Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, 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 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $229,990. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $206,290.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 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 Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$229,990	$162,710	110
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,290	$145,770	70
3	Pharmacists	$131,460	$97,930	160
4	Environmental Engineers	$127,670	$54,830	40
5	Physician Assistants	$122,390	$75,560	90
6	General Dentists	$119,500	$67,180	50
7	Nurse Practitioners	$112,670	$48,110	110
8	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$106,020	$58,890	40
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$104,730	$78,070	40
10	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,750	$60,320	90
11	Power Plant Operators	$103,140	$59,390	50
12	Human Resources Managers	$103,010	$67,770	50
13	Financial Managers	$101,200	$58,740	280
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,030	$68,950	90
15	Sales Managers	$98,760	$41,510	160
16	Veterinarians	$94,900	$61,850	40
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,650	$58,170	250
18	Marketing Managers	$90,880	$42,050	50
19	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$87,520	$46,610	70
20	Physical Therapists	$87,460	$45,870	110
21	Industrial Engineers	$86,160	$61,530	90
22	Software Developers	$84,250	$40,100	270
23	Other Education Administrators	$84,020	$58,330	40
24	Soil and Plant Scientists	$83,870	$46,920	40
25	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,520	$58,380	290
26	Occupational Therapists	$82,450	$76,280	30
27	Project Management Specialists	$81,290	$39,300	420
28	Industrial Production Managers	$81,120	$45,510	160
29	Commercial Pilots	$80,600	$49,700	40
30	Computer Network Architects	$80,340	$74,830	50
31	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,710	$41,230	40
32	Lawyers	$78,000	$48,570	190
33	Dental Hygienists	$77,990	$66,980	170
34	Training and Development Specialists	$77,780	$28,370	250
35	Administrative Services Managers	$77,410	$39,020	60
36	Chief Executives	$77,370	$30,870	190
37	Registered Nurses	$77,180	$58,480	1,020
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$76,760	$50,840	170
39	All Other Managers	$76,750	$39,110	110
40	Civil Engineers	$76,660	$57,030	130
41	Mechanical Engineers	$76,590	$57,380	110
42	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,100	$52,800	60
43	Construction Managers	$74,460	$47,370	160
44	Computer Systems Analysts	$74,420	$34,010	50
45	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$74,270	$46,590	80
46	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$73,170	$30,460	70
47	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$72,560	$51,310	120
48	Other Business Operations Specialists	$72,430	$39,220	220
49	Management Analysts	$72,260	$46,710	110
50	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$71,000	$49,740	30
51	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$70,610	$61,470	40
52	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$70,220	$40,420	80
53	Conservation Scientists	$69,700	$49,930	70
54	Computer Occupations, All Other	$69,390	$27,990	50
55	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$69,200	$35,980	90
56	Facilities Managers	$68,890	$34,230	70
57	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$67,200	$36,250	60
58	Interior Designers	$67,060	$43,980	40
59	Respiratory Therapists	$66,310	$50,750	50
60	Accountants and Auditors	$66,180	$41,760	360
61	Cost Estimators	$66,130	$42,920	150
62	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$65,290	$39,800	420
63	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,110	$34,760	40
64	Radiologic Technologists	$63,820	$50,880	120
65	Massage Therapists	$63,420	$37,900	50
66	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$62,980	$37,890	470
67	Loan Officers	$62,500	$36,930	200
68	Urban and Regional Planners	$62,490	$31,200	80
69	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,320	$40,910	580
70	General and Operations Managers	$62,250	$28,250	2,680
71	Fundraisers	$62,250	$41,600	40
72	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$62,180	$45,660	160
73	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,950	$39,390	610
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$61,870	$57,150	50
75	Instructional Coordinators	$61,740	$25,200	120
76	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$61,520	$42,400	110
77	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$61,490	$46,130	30
78	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$61,440	$38,460	180
79	Financial Analysts	$61,320	$45,050	40
80	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,240	$23,030	90
81	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,860	$31,570	210
82	Construction and Building Inspectors	$60,690	$46,050	80
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$60,590	$47,430	110
84	Food Service Managers	$60,320	$33,770	50
85	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$59,870	$33,410	200
86	Compliance Officers	$59,780	$29,130	210
87	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$59,360	$40,140	330
88	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$59,320	$43,380	50
89	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$58,500	$31,990	280
90	Human Resources Specialists	$58,180	$37,020	240
91	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,180	$45,230	1,270
92	Postal Service Clerks	$57,640	$39,770	110
93	Computer Network Support Specialists	$57,410	$37,610	60
94	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$56,800	$36,820	330
95	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$56,540	$28,510	630
96	Physical Therapist Assistants	$55,700	$40,560	50
97	Insurance Sales Agents	$55,140	$34,630	240
98	Sheet Metal Workers	$54,770	$39,750	70
99	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$53,880	$34,250	390
100	Real Estate Sales Agents	$53,680	$23,760	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$129,790
2	General Dentists	$127,960
3	Pharmacists	$126,880
4	Physician Assistants	$122,320
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$108,220
6	Nurse Practitioners	$101,460
7	Electrical Engineers	$98,960
8	Veterinarians	$98,870
9	Industrial Engineers	$97,090
10	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$96,640

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$142,330
2	Pharmacists	$125,890
3	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$112,660
4	Physician Assistants	$109,350
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$106,730
6	Nurse Practitioners	$104,520
7	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,950
8	Industrial Engineers	$97,330
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$95,920
10	Optometrists	$94,150

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,290
2	General Dentists	$165,780
3	Pharmacists	$122,450
4	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$110,330
5	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$104,910
6	Industrial Engineers	$97,540
7	Nurse Practitioners	$96,530
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$94,520
9	Physician Assistants	$92,630
10	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$90,410

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