Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Idaho 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 Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $188,920. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $138,600.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$188,920	$163,010	80
2	General Dentists	$138,600	$33,860	110
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$132,390	$48,400	60
4	Pharmacists	$132,330	$100,420	150
5	Physician Assistants	$121,290	$67,430	90
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,030	$57,260	30
7	Nurse Practitioners	$114,980	$96,240	90
8	Commercial Pilots	$114,010	$65,440	30
9	Information Security Analysts	$110,230	$51,370	70
10	Power Plant Operators	$109,160	$72,080	60
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$106,390	$62,320	90
12	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$105,720	$52,080	80
13	Electrical Engineers	$104,820	$77,650	50
14	Human Resources Managers	$103,000	$67,570	40
15	Veterinarians	$102,850	$75,050	60
16	Paramedics	$97,250	$41,060	60
17	Software Developers	$97,090	$40,100	180
18	Sales Managers	$97,020	$49,340	90
19	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,580	$29,120	40
20	Financial Managers	$89,190	$54,690	180
21	Physical Therapists	$88,490	$62,030	140
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$87,140	$47,170	220
23	Dental Hygienists	$86,300	$79,020	130
24	Marketing Managers	$86,110	$44,210	60
25	Occupational Therapists	$83,760	$66,350	40
26	Industrial Engineers	$83,670	$48,090	50
27	Project Management Specialists	$82,660	$46,820	240
28	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$81,370	$54,160	100
29	All Other Managers	$81,360	$46,870	90
30	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,700	$58,720	230
31	Compliance Officers	$80,340	$38,000	160
32	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$79,950	$44,720	40
33	Administrative Services Managers	$78,620	$44,720	40
34	Registered Nurses	$78,360	$61,540	950
35	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,000	$56,560	50
36	Civil Engineers	$77,200	$60,570	140
37	Industrial Production Managers	$77,140	$47,050	120
38	Mechanical Engineers	$76,280	$54,500	50
39	Construction Managers	$75,450	$47,840	90
40	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$75,300	$59,160	40
41	Speech-Language Pathologists	$74,780	$52,900	50
42	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,740	$49,530	100
43	Aerospace Engineers	$73,980	$47,790	60
44	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$73,830	$50,370	50
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$73,680	$40,710	450
46	Fallers	$73,530	$54,080	320
47	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$72,420	$51,530	130
48	Other Business Operations Specialists	$71,140	$50,320	330
49	Lawyers	$71,000	$48,570	180
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$69,990	$35,980	50
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$68,630	$30,010	60
52	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,410	$41,830	50
53	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$68,410	$36,550	50
54	Respiratory Therapists	$67,750	$54,430	40
55	Management Analysts	$67,170	$42,490	110
56	Fundraisers	$66,680	$41,600	70
57	Millwrights	$66,110	$53,180	160
58	Facilities Managers	$66,090	$34,230	40
59	Radiologic Technologists	$66,040	$49,530	140
60	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$65,800	$39,260	100
61	Conservation Scientists	$65,190	$44,720	60
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,560	$40,060	300
63	Chief Executives	$64,150	$30,870	200
64	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$64,140	$40,420	40
65	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,370	$36,140	160
66	Accountants and Auditors	$62,620	$38,560	320
67	Budget Analysts	$62,480	$44,720	50
68	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,270	$37,270	110
69	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,190	$49,620	80
70	Training and Development Specialists	$62,160	$27,590	130
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$62,070	$40,240	70
72	Other Physical Scientists	$61,780	$50,600	50
73	Healthcare Social Workers	$61,660	$38,860	70
74	Foresters	$61,400	$47,280	120
75	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$61,300	$50,140	40
76	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$61,300	$36,450	60
77	Cost Estimators	$61,290	$37,860	50
78	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,180	$37,020	60
79	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$60,790	$37,160	30
80	Logging Equipment Operators	$60,560	$38,430	170
81	Urban and Regional Planners	$60,340	$31,200	70
82	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,300	$40,350	1,190
83	General and Operations Managers	$60,140	$29,320	2,090
84	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,070	$39,160	870
85	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$59,260	$37,670	30
86	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$58,710	$38,380	30
87	Insurance Sales Agents	$58,570	$31,400	180
88	Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,440	$47,750	70
89	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$58,280	$53,080	30
90	Other Engineering Technicians	$58,160	$37,320	40
91	Log Graders and Scalers	$57,870	$39,860	80
92	Physical Therapist Assistants	$56,680	$47,720	40
93	Postal Service Clerks	$56,600	$39,770	130
94	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,590	$45,580	70
95	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$56,410	$36,410	190
96	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$56,040	$45,760	80
97	Soil and Plant Scientists	$55,880	$46,920	60
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,520	$30,740	150
99	Human Resources Specialists	$55,370	$34,400	180
100	Public Relations Specialists	$55,160	$33,280	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,790
2	Pharmacists	$126,620
3	Physician Assistants	$123,260
4	Commercial Pilots	$102,330
5	Nurse Practitioners	$100,590
6	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$99,580
7	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$99,380
8	Electrical Engineers	$99,040
9	Industrial Engineers	$99,040
10	Dental Hygienists	$98,690

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$188,920
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$128,490
3	Pharmacists	$123,340
4	Physician Assistants	$118,400
5	Electrical Engineers	$107,770
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,800
7	Nurse Practitioners	$99,530
8	Commercial Pilots	$97,600
9	Industrial Production Managers	$95,930
10	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$95,690

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$174,960
2	General Dentists	$169,110
3	Personal Financial Advisors	$137,490
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$124,770
5	Pharmacists	$121,050
6	Physician Assistants	$109,760
7	Sales Managers	$108,380
8	Electrical Engineers	$103,460
9	Nurse Practitioners	$99,240
10	Commercial Pilots	$94,850

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