Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southeast Missouri 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 Missouri nonmetropolitan area are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of $191,960. The second highest-paying jobs are those of emergency medicine physician, with an average salary of $189,990.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$191,960	$191,960	30
2	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$189,990	$189,990	0
3	General Dentists	$152,540	$94,110	110
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$146,810	$126,770	40
5	Pharmacists	$131,490	$97,350	370
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,360	$95,490	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,210	$71,380	120
8	Financial Managers	$116,810	$56,880	290
9	Nurse Practitioners	$104,270	$73,850	410
10	Chief Executives	$103,470	$49,890	230
11	Sales Managers	$100,250	$33,280	160
12	Commercial Pilots	$98,230	$64,130	50
13	Optometrists	$97,920	$53,310	40
14	Construction Managers	$94,790	$62,670	80
15	Industrial Production Managers	$93,920	$51,880	370
16	Human Resources Managers	$93,360	$49,920	60
17	Marketing Managers	$90,320	$36,540	60
18	Veterinarians	$84,640	$48,810	70
19	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,060	$38,120	530
20	Lawyers	$82,190	$38,990	260
21	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$81,700	$74,680	40
22	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,390	$37,180	100
23	Medical and Health Services Managers	$81,270	$56,170	470
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,930	$61,970	520
25	Physical Therapists	$80,570	$60,230	220
26	Facilities Managers	$80,500	$55,950	100
27	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$78,060	$64,940	50
28	Radiation Therapists	$77,930	$62,160	0
29	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,430	$59,740	50
30	Chemists	$77,240	$43,670	50
31	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$77,120	$41,430	40
32	Occupational Therapists	$76,570	$54,790	150
33	Mechanical Engineers	$76,020	$59,540	140
34	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,820	$47,370	200
35	Dental Hygienists	$75,090	$60,200	130
36	Management Analysts	$74,290	$50,820	180
37	Industrial Engineers	$74,150	$54,990	320
38	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$73,940	$49,860	70
39	Project Management Specialists	$73,780	$45,010	350
40	Electrical Engineers	$73,730	$48,700	60
41	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,100	$47,640	110
42	Engineers, All Other	$72,550	$46,190	40
43	Administrative Services Managers	$72,110	$33,380	130
44	Financial Examiners	$71,600	$36,710	30
45	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,760	$35,080	150
46	All Other Managers	$68,990	$43,040	190
47	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$67,170	$47,800	30
48	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$67,000	$33,970	90
49	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$66,350	$37,130	150
50	Other Biological Scientists	$65,670	$34,560	40
51	Civil Engineers	$65,160	$41,840	110
52	Loan Officers	$65,040	$45,470	390
53	General and Operations Managers	$64,050	$30,710	3,450
54	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$63,450	$26,140	120
55	Registered Nurses	$62,230	$46,950	3,660
56	Respiratory Therapists	$62,130	$49,410	150
57	Computer Programmers	$62,090	$35,430	40
58	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,820	$43,870	400
59	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,180	$46,580	160
60	Radiologic Technologists	$59,930	$45,760	260
61	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$59,830	$33,740	590
62	Logisticians	$59,170	$43,380	50
63	Financial Analysts	$58,870	$37,940	90
64	Tool and Die Makers	$58,690	$38,020	50
65	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$58,290	$41,030	40
66	Crane and Tower Operators	$58,110	$31,080	40
67	Other Business Operations Specialists	$57,890	$33,640	310
68	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$57,760	$36,270	60
69	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$57,680	$33,250	940
70	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$57,090	$38,400	110
71	Electricians	$57,020	$34,580	400
72	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$56,930	$35,570	1,330
73	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$56,800	$34,300	230
74	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$56,400	$31,200	90
75	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$56,270	$32,030	40
76	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$55,430	$31,470	220
77	Conservation Scientists	$55,260	$37,070	70
78	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$55,220	$37,240	210
79	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$54,780	$30,360	160
80	Accountants and Auditors	$54,130	$35,030	990
81	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$53,950	$31,450	110
82	Tutors	$52,450	$27,810	150
83	Postal Service Clerks	$52,370	$39,770	210
84	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$52,360	$35,360	50
85	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$51,430	$25,100	40
86	Surveyors	$50,320	$30,180	70
87	Public Relations Specialists	$50,250	$31,200	250
88	Chefs and Head Cooks	$50,150	$31,360	50
89	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,150	$35,860	750
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$50,110	$39,640	510
91	Social and Community Service Managers	$49,930	$37,870	170
92	Training and Development Specialists	$49,900	$35,610	190
93	Credit Analysts	$49,540	$30,250	80
94	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$49,140	$39,430	120
95	Cost Estimators	$49,020	$32,830	280
96	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$48,970	$30,900	280
97	Clergy	$48,600	$37,190	40
98	Human Resources Specialists	$48,520	$31,190	540
99	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$48,420	$26,790	110
100	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$48,220	$35,090	90

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,610
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,720
3	General Dentists	$161,630
4	Pharmacists	$126,530
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,270
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,450
7	Sales Managers	$106,030
8	Nurse Practitioners	$99,760
9	Chief Executives	$99,200
10	Physician Assistants	$98,720

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$176,370
2	Pharmacists	$133,870
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,360
4	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$110,880
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,280
6	Nurse Practitioners	$102,630
7	Optometrists	$101,920
8	Financial Managers	$98,860
9	Physician Assistants	$93,990
10	Veterinarians	$92,060

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$207,720
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$152,280
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$146,300
4	Pharmacists	$140,030
5	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$132,070
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$115,600
7	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$111,760
8	Optometrists	$100,390
9	Nurse Practitioners	$99,510
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$96,320

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