Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Northwestern Texas 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 Texas nonmetropolitan area are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $191,240. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $168,810.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,240	$137,720	30
2	Chief Executives	$168,810	$104,410	110
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,590	$105,100	160
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,570	$71,580	30
5	Marketing Managers	$138,520	$67,350	140
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$133,960	$47,640	70
7	Human Resources Managers	$129,290	$66,840	80
8	Physician Assistants	$129,220	$102,020	90
9	Pharmacists	$129,170	$76,880	240
10	Financial Managers	$128,020	$64,690	600
11	General Dentists	$127,800	$69,400	40
12	Nurse Practitioners	$127,540	$100,000	250
13	Purchasing Managers	$122,580	$72,840	60
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,120	$76,360	180
15	Industrial Production Managers	$121,800	$73,810	360
16	Petroleum Engineers	$121,700	$79,040	500
17	Chemical Engineers	$119,770	$82,100	30
18	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$118,360	$84,970	50
19	Commercial Pilots	$117,400	$79,420	50
20	All Other Managers	$115,760	$64,900	400
21	Optometrists	$113,930	$65,200	40
22	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$109,400	$63,400	50
23	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$108,680	$49,450	100
24	Industrial Engineers	$103,680	$70,090	310
25	Administrative Services Managers	$103,110	$61,980	220
26	Facilities Managers	$103,000	$68,810	100
27	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,000	$65,290	70
28	Sales Managers	$102,810	$51,850	480
29	Veterinarians	$102,480	$61,820	80
30	Physical Therapists	$100,330	$75,870	230
31	Electrical Engineers	$99,510	$53,250	140
32	Mechanical Engineers	$95,430	$67,070	220
33	Operations Research Analysts	$94,780	$59,210	30
34	Software Developers	$94,680	$50,430	250
35	Lawyers	$94,100	$39,100	170
36	Medical and Health Services Managers	$93,780	$61,570	600
37	Construction Managers	$93,600	$60,680	420
38	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,010	$57,010	230
39	Environmental Engineers	$88,500	$76,390	30
40	Occupational Therapists	$86,700	$51,500	110
41	Real Estate Sales Agents	$86,170	$28,800	110
42	Project Management Specialists	$85,910	$47,100	590
43	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$84,990	$47,500	150
44	Financial Analysts	$84,790	$60,320	160
45	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,040	$54,610	110
46	Soil and Plant Scientists	$82,300	$41,450	40
47	Management Analysts	$81,990	$46,910	130
48	Computer Programmers	$81,140	$41,160	40
49	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,800	$62,090	800
50	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$80,780	$49,570	40
51	Wellhead Pumpers	$79,820	$39,290	1,250
52	Information Security Analysts	$79,410	$40,670	40
53	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,240	$44,340	120
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,220	$47,880	210
55	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$79,090	$58,610	140
56	Engineers, All Other	$78,870	$38,390	130
57	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$78,390	$38,170	240
58	Other Education Administrators	$77,720	$47,650	60
59	Gas Plant Operators	$77,720	$46,940	200
60	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$76,590	$59,160	100
61	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$76,310	$29,850	100
62	Dental Hygienists	$76,210	$52,250	110
63	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$75,820	$42,730	30
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,680	$51,470	250
65	General and Operations Managers	$75,610	$29,620	7,380
66	Chemists	$75,280	$44,380	40
67	Registered Nurses	$75,220	$60,690	2,310
68	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$74,510	$50,210	80
69	Property, Real Estate Managers	$74,500	$29,990	210
70	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$74,480	$57,750	570
71	Cost Estimators	$72,330	$33,710	170
72	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,190	$51,300	40
73	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$71,800	$47,900	80
74	Logisticians	$70,410	$46,490	140
75	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$70,220	$43,010	80
76	Accountants and Auditors	$69,700	$43,160	1,150
77	Compliance Officers	$69,310	$40,770	410
78	Speech-Language Pathologists	$69,300	$47,660	210
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,290	$41,500	1,450
80	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$68,640	$57,470	30
81	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$68,230	$25,910	340
82	Other Engineering Technicians	$67,500	$34,780	130
83	Civil Engineers	$67,040	$51,560	270
84	Physical Therapist Assistants	$66,600	$48,860	150
85	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$66,210	$47,710	450
86	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$66,170	$35,870	70
87	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,080	$40,200	1,400
88	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$65,670	$38,200	410
89	Chiropractors	$64,890	$34,480	50
90	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$64,780	$40,660	40
91	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,540	$30,510	520
92	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$64,540	$29,030	80
93	Respiratory Therapists	$63,760	$51,970	120
94	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$63,730	$22,760	40
95	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,170	$34,990	1,330
96	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$62,610	$44,530	30
97	Radiologic Technologists	$62,400	$47,120	270
98	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$62,350	$40,780	530
99	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$62,320	$31,410	1,140
100	School Psychologists	$62,270	$52,590	80

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,600
2	Physician Assistants	$129,640
3	Nurse Practitioners	$127,240
4	General Dentists	$126,830
5	Pharmacists	$125,740
6	Petroleum Engineers	$121,610
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,880
8	Industrial Production Managers	$119,680
9	Chief Executives	$119,190
10	Chemical Engineers	$117,610

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$197,000
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,020
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$133,960
4	Industrial Production Managers	$131,130
5	Pharmacists	$130,120
6	Physician Assistants	$123,940
7	Nurse Practitioners	$122,900
8	Chief Executives	$122,250
9	Sales Managers	$112,500
10	Financial Managers	$111,720

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,180
2	Lawyers	$141,160
3	Pharmacists	$135,990
4	Chief Executives	$120,740
5	Physician Assistants	$119,950
6	Nurse Practitioners	$119,570
7	Optometrists	$119,020
8	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$113,470
9	Sales Managers	$111,350
10	Engineers, All Other	$110,960

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