Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Midland, 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 Midland, TX are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $225,210. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $191,860.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Midland, 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 Midland, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$225,210	$81,200	70
2	Chief Executives	$191,860	$146,630	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,440	$109,060	270
4	Financial Managers	$168,160	$93,220	500
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,040	$89,580	230
6	Lawyers	$151,340	$76,570	220
7	Computer Network Architects	$147,430	$98,590	60
8	All Other Managers	$138,300	$78,730	390
9	Pharmacists	$136,470	$110,260	110
10	Industrial Production Managers	$136,280	$84,420	350
11	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$134,720	$69,850	240
12	Petroleum Engineers	$132,070	$91,270	890
13	Physician Assistants	$131,680	$79,350	60
14	Marketing Managers	$131,100	$66,000	140
15	Sales Managers	$131,000	$57,560	460
16	Operations Research Analysts	$128,830	$79,360	80
17	Chemical Engineers	$128,020	$71,830	30
18	Nurse Practitioners	$125,120	$68,880	120
19	Human Resources Managers	$124,770	$82,380	130
20	Purchasing Managers	$124,180	$62,540	50
21	Industrial Engineers	$121,710	$79,820	220
22	Computer Systems Analysts	$120,430	$66,080	180
23	Facilities Managers	$118,940	$77,480	120
24	Administrative Services Managers	$117,980	$75,880	130
25	Commercial Pilots	$115,870	$53,630	60
26	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$112,590	$86,180	60
27	Sales Engineers	$111,640	$80,490	50
28	Software Developers	$110,210	$66,220	140
29	Public Relations Managers	$109,490	$52,200	30
30	Property, Real Estate Managers	$108,770	$36,400	320
31	Construction Managers	$107,590	$66,990	420
32	Mechanical Engineers	$106,690	$69,820	200
33	Environmental Engineers	$104,070	$78,420	50
34	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,520	$72,070	230
35	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,680	$68,920	180
36	Occupational Therapists	$102,530	$76,660	40
37	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,420	$61,460	40
38	Financial Analysts	$101,400	$59,830	120
39	Physical Therapists	$101,230	$72,780	80
40	Project Management Specialists	$100,510	$58,380	750
41	General and Operations Managers	$99,390	$37,710	4,340
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,840	$46,990	190
43	Engineers, All Other	$98,640	$45,820	100
44	Chemists	$97,940	$48,010	50
45	Real Estate Sales Agents	$95,100	$28,490	290
46	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$92,240	$60,330	130
47	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$88,270	$39,780	110
48	Compliance Officers	$84,990	$47,990	290
49	Computer Programmers	$84,340	$38,200	60
50	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$83,560	$44,010	560
51	Lodging Managers	$83,500	$47,580	30
52	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$83,450	$34,930	1,100
53	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,370	$61,850	210
54	Dental Hygienists	$82,780	$64,630	80
55	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,760	$50,690	40
56	Registered Nurses	$82,650	$64,590	1,020
57	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$82,390	$47,530	520
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$81,760	$49,300	880
59	Electrical Engineers	$81,590	$49,600	150
60	Civil Engineers	$81,530	$51,830	210
61	Accountants and Auditors	$81,210	$56,350	1,080
62	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$81,000	$47,800	390
63	Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,560	$57,390	210
64	Management Analysts	$79,590	$52,560	110
65	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$79,250	$46,510	480
66	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$78,730	$50,750	230
67	Logisticians	$78,350	$46,170	140
68	Instructional Coordinators	$78,180	$49,870	130
69	Mechanical Drafters	$77,810	$47,150	40
70	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,520	$50,340	2,430
71	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$76,770	$49,420	310
72	Other Business Operations Specialists	$76,210	$43,950	390
73	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,540	$54,160	80
74	Civil Engineering Technicians	$75,080	$47,640	60
75	Wellhead Pumpers	$74,920	$36,100	1,100
76	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$74,760	$71,050	60
77	Other Engineering Technicians	$74,660	$37,600	190
78	Personal Financial Advisors	$74,420	$40,890	80
79	Crane and Tower Operators	$74,400	$51,170	150
80	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,640	$45,770	110
81	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$72,560	$47,270	30
82	Social and Community Service Managers	$71,760	$49,620	80
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$69,990	$40,840	870
84	Cost Estimators	$69,390	$39,640	140
85	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$65,770	$39,530	150
86	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$65,770	$39,160	630
87	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$65,540	$35,030	30
88	Public Relations Specialists	$64,980	$32,290	120
89	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$64,870	$48,840	470
90	Food Service Managers	$64,850	$47,130	120
91	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$63,940	$36,940	190
92	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$63,920	$37,850	240
93	Surveyors	$63,860	$37,800	120
94	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$63,750	$50,920	70
95	Healthcare Social Workers	$63,380	$41,140	50
96	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,260	$43,720	60
97	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,970	$31,830	40
98	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$62,940	$47,500	60
99	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,920	$50,240	580
100	Construction and Building Inspectors	$62,890	$42,720	80

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,180
2	All Other Managers	$160,410
3	General Dentists	$160,370
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,040
5	Physician Assistants	$152,870
6	Lawyers	$152,650
7	Marketing Managers	$151,870
8	Pharmacists	$137,810
9	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$133,920
10	Mining and Geological Engineers	$131,030

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$169,300
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,400
3	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$154,740
4	Lawyers	$148,920
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$148,170
6	Chemical Engineers	$144,500
7	Pharmacists	$143,080
8	Sales Managers	$140,780
9	Engineers, All Other	$127,080
10	Purchasing Managers	$126,890

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Midland, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Marketing Managers	$163,700
2	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$152,540
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$146,220
4	Pharmacists	$144,610
5	Lawyers	$141,190
6	Chemical Engineers	$132,870
7	General and Operations Managers	$131,030
8	Physician Assistants	$128,660
9	Sales Managers	$127,810
10	Purchasing Managers	$123,860

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