Top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $221,770. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $214,460.

All of the shown salary and employment information for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$221,770	$173,060	90
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$214,460	$132,870	470
3	Chief Executives	$206,840	$103,910	320
4	General Pediatricians	$202,660	$155,180	400
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,220	$138,270	350
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,520	$100,630	1,280
7	Podiatrists	$144,930	$85,780	40
8	Nurse Midwives	$135,280	$101,560	100
9	General Dentists	$134,580	$79,750	710
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,650	$88,790	3,330
11	Pharmacists	$132,370	$99,120	2,150
12	Physicists	$131,140	$95,330	100
13	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$131,000	$62,280	2,450
14	Financial Managers	$130,570	$78,880	4,270
15	Lawyers	$130,320	$64,970	3,550
16	Database Architects	$129,420	$85,440	290
17	Physician Assistants	$128,320	$100,410	600
18	Optometrists	$128,200	$58,590	270
19	All Other Managers	$128,130	$78,420	3,510
20	Petroleum Engineers	$125,170	$82,450	450
21	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$123,930	$80,040	310
22	Computer Network Architects	$123,340	$74,590	780
23	Chemical Engineers	$122,160	$75,570	90
24	Nurse Practitioners	$120,600	$93,540	1,810
25	Purchasing Managers	$120,160	$74,240	510
26	Human Resources Managers	$118,240	$72,280	1,070
27	Engineers, All Other	$112,650	$76,600	900
28	Software Developers	$111,410	$65,140	4,630
29	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$111,160	$21,210	120
30	Aerospace Engineers	$109,630	$78,270	270
31	Other Psychologists	$108,040	$46,650	220
32	Industrial Production Managers	$107,960	$66,800	1,110
33	Epidemiologists	$107,880	$51,930	120
34	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$107,680	$61,380	50
35	Sales Managers	$106,170	$55,470	4,410
36	Marketing Managers	$105,160	$67,910	2,350
37	Other Physical Scientists	$104,850	$66,330	160
38	Public Relations Managers	$104,720	$62,670	460
39	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$104,380	$51,460	430
40	Power Plant Operators	$104,360	$53,610	220
41	Information Security Analysts	$104,100	$69,150	1,150
42	Other Life Scientists	$104,000	$56,620	40
43	Veterinarians	$103,680	$74,880	570
44	Commercial Pilots	$103,590	$49,250	300
45	Postsecondary History Teachers	$103,480	$47,930	140
46	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$103,150	$75,280	140
47	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$102,150	$61,810	100
48	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$101,890	$39,600	80
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,710	$71,040	4,350
50	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$101,610	$48,840	50
51	Administrative Services Managers	$101,590	$63,390	1,110
52	Training and Development Managers	$101,400	$56,900	310
53	Sales Engineers	$101,370	$63,590	300
54	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$101,260	$60,630	540
55	Database Administrators	$100,080	$49,360	480
56	Data Scientists	$99,930	$51,740	760
57	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$99,890	$47,850	310
58	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$99,540	$59,970	110
59	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$99,090	$62,290	930
60	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$99,020	$36,770	200
61	Computer Systems Analysts	$98,990	$58,710	2,910
62	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$98,730	$61,350	210
63	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$98,510	$69,120	290
64	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$98,280	$58,260	80
65	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$97,740	$59,260	270
66	Facilities Managers	$97,430	$60,160	660
67	Electrical Engineers	$97,270	$60,270	630
68	Biomedical Engineers	$97,120	$61,830	70
69	Natural Sciences Managers	$96,200	$60,810	480
70	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$96,200	$64,500	550
71	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$96,040	$52,980	1,090
72	Physical Therapists	$95,780	$59,990	1,840
73	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$95,700	$61,190	180
74	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$95,420	$59,870	50
75	Occupational Therapists	$95,390	$66,720	820
76	Industrial Engineers	$94,830	$63,780	1,300
77	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$94,800	$46,970	220
78	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,610	$60,020	460
79	Construction Managers	$93,890	$62,620	2,420
80	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$92,640	$53,450	140
81	Environmental Engineers	$92,310	$66,870	250
82	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,100	$45,890	4,750
83	Mechanical Engineers	$92,060	$50,000	1,070
84	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$91,810	$62,260	1,170
85	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$90,220	$78,580	40
86	Real Estate Brokers	$88,540	$59,990	340
87	Other Education Administrators	$87,610	$47,370	580
88	Food Scientists and Technologists	$87,400	$59,030	70
89	Management Analysts	$85,510	$58,560	3,850
90	Economists	$85,350	$62,360	40
91	Operations Research Analysts	$85,260	$48,240	960
92	Financial Risk Specialists	$85,180	$62,070	620
93	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$84,790	$48,140	80
94	Music Directors and Composers	$83,730	$64,630	60
95	Fundraising Managers	$83,410	$61,740	210
96	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$83,280	$28,510	90
97	Computer Programmers	$82,980	$43,820	540
98	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$82,850	$62,310	100
99	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$82,490	$43,760	130
100	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$82,220	$63,960	2,730

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Physicists	$190,640
2	Podiatrists	$156,370
3	General Pediatricians	$154,060
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,520
5	Anesthesiologists	$149,520
6	General Dentists	$135,980
7	Database Architects	$132,110
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,750
9	Pharmacists	$130,870
10	Medical Dosimetrists	$127,240

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,220
2	General Pediatricians	$144,840
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,670
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,340
5	General Dentists	$137,750
6	Actuaries	$137,320
7	Marketing Managers	$136,750
8	Petroleum Engineers	$131,800
9	Pharmacists	$130,550
10	Financial Managers	$123,280

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$201,160
2	General Dentists	$149,000
3	General Pediatricians	$147,850
4	Marketing Managers	$145,840
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,040
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,510
7	Pharmacists	$128,080
8	Financial Managers	$125,350
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$124,360
10	Human Resources Managers	$119,680

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