Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Nevada

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Nevada, 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 Nevada are those of other specialist dentist, with an average annual salary of $234,270. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $233,990.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$234,270	$202,610	30
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$233,990	$133,400	630
3	All Other Physicians	$227,990	$142,820	2,610
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$212,710	$63,960	530
5	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$202,680	$100,810	120
6	Chief Executives	$191,430	$47,990	1,110
7	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$176,940	$91,750	1,360
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$175,510	$78,000	260
9	Materials Scientists	$173,670	$173,350	50
10	Anesthesiologists	$165,600	$134,120	810
11	Computer Hardware Engineers	$161,630	$80,090	270
12	Physician Assistants	$142,240	$64,730	1,260
13	Pharmacists	$134,120	$49,960	2,760
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,140	$86,990	650
15	Lawyers	$130,800	$74,520	5,840
16	General Dentists	$130,600	$75,730	800
17	Nurse Practitioners	$130,050	$91,800	1,800
18	Commercial Pilots	$127,990	$60,300	1,110
19	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$127,150	$47,410	770
20	Other Psychologists	$124,840	$47,430	100
21	Environmental Engineers	$124,800	$74,110	220
22	Nuclear Engineers	$118,510	$87,770	130
23	Air Traffic Controllers	$113,210	$69,120	230
24	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$113,160	$51,170	180
25	Other Life Scientists	$112,370	$48,250	170
26	Computer Network Architects	$112,050	$64,880	720
27	Optometrists	$111,710	$56,070	390
28	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$110,930	$66,120	50
29	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,430	$71,870	1,710
30	Financial Managers	$109,390	$50,740	7,450
31	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$109,110	$84,000	640
32	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$108,310	$79,630	180
33	Software Developers	$107,920	$72,740	4,150
34	Hydrologists	$107,000	$71,860	180
35	Mining and Geological Engineers	$106,530	$74,900	670
36	Chemical Engineers	$106,430	$66,680	40
37	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$106,140	$64,220	180
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,450	$77,420	1,240
39	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$105,390	$81,370	60
40	Financial Examiners	$104,670	$48,400	100
41	Natural Sciences Managers	$103,790	$72,470	210
42	Public Relations Managers	$103,700	$60,800	320
43	Sales Managers	$103,570	$52,020	4,440
44	Industrial Engineers	$103,310	$63,230	1,280
45	Podiatrists	$102,920	$82,010	40
46	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$102,690	$67,310	390
47	Occupational Therapists	$102,130	$62,800	780
48	Physical Therapists	$101,980	$45,900	1,560
49	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,930	$58,100	60
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,880	$54,760	3,860
51	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,290	$50,020	1,800
52	Veterinarians	$99,710	$48,890	690
53	Crane and Tower Operators	$99,680	$78,540	300
54	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$98,820	$61,830	60
55	Construction Managers	$98,360	$64,960	4,230
56	Industrial Production Managers	$98,340	$57,460	1,100
57	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$98,090	$49,250	140
58	Chiropractors	$97,930	$51,930	350
59	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$97,770	$63,760	320
60	Purchasing Managers	$97,410	$43,460	390
61	Dental Hygienists	$96,100	$39,020	1,270
62	Information Security Analysts	$95,710	$64,250	470
63	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,440	$37,440	1,890
64	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$95,110	$80,180	90
65	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$94,990	$54,720	100
66	Registered Nurses	$94,930	$74,200	23,970
67	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$94,690	$62,990	30
68	Other Therapists	$93,600	$47,930	180
69	Computer Programmers	$91,590	$57,550	840
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$91,520	$45,310	3,700
71	Transportation Inspectors	$89,940	$35,760	130
72	Civil Engineers	$89,630	$53,020	2,930
73	Electrical Engineers	$88,940	$56,160	960
74	Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters	$88,020	$67,570	100
75	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$87,820	$60,880	170
76	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$87,770	$55,350	260
77	Sales Engineers	$87,120	$61,070	180
78	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$86,890	$61,180	100
79	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,110	$51,310	980
80	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,860	$59,300	1,640
81	Art Directors	$85,860	$52,310	200
82	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$85,790	$69,960	900
83	Database Administrators	$85,680	$53,730	390
84	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$85,610	$72,800	490
85	Database Architects	$85,330	$39,780	250
86	Multimedia Artists and Animators	$85,310	$69,930	100
87	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$84,610	$48,710	120
88	All Other Managers	$84,560	$47,860	16,670
89	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,410	$81,960	240
90	Urban and Regional Planners	$83,840	$62,990	190
91	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,720	$47,390	740
92	Engineers, All Other	$83,680	$49,470	920
93	Radiation Therapists	$83,500	$50,030	160
94	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$83,450	$61,460	170
95	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$83,210	$39,280	1,580
96	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$83,060	$57,910	50
97	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$83,010	$66,710	60
98	Microbiologists	$82,880	$45,790	40
99	Financial Analysts	$82,780	$57,640	820
100	General and Operations Managers	$82,770	$39,330	41,090

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$202,840
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
3	Anesthesiologists	$165,600
4	Computer Hardware Engineers	$161,630
5	General Pediatricians	$154,440
6	Other Specialists Dentists	$153,490
7	General Dentists	$130,600
8	Physician Assistants	$130,070
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,070
10	Pharmacists	$128,600

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,870
2	Chief Executives	$191,430
3	General Dentists	$184,750
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$174,080
5	Other Specialists Dentists	$149,130
6	Physician Assistants	$134,120
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$131,960
8	Pharmacists	$128,950
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,520
10	Optometrists	$123,870

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$191,850
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,980
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$168,180
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$143,030
5	Pharmacists	$128,140
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,570
7	Air Traffic Controllers	$127,150
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,730
9	Physician Assistants	$123,600
10	Materials Scientists	$118,530

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