Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN, 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 Rochester, MN are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $227,700. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $206,180.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Rochester, MN 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 Rochester, MN in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$227,700	$184,510	500
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,180	$128,240	640
3	Chief Executives	$159,990	$73,090	170
4	Optometrists	$157,130	$110,420	80
5	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$156,450	$106,220	0
6	General Dentists	$145,980	$83,100	110
7	Computer Network Architects	$142,000	$65,380	40
8	Other Psychologists	$137,820	$65,720	40
9	Pharmacists	$137,790	$127,600	630
10	All Other Managers	$136,340	$71,320	140
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,020	$97,460	200
12	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$129,720	$84,120	210
13	Nurse Practitioners	$129,200	$104,790	1,210
14	Physician Assistants	$124,440	$101,070	1,100
15	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,040	$106,290	80
16	Financial Managers	$120,880	$78,570	350
17	Marketing Managers	$116,960	$77,600	110
18	Sales Managers	$116,570	$70,920	230
19	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$109,720	$85,760	30
20	Software Developers	$109,660	$74,770	710
21	Data Scientists	$108,200	$56,590	40
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$108,060	$77,820	160
23	Human Resources Managers	$107,870	$68,860	90
24	Surgical Assistants	$107,300	$66,500	100
25	Nurse Midwives	$106,940	$78,930	120
26	Information Security Analysts	$106,810	$55,030	50
27	Industrial Production Managers	$103,540	$66,970	130
28	Natural Sciences Managers	$103,160	$60,120	50
29	Electrical Engineers	$102,720	$68,990	80
30	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,530	$62,280	350
31	Lawyers	$100,190	$65,540	210
32	Veterinarians	$100,010	$78,700	60
33	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,370	$81,280	1,160
34	Administrative Services Managers	$99,090	$66,980	130
35	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,900	$61,800	130
36	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,890	$82,730	40
37	Audiologists	$98,090	$76,310	110
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,000	$82,720	90
39	Personal Financial Advisors	$97,360	$38,220	100
40	Project Management Specialists	$94,920	$59,860	290
41	Facilities Managers	$94,150	$60,460	100
42	Construction Managers	$94,150	$66,630	150
43	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$93,090	$80,350	260
44	Civil Engineers	$89,190	$62,640	100
45	Management Analysts	$87,300	$52,000	360
46	Physical Therapists	$86,120	$74,400	280
47	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,070	$61,580	50
48	Urban and Regional Planners	$85,830	$64,680	30
49	Occupational Therapists	$85,150	$58,430	110
50	Social and Community Service Managers	$85,000	$58,600	250
51	Respiratory Therapists	$84,690	$68,490	90
52	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$84,600	$60,320	140
53	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$84,350	$61,720	70
54	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,990	$61,170	380
55	Construction and Building Inspectors	$83,820	$45,580	40
56	Registered Nurses	$83,490	$77,470	6,760
57	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$83,270	$63,270	30
58	Financial Analysts	$83,130	$59,150	140
59	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$82,970	$63,620	740
60	Computer Programmers	$82,440	$71,370	40
61	Dental Hygienists	$81,730	$75,930	250
62	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$81,610	$66,710	60
63	General and Operations Managers	$80,570	$40,520	2,110
64	Industrial Engineers	$80,070	$60,760	500
65	Other Social Workers	$80,030	$57,410	250
66	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$79,860	$46,540	450
67	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,400	$49,170	30
68	Chiropractors	$79,380	$44,160	50
69	Marriage and Family Therapists	$79,140	$36,480	230
70	Compliance Officers	$79,100	$50,550	140
71	Training and Development Specialists	$79,010	$46,260	300
72	Instructional Coordinators	$78,780	$50,670	120
73	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$77,780	$47,530	50
74	Labor Relations Specialists	$77,420	$50,490	60
75	Radiologic Technologists	$77,310	$63,700	810
76	Loan Officers	$77,150	$45,760	200
77	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,220	$48,700	70
78	Mechanical Engineers	$76,080	$60,930	120
79	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$75,770	$48,500	50
80	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$75,130	$62,960	40
81	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$74,550	$59,220	390
82	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$74,230	$51,170	50
83	Speech-Language Pathologists	$74,190	$67,020	140
84	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$73,940	$40,600	60
85	Computer Network Support Specialists	$73,620	$50,170	250
86	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$73,540	$63,380	110
87	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$73,480	$46,940	30
88	Computer Occupations, All Other	$71,550	$45,850	120
89	Cost Estimators	$71,540	$42,450	120
90	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$71,470	$52,320	280
91	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,000	$50,620	270
92	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$70,850	$66,350	40
93	Logisticians	$69,990	$45,390	60
94	Other Engineering Technicians	$69,310	$45,610	40
95	Civil Engineering Technicians	$69,180	$64,890	40
96	Other Business Operations Specialists	$69,070	$47,170	620
97	Accountants and Auditors	$69,000	$47,690	590
98	Human Resources Specialists	$68,770	$46,050	350
99	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$67,860	$34,160	530
100	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$67,600	$50,820	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$163,650
2	Chief Executives	$161,980
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$145,210
4	Pharmacists	$139,250
5	Purchasing Managers	$134,370
6	Nurse Practitioners	$133,740
7	Physician Assistants	$128,200
8	Optometrists	$126,770
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,330
10	Computer Network Architects	$123,680

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$178,500
2	Chief Executives	$163,470
3	Pharmacists	$148,660
4	Purchasing Managers	$128,690
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,070
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,050
7	Physician Assistants	$125,930
8	Human Resources Managers	$119,010
9	Nurse Practitioners	$117,560
10	Computer Network Architects	$115,050

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, MN – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$200,290
2	General Dentists	$169,970
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$169,140
4	Psychiatrists	$166,480
5	Pharmacists	$144,050
6	Chief Executives	$141,070
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,730
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$128,820
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,480
10	Nurse Practitioners	$124,870

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