Top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in West Northwestern Ohio 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 Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average annual salary of $217,550. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $175,580.

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

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$217,550	$155,580	130
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$175,580	$187,200	80
3	General Dentists	$162,140	$61,200	100
4	Chief Executives	$143,380	$50,750	150
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,980	$47,230	150
6	Marketing Managers	$135,790	$68,370	220
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,210	$93,510	270
8	Physician Assistants	$129,690	$87,960	90
9	Pharmacists	$128,890	$31,060	440
10	Sales Managers	$128,290	$67,230	460
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,500	$99,490	470
12	Nurse Practitioners	$122,460	$99,510	320
13	Computer Network Architects	$113,410	$80,090	80
14	Purchasing Managers	$109,710	$77,630	120
15	Financial Managers	$106,280	$57,650	860
16	Human Resources Managers	$106,040	$73,790	170
17	Optometrists	$106,020	$49,940	90
18	Information Security Analysts	$104,430	$67,390	60
19	All Other Managers	$101,000	$61,770	220
20	Veterinarians	$100,280	$43,530	120
21	Industrial Production Managers	$98,480	$64,290	1,110
22	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$96,670	$79,180	560
23	Software Developers	$96,550	$64,810	640
24	Materials Engineers	$96,180	$62,660	170
25	Facilities Managers	$94,570	$56,390	180
26	Computer Systems Analysts	$93,970	$63,480	390
27	Physical Therapists	$93,600	$65,170	280
28	Web Developers	$93,230	$61,010	30
29	Medical and Health Services Managers	$92,060	$60,860	560
30	Electrical Engineers	$87,170	$60,420	250
31	Occupational Therapists	$86,290	$62,940	170
32	Lawyers	$85,170	$54,200	240
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$85,130	$56,510	290
34	Data Scientists	$85,070	$50,500	80
35	Computer Programmers	$84,650	$43,800	70
36	Sales Engineers	$84,630	$60,890	40
37	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$84,100	$46,370	70
38	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$83,780	$48,050	110
39	Engineers, All Other	$83,180	$47,790	160
40	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,040	$40,750	60
41	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$81,610	$63,240	160
42	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$81,140	$74,900	60
43	School Psychologists	$80,940	$49,810	80
44	Industrial Engineers	$80,820	$60,700	1,950
45	General and Operations Managers	$80,450	$39,110	4,600
46	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,960	$53,690	540
47	Civil Engineers	$79,930	$58,010	190
48	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$79,700	$52,040	200
49	Construction Managers	$79,270	$53,640	430
50	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$79,060	$51,000	130
51	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$79,000	$44,780	40
52	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$78,540	$33,800	40
53	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$78,500	$50,930	50
54	Management Analysts	$78,400	$52,000	370
55	Database Administrators	$78,180	$47,150	50
56	Project Management Specialists	$78,160	$47,250	730
57	Mechanical Engineers	$78,040	$57,560	1,080
58	Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,330	$61,470	260
59	Operations Research Analysts	$77,000	$38,760	70
60	Labor Relations Specialists	$76,910	$21,890	160
61	Administrative Services Managers	$76,650	$48,890	230
62	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$76,500	$47,570	60
63	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,470	$40,990	180
64	Financial Analysts	$76,190	$57,440	170
65	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$76,190	$49,540	60
66	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$75,960	$47,700	80
67	Logisticians	$75,800	$50,130	380
68	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$75,140	$58,680	160
69	Technical Writers	$75,130	$54,230	30
70	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$75,090	$46,660	130
71	Personal Financial Advisors	$74,600	$40,040	180
72	Computer Occupations, All Other	$74,550	$44,080	70
73	Chemists	$73,600	$48,380	60
74	Instructional Coordinators	$73,550	$37,710	150
75	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$73,400	$36,610	470
76	Commercial Pilots	$73,000	$53,090	30
77	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$72,870	$40,970	50
78	Insurance Underwriters	$72,600	$48,120	90
79	Millwrights	$71,570	$44,370	300
80	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,930	$45,390	260
81	Crane and Tower Operators	$70,720	$35,390	60
82	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$69,360	$43,260	860
83	Computer Network Support Specialists	$68,990	$37,580	190
84	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$67,710	$45,960	350
85	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$66,780	$49,780	160
86	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$66,090	$55,440	40
87	Registered Nurses	$65,730	$54,110	3,600
88	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$65,260	$52,500	90
89	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$65,230	$35,500	2,370
90	Chiropractors	$65,180	$38,170	80
91	Dental Hygienists	$65,160	$59,350	260
92	Accountants and Auditors	$65,090	$41,270	1,520
93	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,010	$48,110	730
94	Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,980	$46,010	130
95	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$64,770	$38,260	930
96	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$64,580	$35,970	60
97	Other Financial Specialists	$64,500	$32,690	40
98	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$64,440	$39,230	70
99	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,410	$45,640	3,020
100	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$64,320	$37,230	80

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$163,300
2	Chief Executives	$152,010
3	Marketing Managers	$127,240
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$126,500
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$126,500
6	Pharmacists	$125,990
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$125,660
8	Sales Managers	$122,020
9	Physician Assistants	$120,280
10	Financial Managers	$120,000

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$207,720
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$175,580
3	Chief Executives	$166,890
4	Marketing Managers	$124,320
5	Pharmacists	$120,470
6	General Dentists	$116,780
7	Optometrists	$116,260
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,050
9	Nurse Practitioners	$111,250
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$110,740

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$191,810
2	General Dentists	$123,060
3	Pharmacists	$115,150
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$113,360
5	Nurse Practitioners	$112,250
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$111,060
7	Personal Financial Advisors	$108,120
8	Human Resources Managers	$106,040
9	Marketing Managers	$105,690
10	Physician Assistants	$105,180

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