| Top 50 Best
Paying Jobs* |
|
Occupation |
Average Hourly Wage |
Low Wage |
High Wage |
Number of Responses |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
58.91 |
14.93 |
102.88 |
33 |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other |
55.99 |
41.67 |
70.31 |
11 |
| Sales Managers |
52.04 |
25.95 |
78.13 |
25 |
| Engineering Managers |
49.48 |
20.83 |
78.13 |
10 |
| Registered Nurses |
46.12 |
15.00 |
77.24 |
768 |
| Electrical Engineers |
38.41 |
31.25 |
45.57 |
13 |
| Financial Managers, Branch or Department |
36.73 |
21.29 |
52.16 |
16 |
| Physician Assistants |
35.99 |
25.09 |
46.88 |
11 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
35.56 |
13.10 |
58.02 |
38 |
| Training and Development Specialists |
35.18 |
18.27 |
52.08 |
19 |
| Lawyers |
35.00 |
21.00 |
49.00 |
17 |
| Public Relations Managers |
34.20 |
27.76 |
40.63 |
16 |
| Database Administrators |
34.00 |
20.40 |
47.60 |
21 |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
34.00 |
20.40 |
47.60 |
64 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products |
33.33 |
14.58 |
52.08 |
11 |
| Psychiatric Technicians |
33.20 |
28.25 |
38.15 |
8 |
| Sales Agents, Financial Services |
30.55 |
12.50 |
48.60 |
17 |
| Civil Engineers |
30.51 |
18.23 |
42.79 |
16 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
30.40 |
13.20 |
47.60 |
30 |
| Construction Managers |
29.92 |
10.00 |
49.83 |
11 |
| Financial Analysts |
29.78 |
25.95 |
33.60 |
24 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
29.78 |
16.23 |
43.33 |
46 |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
29.17 |
15.00 |
43.33 |
26 |
| Instructional Coordinators |
28.65 |
26.04 |
31.25 |
5 |
| Human Resources Managers |
28.23 |
26.77 |
29.69 |
14 |
| Administrative Services Managers |
27.54 |
16.58 |
38.50 |
14 |
| Purchasing Managers |
26.57 |
24.48 |
28.65 |
15 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
26.22 |
16.67 |
35.77 |
31 |
| Web Developers |
26.11 |
22.40 |
29.82 |
12 |
| Medical and Public Health Social Workers |
26.03 |
16.86 |
35.19 |
12 |
| Market Research Analysts |
25.00 |
15.00 |
35.00 |
17 |
| Marketing Managers |
24.96 |
12.00 |
37.92 |
39 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
24.61 |
14.48 |
34.74 |
18 |
| Physical Therapists |
23.68 |
20.79 |
26.57 |
30 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary |
23.55 |
15.54 |
31.55 |
30 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
23.46 |
17.31 |
29.60 |
38 |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
22.65 |
11.00 |
34.30 |
39 |
| Accountants |
22.50 |
15.00 |
30.00 |
39 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
22.07 |
10.52 |
33.62 |
16 |
| Auditors |
21.83 |
15.00 |
28.65 |
26 |
| Computer Programmers |
21.61 |
15.54 |
27.68 |
27 |
| Radiologic Technologists |
21.49 |
18.89 |
24.09 |
23 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
20.93 |
16.86 |
24.99 |
27 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
20.78 |
18.27 |
23.29 |
10 |
| Personnel Recruiters |
20.32 |
18.75 |
21.88 |
17 |
| Loan Officers |
19.30 |
14.79 |
23.81 |
11 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
18.21 |
6.00 |
30.41 |
39 |
| Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians |
17.98 |
15.98 |
19.97 |
13 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
16.97 |
13.38 |
20.56 |
33 |
| Medical Records and Health Information Technicians |
16.62 |
9.22 |
24.01 |
21 |
