These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Nassau County

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Nassau County area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Family And General Practitioners are the highest paid people in Nassau County.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Nassau County:

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 3 on the list of highest paid professions in the Nassau County. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

If youâre interested, you can read more about the Nassau County and New York job scence here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Nassau County

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 576 job classifications in Nassau County in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Nassau County

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Family and General Practitioners	$230,770	$124,850	310
2	Internists, General	$229,650	$123,040	40
3	Dentists, General	$221,560	$120,040	1,070
4	Chief Executives	$220,160	$109,720	2,240
5	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$197,760	$68,680	7,740
6	Psychiatrists	$176,590	$84,270	360
7	Sales Managers	$168,810	$68,640	1,850
8	Marketing Managers	$166,180	$85,710	1,020
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$165,590	$90,910	280
10	Financial Managers	$159,700	$77,240	3,850
11	Podiatrists	$158,750	$54,720	230
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$156,580	$98,830	2,660
13	Pediatricians, General	$155,030	$78,250	350
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$153,950	$116,500	200
15	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,300	$85,580	920
16	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$146,000	$81,790	100
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$145,590	$85,750	4,160
18	Human Resources Managers	$145,100	$84,670	770
19	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$142,960	$106,570	1,180
20	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$141,900	$98,690	2,400
21	General and Operations Managers	$141,670	$58,170	24,960
22	Veterinarians	$138,370	$67,890	690
23	Training and Development Managers	$134,990	$52,690	200
24	Physicists	$133,670	$67,280	530
25	Real Estate Brokers	$131,540	$67,880	150
26	Personal Financial Advisors	$131,280	$49,040	2,100
27	Optometrists	$129,700	$85,740	500
28	Chiropractors	$129,550	$70,130	440
29	Lawyers	$126,030	$58,230	7,870
30	Management Analysts	$125,990	$46,860	3,350
31	Purchasing Managers	$124,950	$70,630	500
32	Construction Managers	$123,980	$65,050	2,020
33	Pharmacists	$123,000	$102,590	2,800
34	Industrial Production Managers	$122,420	$65,760	830
35	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$122,070	$62,890	530
36	Administrative Services Managers	$120,150	$65,980	2,900
37	Managers, All Other	$119,790	$65,910	1,260
38	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$119,500	$75,060	1,210
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$117,570	$71,640	580
40	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$117,170	$68,390	270
41	Art Directors	$116,640	$57,280	390
42	Nurse Practitioners	$114,250	$89,200	1,780
43	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$114,060	$47,570	2,370
44	Engineers, All Other	$113,950	$61,590	410
45	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$112,190	$83,570	1,140
46	Computer Network Architects	$110,400	$70,230	840
47	Software Developers, Systems Software	$109,850	$60,940	2,370
48	Materials Scientists	$108,630	$53,960	80
49	Actuaries	$107,190	$81,310	90
50	Electrical Engineers	$106,970	$66,650	1,610
51	Materials Engineers	$105,250	$66,620	70
52	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$104,200	$45,160	890
53	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,050	$65,910	180
54	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$103,780	$54,580	60
55	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$102,590	$53,050	140
56	Radiation Therapists	$102,490	$80,510	250
57	Physician Assistants	$102,020	$57,200	2,370
58	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,950	$68,880	12,020
59	Sales Engineers	$101,320	$56,680	370
60	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$101,150	$57,730	1,470
61	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$100,830	$67,700	7,060
62	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$100,510	$56,580	1,470
63	Labor Relations Specialists	$99,970	$42,180	690
64	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$99,860	$67,800	1,790
65	Commercial Pilots	$99,660	$55,170	270
66	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,630	$39,670	430
67	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$99,600	$63,980	2,940
68	Speech-Language Pathologists	$99,540	$53,970	2,040
69	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,900	$48,490	210
70	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$97,910	$46,810	5,030
71	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$97,800	$49,820	12,340
72	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$97,300	$57,710	410
73	Chemical Engineers	$97,200	$62,100	100
74	Software Developers, Applications	$96,070	$54,610	3,810
75	Hydrologists	$95,980	$44,500	90
76	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$95,950	$49,250	210
77	Mechanical Engineers	$95,070	$59,870	1,650
78	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$94,160	$74,830	160
79	Information Security Analysts	$94,010	$52,290	430
80	Computer Programmers	$93,240	$45,040	2,110
81	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$92,940	$56,500	650
82	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,620	$41,930	650
83	Emergency Management Directors	$92,280	$62,280	50
84	Computer Hardware Engineers	$92,090	$39,220	230
85	Transportation Inspectors	$91,580	$54,130	120
86	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$91,440	$55,010	170
87	Computer Systems Analysts	$91,030	$50,480	3,090
88	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,710	$56,010	280
89	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$90,430	$50,640	1,290
90	Accountants and Auditors	$90,270	$51,320	13,020
91	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$90,110	$58,200	40
92	Education Administrators, All Other	$89,890	$41,930	100
93	Producers and Directors	$89,640	$35,260	630
94	Loan Officers	$89,580	$30,950	2,000
95	Surveyors	$89,440	$54,690	270
96	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,400	$46,140	480
97	Industrial Engineers	$89,010	$53,910	1,070
98	Microbiologists	$88,700	$52,310	150
99	Environmental Engineers	$88,590	$54,160	460
100	Social and Community Service Managers	$88,490	$56,140	1,040

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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