Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX, 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 Tyler, TX are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $204,970. The second highest-paying jobs are those of architectural and engineering manager, with an average salary of $140,920.

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

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$204,970	$65,100	100
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,920	$98,490	90
3	Pharmacists	$130,480	$53,980	270
4	Physician Assistants	$127,980	$97,620	130
5	General Dentists	$124,910	$93,630	110
6	Nurse Practitioners	$124,860	$95,460	260
7	Computer Network Architects	$123,970	$78,310	30
8	Petroleum Engineers	$122,340	$70,370	50
9	Mechanical Engineers	$122,260	$76,800	220
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$121,670	$72,380	130
11	Financial Managers	$118,930	$60,020	290
12	Human Resources Managers	$101,910	$66,730	80
13	All Other Managers	$101,610	$46,690	170
14	Lawyers	$101,440	$76,360	320
15	Industrial Production Managers	$101,040	$56,140	110
16	Administrative Services Managers	$100,370	$63,220	80
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,320	$60,490	590
18	Physical Therapists	$99,270	$73,930	220
19	Veterinarians	$97,930	$61,200	50
20	Public Relations Managers	$97,760	$59,330	40
21	Computer Occupations, All Other	$95,870	$44,160	120
22	Occupational Therapists	$95,020	$70,760	110
23	Sales Managers	$94,650	$47,440	370
24	Software Developers	$93,920	$61,190	180
25	Facilities Managers	$93,460	$46,790	80
26	Marketing Managers	$93,100	$60,850	120
27	Industrial Engineers	$91,430	$58,360	40
28	Electrical Engineers	$88,490	$61,340	70
29	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$87,880	$64,430	50
30	Information Security Analysts	$87,690	$58,080	60
31	Management Analysts	$84,640	$44,570	80
32	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,070	$54,330	130
33	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$81,260	$45,620	40
34	Speech-Language Pathologists	$80,890	$47,190	150
35	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$80,080	$62,510	30
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,070	$63,550	270
37	Financial Analysts	$79,690	$47,550	110
38	Dental Hygienists	$78,470	$63,410	140
39	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$78,020	$47,090	60
40	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$77,810	$61,610	100
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$77,210	$41,040	90
42	Private Detectives and Investigators	$77,190	$44,870	60
43	General and Operations Managers	$77,170	$31,990	3,080
44	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$76,960	$49,620	50
45	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$76,070	$55,470	160
46	Registered Nurses	$75,570	$60,210	3,820
47	Personal Financial Advisors	$75,560	$45,370	100
48	Construction Managers	$75,400	$49,010	170
49	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$74,760	$57,920	80
50	Civil Engineers	$74,090	$49,270	230
51	Data Scientists	$73,510	$42,640	40
52	Physical Therapist Assistants	$72,080	$51,540	120
53	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,040	$45,690	90
54	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$71,710	$54,650	40
55	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,880	$39,470	120
56	Computer Systems Analysts	$69,050	$49,940	120
57	Chiropractors	$67,790	$19,320	30
58	Accountants and Auditors	$67,520	$46,720	660
59	Operations Research Analysts	$67,320	$41,680	30
60	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$67,050	$32,340	40
61	Project Management Specialists	$66,990	$40,380	480
62	Respiratory Therapists	$66,920	$53,640	220
63	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$66,440	$39,900	80
64	Computer Programmers	$65,750	$42,840	40
65	Mechanical Drafters	$65,400	$44,700	30
66	Radiologic Technologists	$64,220	$47,600	360
67	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$63,930	$63,930	40
68	Wellhead Pumpers	$63,870	$44,630	60
69	Construction and Building Inspectors	$63,760	$38,080	120
70	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$63,630	$44,210	50
71	Other Business Operations Specialists	$63,060	$31,210	300
72	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,010	$36,090	420
73	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$62,710	$45,910	480
74	Postal Service Clerks	$61,860	$39,770	50
75	Compliance Officers	$61,320	$36,960	200
76	Healthcare Social Workers	$61,000	$43,280	130
77	Social and Community Service Managers	$60,940	$41,590	70
78	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$60,610	$37,650	440
79	Instructional Coordinators	$60,400	$38,560	190
80	Computer Network Support Specialists	$60,360	$41,180	70
81	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,240	$41,110	550
82	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$60,150	$42,520	90
83	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	$59,840	$35,730	80
84	Loan Officers	$59,750	$34,070	220
85	Cost Estimators	$59,120	$38,900	130
86	All Other Special Education Teachers	$57,720	$50,730	180
87	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$57,530	$35,360	280
88	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$57,460	$46,690	40
89	Public Relations Specialists	$57,460	$29,760	160
90	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$57,260	$39,350	200
91	Credit Analysts	$56,960	$36,980	50
92	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$56,950	$34,820	140
93	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,850	$38,360	50
94	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,810	$46,890	850
95	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$56,790	$18,540	50
96	Surgical Assistants	$56,480	$27,760	40
97	Food Service Managers	$56,070	$37,820	160
98	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$55,390	$29,820	660
99	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$55,140	$36,930	90
100	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$55,130	$47,180	1,100

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,390
2	Chief Executives	$199,840
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$168,910
4	Lawyers	$151,950
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,910
6	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$130,640
7	Physician Assistants	$128,050
8	Pharmacists	$127,240
9	General Dentists	$127,210
10	Petroleum Engineers	$123,130

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,260
2	Marketing Managers	$138,960
3	Sales Managers	$131,170
4	Pharmacists	$128,740
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$127,410
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$126,410
7	Physician Assistants	$119,400
8	Petroleum Engineers	$117,410
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$111,080
10	Computer Network Architects	$108,050

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tyler, TX – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,500
2	Pharmacists	$137,440
3	General Dentists	$131,660
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$120,490
5	Physician Assistants	$114,700
6	Nurse Practitioners	$113,220
7	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,950
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$100,700
9	Mechanical Engineers	$98,150
10	Physical Therapists	$97,020

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