Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeast Minnesota 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 Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $224,610. The second highest-paying jobs are those of pharmacists, with an average salary of $133,770.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$224,610	$176,950	40
2	Pharmacists	$133,770	$105,300	70
3	Chief Executives	$129,750	$83,350	110
4	Sales Managers	$121,570	$66,810	50
5	Nurse Practitioners	$110,900	$85,560	70
6	All Other Managers	$110,090	$71,950	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,810	$75,310	40
8	Industrial Production Managers	$106,910	$66,890	70
9	Financial Managers	$101,830	$67,910	130
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,930	$64,570	160
11	Lawyers	$100,040	$71,990	70
12	Construction Managers	$99,590	$62,480	50
13	Software Developers	$99,490	$65,370	40
14	Veterinarians	$98,150	$56,510	30
15	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,740	$63,980	80
16	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$94,920	$65,830	90
17	Administrative Services Managers	$92,980	$48,910	60
18	Civil Engineers	$91,000	$64,880	30
19	Physical Therapists	$85,690	$67,400	60
20	Facilities Managers	$84,110	$54,430	40
21	Industrial Engineers	$82,530	$60,170	80
22	Compliance Officers	$81,990	$54,720	110
23	Registered Nurses	$81,630	$62,620	800
24	Project Management Specialists	$80,640	$52,590	70
25	Dental Hygienists	$80,130	$78,760	70
26	Training and Development Specialists	$79,790	$42,640	50
27	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,000	$62,400	40
28	Mechanical Engineers	$78,640	$53,610	40
29	Electricians	$77,770	$44,930	150
30	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,350	$47,150	200
31	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$76,940	$54,770	180
32	Millwrights	$76,330	$54,650	40
33	Occupational Therapists	$76,190	$64,470	40
34	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,130	$64,250	50
35	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$75,800	$48,170	50
36	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$75,730	$61,630	130
37	Instructional Coordinators	$75,600	$54,140	30
38	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$75,390	$37,830	160
39	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$72,430	$54,810	40
40	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$70,580	$58,580	50
41	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$70,150	$56,990	60
42	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$70,040	$38,910	160
43	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$69,910	$58,760	50
44	Computer Network Support Specialists	$68,340	$44,830	60
45	Social and Community Service Managers	$67,250	$43,190	110
46	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$65,160	$53,300	40
47	Management Analysts	$64,970	$48,460	50
48	Cost Estimators	$64,910	$46,760	50
49	Radiologic Technologists	$64,590	$53,570	80
50	Foresters	$64,490	$51,230	110
51	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$64,040	$48,790	60
52	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,750	$44,410	70
53	Loan Officers	$63,330	$44,040	120
54	Civil Engineering Technicians	$63,020	$50,840	30
55	Human Resources Specialists	$62,970	$39,520	130
56	Conservation Scientists	$62,900	$45,150	50
57	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$62,790	$46,440	50
58	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,220	$35,880	80
59	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$62,120	$37,600	50
60	Accountants and Auditors	$61,980	$45,440	190
61	Other Social Workers	$61,890	$51,120	130
62	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,880	$46,100	170
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,690	$51,250	200
64	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$61,390	$46,320	60
65	General and Operations Managers	$61,020	$32,280	1,180
66	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,010	$45,390	670
67	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,960	$38,210	300
68	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,860	$42,290	150
69	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,780	$42,370	160
70	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$60,610	$39,670	90
71	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,520	$43,940	40
72	Marriage and Family Therapists	$60,250	$49,720	90
73	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,980	$45,870	430
74	Healthcare Social Workers	$59,780	$39,800	30
75	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$59,400	$34,830	40
76	Other Business Operations Specialists	$59,320	$36,010	190
77	Food Service Managers	$59,200	$37,260	30
78	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$59,000	$47,970	220
79	Surgical Technologists	$58,660	$48,010	30
80	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$58,650	$46,080	50
81	Chefs and Head Cooks	$58,390	$38,820	50
82	Public Relations Specialists	$58,360	$42,960	60
83	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$57,950	$36,380	70
84	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$56,940	$38,480	110
85	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,660	$44,780	30
86	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$56,260	$36,210	90
87	Highway Maintenance Workers	$55,870	$42,830	220
88	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$55,790	$35,660	80
89	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$54,080	$42,400	100
90	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$53,670	$44,650	80
91	Postal Service Clerks	$53,440	$39,770	70
92	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$53,200	$35,490	50
93	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$52,890	$37,320	50
94	Machinists	$52,800	$35,380	150
95	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,800	$37,550	300
96	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$51,630	$42,190	310
97	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,360	$31,630	80
98	Computer User Support Specialists	$50,920	$35,360	80
99	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$50,610	$34,960	60
100	Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$50,500	$39,060	30

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Pharmacists	$127,240
2	Chief Executives	$126,210
3	Industrial Production Managers	$102,110
4	All Other Managers	$101,340
5	Nurse Practitioners	$101,180
6	Physical Therapists	$99,540
7	Financial Managers	$98,980
8	Sales Managers	$97,900
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,680
10	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,640

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$142,410
2	Pharmacists	$136,460
3	Sales Managers	$114,880
4	Nurse Practitioners	$103,850
5	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$100,360
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,370
7	Industrial Production Managers	$95,460
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,810
9	Lawyers	$94,340
10	Construction Managers	$93,330

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$155,390
2	Pharmacists	$145,710
3	Chief Executives	$140,110
4	Nurse Practitioners	$113,360
5	Sales Managers	$108,140
6	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$98,880
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,280
8	Financial Managers	$91,980
9	Industrial Production Managers	$91,030
10	Physical Therapists	$91,010

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