Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, 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 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $224,280. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $128,570.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 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 Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$224,280	$140,690	60
2	General Dentists	$128,570	$93,900	70
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,260	$95,180	60
4	Pharmacists	$127,860	$93,150	280
5	Nurse Practitioners	$125,530	$100,500	320
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$125,440	$47,490	70
7	Industrial Production Managers	$125,290	$75,300	220
8	Computer Network Architects	$118,110	$72,750	40
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$116,090	$74,460	90
10	Sales Managers	$111,340	$52,890	160
11	Financial Managers	$107,930	$61,350	240
12	Marketing Managers	$106,570	$62,770	80
13	Physician Assistants	$106,100	$62,380	60
14	Electrical Engineers	$105,170	$59,840	60
15	Physical Therapists	$102,780	$76,440	140
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,560	$63,680	310
17	Engineers, All Other	$99,530	$63,470	70
18	Chief Executives	$98,750	$17,990	240
19	Software Developers	$98,200	$59,140	150
20	Purchasing Managers	$98,090	$60,020	50
21	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,960	$74,220	250
22	Other Education Administrators	$96,730	$60,000	70
23	Human Resources Managers	$94,240	$63,000	100
24	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$92,050	$57,220	80
25	Veterinarians	$88,670	$45,940	50
26	Administrative Services Managers	$88,530	$46,650	170
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$87,050	$53,130	100
28	Lawyers	$84,540	$40,290	260
29	Industrial Engineers	$81,780	$60,980	210
30	Management Analysts	$80,090	$45,710	150
31	Construction Managers	$80,010	$48,350	120
32	Registered Nurses	$79,390	$60,900	2,280
33	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,940	$61,150	110
34	All Other Managers	$78,910	$46,430	490
35	Facilities Managers	$78,600	$51,720	50
36	Project Management Specialists	$77,230	$37,990	210
37	Funeral Home Managers	$76,970	$48,340	30
38	Mechanical Engineers	$76,880	$58,550	120
39	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$76,860	$46,970	170
40	Occupational Therapists	$76,500	$64,110	80
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$75,950	$42,750	140
42	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,380	$62,370	130
43	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,830	$42,170	90
44	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,820	$47,040	40
45	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$74,070	$47,370	180
46	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$73,780	$45,630	80
47	Instructional Coordinators	$73,430	$40,350	180
48	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,030	$53,050	60
49	Physical Therapist Assistants	$71,830	$49,090	80
50	Other Social Workers	$70,620	$38,440	80
51	General and Operations Managers	$67,780	$36,480	2,440
52	Power Plant Operators	$66,700	$40,190	40
53	Other Financial Specialists	$65,260	$35,320	60
54	Personal Financial Advisors	$64,340	$36,900	50
55	Chemists	$63,480	$57,460	40
56	Dental Hygienists	$63,420	$57,090	160
57	Cost Estimators	$63,410	$37,440	120
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,360	$37,270	640
59	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$62,940	$45,050	80
60	Accountants and Auditors	$62,820	$39,310	640
61	All Other Special Education Teachers	$62,220	$39,480	100
62	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$61,920	$44,310	60
63	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,650	$43,830	580
64	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$61,590	$23,000	110
65	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$61,280	$47,780	80
66	Rehabilitation Counselors	$61,130	$29,180	70
67	Respiratory Therapists	$60,910	$47,980	130
68	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$60,550	$29,870	240
69	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$60,490	$33,170	830
70	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,460	$39,910	1,750
71	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,450	$40,020	1,040
72	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$60,390	$45,820	90
73	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$60,360	$45,220	50
74	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$60,250	$46,800	80
75	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,240	$42,770	1,360
76	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$60,050	$41,600	40
77	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$59,900	$46,010	100
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	$59,760	$41,390	220
79	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$59,630	$39,660	570
80	Civil Engineers	$59,140	$47,740	130
81	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$59,050	$37,390	40
82	Other Engineering Technicians	$59,040	$42,800	60
83	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$58,550	$38,550	250
84	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$58,520	$41,040	180
85	Other Business Operations Specialists	$58,360	$30,570	1,230
86	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,790	$37,130	50
87	Loan Officers	$57,780	$37,280	280
88	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$57,700	$35,970	90
89	Logisticians	$57,370	$45,430	140
90	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,550	$30,780	250
91	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$56,320	$38,050	150
92	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,060	$40,560	100
93	Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$56,020	$39,670	30
94	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$55,390	$38,700	40
95	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$55,210	$34,740	160
96	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$54,830	$47,520	160
97	Postal Service Clerks	$54,480	$39,770	110
98	Athletic Trainers	$53,730	$30,600	40
99	Radiologic Technologists	$53,230	$39,790	180
100	Social and Community Service Managers	$52,850	$37,960	180

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$164,520
2	Pharmacists	$126,270
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$125,440
4	General Dentists	$124,700
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,670
6	Nurse Practitioners	$121,010
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,010
8	Financial Managers	$99,510
9	Computer Network Architects	$99,280
10	Physician Assistants	$99,280

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,630
2	General Dentists	$132,030
3	Nurse Practitioners	$131,100
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,790
5	Pharmacists	$121,970
6	Physician Assistants	$120,100
7	Financial Managers	$105,310
8	Chief Executives	$102,230
9	Sales Managers	$100,740
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,240

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$200,870
2	General Dentists	$128,960
3	Nurse Practitioners	$125,960
4	Pharmacists	$120,120
5	Physician Assistants	$118,890
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$116,620
7	Chief Executives	$110,710
8	Sales Managers	$106,110
9	Industrial Production Managers	$102,920
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,060

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