Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Ohio

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Ohio, 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 Ohio are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $231,220. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $214,790.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$231,220	$70,070	540
2	General Pediatricians	$214,790	$125,150	1,740
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$211,310	$110,940	760
4	Orthodontists	$186,120	$170,820	350
5	All Other Physicians	$184,860	$61,270	12,890
6	Chief Executives	$183,160	$72,370	4,450
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$178,500	$153,540	3,490
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$171,070	$148,820	160
9	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$168,690	$149,260	1,050
10	Dermatologists	$166,360	$81,680	360
11	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$157,710	$66,970	1,170
12	Family Medicine Physicians	$154,750	$64,060	3,860
13	Neurologists	$154,730	$62,440	210
14	General Dentists	$153,020	$59,990	3,380
15	Air Traffic Controllers	$146,020	$74,980	680
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,630	$102,260	6,250
17	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,210	$85,500	12,280
18	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$136,970	$95,430	410
19	Pharmacists	$131,100	$43,490	13,170
20	Marketing Managers	$130,680	$75,050	7,050
21	Nurse Midwives	$130,270	$79,710	180
22	Financial Managers	$129,330	$73,000	26,010
23	Sales Managers	$128,040	$62,480	15,340
24	Physicists	$127,830	$79,260	540
25	Other Mathematical Science Occupations	$127,710	$33,530	50
26	Optometrists	$127,400	$69,140	1,710
27	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$127,170	$48,090	430
28	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$127,090	$34,810	2,480
29	Other Specialists Dentists	$125,850	$78,420	230
30	Purchasing Managers	$125,560	$77,630	2,140
31	Public Relations Managers	$124,990	$65,560	940
32	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$124,640	$78,370	150
33	Medical Dosimetrists	$124,010	$94,160	260
34	Aerospace Engineers	$122,760	$75,920	2,860
35	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$122,460	$80,430	40
36	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$122,260	$79,730	170
37	Database Architects	$120,260	$74,450	1,260
38	Human Resources Managers	$120,050	$77,020	4,670
39	Natural Sciences Managers	$118,140	$67,600	1,010
40	All Other Managers	$117,850	$66,430	7,910
41	Environmental Engineers	$117,670	$62,810	1,520
42	Podiatrists	$117,310	$52,160	310
43	Physician Assistants	$114,250	$71,480	3,280
44	Computer Network Architects	$114,240	$69,430	4,750
45	Nurse Practitioners	$113,040	$96,640	10,730
46	Other Psychologists	$111,070	$48,280	430
47	Nuclear Engineers	$109,030	$85,080	220
48	Lawyers	$107,370	$60,540	17,800
49	Training and Development Managers	$107,060	$70,960	700
50	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$107,020	$46,690	6,860
51	Software Developers	$104,500	$65,260	43,400
52	Veterinarians	$104,470	$46,350	2,930
53	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$104,390	$51,260	820
54	Economists	$104,110	$62,690	200
55	Information Security Analysts	$103,470	$60,060	3,730
56	Other Physical Scientists	$103,300	$51,110	460
57	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$102,540	$52,070	1,230
58	Engineers, All Other	$102,520	$55,160	6,190
59	Actuaries	$102,380	$64,590	1,400
60	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$101,600	$62,150	940
61	Petroleum Engineers	$101,210	$59,270	220
62	Physicians, Pathologists	$101,140	$78,370	200
63	Computer Systems Analysts	$100,960	$62,760	20,170
64	Commercial Pilots	$100,720	$58,240	4,080
65	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$100,290	$43,390	7,370
66	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,260	$60,880	10,790
67	Financial Risk Specialists	$100,140	$61,250	1,710
68	Agricultural Engineers	$100,010	$61,150	60
69	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,890	$61,860	18,000
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$99,360	$50,230	6,560
71	Industrial Production Managers	$99,310	$61,900	12,820
72	Chemical Engineers	$99,180	$65,080	990
73	Commercial Divers	$98,970	$25,210	80
74	Physical Therapists	$97,730	$74,280	8,060
75	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$97,500	$90,230	530
76	Electrical Engineers	$97,440	$63,840	5,980
77	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$96,930	$41,390	460
78	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$96,800	$65,430	4,340
79	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$96,550	$64,560	220
80	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$96,500	$68,030	470
81	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$96,410	$41,760	1,850
82	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,480	$56,670	3,650
83	Sales Engineers	$94,270	$60,950	1,860
84	Biomedical Engineers	$93,240	$64,450	410
85	Occupational Therapists	$93,060	$63,170	5,350
86	Materials Engineers	$92,310	$59,150	1,500
87	Construction Managers	$91,600	$55,000	10,940
88	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$91,330	$49,950	300
89	Materials Scientists	$90,860	$67,450	370
90	Fundraising Managers	$90,790	$56,170	860
91	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$90,130	$56,720	18,000
92	Animal Scientists	$89,900	$48,870	150
93	Boilermakers	$89,800	$49,830	530
94	Facilities Managers	$89,630	$55,330	4,310
95	Data Scientists	$88,950	$48,380	3,650
96	Database Administrators	$88,760	$49,430	2,130
97	Hydrologists	$88,150	$57,980	300
98	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$88,030	$64,600	510
99	General and Operations Managers	$87,970	$40,470	128,650
100	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$87,660	$37,030	240

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$201,720
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$196,020
3	General Pediatricians	$188,790
4	Chief Executives	$179,680
5	All Other Physicians	$174,140
6	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$171,070
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
8	Dermatologists	$166,360
9	General Dentists	$166,180
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$166,060

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$204,440
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$193,410
3	General Dentists	$182,060
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$177,510
5	Chief Executives	$175,520
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,600
7	General Pediatricians	$161,940
8	Podiatrists	$151,010
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$144,210
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$134,140

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$189,680
2	Chief Executives	$185,000
3	General Dentists	$184,990
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$180,210
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,070
6	General Pediatricians	$156,970
7	Podiatrists	$138,720
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$137,760
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,040
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,230

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