Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeast Mississippi 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 Mississippi nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $235,060. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $213,160.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$235,060	$122,420	60
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$213,160	$167,510	180
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,790	$129,560	300
4	General Dentists	$135,200	$62,830	150
5	Pharmacists	$131,080	$50,550	570
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,110	$75,930	140
7	Chief Executives	$119,970	$50,290	140
8	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$113,710	$101,040	80
9	Nurse Practitioners	$110,750	$81,830	810
10	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$107,920	$47,830	240
11	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$106,020	$32,290	170
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,710	$62,490	190
13	Commercial Pilots	$101,840	$49,850	70
14	Industrial Production Managers	$100,720	$68,140	370
15	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$100,630	$48,600	270
16	All Other Physicians	$100,420	$62,590	210
17	Sales Managers	$99,180	$47,000	220
18	Natural Sciences Managers	$98,770	$60,630	40
19	Real Estate Brokers	$98,400	$38,380	60
20	Physical Therapists	$98,310	$69,310	360
21	Optometrists	$97,920	$50,990	60
22	Occupational Therapists	$96,500	$66,630	260
23	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$95,150	$25,400	50
24	Software Developers	$94,160	$60,990	290
25	Lawyers	$92,630	$50,130	490
26	Power Plant Operators	$90,500	$65,310	110
27	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$89,890	$74,900	40
28	Human Resources Managers	$89,480	$57,860	120
29	Veterinarians	$87,300	$57,530	90
30	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$86,580	$26,590	470
31	Training and Development Managers	$84,570	$69,100	40
32	Electrical Engineers	$83,900	$49,240	140
33	Marketing Managers	$81,490	$40,390	170
34	Financial Managers	$81,180	$44,710	640
35	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$80,700	$44,400	80
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,310	$49,940	830
37	Purchasing Managers	$79,900	$56,300	40
38	Engineers, All Other	$79,750	$61,270	40
39	Industrial Engineers	$79,720	$51,350	540
40	Medical and Health Services Managers	$79,610	$52,280	940
41	All Other Managers	$79,350	$51,160	150
42	Avionics Technicians	$79,210	$55,320	60
43	Public Relations Managers	$78,530	$47,300	30
44	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$78,220	$38,640	280
45	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,900	$44,590	140
46	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,870	$60,240	560
47	Civil Engineers	$77,600	$49,330	220
48	Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,520	$46,820	310
49	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$77,180	$44,240	60
50	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$76,980	$46,590	210
51	Postsecondary Home Economics Teachers	$76,420	$50,450	40
52	Administrative Services Managers	$76,400	$39,330	380
53	Computer Occupations, All Other	$76,190	$43,360	120
54	Postsecondary History Teachers	$76,110	$37,210	80
55	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$75,790	$40,990	90
56	Computer Network Architects	$75,500	$51,880	50
57	Facilities Managers	$75,340	$37,230	130
58	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$75,160	$21,170	70
59	Computer Systems Analysts	$74,980	$44,550	230
60	Chemists	$73,220	$51,790	60
61	Mechanical Engineers	$72,440	$40,500	200
62	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,830	$39,710	230
63	Database Administrators	$69,680	$33,580	40
64	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$69,450	$36,990	40
65	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$68,490	$31,280	70
66	Food Scientists and Technologists	$68,390	$59,900	50
67	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$67,910	$41,700	180
68	General and Operations Managers	$67,730	$29,120	4,380
69	Project Management Specialists	$67,620	$46,870	340
70	Information Security Analysts	$67,070	$48,980	80
71	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$66,840	$48,250	60
72	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$66,800	$45,510	70
73	Bridge and Lock Tenders	$66,410	$59,400	40
74	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$65,630	$45,490	180
75	Other Business Operations Specialists	$65,270	$37,030	330
76	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$64,620	$49,760	60
77	Construction Managers	$64,560	$43,100	180
78	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$64,360	$62,980	30
79	Management Analysts	$63,840	$34,200	180
80	Financial Analysts	$63,820	$41,280	80
81	Postsecondary Library Science Teachers	$63,280	$50,850	60
82	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$63,110	$41,570	370
83	Personal Financial Advisors	$62,990	$36,850	170
84	Registered Nurses	$62,820	$49,520	5,360
85	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,660	$37,400	940
86	Logisticians	$62,520	$38,590	140
87	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,330	$40,710	110
88	Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,300	$48,550	250
89	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$62,040	$27,900	220
90	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$61,960	$35,230	30
91	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$61,900	$24,190	100
92	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$61,430	$60,300	40
93	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$61,140	$31,270	90
94	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$61,100	$60,750	60
95	Web Developers	$61,070	$48,650	50
96	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$60,990	$37,150	130
97	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$60,890	$29,760	210
98	Dental Hygienists	$60,850	$37,820	300
99	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$60,840	$36,970	110
100	Coaches and Scouts	$60,700	$20,420	350

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,800
2	Pharmacists	$126,770
3	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$124,890
4	Optometrists	$124,060
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$113,060
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$109,260
7	All Other Physicians	$100,420
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,230
9	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$100,160
10	Nurse Practitioners	$100,020

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,390
2	General Dentists	$167,490
3	Pharmacists	$124,800
4	Chief Executives	$121,100
5	Purchasing Managers	$118,590
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$115,970
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$106,300
8	Sales Managers	$103,070
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,050
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$102,770

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$126,250
2	Pharmacists	$123,760
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$113,420
4	Chief Executives	$110,140
5	Purchasing Managers	$105,210
6	Sales Managers	$101,460
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$101,450
8	Nurse Practitioners	$98,980
9	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$97,710
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$95,540

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