Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Central Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area are those of general dentist, with an average annual salary of $209,460. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $208,510.

All of the shown salary and employment information for West Central Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$209,460	$123,880	80
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$208,510	$70,940	230
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$172,120	$172,120	80
4	Chief Executives	$138,270	$79,010	110
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,600	$96,420	140
6	Pharmacists	$126,190	$97,920	290
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,990	$77,720	140
8	Marketing Managers	$114,320	$50,960	100
9	Sales Managers	$108,930	$51,830	240
10	All Other Managers	$105,300	$64,240	160
11	Financial Managers	$104,510	$61,090	430
12	Lawyers	$104,470	$53,480	180
13	Nurse Practitioners	$104,310	$94,240	210
14	Physician Assistants	$103,950	$76,700	200
15	Human Resources Managers	$103,650	$62,650	90
16	Funeral Home Managers	$103,190	$49,150	40
17	Optometrists	$102,630	$30,710	40
18	Purchasing Managers	$102,230	$73,490	50
19	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$101,220	$59,520	60
20	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$100,600	$63,660	310
21	Construction Managers	$99,170	$68,620	60
22	Veterinarians	$98,770	$55,830	90
23	Industrial Production Managers	$97,810	$65,710	250
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,530	$52,830	80
25	Software Developers	$97,010	$53,650	140
26	Facilities Managers	$96,110	$64,670	60
27	Physical Therapists	$95,640	$71,510	260
28	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$95,350	$67,750	220
29	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$94,390	$65,080	70
30	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,060	$60,930	370
31	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$89,810	$68,410	40
32	Engineers, All Other	$87,790	$60,680	40
33	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$87,380	$56,310	150
34	Labor Relations Specialists	$83,450	$49,890	50
35	Construction and Building Inspectors	$83,390	$45,270	310
36	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$82,760	$74,900	60
37	Sales Engineers	$82,150	$50,130	30
38	Project Management Specialists	$81,210	$48,330	270
39	Computer Systems Analysts	$80,850	$54,060	190
40	General and Operations Managers	$80,480	$39,240	3,110
41	Mechanical Engineers	$79,720	$59,420	390
42	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,650	$48,740	80
43	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$79,480	$36,870	30
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$79,010	$46,180	120
45	Electrical Engineers	$78,670	$53,250	120
46	Computer Programmers	$78,350	$50,170	40
47	Petroleum Engineers	$78,230	$75,880	30
48	Civil Engineers	$78,140	$60,720	210
49	Personal Financial Advisors	$77,930	$50,140	70
50	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$77,810	$49,370	40
51	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$77,610	$40,390	100
52	School Psychologists	$77,280	$57,510	80
53	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,720	$46,710	110
54	Industrial Engineers	$76,540	$59,670	300
55	Computer Occupations, All Other	$76,300	$36,960	130
56	Natural Sciences Managers	$76,150	$55,110	60
57	Financial Analysts	$74,980	$51,090	80
58	Registered Nurses	$74,970	$59,570	2,740
59	Occupational Therapists	$73,840	$28,100	210
60	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$73,770	$47,510	210
61	Management Analysts	$73,730	$47,370	110
62	Materials Engineers	$73,610	$44,720	40
63	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,250	$47,090	1,770
64	Logisticians	$72,510	$39,570	100
65	Foresters	$72,400	$63,840	60
66	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$72,380	$50,560	130
67	Speech-Language Pathologists	$71,930	$57,430	240
68	Other Financial Specialists	$71,600	$35,700	40
69	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$71,300	$36,880	60
70	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$71,050	$61,870	40
71	Social and Community Service Managers	$70,820	$46,910	160
72	Data Scientists	$70,810	$47,910	50
73	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$70,740	$53,170	90
74	Computer Network Support Specialists	$70,640	$35,600	80
75	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$70,640	$41,160	180
76	Chemists	$70,620	$47,860	60
77	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$69,730	$45,260	140
78	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$68,620	$49,860	90
79	Gas Plant Operators	$67,690	$58,650	150
80	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$67,120	$46,700	820
81	Other Social Workers	$65,540	$39,560	30
82	Legislators	$65,410	$18,570	70
83	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,330	$59,680	70
84	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$65,290	$41,500	840
85	Administrative Services Managers	$65,040	$39,520	110
86	Other Business Operations Specialists	$64,770	$37,170	280
87	Surveyors	$64,540	$46,750	40
88	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$64,440	$35,480	850
89	Dental Hygienists	$64,130	$50,150	200
90	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,130	$39,490	170
91	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,610	$38,420	250
92	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,460	$48,260	1,970
93	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$63,360	$29,880	60
94	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,350	$40,720	1,300
95	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$63,100	$37,940	50
96	Accountants and Auditors	$62,700	$39,960	890
97	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$62,630	$43,060	140
98	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$62,530	$44,130	50
99	Cost Estimators	$62,430	$41,110	190
100	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$62,370	$41,120	30

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,110
2	General Dentists	$163,700
3	Chief Executives	$127,170
4	Pharmacists	$126,510
5	Marketing Managers	$123,710
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,700
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,510
8	Purchasing Managers	$109,410
9	Financial Managers	$106,350
10	All Other Managers	$105,020

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,920
2	Chief Executives	$159,990
3	Sales Managers	$136,750
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$128,310
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,790
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$124,390
7	Pharmacists	$123,550
8	Veterinarians	$116,290
9	Construction Managers	$114,420
10	Marketing Managers	$110,530

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$200,130
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$171,220
3	General Dentists	$167,470
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,670
5	Marketing Managers	$123,150
6	Pharmacists	$121,740
7	Family Medicine Physicians	$120,590
8	Sales Managers	$118,980
9	Financial Managers	$111,960
10	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$109,390

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