Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, 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 West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $220,910. The second highest-paying jobs are those of psychiatrist, with an average salary of $170,080.

All of the shown salary and employment information for West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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 West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$220,910	$117,270	100
2	Psychiatrists	$170,080	$72,310	50
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$166,110	$100,530	50
4	General Dentists	$165,930	$36,870	70
5	Fundraising Managers	$144,830	$85,070	90
6	Pharmacists	$141,760	$110,910	260
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,020	$94,780	300
8	Sales Managers	$135,100	$51,960	180
9	Marketing Managers	$131,540	$61,210	120
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,430	$88,940	160
11	Chief Executives	$130,180	$56,990	110
12	Financial Managers	$130,000	$71,990	500
13	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$129,910	$49,160	150
14	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$129,380	$78,000	50
15	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,900	$78,150	430
16	Purchasing Managers	$127,300	$79,780	80
17	Physician Assistants	$126,940	$106,340	210
18	Nurse Practitioners	$125,450	$100,750	360
19	Public Relations Managers	$124,300	$75,100	60
20	All Other Managers	$123,450	$60,150	70
21	Training and Development Managers	$122,990	$79,840	40
22	Human Resources Managers	$117,410	$76,570	120
23	Lawyers	$114,490	$60,080	170
24	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$111,590	$47,810	60
25	Database Administrators	$110,350	$54,270	40
26	Software Developers	$110,310	$75,920	700
27	Industrial Production Managers	$108,000	$74,170	130
28	Information Security Analysts	$107,950	$69,160	40
29	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$105,110	$52,800	170
30	Insurance Underwriters	$103,910	$65,040	50
31	Veterinarians	$103,710	$63,700	80
32	Administrative Services Managers	$103,380	$59,200	110
33	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,770	$41,600	70
34	Electrical Engineers	$98,500	$65,560	140
35	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,880	$62,500	290
36	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$97,830	$49,450	70
37	Microbiologists	$96,870	$62,960	120
38	Mechanical Engineers	$96,000	$62,300	470
39	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$94,520	$59,140	330
40	Management Analysts	$94,480	$61,330	270
41	Construction Managers	$93,380	$62,400	140
42	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$93,210	$53,860	50
43	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$90,080	$51,390	160
44	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$88,780	$38,760	80
45	Engineers, All Other	$88,640	$37,650	60
46	Computer Occupations, All Other	$88,390	$53,330	60
47	General and Operations Managers	$88,270	$47,540	2,030
48	Civil Engineers	$88,120	$62,810	100
49	Physical Therapists	$86,030	$76,870	210
50	Facilities Managers	$85,890	$54,390	130
51	Other Financial Specialists	$85,740	$53,230	30
52	Computer Systems Analysts	$85,450	$65,140	270
53	Computer Hardware Engineers	$85,380	$66,210	30
54	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$84,820	$66,250	60
55	Computer Programmers	$84,340	$54,670	60
56	Registered Nurses	$83,870	$65,020	2,970
57	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$83,590	$48,230	50
58	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$83,110	$57,380	60
59	Environmental Science Teachers	$82,630	$50,790	40
60	Industrial Engineers	$82,440	$63,370	300
61	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,910	$61,040	220
62	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$81,690	$67,160	60
63	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$81,660	$35,950	70
64	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$81,500	$39,880	120
65	Dental Hygienists	$81,190	$78,210	170
66	Operations Research Analysts	$80,990	$53,860	60
67	Web Developers	$80,630	$40,390	40
68	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$80,630	$63,010	200
69	Financial Analysts	$80,520	$62,780	100
70	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$80,410	$44,830	280
71	Occupational Therapists	$80,040	$60,340	140
72	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,700	$54,210	120
73	Producers and Directors	$79,260	$48,760	60
74	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,200	$38,740	50
75	Respiratory Therapists	$78,720	$65,180	110
76	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$78,480	$42,500	40
77	Project Management Specialists	$78,010	$50,060	410
78	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$77,650	$47,800	130
79	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$77,510	$63,400	130
80	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$77,390	$41,470	200
81	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$77,280	$50,180	60
82	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$77,250	$40,560	70
83	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$77,070	$65,650	40
84	School Psychologists	$76,790	$55,250	60
85	Personal Financial Advisors	$76,070	$35,570	150
86	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$75,860	$48,940	50
87	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$75,800	$69,420	50
88	Radiologic Technologists	$75,110	$56,460	180
89	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,920	$53,440	90
90	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$74,160	$51,110	290
91	Logisticians	$74,090	$53,010	90
92	Healthcare Social Workers	$74,010	$48,650	140
93	Accountants and Auditors	$73,690	$49,280	940
94	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$73,560	$48,970	110
95	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$73,460	$53,050	60
96	Other Business Operations Specialists	$73,230	$37,680	170
97	Instructional Coordinators	$71,040	$46,830	140
98	Chemists	$70,620	$52,830	40
99	Urban and Regional Planners	$69,960	$49,330	60
100	Fundraisers	$69,160	$45,900	190

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,550
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$141,540
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,770
4	Pharmacists	$131,560
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,320
6	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$129,910
7	Chief Executives	$127,510
8	Marketing Managers	$127,000
9	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$126,740
10	Purchasing Managers	$126,590

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$193,260
2	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$164,080
3	Personal Financial Advisors	$160,710
4	Sales Managers	$148,780
5	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$147,140
6	Natural Sciences Managers	$146,390
7	Chief Executives	$142,660
8	Marketing Managers	$138,260
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,200
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,910

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,660
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$147,830
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$147,050
4	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$138,050
5	Chief Executives	$137,920
6	Marketing Managers	$137,260
7	Training and Development Managers	$132,270
8	Pharmacists	$132,120
9	Sales Managers	$130,870
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,580

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