Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Southwest Maine 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 Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $211,480. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $206,410.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$211,480	$194,570	110
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,410	$131,910	150
3	General Pediatricians	$178,540	$110,610	40
4	General Dentists	$170,910	$77,210	180
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$141,400	$70,030	30
6	Pharmacists	$133,670	$106,990	370
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,000	$93,620	180
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,490	$87,330	260
9	Optometrists	$129,850	$52,310	70
10	Purchasing Managers	$128,050	$87,930	80
11	Physician Assistants	$124,790	$98,870	190
12	Human Resources Managers	$122,160	$77,730	90
13	Financial Managers	$121,260	$80,940	510
14	Nurse Midwives	$120,200	$104,070	30
15	Natural Sciences Managers	$116,400	$77,940	40
16	Industrial Production Managers	$114,890	$71,770	270
17	Nurse Practitioners	$109,460	$97,930	350
18	Engineers, All Other	$107,200	$74,420	70
19	Software Developers	$106,000	$63,980	360
20	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$105,600	$81,350	60
21	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$103,470	$49,770	110
22	Personal Financial Advisors	$101,920	$43,450	140
23	Marketing Managers	$101,600	$67,760	160
24	Veterinarians	$101,210	$81,340	160
25	Public Relations Managers	$100,220	$70,780	90
26	Data Scientists	$100,200	$58,580	160
27	Electrical Engineers	$98,920	$77,090	220
28	Construction Managers	$98,860	$67,310	350
29	Postsecondary History Teachers	$97,810	$58,940	40
30	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$96,940	$59,710	60
31	Fundraising Managers	$95,890	$65,790	70
32	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$95,740	$74,480	540
33	Chief Executives	$94,010	$52,000	590
34	Industrial Engineers	$93,470	$66,760	220
35	Sales Managers	$93,220	$52,000	250
36	All Other Managers	$92,620	$75,070	760
37	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$92,510	$44,870	50
38	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,950	$61,760	570
39	Mechanical Engineers	$91,000	$64,380	240
40	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$88,340	$49,070	40
41	Other Physical Scientists	$86,430	$36,570	40
42	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$85,640	$56,940	40
43	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$85,570	$44,930	80
44	Operations Research Analysts	$85,550	$59,150	80
45	Lawyers	$84,910	$51,860	580
46	Labor Relations Specialists	$84,520	$56,410	120
47	Computer Network Architects	$84,300	$63,680	90
48	Other Psychologists	$82,740	$48,820	50
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,060	$52,170	120
50	Civil Engineers	$81,860	$57,860	460
51	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$81,290	$71,140	30
52	Logisticians	$81,180	$56,280	120
53	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$81,170	$50,670	50
54	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$80,930	$42,460	70
55	Administrative Services Managers	$80,730	$52,810	300
56	Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,680	$51,130	130
57	School Psychologists	$80,650	$67,390	30
58	Physical Therapists	$80,340	$69,200	500
59	Facilities Managers	$79,700	$52,220	200
60	Project Management Specialists	$79,640	$49,830	600
61	Financial Analysts	$79,620	$51,020	90
62	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$79,570	$55,290	80
63	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$79,400	$62,810	40
64	Environmental Engineers	$79,390	$53,960	50
65	General and Operations Managers	$78,600	$37,410	3,690
66	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$78,410	$47,190	110
67	Database Administrators	$78,120	$54,170	40
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$78,090	$50,920	450
69	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,000	$46,290	1,310
70	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$77,950	$62,520	80
71	Power Plant Operators	$77,890	$56,520	110
72	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$77,770	$61,150	200
73	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,740	$62,550	100
74	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$77,590	$63,590	150
75	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$77,570	$48,610	90
76	Dental Hygienists	$77,300	$63,580	330
77	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$77,230	$52,380	60
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,160	$50,160	250
79	Registered Nurses	$76,750	$59,900	4,030
80	Occupational Therapists	$76,430	$58,570	400
81	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$76,430	$34,040	310
82	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$76,390	$46,740	180
83	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,890	$57,090	240
84	Information Security Analysts	$75,840	$50,500	30
85	Other Business Operations Specialists	$75,550	$42,290	1,490
86	Computer Network Support Specialists	$75,420	$48,650	120
87	Producers and Directors	$75,330	$51,460	50
88	Millwrights	$75,200	$48,430	120
89	Computer Programmers	$74,980	$44,910	180
90	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,140	$53,370	130
91	Other Financial Specialists	$74,110	$48,640	110
92	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$73,680	$60,150	40
93	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$72,440	$50,070	130
94	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$72,030	$48,680	40
95	Financial Risk Specialists	$71,490	$48,930	40
96	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$71,020	$37,070	90
97	Credit Analysts	$70,990	$47,240	70
98	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$70,740	$55,150	170
99	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$70,620	$46,690	50
100	Budget Analysts	$68,850	$54,270	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$204,080
2	General Dentists	$166,280
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$137,280
4	Pharmacists	$127,460
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,540
6	Optometrists	$126,520
7	Technical Writers	$125,930
8	Art Directors	$125,710
9	Physician Assistants	$123,020
10	Financial Managers	$120,010

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$193,520
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$185,670
3	Pharmacists	$137,420
4	Personal Financial Advisors	$135,010
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$134,650
6	General Pediatricians	$127,370
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,940
8	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$120,330
9	Purchasing Managers	$115,530
10	Physician Assistants	$115,260

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$190,170
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$168,950
3	General Pediatricians	$147,660
4	Pharmacists	$136,930
5	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$135,780
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$130,860
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,710
8	Optometrists	$113,680
9	Purchasing Managers	$113,410
10	Physician Assistants	$111,770

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