Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Vermont

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Vermont, 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 Vermont are those of neurologist, with an average annual salary of $215,890. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $215,390.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Neurologists	$215,890	$74,390	90
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$215,390	$117,680	350
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$209,970	$168,040	130
4	Psychiatrists	$205,990	$139,660	140
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$205,150	$179,830	60
6	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$167,440	$67,750	60
7	Chief Executives	$157,090	$85,350	820
8	Pharmacists	$133,320	$114,480	550
9	General Dentists	$131,770	$98,190	200
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,600	$92,890	350
11	Optometrists	$129,220	$82,960	80
12	Sales Engineers	$127,890	$81,890	120
13	Physician Assistants	$127,650	$102,260	330
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,500	$77,090	850
15	Marketing Managers	$125,630	$69,770	530
16	Data Scientists	$125,390	$61,890	150
17	Database Architects	$119,740	$72,340	80
18	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$118,550	$26,100	80
19	Nurse Practitioners	$115,940	$91,700	800
20	Financial Managers	$113,750	$67,970	1,460
21	All Other Managers	$112,880	$62,030	890
22	Sales Managers	$108,090	$57,450	660
23	Training and Development Managers	$106,550	$70,740	40
24	Human Resources Managers	$105,710	$73,160	390
25	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,250	$78,740	160
26	Postsecondary History Teachers	$104,250	$67,320	70
27	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$104,240	$78,530	80
28	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,790	$67,790	980
29	Construction Managers	$103,150	$65,660	510
30	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$102,970	$52,470	520
31	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$102,530	$49,630	70
32	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$101,990	$61,530	70
33	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$101,230	$50,090	70
34	Engineers, All Other	$101,210	$62,690	330
35	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$100,840	$26,100	120
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,760	$63,940	950
37	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$100,750	$47,490	190
38	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$100,200	$60,830	40
39	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$99,830	$65,050	40
40	Electrical Engineers	$99,550	$67,110	440
41	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$99,360	$79,070	350
42	Software Developers	$99,250	$60,340	1,580
43	Nurse Midwives	$99,040	$75,970	50
44	Veterinarians	$98,430	$47,890	400
45	Genetic Counselors	$97,960	$95,150	80
46	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$97,800	$86,200	30
47	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$97,280	$77,750	30
48	Natural Sciences Managers	$97,190	$49,200	170
49	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$97,110	$71,820	60
50	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$97,020	$60,770	730
51	Personal Financial Advisors	$96,890	$59,560	350
52	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$96,880	$64,940	150
53	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$96,720	$58,770	100
54	Actuaries	$96,360	$79,400	100
55	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$96,360	$36,790	50
56	Purchasing Managers	$95,910	$85,240	160
57	Industrial Production Managers	$95,420	$50,720	460
58	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$95,220	$61,940	180
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	$94,390	$41,350	1,140
60	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$93,220	$74,670	50
61	Air Traffic Controllers	$92,440	$57,760	40
62	Power Plant Operators	$91,600	$52,000	110
63	Management Analysts	$91,280	$60,860	1,190
64	Art Directors	$89,710	$26,100	40
65	Financial Examiners	$88,960	$45,670	160
66	Fundraising Managers	$88,400	$62,280	100
67	Computer Network Architects	$87,900	$73,990	120
68	Lawyers	$87,350	$63,470	1,190
69	Computer Systems Analysts	$86,960	$64,050	510
70	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$86,600	$57,180	140
71	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$86,170	$73,140	110
72	Dental Hygienists	$85,320	$75,660	610
73	Public Relations Managers	$85,160	$56,900	200
74	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$84,590	$52,000	60
75	Postsecondary Agricultural Sciences Teachers	$84,550	$36,030	60
76	Environmental Engineers	$84,300	$64,670	70
77	Industrial Engineers	$84,210	$61,750	620
78	Environmental Science Teachers	$84,040	$26,100	90
79	Other Psychologists	$83,690	$54,860	40
80	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,650	$74,320	200
81	Financial Analysts	$83,430	$50,980	190
82	Physical Therapists	$83,390	$71,080	720
83	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$82,660	$55,540	340
84	Mechanical Engineers	$82,370	$62,990	600
85	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$81,870	$48,770	320
86	Chemists	$81,760	$60,780	70
87	Computer Programmers	$81,450	$53,160	180
88	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$80,820	$62,800	60
89	Massage Therapists	$80,360	$27,590	150
90	Compliance Officers	$80,330	$49,800	2,090
91	Occupational Therapists	$79,920	$63,680	250
92	Technical Writers	$79,900	$57,000	120
93	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,860	$54,310	480
94	Information Security Analysts	$79,780	$51,330	190
95	School Psychologists	$79,520	$50,350	150
96	Budget Analysts	$79,080	$56,930	40
97	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$79,080	$47,840	260
98	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$79,070	$48,260	340
99	Emergency Management Directors	$78,780	$59,840	30
100	Biomedical Engineers	$78,590	$58,360	50

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,450
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$164,930
3	Actuaries	$140,620
4	Chief Executives	$132,430
5	General Dentists	$131,770
6	Pharmacists	$128,690
7	Computer Hardware Engineers	$127,690
8	Physician Assistants	$127,240
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,140
10	Data Scientists	$125,390

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$198,610
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,250
3	Psychiatrists	$194,930
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$175,860
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$160,250
6	Pharmacists	$136,620
7	Chief Executives	$131,090
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,380
9	Optometrists	$122,300
10	Physician Assistants	$121,020

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$194,380
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,620
3	Pharmacists	$140,900
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$140,280
5	Optometrists	$130,670
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,850
7	Chief Executives	$116,350
8	Physician Assistants	$111,920
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,630
10	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$109,960

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