Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Nevada nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Nevada 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 Nevada nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $222,010. The second highest-paying jobs are those of materials scientist, with an average salary of $173,670.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$222,010	$136,270	110
2	Materials Scientists	$173,670	$173,350	30
3	Chief Executives	$155,120	$19,310	180
4	Industrial Engineers	$149,990	$75,610	200
5	Environmental Engineers	$134,960	$85,020	70
6	Pharmacists	$133,580	$86,710	120
7	General Dentists	$133,050	$29,990	60
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$131,320	$40,440	40
9	Physician Assistants	$130,600	$89,710	70
10	Data Scientists	$130,090	$58,220	50
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,510	$92,530	70
12	Nurse Practitioners	$125,000	$102,920	90
13	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$122,410	$60,620	40
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,270	$60,860	90
15	Computer Network Architects	$104,420	$67,600	50
16	Dental Hygienists	$103,130	$76,760	120
17	Financial Managers	$102,840	$51,890	440
18	Electrical Engineers	$102,630	$50,680	120
19	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,240	$80,690	230
20	Mining and Geological Engineers	$101,270	$64,380	250
21	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$101,010	$70,210	90
22	Lawyers	$99,620	$65,690	230
23	Personal Financial Advisors	$98,820	$44,990	80
24	Materials Engineers	$98,250	$65,000	70
25	Construction Managers	$97,900	$68,380	270
26	Optometrists	$97,730	$43,990	50
27	Physical Therapists	$97,150	$61,660	90
28	Civil Engineers	$97,030	$54,080	210
29	Software Developers	$96,690	$72,350	200
30	Industrial Production Managers	$96,640	$49,480	100
31	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$96,620	$68,410	220
32	Computer Systems Analysts	$96,420	$48,770	140
33	Veterinarians	$96,210	$46,720	50
34	Sales Managers	$95,620	$55,090	200
35	All Other Managers	$95,440	$45,590	1,120
36	Information Security Analysts	$93,280	$60,280	40
37	Human Resources Managers	$92,650	$47,270	140
38	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$92,610	$59,570	160
39	Commercial Pilots	$91,580	$62,680	80
40	Medical and Health Services Managers	$90,790	$51,530	220
41	Occupational Therapists	$88,740	$49,980	40
42	Engineers, All Other	$88,060	$21,720	70
43	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$88,020	$67,320	70
44	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$86,820	$60,480	150
45	Project Management Specialists	$86,800	$48,740	410
46	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,150	$52,680	60
47	Management Analysts	$85,310	$52,930	90
48	Registered Nurses	$84,710	$64,090	980
49	Computer Occupations, All Other	$83,470	$44,910	210
50	Urban and Regional Planners	$82,770	$55,620	30
51	General and Operations Managers	$82,530	$39,050	2,700
52	Facilities Managers	$82,350	$56,810	90
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,890	$63,260	180
54	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$81,600	$43,400	630
55	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,250	$55,510	880
56	Mechanical Engineers	$80,710	$59,330	100
57	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$80,270	$63,520	40
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,090	$45,710	740
59	School Psychologists	$79,920	$75,250	30
60	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$79,890	$50,990	140
61	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$79,260	$29,970	200
62	Marketing Managers	$78,870	$35,130	150
63	All Other Special Education Teachers	$78,290	$62,930	50
64	Logisticians	$77,180	$61,480	100
65	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$76,790	$58,170	120
66	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$76,680	$44,980	60
67	Respiratory Therapists	$76,000	$54,690	60
68	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,780	$47,190	420
69	Carpet Installers	$74,740	$66,760	30
70	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$74,690	$37,720	60
71	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$73,840	$49,230	1,430
72	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$72,880	$51,080	160
73	Other Biological Scientists	$72,820	$49,210	70
74	Other Education Administrators	$72,720	$36,980	40
75	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,380	$53,040	50
76	Computer Network Support Specialists	$71,570	$44,550	80
77	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$71,160	$35,410	110
78	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$70,320	$39,140	140
79	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$68,810	$51,080	40
80	Conservation Scientists	$68,410	$45,860	50
81	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$68,180	$59,570	90
82	Administrative Services Managers	$68,160	$47,480	100
83	Cost Estimators	$68,160	$35,980	100
84	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$67,690	$47,860	590
85	Social and Community Service Managers	$67,650	$41,100	110
86	Sales Engineers	$67,380	$67,380	40
87	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$67,100	$46,820	120
88	Other Business Operations Specialists	$66,990	$33,640	940
89	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$66,820	$37,220	50
90	Construction and Building Inspectors	$66,600	$46,450	70
91	Compliance Officers	$66,370	$35,310	140
92	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$66,000	$36,290	140
93	Other Engineering Technicians	$65,720	$65,570	70
94	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$65,720	$44,420	50
95	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,540	$47,360	540
96	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$65,250	$65,110	1,110
97	Loan Officers	$65,240	$29,430	90
98	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$65,010	$45,920	80
99	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,940	$45,380	190
100	Environmental Engineering Technicians	$64,940	$37,520	50

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$203,650
2	Materials Scientists	$162,740
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,710
4	General Dentists	$132,360
5	Physician Assistants	$127,240
6	Pharmacists	$126,480
7	Optometrists	$123,990
8	Nurse Practitioners	$121,090
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$103,040
10	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$102,130

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,170
2	Pharmacists	$146,870
3	Physician Assistants	$127,800
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,670
5	Nurse Practitioners	$119,330
6	Chief Executives	$118,710
7	Lawyers	$111,730
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$111,610
9	Electrical Engineers	$110,900
10	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$108,600

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$153,090
2	Chief Executives	$147,660
3	Pharmacists	$145,220
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$122,460
5	Physician Assistants	$120,860
6	Nuclear Engineers	$119,930
7	Nurse Practitioners	$118,190
8	Engineers, All Other	$117,630
9	Lawyers	$112,040
10	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$107,680

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