Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northern Indiana 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 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $228,590. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $224,060.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$228,590	$112,420	40
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$224,060	$102,350	110
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,490	$127,610	60
4	Physician Assistants	$151,560	$99,710	50
5	Chief Executives	$147,610	$40,970	100
6	General Dentists	$132,300	$81,410	80
7	Pharmacists	$132,270	$97,480	250
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,270	$85,430	350
9	Marketing Managers	$125,480	$62,250	130
10	Nurse Practitioners	$109,950	$90,690	200
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$101,390	$65,000	120
12	Sales Engineers	$101,140	$69,390	60
13	Human Resources Managers	$100,810	$75,490	140
14	Sales Managers	$96,860	$49,280	420
15	Purchasing Managers	$95,750	$55,230	70
16	Physical Therapists	$94,920	$69,790	140
17	Industrial Production Managers	$94,510	$59,760	890
18	Veterinarians	$94,350	$59,880	150
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,440	$56,700	100
20	Financial Managers	$91,010	$60,930	520
21	Optometrists	$85,800	$49,020	60
22	Engineers, All Other	$84,260	$46,860	80
23	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$83,730	$48,750	30
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$83,710	$57,940	460
25	Lawyers	$83,350	$43,690	330
26	General and Operations Managers	$83,120	$39,290	3,600
27	Software Developers	$83,050	$47,450	260
28	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,780	$76,480	40
29	Occupational Therapists	$81,900	$39,380	120
30	Materials Engineers	$81,750	$48,630	40
31	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$81,380	$63,600	470
32	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,650	$54,560	180
33	Construction Managers	$80,420	$54,320	170
34	Chemists	$80,240	$39,790	60
35	Electrical Engineers	$80,080	$55,570	150
36	Industrial Engineers	$79,410	$53,910	1,580
37	Computer Programmers	$78,130	$42,580	100
38	Financial Analysts	$77,710	$52,050	90
39	Civil Engineers	$77,070	$48,640	70
40	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,070	$39,670	80
41	Mechanical Engineers	$76,760	$55,220	510
42	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,760	$48,060	300
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$76,370	$47,380	230
44	Management Analysts	$76,280	$43,490	210
45	Dental Hygienists	$75,780	$63,480	250
46	Computer Network Architects	$75,570	$42,250	90
47	Facilities Managers	$75,440	$35,980	110
48	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$75,300	$41,250	240
49	Administrative Services Managers	$75,030	$43,340	230
50	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$73,550	$47,680	30
51	Project Management Specialists	$72,800	$45,800	290
52	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$72,600	$44,260	330
53	Conservation Scientists	$70,620	$44,050	40
54	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$70,500	$58,470	50
55	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,000	$40,870	150
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$68,070	$45,140	980
57	Logisticians	$66,950	$40,980	90
58	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$66,620	$35,630	80
59	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$65,740	$47,310	80
60	Computer Occupations, All Other	$64,840	$37,250	60
61	Speech-Language Pathologists	$64,700	$46,200	120
62	Data Scientists	$64,570	$43,960	40
63	School Psychologists	$64,560	$49,410	60
64	Registered Nurses	$64,520	$49,880	2,370
65	Labor Relations Specialists	$64,460	$38,440	250
66	Personal Financial Advisors	$64,380	$34,770	300
67	Other Business Operations Specialists	$63,840	$36,670	170
68	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,810	$42,240	120
69	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$63,790	$28,090	40
70	Radiologic Technologists	$63,560	$47,560	240
71	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$63,500	$33,200	2,340
72	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$63,090	$40,960	130
73	Accountants and Auditors	$62,610	$40,570	1,210
74	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$62,400	$37,860	500
75	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$61,890	$52,260	80
76	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,730	$37,240	770
77	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,710	$44,980	60
78	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$61,510	$44,510	40
79	Millwrights	$61,370	$45,280	140
80	Massage Therapists	$60,820	$30,520	60
81	Respiratory Therapists	$60,760	$48,670	130
82	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,580	$40,200	3,260
83	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,490	$45,680	90
84	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,390	$37,750	110
85	Chiropractors	$60,320	$22,120	60
86	Other Engineering Technicians	$60,200	$44,440	30
87	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$60,060	$33,500	50
88	Electricians	$59,610	$36,220	810
89	Tool and Die Makers	$59,530	$37,920	550
90	Commercial Pilots	$59,460	$48,290	70
91	Cost Estimators	$59,330	$39,220	310
92	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,330	$47,310	100
93	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,130	$36,950	70
94	Funeral Home Managers	$59,070	$37,250	40
95	Social and Community Service Managers	$58,500	$37,150	100
96	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$58,250	$37,960	220
97	Credit Analysts	$57,780	$45,630	40
98	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$57,360	$38,520	1,060
99	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$57,310	$39,470	40
100	Machinists	$56,870	$35,190	2,710

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$155,260
2	Chief Executives	$151,000
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,990
4	General Dentists	$127,960
5	Pharmacists	$127,240
6	Optometrists	$123,840
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$122,910
8	Nurse Practitioners	$100,590
9	Commercial Pilots	$99,390
10	Human Resources Managers	$98,980

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$204,440
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$152,270
3	Pharmacists	$128,770
4	Lawyers	$119,480
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$116,340
6	Chief Executives	$113,690
7	Biomedical Engineers	$112,400
8	Sales Managers	$108,880
9	Nurse Practitioners	$106,790
10	Marketing Managers	$99,570

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,770
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$148,400
3	Sales Engineers	$145,810
4	Pharmacists	$128,880
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,410
6	Sales Managers	$111,810
7	Lawyers	$111,290
8	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$108,670
9	Chief Executives	$106,020
10	Nurse Practitioners	$105,920

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