Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Central Texas 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 North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $231,770. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $217,800.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$231,770	$168,360	40
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$217,800	$170,620	30
3	All Other Physicians	$202,310	$64,590	140
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,050	$91,840	180
5	Chief Executives	$136,460	$37,490	180
6	Pharmacists	$128,740	$93,230	420
7	General Dentists	$125,130	$49,980	180
8	Financial Managers	$121,570	$63,290	700
9	Marketing Managers	$120,720	$61,450	160
10	Nurse Practitioners	$120,020	$99,770	410
11	Petroleum Engineers	$119,910	$61,130	100
12	Environmental Engineers	$111,410	$79,750	60
13	Physician Assistants	$109,990	$98,790	130
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,360	$72,660	330
15	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$108,680	$44,280	60
16	Computer Network Architects	$108,150	$73,590	40
17	Human Resources Managers	$106,570	$68,090	160
18	All Other Managers	$105,210	$44,180	410
19	Information Security Analysts	$104,790	$51,470	60
20	Industrial Production Managers	$104,460	$69,880	650
21	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$103,990	$39,240	30
22	Veterinarians	$103,170	$71,160	160
23	Chemical Engineers	$102,280	$77,750	140
24	Electrical Engineers	$101,330	$60,940	170
25	Sales Managers	$101,230	$50,650	850
26	Physical Therapists	$100,730	$69,660	370
27	Lawyers	$100,640	$60,090	230
28	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$99,450	$59,300	30
29	Purchasing Managers	$99,320	$66,170	90
30	Occupational Therapists	$98,790	$63,230	190
31	Commercial Pilots	$97,930	$79,420	80
32	Software Developers	$97,750	$56,220	370
33	Sales Engineers	$97,190	$48,390	50
34	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,720	$60,340	810
35	Power Plant Operators	$94,100	$56,050	210
36	Administrative Services Managers	$93,060	$66,190	320
37	Chemists	$92,340	$60,890	50
38	Mechanical Engineers	$91,840	$60,820	310
39	Facilities Managers	$91,500	$65,450	130
40	Database Administrators	$91,390	$55,480	50
41	Natural Sciences Managers	$89,640	$57,040	40
42	Management Analysts	$88,310	$55,080	140
43	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$87,430	$58,130	50
44	Public Relations Managers	$87,100	$39,770	50
45	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,190	$54,790	290
46	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$85,180	$75,300	80
47	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$85,090	$58,290	40
48	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$84,050	$48,850	210
49	Other Education Administrators	$83,460	$45,900	70
50	Engineers, All Other	$83,450	$46,710	50
51	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$83,390	$55,140	40
52	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$83,200	$40,790	110
53	Gas Plant Operators	$81,170	$44,430	90
54	Industrial Engineers	$81,090	$55,510	390
55	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,820	$63,390	1,010
56	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$80,730	$40,530	110
57	Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,350	$41,460	230
58	Computer Systems Analysts	$79,720	$49,980	180
59	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$79,690	$33,120	50
60	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$79,600	$43,030	150
61	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,040	$46,940	330
62	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$78,540	$47,830	870
63	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,450	$58,760	300
64	Fish and Game Wardens	$77,980	$72,800	40
65	Dental Hygienists	$77,860	$67,870	290
66	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,380	$62,590	90
67	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$77,370	$59,390	50
68	Registered Nurses	$77,020	$57,880	3,870
69	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$76,670	$43,710	40
70	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$76,610	$38,170	220
71	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$76,270	$48,740	60
72	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$76,230	$57,910	100
73	Operations Research Analysts	$75,790	$36,270	60
74	Computer Programmers	$75,710	$44,050	80
75	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,450	$50,300	320
76	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$75,090	$39,980	40
77	Web Developers	$74,440	$35,030	40
78	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$72,930	$37,080	240
79	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$72,820	$38,580	90
80	Financial Analysts	$72,690	$51,150	150
81	General and Operations Managers	$72,590	$28,400	9,030
82	Budget Analysts	$71,990	$50,700	40
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$71,880	$38,720	220
84	Project Management Specialists	$71,770	$42,880	830
85	Speech-Language Pathologists	$71,720	$50,090	350
86	Physical Therapist Assistants	$71,650	$52,000	260
87	Accountants and Auditors	$70,530	$43,690	1,380
88	Construction Managers	$69,470	$47,920	500
89	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$68,620	$31,530	60
90	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$68,080	$28,710	100
91	Wellhead Pumpers	$66,950	$48,100	210
92	Postsecondary History Teachers	$65,780	$23,270	70
93	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$65,690	$41,020	50
94	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$65,480	$48,570	200
95	Respiratory Therapists	$65,190	$59,260	210
96	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,800	$44,140	50
97	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$64,720	$39,980	30
98	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$64,160	$22,760	100
99	Civil Engineers	$63,960	$49,050	280
100	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,630	$33,280	80

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,270
2	Chief Executives	$131,940
3	Physician Assistants	$128,770
4	Pharmacists	$127,330
5	Financial Managers	$125,550
6	Sales Engineers	$125,090
7	Optometrists	$123,910
8	General Dentists	$121,650
9	Nurse Practitioners	$120,740
10	Petroleum Engineers	$120,380

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$202,950
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$196,700
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,570
4	General Dentists	$134,080
5	Pharmacists	$132,050
6	Chief Executives	$131,650
7	Physician Assistants	$121,280
8	Nurse Practitioners	$120,060
9	Computer Network Architects	$116,030
10	Chemical Engineers	$111,580

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,780
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$134,580
3	Pharmacists	$131,540
4	Physician Assistants	$122,660
5	General Pediatricians	$122,560
6	Sales Managers	$119,120
7	Nurse Practitioners	$117,460
8	Computer Network Architects	$113,960
9	Chief Executives	$111,430
10	Materials Engineers	$107,490

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