Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ, 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 Trenton-Ewing, NJ are those of cardiologist, with an average annual salary of $228,970. The second highest-paying jobs are those of natural sciences manager, with an average salary of $214,960.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Trenton-Ewing, NJ 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 Trenton-Ewing, NJ in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Cardiologists	$228,970	$207,560	70
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$214,960	$131,470	2,090
3	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$209,240	$116,850	90
4	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$209,010	$59,450	50
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$207,090	$172,760	70
6	Purchasing Managers	$177,320	$124,420	190
7	Family Medicine Physicians	$176,850	$82,900	80
8	General Pediatricians	$175,990	$132,770	140
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$173,480	$130,090	1,760
10	Marketing Managers	$171,800	$107,200	920
11	Sales Managers	$171,140	$96,190	810
12	Chief Executives	$170,860	$132,840	150
13	Financial Managers	$167,220	$110,320	2,040
14	General Dentists	$164,630	$103,490	170
15	Training and Development Managers	$159,450	$93,480	120
16	All Other Managers	$159,140	$99,230	1,550
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,560	$104,460	380
18	Human Resources Managers	$154,790	$105,250	450
19	Industrial Production Managers	$152,780	$100,930	300
20	General and Operations Managers	$147,000	$72,440	2,910
21	Database Architects	$142,780	$90,420	110
22	Computer Network Architects	$141,500	$102,250	480
23	Lawyers	$141,410	$85,450	2,140
24	School Psychologists	$141,030	$71,540	260
25	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$140,270	$94,760	270
26	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$137,540	$80,880	210
27	Nurse Practitioners	$135,880	$100,800	330
28	Information Security Analysts	$135,590	$85,760	360
29	Physician Assistants	$135,290	$107,500	120
30	Public Relations Managers	$133,680	$92,370	210
31	Construction Managers	$132,760	$97,330	450
32	Database Administrators	$132,310	$82,860	340
33	Data Scientists	$131,660	$78,480	330
34	Administrative Services Managers	$131,050	$83,580	960
35	Pharmacists	$130,570	$99,580	330
36	Software Developers	$130,560	$75,070	4,030
37	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$130,160	$96,740	510
38	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$129,540	$79,620	70
39	Fundraising Managers	$128,900	$98,190	90
40	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$128,090	$86,140	1,510
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,010	$92,050	870
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$124,830	$96,060	150
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,620	$96,040	30
44	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$124,220	$56,610	50
45	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$123,680	$97,440	400
46	Veterinarians	$122,250	$76,420	100
47	Facilities Managers	$121,600	$79,880	230
48	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$120,410	$80,940	80
49	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$120,060	$79,730	370
50	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$119,920	$50,280	110
51	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$118,560	$51,900	120
52	Personal Financial Advisors	$117,800	$58,090	860
53	Technical Writers	$115,640	$63,660	170
54	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$113,400	$100,340	60
55	Statisticians	$113,340	$61,270	70
56	Other Education Administrators	$111,980	$61,280	60
57	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,080	$64,990	500
58	Art Directors	$109,450	$70,900	150
59	Emergency Management Directors	$109,290	$82,710	30
60	Actuaries	$107,650	$80,140	70
61	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$107,330	$79,510	130
62	Occupational Therapists	$105,980	$75,890	200
63	Physical Therapists	$105,270	$77,760	270
64	Other Physical Scientists	$104,600	$49,590	130
65	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$104,230	$78,040	40
66	Computer Systems Analysts	$103,890	$65,040	1,170
67	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,580	$60,920	60
68	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$103,330	$59,840	300
69	Sales Engineers	$103,050	$69,320	40
70	Epidemiologists	$102,800	$82,400	90
71	Management Analysts	$102,700	$62,070	2,140
72	Materials Engineers	$102,680	$62,250	60
73	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$102,280	$64,700	710
74	Sound Engineering Technicians	$102,130	$50,650	40
75	Project Management Specialists	$100,590	$62,220	1,100
76	Computer Programmers	$100,280	$38,280	560
77	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$100,210	$56,930	90
78	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$99,980	$52,130	210
79	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$99,180	$76,310	60
80	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$99,160	$80,520	60
81	Logisticians	$99,000	$70,370	320
82	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$98,890	$57,370	70
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$98,850	$63,090	680
84	Electrical Engineers	$98,650	$63,220	240
85	Labor Relations Specialists	$98,580	$57,770	510
86	Engineers, All Other	$98,490	$65,170	120
87	Mechanical Engineers	$97,120	$60,410	220
88	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$97,020	$46,530	470
89	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,740	$65,760	930
90	Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,720	$63,300	240
91	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$96,660	$59,790	170
92	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$96,400	$47,010	180
93	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$96,010	$61,070	130
94	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$95,930	$49,550	330
95	Civil Engineers	$95,830	$62,050	960
96	Postsecondary History Teachers	$95,650	$57,130	120
97	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$95,390	$48,710	170
98	Materials Scientists	$95,310	$75,540	70
99	Instructional Coordinators	$95,000	$54,550	360
100	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$94,870	$61,950	80

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$197,380
2	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$190,350
3	Chief Executives	$168,850
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$166,060
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,930
6	Purchasing Managers	$163,800
7	Sales Managers	$163,800
8	Financial Managers	$163,800
9	Marketing Managers	$162,150
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,150

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$171,060
2	Marketing Managers	$168,830
3	General Dentists	$164,630
4	Sales Managers	$164,480
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,850
6	Training and Development Managers	$161,950
7	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$153,070
8	Purchasing Managers	$148,560
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$148,560
10	Financial Managers	$147,100

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Trenton-Ewing, NJ – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$182,950
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$176,330
3	General Pediatricians	$169,480
4	Marketing Managers	$166,090
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$162,990
6	General Dentists	$162,690
7	Sales Managers	$155,980
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,000
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,220
10	General and Operations Managers	$150,320

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