Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ, 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 Tucson, AZ are those of dermatologist, with an average annual salary of $220,490. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $211,920.

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

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Dermatologists	$220,490	$108,480	60
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,920	$135,200	660
3	Psychiatrists	$176,980	$61,200	90
4	General Pediatricians	$168,630	$62,840	180
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$168,500	$121,390	810
6	Chief Executives	$161,720	$68,020	290
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,020	$81,660	1,550
8	Environmental Engineers	$137,300	$65,370	180
9	Physicists	$136,990	$64,480	30
10	General Dentists	$133,590	$88,520	280
11	Pharmacists	$133,260	$46,150	1,010
12	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$132,400	$26,880	0
13	Nurse Midwives	$128,190	$75,440	30
14	All Other Managers	$126,250	$77,440	1,870
15	Physician Assistants	$124,610	$88,600	280
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$124,320	$73,850	110
17	Other Physical Scientists	$123,770	$71,570	40
18	Veterinarians	$120,680	$77,890	230
19	Nurse Practitioners	$120,290	$83,200	900
20	Human Resources Managers	$117,130	$68,020	360
21	Industrial Production Managers	$111,510	$72,320	310
22	Lawyers	$109,740	$67,300	1,260
23	Optometrists	$109,680	$47,440	110
24	Financial Managers	$109,470	$62,190	1,400
25	Other Psychologists	$107,950	$26,620	40
26	Software Developers	$105,940	$82,060	5,430
27	Electrical Engineers	$105,890	$79,730	1,640
28	Marketing Managers	$104,470	$64,800	320
29	Fundraising Managers	$104,350	$64,120	50
30	Computer Network Architects	$104,090	$68,860	240
31	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,450	$63,470	1,270
32	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$102,890	$48,190	140
33	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$102,680	$59,210	70
34	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$102,360	$63,030	220
35	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$102,110	$47,860	970
36	Sales Managers	$102,100	$49,500	1,120
37	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$101,990	$49,590	150
38	Industrial Engineers	$101,880	$73,870	1,030
39	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$101,660	$50,490	50
40	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,440	$60,230	1,060
41	Training and Development Managers	$101,000	$62,770	90
42	Engineers, All Other	$100,990	$80,500	780
43	Mechanical Engineers	$99,890	$77,700	1,280
44	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,810	$73,310	460
45	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$98,420	$63,960	160
46	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$97,380	$58,950	110
47	Mining and Geological Engineers	$97,340	$78,630	90
48	Materials Engineers	$97,040	$79,620	30
49	Data Scientists	$96,950	$53,690	260
50	Physical Therapists	$96,020	$72,780	510
51	Sales Engineers	$93,500	$75,430	40
52	Biomedical Engineers	$92,190	$63,630	30
53	Construction Managers	$92,160	$62,660	500
54	Dental Hygienists	$88,490	$63,590	740
55	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$88,410	$52,470	30
56	Database Architects	$87,460	$49,340	60
57	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$87,240	$59,160	190
58	Statisticians	$87,190	$31,030	130
59	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,970	$48,930	270
60	Administrative Services Managers	$85,930	$47,970	550
61	Audiologists	$85,280	$66,760	60
62	Occupational Therapists	$85,220	$66,540	270
63	Computer Occupations, All Other	$85,160	$47,890	420
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,320	$53,000	830
65	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$84,320	$69,020	190
66	Public Relations Managers	$83,840	$54,080	140
67	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$83,730	$46,880	520
68	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,400	$72,110	410
69	Postsecondary Geography Teachers	$83,250	$58,010	30
70	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$82,780	$50,500	120
71	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$82,630	$60,690	110
72	Commercial Pilots	$82,620	$49,980	110
73	Registered Nurses	$82,160	$65,060	7,980
74	Information Security Analysts	$82,100	$52,070	530
75	Computer Hardware Engineers	$82,090	$40,190	70
76	Other Biological Scientists	$81,940	$47,370	120
77	Financial Analysts	$81,580	$59,650	570
78	Postsecondary History Teachers	$81,570	$51,130	40
79	Other Business Operations Specialists	$81,080	$49,760	2,170
80	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$80,450	$45,960	210
81	Facilities Managers	$80,300	$45,790	320
82	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$79,880	$48,330	150
83	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,870	$54,590	120
84	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$79,800	$40,650	170
85	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$79,630	$30,950	270
86	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$79,580	$61,170	300
87	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$79,490	$46,330	510
88	Other Education Administrators	$79,370	$52,160	40
89	Management Analysts	$79,370	$46,790	1,350
90	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,150	$53,580	710
91	Civil Engineers	$79,100	$59,800	570
92	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$78,980	$75,170	40
93	Project Management Specialists	$77,500	$41,280	2,050
94	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$77,270	$35,530	170
95	School Psychologists	$77,160	$61,710	160
96	Logisticians	$76,780	$46,010	300
97	Speech-Language Pathologists	$76,460	$60,200	420
98	Database Administrators	$75,560	$48,910	160
99	Technical Writers	$74,870	$36,530	110
100	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$74,780	$57,910	100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$168,630
2	General Dentists	$156,000
3	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$132,400
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770
5	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$129,660
6	Nurse Midwives	$128,190
7	Pharmacists	$127,240
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$127,140
9	Physician Assistants	$123,780
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,540

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,200
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$201,090
3	General Dentists	$181,120
4	General Pediatricians	$166,050
5	Optometrists	$140,330
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,440
7	Pharmacists	$133,760
8	Purchasing Managers	$127,120
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,750
10	Physician Assistants	$125,480

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tucson, AZ – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,410
2	General Pediatricians	$168,640
3	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$143,880
4	Pharmacists	$141,590
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,650
6	Optometrists	$135,340
7	Engineers, All Other	$133,630
8	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$131,050
9	Chief Executives	$128,740
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,400

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