Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northeastern Pennsylvania 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $219,540. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $174,620.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$219,540	$62,550	160
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$174,620	$110,610	160
3	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$140,200	$60,880	50
4	Chief Executives	$137,430	$62,400	120
5	General Dentists	$135,640	$85,750	130
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,050	$97,210	130
7	Marketing Managers	$127,980	$69,300	110
8	Pharmacists	$126,410	$87,500	350
9	All Other Managers	$119,080	$62,400	200
10	Optometrists	$114,900	$60,500	60
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,850	$83,510	180
12	Physician Assistants	$108,560	$37,500	280
13	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$107,930	$63,520	40
14	Nurse Practitioners	$107,350	$94,300	170
15	Financial Managers	$106,720	$62,650	340
16	Purchasing Managers	$104,820	$66,110	70
17	Funeral Home Managers	$104,290	$49,150	60
18	Construction Managers	$103,000	$70,080	70
19	Sales Managers	$101,980	$54,180	370
20	Human Resources Managers	$101,920	$62,670	100
21	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$101,920	$49,320	40
22	Facilities Managers	$100,310	$64,330	100
23	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$99,620	$66,300	340
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,320	$57,560	390
25	Electrical Engineers	$98,250	$65,690	90
26	Software Developers	$97,960	$57,180	180
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,140	$58,530	150
28	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$97,010	$40,550	60
29	Veterinarians	$96,380	$56,030	100
30	Sales Engineers	$95,310	$61,520	80
31	Physical Therapists	$94,690	$71,990	400
32	Industrial Production Managers	$94,420	$61,250	380
33	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$93,070	$65,260	30
34	Natural Sciences Managers	$93,050	$68,190	40
35	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,580	$49,920	180
36	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$92,000	$37,120	80
37	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$90,810	$43,060	40
38	Personal Financial Advisors	$89,250	$42,320	70
39	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$87,590	$71,140	300
40	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$85,950	$49,390	50
41	Computer Programmers	$85,650	$53,060	60
42	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$85,090	$60,530	40
43	Lawyers	$85,030	$43,420	300
44	Training and Development Managers	$84,740	$79,530	30
45	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$84,000	$62,180	40
46	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$83,240	$60,020	100
47	Labor Relations Specialists	$82,420	$34,140	100
48	Occupational Therapists	$81,690	$61,230	230
49	General and Operations Managers	$80,440	$39,520	3,610
50	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$79,920	$64,870	30
51	Data Scientists	$79,880	$44,340	30
52	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,400	$45,350	70
53	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,290	$75,230	60
54	School Psychologists	$79,060	$58,910	60
55	Civil Engineers	$78,610	$50,430	160
56	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,190	$38,980	110
57	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,090	$53,980	170
58	Engineers, All Other	$77,880	$51,790	40
59	Project Management Specialists	$77,550	$46,680	350
60	Management Analysts	$77,550	$48,110	120
61	Industrial Engineers	$77,400	$59,890	320
62	Speech-Language Pathologists	$76,460	$52,170	200
63	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,380	$60,340	110
64	Mechanical Engineers	$76,320	$50,370	510
65	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$75,500	$58,600	50
66	Registered Nurses	$75,160	$57,340	2,870
67	Administrative Services Managers	$74,450	$39,310	90
68	Financial Analysts	$74,410	$48,160	60
69	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$73,960	$45,820	70
70	Logisticians	$73,490	$46,940	130
71	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,410	$39,700	110
72	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$73,290	$47,980	180
73	Power Plant Operators	$72,800	$67,700	80
74	Instructional Coordinators	$71,870	$38,770	80
75	Computer Occupations, All Other	$71,680	$41,220	170
76	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$71,680	$56,200	130
77	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$71,450	$52,470	110
78	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,880	$42,870	160
79	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$69,190	$47,860	130
80	Chefs and Head Cooks	$69,180	$40,020	130
81	Chemists	$68,870	$46,560	100
82	Other Teachers and Instructors	$67,500	$24,080	80
83	Other Business Operations Specialists	$67,240	$41,190	340
84	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$66,750	$28,940	0
85	Other Financial Specialists	$65,670	$39,750	40
86	Social and Community Service Managers	$65,420	$46,230	170
87	Legislators	$65,410	$17,960	80
88	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$65,160	$41,960	910
89	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$65,030	$48,740	40
90	Other Counselors	$64,190	$50,190	110
91	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$63,490	$48,160	80
92	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$63,250	$48,650	300
93	Loan Officers	$63,120	$39,370	160
94	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,940	$48,880	2,150
95	Credit Analysts	$62,510	$43,190	30
96	Insurance Underwriters	$62,470	$39,390	90
97	Cost Estimators	$62,410	$43,690	310
98	Dental Hygienists	$62,400	$61,820	220
99	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,250	$44,200	1,020
100	Accountants and Auditors	$62,140	$38,280	1,050

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,770
2	Chief Executives	$129,400
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,250
4	Pharmacists	$126,900
5	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$124,970
6	General Dentists	$121,760
7	All Other Managers	$110,550
8	Optometrists	$100,360
9	Nurse Practitioners	$100,230
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,110

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$201,240
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$185,310
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,950
4	Chief Executives	$129,410
5	Pharmacists	$127,250
6	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$122,590
7	Sales Managers	$119,550
8	General Dentists	$115,640
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,530
10	Physician Assistants	$109,680

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,030
2	Chief Executives	$145,780
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,080
4	General Dentists	$134,200
5	Sales Managers	$131,710
6	Pharmacists	$129,190
7	Human Resources Managers	$110,270
8	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$108,950
9	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	$106,580
10	Physician Assistants	$104,330

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