These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Chief Executives are the highest paid people in Montgomery County.

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

Chief Executives
Family and General Practitioners
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
Dentists, General
Internists, General
Psychiatrists
Marketing Managers
Natural Sciences Managers
Sales Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 4 on the list of highest paid professions in the Montgomery 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 Montgomery County and Pennsylvania job scence here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Montgomery County

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 523 job classifications in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Chief Executives	$223,620	$97,840	2,430
2	Family and General Practitioners	$218,060	$126,970	1,200
3	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$199,900	$84,140	1,910
4	Dentists, General	$182,600	$100,390	920
5	Internists, General	$176,300	$93,390	110
6	Psychiatrists	$170,050	$83,390	190
7	Marketing Managers	$164,600	$89,710	1,520
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$163,440	$82,670	1,210
9	Sales Managers	$160,910	$72,550	2,550
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$157,980	$103,890	3,340
11	Financial Managers	$157,360	$80,060	4,000
12	Human Resources Managers	$154,850	$84,900	930
13	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,900	$87,320	1,120
14	Personal Financial Advisors	$142,330	$37,780	3,290
15	General and Operations Managers	$138,550	$55,710	14,680
16	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$134,500	$80,350	290
17	Construction Managers	$134,240	$72,340	1,510
18	Training and Development Managers	$133,720	$65,600	220
19	Lawyers	$130,060	$63,150	4,080
20	Veterinarians	$128,630	$67,550	740
21	Optometrists	$125,990	$44,630	130
22	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$125,790	$69,560	120
23	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$124,930	$67,780	440
24	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$120,870	$71,320	50
25	Purchasing Managers	$119,350	$71,070	360
26	Pharmacists	$118,050	$100,160	2,110
27	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$115,660	$78,310	1,430
28	Industrial Production Managers	$112,250	$67,100	1,030
29	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$109,540	$65,840	100
30	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$107,170	$47,590	3,040
31	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$106,630	$40,970	5,490
32	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$106,200	$41,820	3,600
33	Sales Engineers	$103,510	$56,980	1,060
34	Administrative Services Managers	$101,910	$60,840	1,440
35	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$101,820	$55,370	3,050
36	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,770	$56,340	2,520
37	Aerospace Engineers	$100,730	$66,420	260
38	Software Developers, Applications	$100,570	$61,930	7,430
39	Software Developers, Systems Software	$99,770	$66,650	3,850
40	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$99,340	$66,410	120
41	Statisticians	$97,970	$48,090	680
42	Podiatrists	$97,290	$34,490	140
43	Physician Assistants	$97,070	$60,160	920
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$97,060	$78,000	370
45	Computer Hardware Engineers	$96,980	$53,170	330
46	Electrical Engineers	$96,170	$60,240	1,430
47	Financial Examiners	$95,730	$56,510	310
48	Engineers, All Other	$95,060	$54,710	510
49	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,170	$32,450	50
50	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$94,160	$44,600	430
51	Education Administrators, All Other	$93,040	$51,630	120
52	Computer Systems Analysts	$92,880	$56,840	6,210
53	Mechanical Engineers	$92,790	$50,120	2,500
54	Nurse Practitioners	$92,750	$49,790	490
55	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$92,330	$42,740	580
56	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$92,310	$58,540	870
57	Materials Engineers	$91,930	$63,560	410
58	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$91,720	$51,000	860
59	Industrial Engineers	$91,650	$59,250	1,920
60	Life Scientists, All Other	$91,290	$49,920	40
61	Information Security Analysts	$90,530	$54,190	720
62	Computer Occupations, All Other	$90,090	$55,370	1,550
63	Financial Specialists, All Other	$89,950	$48,480	560
64	Insurance Sales Agents	$89,590	$28,230	4,340
65	Biological Scientists, All Other	$89,320	$41,950	180
66	Psychologists, All Other	$89,260	$25,580	50
67	Legal Support Workers, All Other	$89,190	$49,870	90
68	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$88,210	$58,060	360
69	Environmental Engineers	$88,170	$49,890	870
70	Computer Programmers	$88,090	$51,180	4,730
71	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,580	$23,910	80
72	Financial Analysts	$86,670	$47,760	3,340
73	Chemical Engineers	$85,760	$54,660	310
74	Physical Therapists	$85,700	$56,830	1,820
75	Database Administrators	$85,510	$41,420	1,550
76	Real Estate Brokers	$85,040	$39,570	270
77	Civil Engineers	$84,920	$51,680	2,350
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,220	$53,440	3,530
79	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$83,220	$43,030	1,910
80	Operations Research Analysts	$83,130	$52,000	530
81	Occupational Therapists	$83,000	$56,690	1,120
82	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,840	$56,180	270
83	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,870	$52,530	3,160
84	Art Directors	$81,410	$45,460	260
85	Biomedical Engineers	$81,120	$50,350	290
86	Radiation Therapists	$79,850	$58,240	110
87	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,690	$52,670	860
88	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$79,420	$45,560	1,030
89	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$79,070	$47,540	200
90	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$78,750	$59,450	80
91	Microbiologists	$78,590	$42,550	570
92	Transportation Inspectors	$77,990	$38,280	50
93	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,890	$42,130	70
94	Compliance Officers	$77,740	$43,480	1,820
95	Producers and Directors	$77,640	$31,740	610
96	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$77,540	$51,910	3,260
97	Logisticians	$77,520	$50,240	910
98	Chemists	$77,280	$42,980	2,160
99	Accountants and Auditors	$76,580	$43,000	13,070
100	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$76,410	$49,470	190

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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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