Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $209,120. The second highest-paying jobs are those of psychiatrist, with an average salary of $194,210.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$209,120	$177,470	310
2	Psychiatrists	$194,210	$59,230	60
3	General Dentists	$189,700	$69,760	240
4	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$186,990	$61,410	40
5	Chief Executives	$176,510	$45,760	680
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,940	$151,300	350
7	Physicists	$170,330	$83,880	40
8	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$166,590	$62,540	400
9	Pharmacists	$131,890	$39,060	1,720
10	Sales Managers	$130,420	$64,040	1,840
11	Materials Engineers	$130,340	$48,960	40
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,480	$91,030	460
13	Purchasing Managers	$128,800	$68,660	260
14	Financial Managers	$127,430	$75,920	3,210
15	Family Medicine Physicians	$125,440	$107,350	270
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,770	$81,200	1,580
17	Aerospace Engineers	$124,740	$72,330	70
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$124,060	$87,860	60
19	Database Architects	$114,440	$42,660	70
20	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$112,710	$72,730	140
21	Marketing Managers	$112,430	$64,040	1,140
22	Lawyers	$112,230	$51,230	1,870
23	Administrative Services Managers	$111,460	$60,790	1,530
24	Power Plant Operators	$108,990	$38,030	70
25	Software Developers	$108,020	$62,960	2,470
26	Other Psychologists	$107,140	$26,290	60
27	Human Resources Managers	$106,570	$70,750	700
28	Computer Network Architects	$106,370	$66,660	420
29	Veterinarians	$105,300	$69,140	260
30	Nurse Practitioners	$105,210	$47,470	1,820
31	Industrial Production Managers	$104,870	$63,750	700
32	Physician Assistants	$104,690	$82,330	250
33	General and Operations Managers	$103,450	$46,460	11,660
34	Environmental Engineers	$102,340	$62,570	140
35	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,700	$63,200	2,000
36	Public Relations Managers	$101,670	$60,940	80
37	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$100,760	$36,990	1,330
38	Database Administrators	$100,460	$44,840	180
39	Sales Engineers	$100,430	$40,970	50
40	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,410	$67,340	440
41	Chemical Engineers	$99,990	$79,560	40
42	Physical Therapists	$99,580	$73,300	840
43	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$99,560	$42,000	140
44	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$98,930	$56,460	1,270
45	Commercial Pilots	$98,870	$78,840	220
46	Optometrists	$98,660	$60,340	110
47	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$98,040	$58,650	40
48	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$97,140	$44,690	80
49	Electrical Engineers	$96,920	$63,040	290
50	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$96,390	$45,920	40
51	Training and Development Managers	$95,880	$65,020	200
52	Occupational Therapists	$95,670	$65,920	530
53	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,220	$58,380	1,440
54	Other Education Administrators	$94,970	$46,400	150
55	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$93,300	$79,040	170
56	Financial Examiners	$93,080	$50,310	100
57	Engineers, All Other	$90,560	$54,910	680
58	Transportation Inspectors	$89,940	$43,720	100
59	Data Scientists	$88,750	$50,380	150
60	Computer Programmers	$88,730	$52,000	190
61	Facilities Managers	$88,120	$57,200	410
62	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$86,990	$65,970	1,230
63	Information Security Analysts	$86,130	$57,510	440
64	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$86,070	$50,720	80
65	Biomedical Engineers	$85,950	$56,930	50
66	Mechanical Engineers	$85,130	$55,280	460
67	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$85,020	$48,500	190
68	Civil Engineers	$84,880	$59,820	560
69	School Psychologists	$84,230	$50,770	150
70	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$83,660	$38,530	3,270
71	Labor Relations Specialists	$83,130	$21,250	80
72	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$83,050	$55,720	80
73	Microbiologists	$82,980	$67,140	40
74	Industrial Engineers	$82,720	$56,940	1,220
75	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,430	$52,930	500
76	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,220	$76,500	30
77	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,130	$60,840	80
78	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$81,660	$65,670	60
79	Management Analysts	$81,580	$53,060	1,490
80	Other Biological Scientists	$81,080	$33,860	150
81	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$80,220	$51,020	780
82	All Other Managers	$80,080	$42,340	2,670
83	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$79,880	$58,680	40
84	Construction Managers	$79,860	$51,980	1,120
85	Operations Research Analysts	$79,850	$50,010	240
86	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$79,630	$37,980	3,100
87	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$79,440	$34,110	100
88	Dental Hygienists	$79,420	$46,300	780
89	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,240	$45,890	1,140
90	Radiation Therapists	$79,000	$61,990	70
91	Emergency Management Directors	$78,860	$45,090	30
92	Other Designers	$78,730	$36,290	40
93	Art Directors	$78,530	$45,110	120
94	Gas Plant Operators	$78,280	$41,200	50
95	Fundraising Managers	$78,150	$45,210	30
96	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,050	$39,260	340
97	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$77,750	$50,220	80
98	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$77,610	$52,030	80
99	Audiologists	$77,440	$53,130	50
100	Financial Risk Specialists	$77,290	$47,470	100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$206,810
2	Chief Executives	$192,640
3	General Dentists	$168,450
4	Physicists	$167,720
5	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$166,590
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$165,900
7	General Pediatricians	$164,530
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$132,400
9	Pharmacists	$130,070
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,400

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$204,650
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,810
3	Chief Executives	$161,950
4	Physicists	$154,590
5	Sales Managers	$135,380
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$127,060
7	Pharmacists	$126,960
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$125,440
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,780
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$118,940

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$194,210
2	Physicists	$170,890
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,220
4	General Dentists	$148,090
5	Chief Executives	$146,410
6	Sales Managers	$128,470
7	Pharmacists	$128,270
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$126,230
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$124,700
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,440

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