Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Rochester, NY, 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, NY are those of anesthesiologists, with an average annual salary of $218,190. The second highest-paying jobs are those of ophthalmologist except pediatric, with an average salary of $214,820.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Anesthesiologists	$218,190	$65,940	130
2	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$214,820	$64,040	30
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$205,580	$101,900	100
4	All Other Physicians	$205,320	$67,760	640
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,730	$60,350	190
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$180,710	$75,190	230
7	Psychiatrists	$177,450	$65,700	200
8	Orthodontists	$173,540	$133,060	120
9	General Dentists	$167,970	$62,310	390
10	Sales Managers	$161,850	$69,990	890
11	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$161,760	$87,810	60
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$155,740	$99,110	1,300
13	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$155,520	$67,220	70
14	Financial Managers	$154,080	$85,160	1,630
15	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$150,490	$59,950	40
16	Marketing Managers	$142,540	$80,800	830
17	Materials Scientists	$141,240	$109,800	110
18	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,190	$103,070	510
19	Human Resources Managers	$140,570	$89,120	420
20	Public Relations Managers	$138,990	$85,140	90
21	Natural Sciences Managers	$138,580	$87,180	70
22	Purchasing Managers	$135,750	$85,240	180
23	General Pediatricians	$133,840	$64,320	270
24	Fundraising Managers	$132,770	$78,120	120
25	Physicists	$132,540	$60,970	40
26	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$131,470	$97,820	400
27	All Other Surgeons	$130,940	$65,130	170
28	Medical and Health Services Managers	$130,130	$74,870	1,270
29	Optometrists	$129,570	$73,180	100
30	Training and Development Managers	$128,480	$69,940	130
31	Pharmacists	$128,190	$76,500	1,010
32	Actuaries	$125,810	$64,080	70
33	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$125,670	$73,630	80
34	Physician Assistants	$125,360	$95,360	850
35	Database Architects	$124,740	$68,760	120
36	Nurse Practitioners	$122,170	$100,890	1,040
37	Industrial Production Managers	$119,740	$70,830	730
38	Chief Executives	$119,720	$94,810	230
39	Nurse Midwives	$117,310	$100,890	40
40	Lawyers	$117,200	$57,480	1,960
41	Administrative Services Managers	$115,410	$70,970	440
42	All Other Managers	$114,330	$52,930	350
43	Veterinarians	$114,090	$49,720	320
44	Computer Network Architects	$109,550	$69,400	530
45	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$108,780	$80,340	320
46	Software Developers	$107,660	$62,780	4,190
47	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$30,250	0
48	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$105,060	$78,940	1,130
49	Statisticians	$105,020	$66,470	60
50	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,020	$77,000	420
51	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$104,860	$75,990	100
52	Construction Managers	$104,620	$65,800	340
53	Facilities Managers	$104,360	$64,960	470
54	Information Security Analysts	$104,260	$63,620	320
55	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$104,030	$54,080	1,040
56	Other Physical Scientists	$103,810	$63,470	110
57	Computer Hardware Engineers	$102,380	$63,910	170
58	Electrical Engineers	$102,240	$61,880	920
59	Podiatrists	$101,830	$66,790	40
60	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$101,210	$63,990	310
61	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,100	$65,560	160
62	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$101,070	$52,490	370
63	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$100,940	$47,250	550
64	Financial Risk Specialists	$100,880	$57,520	160
65	General and Operations Managers	$100,720	$46,490	9,600
66	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,580	$62,350	310
67	Engineers, All Other	$100,210	$61,430	330
68	Commercial Pilots	$100,080	$61,540	40
69	Materials Engineers	$99,960	$58,980	30
70	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,000	$50,850	630
71	Sales Engineers	$98,710	$60,000	230
72	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$97,880	$60,200	40
73	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$97,260	$51,480	120
74	Project Management Specialists	$96,980	$55,600	3,210
75	Art Directors	$95,120	$59,220	130
76	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$95,090	$66,660	70
77	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$94,900	$60,810	360
78	Biomedical Engineers	$94,450	$75,180	50
79	Mechanical Engineers	$93,680	$61,840	1,150
80	Crane and Tower Operators	$92,930	$46,550	60
81	Computer Systems Analysts	$92,830	$59,310	960
82	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$92,200	$58,620	280
83	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$91,860	$69,960	140
84	Database Administrators	$91,830	$45,780	220
85	Industrial Engineers	$91,690	$62,200	1,870
86	Legislators	$91,570	$36,550	360
87	Data Scientists	$89,950	$45,050	550
88	Transportation Inspectors	$89,940	$43,730	50
89	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$87,910	$59,530	310
90	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,200	$57,430	590
91	Management Analysts	$86,180	$58,910	1,920
92	Other Biological Scientists	$86,070	$53,280	70
93	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$85,490	$76,980	50
94	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,270	$62,020	50
95	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$85,130	$58,780	740
96	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,800	$59,580	1,330
97	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,980	$47,800	150
98	Computer Programmers	$83,770	$53,920	700
99	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$83,240	$44,720	50
100	Financial Analysts	$83,030	$61,200	1,040

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$206,720
2	All Other Physicians	$195,790
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,730
4	Psychiatrists	$180,350
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$180,290
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
7	Neurologists	$168,090
8	General Dentists	$160,020
9	General Pediatricians	$154,640
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$140,280

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$193,150
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$190,330
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$175,030
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$158,990
5	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$155,520
6	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$153,670
7	General Dentists	$153,270
8	Financial Managers	$146,440
9	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$143,270
10	Human Resources Managers	$141,340

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,370
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,680
3	General Dentists	$163,160
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,830
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$151,150
6	Financial Managers	$141,670
7	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$140,820
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,790
9	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$138,640
10	Sales Managers	$137,670

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