Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California 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 Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $169,470. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $166,730.

All of the shown salary and employment information for North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California 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 Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$169,470	$77,430	140
2	General Dentists	$166,730	$79,580	130
3	Pharmacists	$156,460	$129,070	210
4	Physician Assistants	$148,550	$77,580	100
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,620	$82,020	60
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$140,650	$93,480	120
7	Nurse Practitioners	$137,660	$95,270	100
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,100	$80,000	130
9	Optometrists	$130,100	$100,420	30
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,160	$58,810	310
11	Registered Nurses	$129,020	$84,080	1,660
12	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$128,520	$97,080	270
13	Software Developers	$126,530	$59,170	160
14	Lawyers	$122,310	$69,270	200
15	Other Education Administrators	$116,890	$62,670	60
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$115,730	$78,790	170
17	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$113,110	$98,320	190
18	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$112,630	$98,000	60
19	Power Plant Operators	$111,880	$75,170	50
20	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$110,660	$84,000	80
21	Financial Managers	$110,350	$76,410	320
22	Dental Hygienists	$110,350	$100,880	150
23	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$107,130	$61,860	50
24	Industrial Production Managers	$106,660	$66,590	130
25	Speech-Language Pathologists	$106,250	$71,480	100
26	School Psychologists	$105,840	$64,670	80
27	Construction Managers	$105,160	$66,560	190
28	Physical Therapists	$104,710	$59,700	150
29	Fallers	$103,510	$48,770	90
30	Human Resources Managers	$103,020	$70,720	70
31	Respiratory Therapists	$102,610	$73,370	110
32	Radiologic Technologists	$102,170	$79,050	110
33	Electrical Engineers	$101,600	$63,480	50
34	Marketing Managers	$101,050	$51,870	80
35	Veterinarians	$101,000	$63,000	100
36	Natural Sciences Managers	$100,650	$79,350	40
37	Occupational Therapists	$97,440	$68,270	70
38	Personal Financial Advisors	$97,020	$43,990	80
39	All Other Managers	$96,990	$62,110	240
40	Computer Network Architects	$96,040	$63,820	40
41	General and Operations Managers	$95,950	$54,990	1,720
42	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$95,580	$77,150	0
43	Civil Engineers	$95,150	$66,210	170
44	Commercial Pilots	$94,420	$68,370	60
45	Administrative Services Managers	$93,600	$45,840	180
46	All Other Special Education Teachers	$92,080	$55,740	60
47	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$91,030	$36,870	60
48	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$86,640	$61,020	50
49	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$86,470	$53,800	1,220
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,260	$59,510	130
51	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$85,710	$52,490	50
52	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$85,680	$62,400	60
53	Paramedics	$85,510	$39,650	110
54	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$84,710	$58,220	130
55	Financial Analysts	$83,930	$63,650	30
56	Mechanical Engineers	$83,530	$64,260	30
57	Engineers, All Other	$83,060	$39,730	40
58	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$82,990	$49,290	170
59	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$82,160	$45,590	140
60	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$81,870	$40,860	180
61	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$81,410	$32,250	40
62	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,000	$60,690	80
63	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$79,680	$51,670	2,120
64	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,190	$55,000	490
65	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$79,160	$50,280	370
66	Budget Analysts	$79,130	$54,720	40
67	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,430	$56,480	720
68	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$78,180	$39,610	210
69	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,120	$50,190	850
70	Sales Managers	$77,750	$44,490	410
71	Urban and Regional Planners	$77,480	$54,620	80
72	Facilities Managers	$77,230	$47,870	160
73	Other Biological Scientists	$77,230	$49,000	130
74	Management Analysts	$76,940	$52,530	300
75	Industrial Engineers	$76,460	$58,270	30
76	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$76,370	$40,980	70
77	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$76,320	$52,330	90
78	Surgical Technologists	$75,770	$47,880	50
79	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$75,320	$51,000	50
80	Logisticians	$75,030	$54,140	90
81	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$74,870	$50,850	30
82	Physical Therapist Assistants	$74,560	$34,380	70
83	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,320	$45,010	400
84	Instructional Coordinators	$74,160	$44,720	170
85	Computer Occupations, All Other	$73,940	$45,110	120
86	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$73,690	$38,840	50
87	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,830	$39,200	80
88	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$72,820	$49,350	40
89	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$72,820	$50,690	60
90	Conservation Scientists	$72,820	$56,530	100
91	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,820	$56,530	30
92	Accountants and Auditors	$72,560	$48,940	550
93	Foresters	$71,030	$54,720	70
94	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$70,350	$46,350	100
95	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$69,480	$47,850	40
96	Cost Estimators	$69,240	$46,520	130
97	Project Management Specialists	$69,150	$55,580	230
98	Loan Officers	$68,480	$37,860	90
99	Construction and Building Inspectors	$68,160	$52,340	80
100	Healthcare Social Workers	$67,660	$39,780	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$171,150
2	Pharmacists	$162,010
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,810
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$136,510
5	Physician Assistants	$132,240
6	Nurse Practitioners	$128,530
7	Chief Executives	$128,340
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$126,140
9	Registered Nurses	$124,860
10	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$123,540

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$166,970
2	Pharmacists	$164,620
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$151,260
4	Chief Executives	$136,080
5	Physician Assistants	$126,960
6	Veterinarians	$122,050
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,210
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,680
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,460
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$117,780

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$166,100
2	Anesthesiologists	$158,290
3	Pharmacists	$155,490
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$148,380
5	Chief Executives	$139,450
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,320
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,090
8	Physician Assistants	$122,920
9	Nurse Practitioners	$118,630
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$117,990

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