Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Springfield, MO, 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, MO are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $190,060. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $164,440.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$190,060	$134,420	290
2	General Dentists	$164,440	$96,650	170
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$159,580	$146,810	40
4	Chief Executives	$137,640	$60,780	230
5	Purchasing Managers	$134,100	$81,360	50
6	Pharmacists	$130,810	$101,970	640
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,200	$91,850	60
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,570	$74,300	450
9	Sales Managers	$116,170	$54,210	310
10	Human Resources Managers	$107,560	$62,350	180
11	Labor Relations Specialists	$105,870	$52,120	30
12	Commercial Pilots	$105,650	$66,920	60
13	Financial Managers	$104,310	$63,360	620
14	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$103,790	$54,500	0
15	Physician Assistants	$103,690	$84,480	120
16	Optometrists	$103,170	$63,050	60
17	Lawyers	$102,470	$61,280	830
18	Database Architects	$101,970	$45,270	60
19	Nurse Practitioners	$101,850	$80,580	540
20	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,670	$52,620	260
21	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$97,300	$51,770	160
22	Computer Network Architects	$97,200	$54,560	140
23	Software Developers	$96,480	$47,620	1,200
24	Industrial Production Managers	$95,310	$59,600	290
25	Air Traffic Controllers	$95,220	$72,680	40
26	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$94,720	$58,710	30
27	Public Relations Managers	$92,370	$53,470	50
28	Electrical Engineers	$92,180	$51,530	70
29	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,550	$58,880	520
30	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$91,090	$64,320	510
31	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$88,970	$43,840	160
32	Facilities Managers	$88,960	$56,760	150
33	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$87,740	$67,100	80
34	Veterinarians	$84,020	$49,590	120
35	Computer Programmers	$83,300	$46,790	160
36	Marketing Managers	$83,220	$59,390	160
37	Administrative Services Managers	$83,130	$47,070	240
38	Sales Engineers	$81,950	$58,050	30
39	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,920	$50,190	400
40	Occupational Therapists	$81,440	$60,580	170
41	Physical Therapists	$80,960	$59,630	310
42	Construction Managers	$80,850	$61,340	140
43	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$79,020	$52,840	90
44	Civil Engineers	$78,710	$58,970	280
45	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,700	$43,970	340
46	Dental Hygienists	$78,290	$63,160	300
47	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$77,590	$45,250	150
48	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$77,520	$46,580	40
49	Industrial Engineers	$76,820	$44,930	350
50	Mechanical Engineers	$76,750	$47,460	170
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$75,980	$39,380	130
52	Crane and Tower Operators	$75,330	$33,340	60
53	Loan Officers	$75,300	$36,110	470
54	Project Management Specialists	$75,240	$44,210	780
55	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$75,090	$50,470	80
56	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$75,030	$43,000	30
57	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$74,780	$26,400	150
58	Database Administrators	$74,590	$33,420	90
59	Credit Analysts	$74,580	$36,820	180
60	General and Operations Managers	$73,490	$36,430	5,210
61	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$73,370	$38,010	360
62	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$72,900	$42,000	50
63	Information Security Analysts	$72,520	$40,100	140
64	Financial Examiners	$72,340	$46,320	80
65	Financial Analysts	$71,990	$43,330	190
66	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$71,520	$54,850	60
67	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$71,460	$46,590	190
68	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$71,170	$42,400	50
69	Postsecondary History Teachers	$70,540	$48,080	50
70	Engineers, All Other	$69,890	$50,640	40
71	All Other Managers	$68,000	$35,310	320
72	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$67,580	$50,840	60
73	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$67,530	$49,150	30
74	Art Directors	$67,310	$48,390	40
75	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$67,100	$47,970	70
76	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$67,060	$49,420	100
77	Web Developers	$66,990	$33,060	80
78	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$66,570	$44,690	590
79	Data Scientists	$65,810	$41,040	190
80	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$65,500	$49,500	180
81	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$65,100	$41,860	510
82	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$65,060	$50,090	150
83	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$65,000	$54,470	50
84	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$64,960	$45,240	50
85	Management Analysts	$64,390	$47,120	500
86	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$64,230	$40,680	130
87	Speech-Language Pathologists	$63,940	$44,510	230
88	Urban and Regional Planners	$63,890	$39,340	40
89	Operations Research Analysts	$63,540	$43,820	50
90	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$63,540	$41,080	130
91	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$63,090	$44,390	110
92	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,040	$39,350	750
93	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$62,800	$46,130	230
94	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$62,150	$48,680	190
95	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,120	$43,280	380
96	Chemists	$61,830	$43,840	70
97	Respiratory Therapists	$61,790	$48,370	350
98	Other Education Administrators	$61,780	$44,640	30
99	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$61,660	$37,340	270
100	Personal Financial Advisors	$61,330	$45,630	190

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,720
2	General Dentists	$157,040
3	Chief Executives	$151,780
4	Purchasing Managers	$131,200
5	Pharmacists	$125,780
6	Optometrists	$120,900
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,670
8	Sales Managers	$115,100
9	Financial Managers	$113,930
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,170

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,550
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,260
3	General Dentists	$145,710
4	Chief Executives	$140,730
5	Pharmacists	$136,850
6	Sales Managers	$124,080
7	Optometrists	$118,310
8	Purchasing Managers	$115,580
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,300
10	Financial Managers	$103,380

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,760
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$148,250
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$142,350
4	Chief Executives	$140,140
5	Pharmacists	$135,320
6	General Dentists	$126,440
7	Sales Managers	$117,430
8	Optometrists	$115,770
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,980
10	Financial Managers	$105,040

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