Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA, 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA are those of orthopedic surgeon except pediatric, with an average annual salary of $228,820. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $227,000.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 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 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$228,820	$66,920	50
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$227,000	$64,550	740
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$223,600	$182,020	140
4	Chief Executives	$221,540	$100,940	1,230
5	Psychiatrists	$220,520	$126,460	40
6	Physicians, Pathologists	$205,240	$66,280	50
7	Anesthesiologists	$197,470	$64,740	150
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$178,200	$173,380	60
9	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$177,020	$65,660	380
10	Aerospace Engineers	$139,770	$61,340	40
11	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$139,180	$48,800	720
12	General Dentists	$130,600	$49,550	560
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,250	$88,090	680
14	Pharmacists	$128,720	$95,730	1,150
15	Financial Managers	$127,640	$78,730	2,960
16	Optometrists	$127,290	$99,760	140
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,530	$81,200	2,650
18	Nurse Practitioners	$121,510	$101,020	770
19	Purchasing Managers	$121,490	$71,470	250
20	Physician Assistants	$121,450	$97,070	740
21	Database Architects	$116,540	$86,530	410
22	Human Resources Managers	$114,250	$73,100	800
23	Natural Sciences Managers	$112,220	$71,950	140
24	Sales Managers	$110,460	$62,500	1,820
25	Public Relations Managers	$109,900	$65,440	220
26	Computer Hardware Engineers	$108,640	$79,750	100
27	Software Developers	$107,840	$74,460	4,680
28	Actuaries	$107,660	$79,370	190
29	Marketing Managers	$107,110	$61,140	1,230
30	Lawyers	$106,800	$65,010	1,950
31	All Other Managers	$106,740	$62,210	1,780
32	Chemical Engineers	$106,260	$76,430	60
33	Air Traffic Controllers	$104,120	$81,370	50
34	Computer Network Architects	$103,610	$73,800	840
35	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$102,990	$72,700	530
36	Database Administrators	$102,970	$47,470	370
37	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,790	$63,560	820
38	Training and Development Managers	$102,680	$69,990	230
39	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$102,660	$50,170	90
40	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$102,320	$65,120	90
41	Electrical Engineers	$101,980	$65,930	440
42	Operations Research Analysts	$101,300	$54,330	130
43	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,210	$64,370	2,190
44	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$100,760	$66,280	440
45	Fundraising Managers	$100,460	$64,400	190
46	Power Plant Operators	$100,020	$64,890	70
47	Industrial Production Managers	$99,990	$63,400	610
48	Computer Programmers	$99,770	$52,020	730
49	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$98,490	$53,190	60
50	Information Security Analysts	$98,390	$63,710	520
51	Administrative Services Managers	$98,060	$61,760	1,400
52	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$97,850	$77,590	100
53	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,510	$75,490	320
54	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$97,420	$64,960	250
55	Petroleum Engineers	$97,270	$76,950	100
56	Veterinarians	$95,830	$57,490	300
57	Facilities Managers	$95,570	$62,270	590
58	Emergency Management Directors	$95,480	$48,550	40
59	Commercial Pilots	$94,840	$28,740	140
60	Industrial Engineers	$94,270	$60,900	590
61	Engineers, All Other	$93,580	$52,740	240
62	Sales Engineers	$92,580	$59,940	230
63	Environmental Engineers	$90,890	$62,200	170
64	Physical Therapists	$90,500	$64,900	800
65	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$89,220	$28,080	60
66	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$88,970	$63,370	970
67	Other Physical Scientists	$87,840	$55,060	40
68	Computer Occupations, All Other	$87,840	$47,810	2,610
69	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$87,800	$60,740	220
70	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$87,190	$55,490	160
71	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$87,150	$36,920	150
72	Data Scientists	$86,540	$57,680	920
73	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$86,130	$78,460	30
74	Audiologists	$86,120	$66,290	60
75	Materials Engineers	$86,080	$64,730	50
76	Web Developers	$85,390	$50,860	110
77	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$85,360	$58,880	70
78	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,190	$64,580	2,220
79	All Other Special Education Teachers	$85,160	$45,360	120
80	Civil Engineers	$84,750	$62,050	1,050
81	Other Biological Scientists	$84,590	$46,000	70
82	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$84,390	$62,400	90
83	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$83,940	$67,310	40
84	Statisticians	$83,730	$60,790	60
85	Personal Financial Advisors	$83,680	$41,710	650
86	Occupational Therapists	$83,050	$66,590	590
87	Construction Managers	$82,320	$59,220	1,520
88	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$82,300	$61,120	60
89	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,280	$59,040	1,060
90	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$81,830	$64,180	80
91	Microbiologists	$81,580	$43,380	50
92	General and Operations Managers	$81,420	$40,890	10,260
93	Mechanical Engineers	$81,340	$51,240	510
94	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$81,230	$63,870	360
95	Management Analysts	$81,220	$52,870	2,120
96	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$81,180	$47,040	1,590
97	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,640	$65,750	200
98	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$80,550	$55,390	110
99	Gas Plant Operators	$80,530	$67,140	30
100	Project Management Specialists	$80,410	$52,860	1,430

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Podiatrists	$194,440
2	Aerospace Engineers	$168,380
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$159,600
4	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$131,650
5	General Dentists	$128,690
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
7	Pharmacists	$127,290
8	Optometrists	$127,240
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,140
10	Financial Managers	$126,230

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$204,260
2	Anesthesiologists	$197,470
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$188,980
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$179,550
5	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$173,680
6	Podiatrists	$165,170
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,060
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,740
9	Aerospace Engineers	$125,250
10	Pharmacists	$121,100

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$179,760
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,400
3	Podiatrists	$156,900
4	General Pediatricians	$152,830
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,120
6	Aerospace Engineers	$125,810
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,780
8	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$119,970
9	Pharmacists	$119,260
10	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$118,620

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