Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $220,290. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general dentist, with an average salary of $168,680.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$220,290	$143,800	30
2	General Dentists	$168,680	$77,850	30
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,940	$75,700	50
4	Pharmacists	$125,690	$78,470	80
5	Physician Assistants	$124,990	$101,100	60
6	Nurse Practitioners	$124,510	$101,280	50
7	Financial Managers	$116,130	$71,370	80
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,200	$78,790	30
9	Lawyers	$109,290	$51,310	60
10	Sales Managers	$108,260	$54,920	50
11	Software Developers	$105,930	$58,350	60
12	All Other Managers	$103,790	$42,790	80
13	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,880	$75,300	90
14	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$101,050	$51,480	40
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,510	$75,110	90
16	Legislators	$96,590	$46,400	110
17	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$95,220	$75,430	70
18	Engineers, All Other	$89,940	$38,860	30
19	Project Management Specialists	$83,650	$53,160	120
20	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,260	$49,900	70
21	Industrial Engineers	$83,150	$68,540	50
22	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,990	$63,250	100
23	Mechanical Engineers	$81,850	$62,310	70
24	Compliance Officers	$79,350	$44,720	190
25	Physical Therapists	$79,350	$62,960	70
26	Civil Engineers	$78,550	$63,460	140
27	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$78,220	$44,480	100
28	Registered Nurses	$78,090	$46,170	480
29	Facilities Managers	$77,490	$56,870	30
30	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,320	$54,040	70
31	Management Analysts	$77,230	$56,530	120
32	Dental Hygienists	$76,240	$58,160	80
33	General and Operations Managers	$76,150	$37,720	910
34	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$76,100	$53,170	30
35	Occupational Therapists	$75,270	$62,620	50
36	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$75,090	$48,620	30
37	Logisticians	$75,030	$58,360	50
38	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,720	$45,770	30
39	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$72,410	$63,840	40
40	Other Business Operations Specialists	$70,620	$46,090	330
41	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,610	$42,730	230
42	Loan Officers	$69,890	$37,900	50
43	Social and Community Service Managers	$68,530	$49,730	80
44	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$67,830	$46,560	170
45	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$65,880	$36,770	40
46	Radiologic Technologists	$65,440	$52,450	30
47	Accountants and Auditors	$65,260	$41,600	250
48	Speech-Language Pathologists	$64,890	$57,350	70
49	Cost Estimators	$63,840	$37,270	40
50	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,810	$45,650	560
51	Property Appraisers and Assessors	$63,700	$29,890	40
52	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,460	$48,580	420
53	Public Relations Specialists	$63,430	$32,500	40
54	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,210	$39,590	100
55	Other Teachers and Instructors	$63,160	$39,820	30
56	Chefs and Head Cooks	$62,840	$45,620	30
57	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$62,550	$47,460	90
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,400	$44,190	220
59	Instructional Coordinators	$62,380	$41,870	50
60	Human Resources Specialists	$62,290	$38,030	140
61	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$62,140	$46,260	120
62	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,110	$48,840	190
63	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,370	$48,370	130
64	Lodging Managers	$61,270	$38,470	30
65	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,220	$48,570	80
66	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,140	$47,820	60
67	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,930	$38,760	110
68	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$60,190	$39,540	40
69	Firefighters	$60,010	$38,290	110
70	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,820	$38,520	130
71	Construction and Building Inspectors	$58,920	$39,300	90
72	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$58,740	$36,420	130
73	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,640	$36,900	110
74	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$58,080	$34,960	130
75	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$57,840	$47,080	60
76	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$55,470	$29,970	80
77	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$54,700	$35,990	40
78	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$54,670	$34,360	40
79	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$54,250	$37,450	250
80	Postal Service Clerks	$53,440	$39,770	60
81	Training and Development Specialists	$53,250	$28,980	70
82	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$52,840	$31,870	220
83	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$52,600	$38,090	60
84	Food Service Managers	$51,210	$39,640	70
85	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,370	$44,750	60
86	Electricians	$49,850	$38,570	70
87	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$49,630	$37,700	140
88	Fundraisers	$49,530	$39,190	30
89	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$49,510	$36,040	40
90	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$49,420	$39,640	140
91	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$49,310	$35,350	150
92	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,070	$31,680	30
93	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,420	$38,440	60
94	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$48,400	$39,840	120
95	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$48,300	$37,110	80
96	Highway Maintenance Workers	$48,290	$38,530	250
97	Construction Laborers	$48,270	$29,490	270
98	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$48,220	$32,910	110
99	Insurance Sales Agents	$48,100	$33,650	60
100	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$47,980	$37,210	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$162,040
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$161,420
3	Pharmacists	$128,190
4	Financial Managers	$125,770
5	Physician Assistants	$125,710
6	Nurse Practitioners	$120,910
7	Lawyers	$110,310
8	Administrative Services Managers	$101,880
9	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$101,380
10	All Other Managers	$101,340

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,070
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$154,240
3	Pharmacists	$134,970
4	Financial Managers	$120,230
5	Physician Assistants	$118,660
6	Nurse Practitioners	$114,980
7	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$113,460
8	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$112,350
9	Chief Executives	$103,530
10	Legislators	$94,850

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$191,890
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$149,970
3	Pharmacists	$122,980
4	Physician Assistants	$119,380
5	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$117,530
6	Financial Managers	$115,510
7	Nurse Practitioners	$106,400
8	Chief Executives	$103,180
9	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,690
10	Sales Managers	$97,100

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