Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, 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 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $182,180. The second highest-paying jobs are those of anesthesiologists, with an average salary of $181,910.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 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 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$182,180	$55,950	40
2	Anesthesiologists	$181,910	$105,230	40
3	Industrial Production Managers	$129,400	$95,420	90
4	Pharmacists	$123,950	$74,360	120
5	Sales Managers	$118,240	$49,240	50
6	Nurse Practitioners	$102,120	$89,610	80
7	All Other Managers	$101,000	$53,930	40
8	Facilities Managers	$99,280	$38,380	40
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$96,990	$60,010	110
10	Industrial Engineers	$94,340	$61,890	90
11	Physical Therapists	$94,140	$62,330	70
12	Mechanical Engineers	$92,340	$64,050	40
13	Financial Managers	$89,120	$52,580	110
14	Lawyers	$88,060	$49,060	60
15	Management Analysts	$84,490	$40,210	50
16	Occupational Therapists	$82,950	$59,130	40
17	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,610	$62,980	60
18	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,230	$48,690	120
19	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$79,840	$48,240	110
20	Construction Managers	$78,820	$57,730	90
21	Project Management Specialists	$77,760	$37,520	100
22	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$77,760	$48,170	280
23	Speech-Language Pathologists	$75,910	$49,280	40
24	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,840	$40,250	40
25	Training and Development Specialists	$73,860	$42,160	70
26	Computer Occupations, All Other	$72,790	$43,310	40
27	Labor Relations Specialists	$72,560	$21,990	60
28	Cost Estimators	$72,500	$35,770	60
29	General and Operations Managers	$71,930	$29,760	710
30	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,020	$47,480	150
31	Administrative Services Managers	$70,020	$47,410	60
32	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$67,910	$37,160	150
33	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,660	$52,790	40
34	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$66,480	$38,120	30
35	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$64,640	$36,580	80
36	Registered Nurses	$64,610	$51,490	980
37	Dental Hygienists	$64,020	$47,150	50
38	Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,750	$38,200	60
39	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$62,930	$42,840	70
40	Accountants and Auditors	$62,640	$38,850	180
41	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$61,900	$49,660	160
42	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$60,690	$48,390	30
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$60,040	$34,030	570
44	Respiratory Therapists	$60,020	$48,420	30
45	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,350	$39,900	250
46	Radiologic Technologists	$58,930	$46,430	80
47	Instructional Coordinators	$58,920	$37,270	90
48	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$58,200	$44,280	40
49	Other Business Operations Specialists	$58,140	$29,120	120
50	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$57,780	$36,590	120
51	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$57,680	$31,510	180
52	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$56,980	$38,820	70
53	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$56,810	$27,580	50
54	Postal Service Clerks	$56,600	$39,770	50
55	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,420	$37,390	420
56	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$56,400	$34,050	130
57	Electricians	$56,340	$39,240	190
58	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$56,290	$33,480	70
59	Physical Therapist Assistants	$55,990	$45,260	40
60	Human Resources Specialists	$55,680	$33,520	120
61	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$55,590	$35,790	370
62	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$55,180	$39,560	270
63	Millwrights	$54,090	$42,380	80
64	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$53,960	$31,550	220
65	Healthcare Social Workers	$53,740	$37,560	80
66	Machinists	$53,720	$31,750	70
67	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$52,900	$43,650	40
68	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$51,700	$30,530	70
69	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$51,590	$38,150	40
70	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,230	$36,280	150
71	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$50,140	$39,640	140
72	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$49,630	$37,370	80
73	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$48,960	$29,090	90
74	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,590	$24,130	70
75	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$47,870	$29,430	300
76	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$47,780	$38,140	380
77	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$47,780	$31,110	90
78	Carpenters	$47,700	$35,840	170
79	Compliance Officers	$47,390	$35,630	40
80	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$47,350	$32,230	340
81	Food Service Managers	$47,340	$31,930	80
82	Computer User Support Specialists	$47,210	$28,720	60
83	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$46,540	$29,230	140
84	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$46,470	$35,670	150
85	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$46,320	$32,790	70
86	Construction Laborers	$46,280	$29,120	260
87	Insurance Sales Agents	$45,940	$27,950	50
88	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$45,660	$27,040	100
89	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$45,560	$28,250	740
90	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$45,550	$29,910	40
91	Coaches and Scouts	$45,210	$23,670	110
92	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,180	$29,230	30
93	Paramedics	$44,860	$33,850	30
94	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$44,570	$29,680	40
95	Legislators	$44,240	$19,540	50
96	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$43,950	$25,520	90
97	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$43,130	$31,980	160
98	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,850	$29,860	90
99	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$42,390	$31,470	90
100	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,360	$38,450	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$152,660
2	Pharmacists	$121,070
3	Industrial Production Managers	$114,860
4	Nurse Practitioners	$103,610
5	Electrical Engineers	$98,570
6	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$96,500
7	Physician Assistants	$95,970
8	Financial Managers	$95,220
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$95,040
10	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$94,520

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$150,670
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,460
3	Nurse Practitioners	$120,110
4	Pharmacists	$119,740
5	Industrial Production Managers	$115,040
6	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	$103,200
7	Financial Managers	$98,850
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$91,720
9	Industrial Engineers	$91,060
10	Management Analysts	$90,220

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$176,490
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,990
3	Pharmacists	$119,370
4	Nurse Practitioners	$110,230
5	Industrial Production Managers	$108,700
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$103,480
7	Administrative Services and Facilities Managers	$99,530
8	Electrical Engineers	$96,440
9	Management Analysts	$93,280
10	Industrial Engineers	$91,190

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