Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI, 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 Norwich-New London, CT-RI are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $218,100. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $217,760.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Norwich-New London, CT-RI 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 Norwich-New London, CT-RI in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$218,100	$152,080	130
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$217,760	$94,130	40
3	General Dentists	$206,540	$105,890	100
4	Chief Executives	$184,350	$81,400	40
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$173,170	$109,350	310
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$138,060	$92,170	310
7	Optometrists	$136,760	$38,810	40
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,660	$78,840	330
9	Training and Development Managers	$132,080	$92,700	30
10	Physician Assistants	$131,870	$103,970	200
11	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$130,950	$63,450	350
12	Financial Managers	$130,060	$76,340	620
13	Pharmacists	$129,580	$93,200	230
14	Nurse Practitioners	$127,980	$103,790	140
15	Marketing Managers	$127,880	$76,670	190
16	Industrial Production Managers	$127,680	$85,180	150
17	Purchasing Managers	$126,470	$82,660	80
18	Lawyers	$125,470	$76,190	330
19	Human Resources Managers	$124,980	$77,430	130
20	Computer Network Architects	$124,570	$84,120	60
21	Veterinarians	$123,490	$79,550	70
22	All Other Managers	$123,180	$69,420	190
23	Industrial Engineers	$123,140	$77,350	530
24	Construction Managers	$122,940	$65,230	130
25	Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,810	$62,400	440
26	Engineers, All Other	$122,570	$74,170	120
27	Information Security Analysts	$109,970	$68,000	90
28	Sales Managers	$109,210	$59,210	360
29	Software Developers	$108,500	$81,060	1,090
30	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$107,370	$76,200	120
31	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$106,160	$78,930	240
32	General and Operations Managers	$105,570	$54,370	2,290
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$104,780	$63,120	90
34	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$104,260	$59,870	90
35	Financial Analysts	$104,190	$51,830	140
36	Administrative Services Managers	$103,830	$57,820	70
37	Physical Therapists	$103,500	$77,830	220
38	Project Management Specialists	$101,020	$56,700	380
39	Operations Research Analysts	$100,060	$71,230	40
40	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,810	$71,530	100
41	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$98,660	$50,820	30
42	Facilities Managers	$98,600	$58,970	190
43	Management Analysts	$97,530	$58,910	290
44	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$96,600	$57,360	30
45	Computer Systems Analysts	$96,480	$66,390	220
46	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,430	$49,220	80
47	Other Engineering Technicians	$96,430	$69,490	110
48	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,200	$77,110	140
49	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$95,650	$52,250	90
50	Registered Nurses	$95,590	$67,230	2,220
51	Natural Sciences Managers	$95,040	$52,720	170
52	Computer Network Support Specialists	$94,550	$63,840	50
53	Computer Programmers	$94,490	$70,170	80
54	Other Teachers and Instructors	$93,950	$37,120	180
55	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$93,870	$64,480	80
56	Database Administrators	$93,840	$60,270	30
57	Sales Engineers	$93,780	$65,580	30
58	Fundraising Managers	$92,830	$58,670	40
59	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$91,480	$61,320	40
60	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$90,960	$68,200	50
61	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$90,940	$59,600	120
62	Occupational Therapists	$90,530	$67,980	150
63	School Psychologists	$89,540	$68,000	60
64	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$89,300	$47,510	820
65	Other Financial Specialists	$89,020	$73,570	40
66	Speech-Language Pathologists	$88,820	$58,240	120
67	Personal Financial Advisors	$87,150	$57,970	110
68	Dental Hygienists	$86,930	$80,110	220
69	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$86,430	$60,860	110
70	Technical Writers	$86,410	$71,460	130
71	Training and Development Specialists	$86,240	$45,400	260
72	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$85,870	$49,450	130
73	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$84,670	$66,440	50
74	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$84,600	$60,090	550
75	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$84,230	$58,160	100
76	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,990	$59,850	100
77	Instructional Coordinators	$83,680	$51,950	110
78	Crane and Tower Operators	$82,360	$62,960	40
79	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$82,160	$57,260	190
80	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$82,150	$43,790	40
81	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$82,050	$50,970	680
82	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$81,490	$50,620	1,110
83	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$80,990	$50,270	140
84	Logisticians	$80,900	$55,280	190
85	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$80,090	$49,560	490
86	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$80,070	$58,530	550
87	Other Business Operations Specialists	$79,890	$45,860	400
88	Chemists	$79,640	$42,180	150
89	Civil Engineers	$79,210	$72,490	500
90	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,200	$64,250	180
91	Compliance Officers	$79,130	$57,260	220
92	Lodging Managers	$79,070	$56,640	30
93	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,920	$42,220	50
94	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$78,900	$38,370	560
95	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$78,790	$46,190	190
96	Producers and Directors	$78,760	$38,240	50
97	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$78,720	$54,900	100
98	Respiratory Therapists	$78,600	$60,200	90
99	Accountants and Auditors	$78,500	$48,950	650
100	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,190	$49,240	1,070

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$203,030
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$197,470
3	Chief Executives	$183,470
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,150
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$158,450
6	Physician Assistants	$129,750
7	Optometrists	$127,690
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,360
9	Purchasing Managers	$127,310
10	Environmental Engineers	$127,210

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$198,350
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,520
3	Physician Assistants	$152,470
4	Industrial Production Managers	$150,400
5	Construction Managers	$136,580
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$135,180
7	Lawyers	$132,450
8	General and Operations Managers	$127,240
9	Engineers, All Other	$122,280
10	Pharmacists	$121,740

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Norwich-New London, CT-RI – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$201,430
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$177,050
3	Industrial Production Managers	$153,600
4	Construction Managers	$131,170
5	Lawyers	$130,700
6	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$128,800
7	Physician Assistants	$128,640
8	Financial Managers	$124,930
9	Purchasing Managers	$121,850
10	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$121,530

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