Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wyoming

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming are those of anesthesiologists, with an average annual salary of $237,640. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $230,420.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Anesthesiologists	$237,640	$130,160	90
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$230,420	$104,090	40
3	General Pediatricians	$227,790	$164,020	70
4	General Dentists	$150,030	$86,330	240
5	Data Scientists	$139,970	$68,490	40
6	Industrial Production Managers	$138,070	$91,480	370
7	Optometrists	$135,440	$26,530	70
8	Sales Managers	$133,830	$63,290	130
9	Pharmacists	$132,600	$87,050	510
10	Physician Assistants	$131,720	$103,900	340
11	Chemical Engineers	$130,150	$61,340	60
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,240	$93,200	170
13	Chief Executives	$125,420	$29,410	140
14	Petroleum Engineers	$121,660	$68,710	200
15	Nurse Practitioners	$112,770	$75,480	460
16	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$108,820	$72,130	110
17	Industrial Engineers	$107,920	$58,330	210
18	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$107,610	$98,250	70
19	Financial Managers	$107,240	$68,380	700
20	Mining and Geological Engineers	$105,410	$83,110	90
21	Other Psychologists	$104,730	$26,290	40
22	Administrative Services Managers	$104,280	$51,080	110
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$103,930	$42,850	200
24	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$102,520	$44,180	410
25	Marketing Managers	$102,330	$77,940	140
26	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$102,200	$76,710	320
27	Engineers, All Other	$101,870	$67,830	120
28	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,670	$80,390	410
29	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$101,580	$59,370	40
30	Software Developers	$101,410	$53,420	660
31	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$101,140	$50,690	80
32	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$100,730	$54,720	40
33	Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$100,670	$78,520	40
34	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,300	$71,860	130
35	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,230	$57,480	890
36	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$100,210	$47,860	40
37	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$100,070	$61,240	110
38	Commercial Pilots	$99,390	$50,170	230
39	Mechanical Engineers	$99,200	$63,000	280
40	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$97,000	$87,300	50
41	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$96,880	$63,620	50
42	Computer Hardware Engineers	$96,560	$94,110	50
43	Natural Sciences Managers	$95,880	$87,200	150
44	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$95,720	$45,870	300
45	All Other Managers	$95,640	$63,190	640
46	Labor Relations Specialists	$95,040	$53,670	100
47	Audiologists	$93,960	$59,600	40
48	Electrical Engineers	$93,870	$64,330	300
49	Human Resources Managers	$93,350	$72,000	150
50	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$93,020	$66,240	530
51	Information Security Analysts	$92,890	$51,280	30
52	Facilities Managers	$92,380	$58,850	160
53	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$91,930	$54,860	140
54	Financial Analysts	$91,520	$58,330	50
55	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$91,000	$46,080	1,540
56	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$90,960	$60,930	420
57	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$90,280	$55,220	300
58	Power Plant Operators	$90,010	$64,720	240
59	Credit Analysts	$89,980	$45,370	110
60	Project Management Specialists	$88,410	$53,570	790
61	Statisticians	$88,250	$59,530	30
62	Other Education Administrators	$88,020	$61,740	120
63	Environmental Engineers	$87,580	$63,230	150
64	Locomotive Engineers	$86,310	$64,500	390
65	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$86,070	$46,860	30
66	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$85,490	$48,840	120
67	Construction Managers	$84,990	$56,580	770
68	Other Mining Machine Operators	$84,840	$64,860	50
69	Physical Therapists	$84,820	$63,400	540
70	Continuous Mining Machine Operators	$84,130	$66,970	200
71	Signal and Track Switch Repairers	$84,080	$74,490	60
72	Computer Programmers	$83,340	$51,050	60
73	Hydrologists	$82,680	$60,300	30
74	Lawyers	$82,540	$38,100	1,080
75	General and Operations Managers	$82,320	$45,590	7,080
76	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$82,060	$61,850	40
77	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$81,660	$24,980	80
78	School Psychologists	$81,350	$65,370	90
79	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$81,300	$36,960	70
80	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$81,280	$66,950	40
81	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$81,280	$49,250	520
82	Occupational Therapists	$81,040	$50,940	300
83	Dental Hygienists	$80,840	$55,440	540
84	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	$80,090	$47,410	60
85	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,960	$47,820	140
86	Veterinarians	$79,580	$45,950	210
87	Logisticians	$79,440	$54,720	90
88	Management Analysts	$79,350	$48,180	330
89	Gas Plant Operators	$79,000	$59,830	540
90	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,890	$49,340	1,870
91	Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,440	$50,990	170
92	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$77,890	$51,980	140
93	Registered Nurses	$77,730	$60,910	5,070
94	Chemists	$77,680	$47,340	120
95	Air Traffic Controllers	$77,580	$66,230	40
96	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$77,510	$56,780	70
97	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$77,470	$50,960	350
98	Other Biological Scientists	$77,230	$49,100	160
99	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$77,230	$53,640	190
100	Civil Engineers	$76,950	$55,700	860

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$133,220
2	General Dentists	$132,360
3	Pharmacists	$128,790
4	Optometrists	$127,240
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,000
6	Physician Assistants	$126,110
7	Industrial Production Managers	$126,080
8	Chief Executives	$125,420
9	Chemical Engineers	$117,710
10	Other Psychologists	$113,630

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Industrial Production Managers	$129,050
2	Pharmacists	$128,180
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$125,580
4	Chief Executives	$123,790
5	General Dentists	$120,180
6	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$119,790
7	Marketing Managers	$119,520
8	Physician Assistants	$117,340
9	Nurse Practitioners	$115,380
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$112,810

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$200,960
2	Industrial Production Managers	$127,980
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,700
4	Chief Executives	$126,410
5	Pharmacists	$124,310
6	Physician Assistants	$118,570
7	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$116,480
8	Nurse Practitioners	$115,050
9	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$111,670
10	Industrial Engineers	$110,050

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