Highest Paying Jobs In Cleveland, OH For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Cleveland include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Cleveland area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 28 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Cleveland require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Cleveland is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $431,009 and an entry-level salary of $209,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Cleveland, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Cleveland can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, Ohio:

Anesthesiologist – $431,009
Cardiovascular Surgeon – $416,533
Cardiac Surgeon – $385,720
Transplant Surgeon – $355,927
Pediatric Surgeon – $335,793
Neurosurgeon – $331,926
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon – $329,252
Radiologist – $319,963
Rheumatologist – $312,644
Oncologist – $307,106

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Cleveland

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$431,009	$209,000
2	Cardiovascular Surgeon	$416,533	$219,000
3	Cardiac Surgeon	$385,720	$207,000
4	Transplant Surgeon	$355,927	$188,000
5	Pediatric Surgeon	$335,793	$175,000
6	Neurosurgeon	$331,926	$177,000
7	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeon	$329,252	$171,000
8	Radiologist	$319,963	$158,000
9	Rheumatologist	$312,644	$151,000
10	Oncologist	$307,106	$153,000
11	Staff Anesthesiologist	$307,047	$125,000
12	Pulmonologist	$294,364	$140,000
13	Urologist	$291,088	$156,000
14	Cardiologist	$280,348	$146,000
15	Hematologist	$275,600	$134,000
16	Hospitalist Physician	$255,807	$178,000
17	Physician	$253,808	$135,000
18	Operator And Truck Driver	$253,222	$132,000
19	Internist	$253,111	$137,000
20	Vascular Neurologist	$242,412	$141,000
21	Neonatologist	$236,884	$105,000
22	Pulmonary Physician	$236,485	$125,000
23	Outpatient Psychiatrist	$236,467	$151,000
24	General Internist	$225,565	$141,000
25	Medical Director	$223,118	$144,000
26	Nephrologist	$222,612	$135,000
27	Hospitalist	$221,109	$148,000
28	Neurologist	$220,955	$125,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Cleveland for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Cleveland.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Cleveland to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Cleveland.

Author

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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