Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $179,770. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $170,000.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$179,770	$164,500	170
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$170,000	$96,200	70
3	Pharmacists	$130,500	$96,330	510
4	Industrial Production Managers	$126,500	$86,960	170
5	General Dentists	$119,230	$48,560	90
6	Lawyers	$107,970	$51,800	360
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$107,190	$69,920	100
8	Physician Assistants	$107,150	$96,800	170
9	Nurse Practitioners	$106,470	$80,000	300
10	Sales Managers	$105,650	$59,290	300
11	Facilities Managers	$105,370	$70,990	140
12	Financial Managers	$100,910	$63,290	600
13	Electrical Engineers	$100,500	$65,180	50
14	Software Developers	$100,480	$60,150	200
15	Physical Therapists	$100,190	$64,150	290
16	General and Operations Managers	$99,020	$49,980	3,670
17	Chief Executives	$98,680	$44,050	40
18	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,630	$46,990	160
19	Occupational Therapists	$97,660	$70,280	160
20	Veterinarians	$96,130	$65,000	70
21	All Other Managers	$95,830	$55,390	1,390
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,640	$49,040	810
23	Construction Managers	$93,780	$62,660	210
24	Industrial Engineers	$93,200	$64,120	60
25	Human Resources Managers	$93,100	$62,400	100
26	Marketing Managers	$92,860	$53,260	50
27	Management Analysts	$92,580	$55,850	350
28	Commercial Pilots	$91,740	$58,540	40
29	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,690	$48,320	80
30	Database Administrators	$88,890	$48,970	30
31	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$87,300	$70,620	50
32	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$83,960	$48,690	40
33	Information Security Analysts	$82,760	$56,600	40
34	Other Social Workers	$81,830	$29,490	90
35	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$80,070	$47,820	80
36	Engineers, All Other	$79,580	$47,010	410
37	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$79,350	$37,190	40
38	Dental Hygienists	$78,920	$58,620	190
39	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$78,880	$57,630	350
40	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$78,780	$63,130	400
41	Administrative Services Managers	$78,730	$45,760	200
42	Civil Engineers	$78,690	$58,630	100
43	Registered Nurses	$77,790	$57,030	6,000
44	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,260	$55,590	120
45	Gaming Managers	$76,400	$42,630	30
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,380	$53,180	110
47	Computer Programmers	$75,790	$49,710	120
48	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$75,570	$44,830	340
49	Mechanical Engineers	$75,370	$57,170	50
50	Budget Analysts	$75,030	$54,720	40
51	Project Management Specialists	$74,980	$48,830	240
52	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,490	$47,490	70
53	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,360	$39,320	140
54	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$73,320	$39,940	60
55	Financial Analysts	$69,590	$38,590	90
56	Compliance Officers	$69,000	$34,660	300
57	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$68,660	$48,480	170
58	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$68,410	$39,730	120
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	$67,790	$32,430	320
60	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,160	$40,470	90
61	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$65,140	$38,340	260
62	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$64,940	$53,280	550
63	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$64,500	$38,950	920
64	Personal Financial Advisors	$64,390	$47,190	130
65	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,290	$50,760	60
66	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,240	$39,500	730
67	Computer Network Support Specialists	$63,790	$39,900	160
68	Speech-Language Pathologists	$63,160	$47,200	240
69	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$62,810	$30,640	80
70	Cost Estimators	$62,790	$35,880	200
71	Healthcare Social Workers	$62,670	$39,320	230
72	Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,590	$30,480	180
73	Respiratory Therapists	$62,500	$50,090	370
74	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,110	$46,850	850
75	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$62,090	$29,880	340
76	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$62,050	$48,960	190
77	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$61,900	$31,120	440
78	Other Business Operations Specialists	$61,670	$35,200	1,200
79	Instructional Coordinators	$61,280	$30,080	190
80	Accountants and Auditors	$61,030	$38,750	1,160
81	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$60,980	$36,440	1,610
82	Chemical Technicians	$60,630	$46,040	70
83	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$60,600	$36,960	620
84	Logisticians	$60,510	$50,810	150
85	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$60,230	$29,840	100
86	Surveyors	$60,190	$30,130	60
87	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,040	$49,400	210
88	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$59,990	$34,250	340
89	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$59,450	$48,960	270
90	Construction and Building Inspectors	$59,450	$38,950	70
91	Food Service Managers	$59,230	$40,590	120
92	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$59,150	$36,440	230
93	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,110	$48,110	1,170
94	Radiologic Technologists	$58,960	$47,890	390
95	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$58,850	$41,120	90
96	Other Extraction Workers	$58,570	$29,280	250
97	Postal Service Clerks	$58,220	$39,770	110
98	Other Financial Specialists	$58,170	$35,140	180
99	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$58,120	$48,100	40
100	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,920	$47,680	200

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,690
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,210
3	Pharmacists	$126,950
4	Industrial Production Managers	$125,180
5	Sales Managers	$117,240
6	Facilities Managers	$101,860
7	Nurse Practitioners	$100,920
8	Physician Assistants	$99,280
9	Financial Managers	$98,870
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$98,770

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$177,300
2	Pharmacists	$132,360
3	Industrial Production Managers	$124,020
4	Nurse Practitioners	$110,830
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$104,630
6	Chemical Engineers	$103,130
7	Financial Managers	$100,440
8	Electrical Engineers	$96,840
9	Physical Therapists	$96,730
10	Computer Programmers	$94,460

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$205,400
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,980
3	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$174,820
4	Optometrists	$156,090
5	Pharmacists	$133,130
6	Industrial Production Managers	$119,740
7	Nurse Practitioners	$108,980
8	General Dentists	$101,640
9	Financial Managers	$100,880
10	Chemical Engineers	$98,780

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