Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $236,820. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $154,960.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$236,820	$150,900	80
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,960	$94,510	70
3	General Dentists	$149,990	$87,420	70
4	Pharmacists	$124,820	$86,230	200
5	Industrial Production Managers	$122,730	$76,360	80
6	Physician Assistants	$115,220	$101,580	80
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$110,090	$60,550	30
8	Nurse Practitioners	$109,510	$79,920	180
9	Financial Managers	$109,500	$57,510	240
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,110	$59,180	110
11	Sales Managers	$105,520	$48,060	100
12	Marketing Managers	$103,420	$61,370	40
13	Petroleum Engineers	$103,390	$100,650	190
14	Construction Managers	$102,500	$58,770	100
15	Mechanical Engineers	$100,580	$70,820	140
16	Electrical Engineers	$99,480	$62,300	160
17	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$98,930	$61,790	70
18	Chemical Engineers	$98,080	$98,080	80
19	Industrial Engineers	$97,050	$59,450	140
20	Veterinarians	$96,850	$39,760	50
21	Chief Executives	$96,010	$38,440	210
22	Human Resources Managers	$95,530	$65,880	70
23	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,350	$60,450	330
24	Project Management Specialists	$91,760	$49,310	330
25	Computer Systems Analysts	$90,600	$56,760	100
26	Management Analysts	$90,520	$50,690	140
27	Physical Therapists	$89,800	$42,550	100
28	Occupational Therapists	$89,380	$55,600	30
29	Lawyers	$87,740	$56,370	140
30	Software Developers	$85,670	$45,480	170
31	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$84,510	$65,140	60
32	Computer Network Architects	$84,070	$58,990	40
33	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,600	$47,340	120
34	Dental Hygienists	$83,200	$58,410	100
35	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$80,850	$45,800	40
36	Power Plant Operators	$80,380	$38,470	40
37	Civil Engineers	$80,230	$44,000	70
38	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$79,990	$74,980	30
39	Database Administrators	$79,880	$48,090	70
40	Other Education Administrators	$79,860	$46,490	40
41	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,830	$62,860	270
42	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$79,710	$49,000	600
43	Commercial Pilots	$78,440	$52,500	30
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,910	$46,360	260
45	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$76,680	$60,550	290
46	Administrative Services Managers	$76,550	$38,690	240
47	Computer Occupations, All Other	$76,450	$44,970	60
48	Medical and Health Services Managers	$76,420	$45,030	260
49	Conservation Scientists	$75,030	$51,190	30
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$74,990	$50,120	70
51	Gas Plant Operators	$74,970	$55,100	80
52	Chemists	$74,260	$32,540	40
53	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,150	$49,760	50
54	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$73,140	$60,890	30
55	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$72,810	$43,550	170
56	Facilities Managers	$72,690	$35,610	40
57	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$72,680	$37,690	480
58	Other Engineering Technicians	$71,140	$45,200	30
59	General and Operations Managers	$70,960	$30,070	2,150
60	Construction and Building Inspectors	$70,170	$44,470	90
61	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$70,000	$33,260	190
62	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$67,760	$35,860	90
63	Logisticians	$67,560	$38,380	50
64	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$66,820	$34,340	30
65	Accountants and Auditors	$66,000	$43,280	850
66	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$65,790	$40,140	690
67	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$65,440	$47,400	100
68	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$65,070	$58,200	60
69	Registered Nurses	$64,900	$52,000	1,050
70	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$64,500	$38,690	80
71	Financial Analysts	$64,460	$43,790	60
72	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,150	$39,430	680
73	Fundraisers	$63,960	$41,700	80
74	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$63,650	$38,460	140
75	Data Scientists	$62,640	$48,730	110
76	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,410	$33,410	40
77	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$62,190	$30,610	100
78	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$61,840	$37,140	70
79	All Other Managers	$61,670	$29,370	80
80	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$61,280	$28,850	180
81	Loan Officers	$60,740	$37,290	360
82	Speech-Language Pathologists	$60,260	$39,890	100
83	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,260	$35,980	370
84	Other Business Operations Specialists	$60,200	$37,280	170
85	Respiratory Therapists	$60,130	$50,460	60
86	Other Biological Scientists	$60,090	$37,020	50
87	Physical Therapist Assistants	$59,990	$33,740	60
88	Mechanical Drafters	$59,480	$35,720	60
89	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$59,290	$34,720	50
90	Food Service Managers	$59,190	$35,930	120
91	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$58,070	$39,520	110
92	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$57,760	$42,710	30
93	All Other Physicians	$56,960	$27,460	50
94	Computer Network Support Specialists	$56,800	$33,880	160
95	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$56,530	$37,200	80
96	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$56,470	$30,820	140
97	Technical Writers	$56,070	$34,630	40
98	Postal Service Clerks	$54,480	$39,770	120
99	Training and Development Specialists	$54,220	$29,920	130
100	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$54,000	$39,930	170

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,260
2	Economists	$126,040
3	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$120,390
4	Pharmacists	$120,060
5	Physician Assistants	$102,070
6	Nurse Practitioners	$102,070
7	Optometrists	$101,020
8	General Dentists	$99,760
9	Petroleum Engineers	$99,510
10	Industrial Production Managers	$99,040

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,940
2	General Dentists	$127,960
3	Pharmacists	$122,620
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$114,240
5	Physician Assistants	$113,020
6	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$112,550
7	Sales Managers	$109,470
8	Marketing Managers	$106,930
9	Commercial Pilots	$106,450
10	Nurse Practitioners	$105,090

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$206,300
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,600
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,850
4	Chief Executives	$123,160
5	Physician Assistants	$116,950
6	Pharmacists	$114,510
7	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$109,090
8	Sales Managers	$108,900
9	Petroleum Engineers	$102,820
10	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$100,410

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