Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Idaho

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Idaho, 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 Idaho are those of airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineer, with an average annual salary of $227,690. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $215,690.

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

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Idaho (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$227,690	$87,300	260
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$215,690	$61,410	770
3	Physicists	$200,620	$93,850	90
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$178,040	$134,980	270
5	General Pediatricians	$163,770	$120,100	40
6	General Dentists	$149,690	$64,420	590
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$139,310	$92,950	60
8	Nuclear Engineers	$133,840	$108,260	590
9	Pharmacists	$133,540	$71,500	1,580
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,650	$86,730	890
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$132,390	$52,000	280
12	Database Architects	$132,260	$64,960	190
13	Mining and Geological Engineers	$131,160	$76,990	100
14	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$130,960	$49,540	50
15	Chemical Engineers	$130,650	$95,300	150
16	Sales Engineers	$122,890	$70,900	110
17	Physician Assistants	$121,590	$57,870	1,050
18	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,650	$74,870	1,330
19	Nurse Practitioners	$116,710	$64,780	1,170
20	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$112,570	$72,050	100
21	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$110,790	$60,720	240
22	Computer Hardware Engineers	$110,090	$50,680	80
23	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$108,950	$80,930	80
24	Electrical Engineers	$108,590	$64,440	930
25	Power Plant Operators	$107,790	$69,820	370
26	Engineers, All Other	$107,570	$62,030	300
27	Statisticians	$106,660	$53,080	50
28	Materials Engineers	$106,660	$45,760	110
29	Environmental Engineers	$106,560	$54,830	200
30	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$105,890	$66,120	100
31	Air Traffic Controllers	$105,400	$74,070	50
32	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,880	$43,150	490
33	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$103,920	$48,570	1,670
34	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$103,790	$54,720	50
35	Transportation Inspectors	$103,790	$75,030	60
36	Information Security Analysts	$103,450	$54,840	860
37	Administrative Services Managers	$103,010	$49,440	660
38	Radiation Therapists	$102,700	$79,910	70
39	Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,560	$59,630	2,240
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$102,440	$67,870	350
41	Human Resources Managers	$102,330	$68,330	610
42	Financial Managers	$101,500	$55,920	2,460
43	Software Developers	$101,440	$41,600	5,500
44	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$100,860	$49,030	40
45	Economists	$100,530	$60,530	50
46	Veterinarians	$100,050	$61,210	410
47	Emergency Management Directors	$99,910	$46,250	110
48	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$99,700	$57,740	30
49	Purchasing Managers	$99,690	$53,940	310
50	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$98,380	$77,470	110
51	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$98,290	$56,930	50
52	Other Psychologists	$97,510	$46,320	50
53	Sales Managers	$97,210	$44,710	2,140
54	Data Scientists	$96,490	$62,830	250
55	Marketing Managers	$96,000	$44,720	800
56	Natural Sciences Managers	$94,370	$60,000	460
57	Public Relations Managers	$93,980	$67,250	200
58	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$93,120	$58,380	1,630
59	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$92,470	$59,990	440
60	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$91,080	$66,590	60
61	Chief Executives	$90,970	$49,400	2,060
62	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$89,120	$75,820	210
63	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$88,790	$49,970	970
64	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$87,030	$57,840	60
65	Agricultural Engineers	$86,640	$52,000	90
66	Training and Development Managers	$86,470	$56,570	130
67	Physical Therapists	$85,870	$63,660	1,270
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,560	$61,610	2,500
69	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$85,480	$47,750	230
70	Optometrists	$85,110	$48,290	140
71	All Other Managers	$84,830	$39,120	1,110
72	Personal Financial Advisors	$84,560	$37,680	730
73	Commercial Pilots	$84,370	$49,700	240
74	Other Education Administrators	$84,020	$58,300	100
75	Lawyers	$84,020	$53,090	2,550
76	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$83,830	$76,270	40
77	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$83,720	$48,880	80
78	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$83,380	$49,810	720
79	Computer Network Architects	$83,230	$74,990	560
80	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,950	$58,870	420
81	Art Directors	$82,900	$45,000	130
82	Dental Hygienists	$82,830	$67,090	1,780
83	Materials Scientists	$82,580	$69,870	30
84	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$82,280	$38,240	240
85	Occupational Therapists	$82,000	$62,260	600
86	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$82,000	$53,330	820
87	Audiologists	$81,990	$55,140	70
88	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$81,580	$46,880	60
89	Construction Managers	$81,320	$51,610	1,550
90	Chiropractors	$80,940	$39,790	200
91	Facilities Managers	$80,660	$40,350	410
92	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$80,580	$63,800	50
93	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$80,460	$46,670	40
94	Actuaries	$80,290	$62,860	60
95	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$80,240	$46,790	150
96	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$80,020	$60,590	130
97	Industrial Engineers	$80,010	$63,710	1,380
98	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$79,980	$49,380	120
99	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$79,440	$44,720	200
100	Financial Risk Specialists	$79,150	$54,600	160

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Idaho – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$202,430
2	General Pediatricians	$169,660
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,860
4	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$134,760
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,160
6	Database Architects	$131,910
7	Nuclear Engineers	$131,100
8	Chemical Engineers	$130,650
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,070
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,470

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Idaho – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,460
2	General Dentists	$192,010
3	General Pediatricians	$174,920
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,110
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,580
6	Nuclear Engineers	$140,080
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$128,490
8	Pharmacists	$124,990
9	Chemical Engineers	$123,900
10	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$122,180

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Idaho – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,230
2	Psychiatrists	$192,670
3	General Dentists	$190,040
4	General Pediatricians	$161,890
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$150,630
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$142,490
7	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,110
8	Nuclear Engineers	$128,410
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$124,770
10	Pharmacists	$123,530

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