Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT, 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 Springfield, MA-CT are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $232,110. The second highest-paying jobs are those of obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average salary of $231,940.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Springfield, MA-CT 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 Springfield, MA-CT in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$232,110	$74,610	410
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$231,940	$67,010	90
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$229,040	$66,890	320
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$207,600	$98,670	210
5	Psychiatrists	$204,620	$66,160	120
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$179,120	$63,510	60
7	General Dentists	$178,410	$93,330	230
8	General Pediatricians	$153,880	$67,280	170
9	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$151,830	$151,830	50
10	Actuaries	$143,020	$86,520	80
11	Database Architects	$142,630	$60,380	50
12	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,450	$91,870	80
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,200	$99,750	330
14	Nurse Midwives	$136,000	$104,370	70
15	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$134,270	$67,080	120
16	Physician Assistants	$134,180	$102,250	450
17	Pharmacists	$132,140	$51,950	600
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,760	$81,580	720
19	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$131,450	$66,010	70
20	Nurse Practitioners	$130,180	$96,310	650
21	All Other Managers	$129,850	$64,490	430
22	Marketing Managers	$128,050	$73,120	520
23	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$127,690	$91,870	70
24	Optometrists	$126,840	$79,050	110
25	Financial Managers	$126,070	$74,270	1,750
26	Lawyers	$124,970	$77,960	750
27	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$124,260	$61,410	60
28	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$122,840	$71,900	100
29	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$122,670	$86,120	240
30	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$122,510	$62,360	160
31	Human Resources Managers	$122,180	$74,190	330
32	Other Psychologists	$119,830	$29,640	40
33	Veterinarians	$115,650	$77,670	150
34	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$113,190	$86,530	60
35	Electrical Engineers	$111,490	$73,740	310
36	Statisticians	$109,520	$67,450	90
37	Purchasing Managers	$109,410	$80,530	170
38	Computer Network Architects	$108,320	$76,520	210
39	Training and Development Managers	$107,960	$72,490	60
40	Public Relations Managers	$107,690	$60,920	110
41	Software Developers	$106,370	$75,730	1,310
42	Engineers, All Other	$106,040	$71,040	220
43	Fundraising Managers	$105,900	$61,010	110
44	Transportation Inspectors	$105,730	$34,200	70
45	Sales Managers	$105,210	$58,300	1,120
46	Financial Risk Specialists	$104,620	$56,430	70
47	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$104,000	$76,820	970
48	Database Administrators	$103,600	$47,860	100
49	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,530	$68,570	120
50	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$103,210	$62,260	70
51	Information Security Analysts	$103,170	$63,810	120
52	Administrative Services Managers	$102,220	$59,940	370
53	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$102,000	$61,970	340
54	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,690	$67,070	1,500
55	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$101,250	$60,950	60
56	Industrial Production Managers	$101,210	$65,330	520
57	Computer Programmers	$101,070	$61,780	280
58	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$100,790	$62,180	380
59	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$100,710	$60,750	90
60	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$99,790	$47,200	370
61	Environmental Engineers	$99,640	$57,790	90
62	Construction Managers	$99,280	$64,580	340
63	General and Operations Managers	$99,270	$50,770	8,290
64	Chiropractors	$99,250	$51,660	60
65	Chemical Engineers	$98,680	$81,910	50
66	Management Analysts	$97,730	$63,580	1,340
67	Physical Therapists	$97,500	$63,370	570
68	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,170	$54,290	420
69	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$97,160	$69,020	100
70	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,680	$59,050	1,230
71	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$95,790	$46,960	350
72	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$95,630	$61,040	70
73	Project Management Specialists	$95,170	$56,030	1,180
74	Computer Systems Analysts	$94,960	$64,010	490
75	Conservation Scientists	$93,100	$63,610	60
76	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$92,850	$59,950	670
77	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$92,650	$67,720	100
78	Occupational Therapists	$92,530	$58,990	450
79	Industrial Engineers	$91,430	$63,470	910
80	Air Traffic Controllers	$91,410	$62,250	70
81	Facilities Managers	$91,080	$55,780	300
82	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$90,650	$48,110	190
83	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$90,040	$79,100	40
84	Art Directors	$88,900	$38,210	60
85	Sales Engineers	$88,110	$67,730	150
86	Data Scientists	$87,730	$50,230	90
87	Postsecondary History Teachers	$86,480	$58,220	100
88	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,830	$56,970	360
89	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$85,400	$60,670	150
90	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$85,160	$61,640	110
91	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$84,990	$52,690	90
92	Dental Hygienists	$84,890	$81,420	470
93	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$84,880	$57,660	100
94	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$84,880	$58,280	260
95	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$84,710	$62,610	140
96	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$84,560	$56,020	280
97	Financial Analysts	$84,380	$59,980	420
98	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$83,950	$75,230	40
99	Budget Analysts	$83,910	$64,750	130
100	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,680	$54,100	1,100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,950
2	Psychiatrists	$197,230
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
4	General Dentists	$161,420
5	Database Architects	$147,510
6	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$134,760
7	Actuaries	$131,690
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$130,330
9	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$129,290
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,790

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$199,090
2	Chief Executives	$165,880
3	General Dentists	$140,750
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$131,750
5	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$131,200
6	Physician Assistants	$130,660
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$129,060
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,600
9	Optometrists	$126,020
10	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$122,330

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MA-CT – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$188,100
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$167,730
3	Commercial Pilots	$165,620
4	Chief Executives	$163,790
5	General Dentists	$145,660
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,510
7	Pharmacists	$131,160
8	Marketing Managers	$127,040
9	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$124,310
10	Optometrists	$124,300

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