76,230	$49,370	410
47	General and Operations Managers	$76,040	$38,780	1,890
48	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$72,700	$50,840	40
49	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$72,690	$57,420	40
50	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$70,250	$51,160	120
51	Computer Systems Analysts	$69,990	$47,650	160
52	Civil Engineers	$69,390	$50,140	100
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$68,820	$44,500	110
54	Dental Hygienists	$66,250	$45,610	140
55	Training and Development Managers	$66,000	$54,340	70
56	Physical Therapist Assistants	$65,570	$28,640	90
57	Respiratory Therapists	$65,090	$50,220	90
58	Management Analysts	$65,000	$38,610	220
59	Athletic Trainers	$64,920	$38,190	50
60	Database Administrators	$64,720	$48,350	40
61	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$64,720	$50,880	40
62	Accountants and Auditors	$64,060	$41,970	590
63	Cost Estimators	$63,850	$37,880	110
64	Health Educators	$63,650	$37,450	30
65	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,740	$45,020	150
66	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$62,630	$37,000	90
67	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$62,420	$46,240	180
68	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$62,330	$51,510	50
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$61,390	$41,600	510
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,940	$38,530	380
71	Coaches and Scouts	$60,810	$26,350	120
72	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$60,750	$35,330	280
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,470	$40,240	430
74	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,290	$39,510	100
75	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,860	$38,230	170
76	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$59,680	$39,260	90
77	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$59,430	$32,760	100
78	Logisticians	$59,210	$38,080	80
79	Postal Service Clerks	$59,130	$39,770	50
80	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,990	$40,060	1,140
81	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$58,930	$35,380	640
82	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,670	$38,540	610
83	Food Service Managers	$58,590	$36,530	100
84	Operations Research Analysts	$58,550	$32,970	100
85	Budget Analysts	$58,460	$35,860	30
86	All Other Special Education Teachers	$58,370	$26,880	40
87	Engineers, All Other	$57,790	$47,790	50
88	Loan Officers	$57,640	$36,620	160
89	Other Business Operations Specialists	$57,560	$30,820	1,220
90	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$57,380	$29,890	130
91	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$57,340	$34,680	40
92	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$56,940	$46,150	200
93	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$56,590	$34,680	500
94	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$56,120	$38,770	100
95	Social and Community Service Managers	$55,680	$39,190	100
96	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,750	$33,910	1,270
97	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$54,040	$44,850	100
98	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$53,970	$36,000	160
99	Training and Development Specialists	$53,450	$32,650	350
100	Other Legal Support Workers	$52,580	$40,250	30

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$172,230
2	General Dentists	$129,730
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$126,780
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,780
5	Optometrists	$124,850
6	Pharmacists	$123,930
7	Chief Executives	$120,140
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,010
9	Electrical Engineers	$111,110
10	Nurse Practitioners	$102,060

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,170
2	General Dentists	$196,890
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,090
4	Pharmacists	$131,870
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$110,500
6	Nurse Practitioners	$101,440
7	Electrical Engineers	$99,860
8	Computer Network Architects	$99,320
9	Credit Analysts	$98,050
10	Financial Managers	$95,700

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Macon, GA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,260
2	Marketing Managers	$137,080
3	Pharmacists	$130,280
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,400
5	Financial Managers	$104,550
6	Nurse Practitioners	$101,650
7	Lawyers	$101,240
8	Physician Assistants	$100,950
9	Industrial Production Managers	$96,820
10	Electrical Engineers	$96,470

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