These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Pennsylvania For 2018

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 Pennsylvania. 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 Anesthesiologists are the highest paid people in Pennsylvania.

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

1. Anesthesiologists
2. Orthodontists
3. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
4. Chief Executives
5. Family and General Practitioners
6. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
7. Surgeons
8. Psychiatrists
9. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
10. Internists, General

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 20 on the list of highest paid professions in the Keystone State. 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.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Pennsylvania For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 746 job classifications in Pennsylvania in order to identify those that get paid the most.

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

We used the most recently released data on March 30, 2018.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Pennsylvania

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Anesthesiologists	$267,960	$78,140	810
2	Orthodontists	$245,760	$152,670	140
3	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$236,180	$61,880	530
4	Chief Executives	$219,000	$93,290	7,680
5	Family And General Practitioners	$216,800	$106,590	5,070
6	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons	$213,210	$59,060	200
7	Surgeons	$210,050	$57,890	1,610
8	Psychiatrists	$202,240	$60,620	990
9	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$187,170	$55,330	19,820
10	Internists, General	$174,150	$58,860	640
11	Pediatricians, General	$165,930	$92,040	580
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$162,980	$125,960	2,360
13	Financial Managers	$153,180	$76,380	17,250
14	Sales Managers	$152,300	$70,050	7,940
15	Marketing Managers	$150,470	$79,390	6,960
16	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$145,590	$87,820	12,810
17	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$144,790	$89,900	6,260
18	Podiatrists	$144,380	$49,330	520
19	Lawyers	$139,050	$54,480	25,470
20	Dentists, General	$138,200	$54,300	3,780
21	Physicists	$135,540	$63,770	240
22	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$131,850	$74,490	490
23	General And Operations Managers	$130,930	$53,020	75,540
24	Human Resources Managers	$130,190	$73,690	4,760
25	Optometrists	$128,770	$51,560	1,800
26	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$125,920	$66,180	1,620
27	Purchasing Managers	$125,370	$75,160	2,170
28	Managers, All Other	$123,430	$68,220	10,490
29	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$120,890	$59,330	140
30	Training And Development Managers	$120,470	$68,990	1,090
31	Petroleum Engineers	$118,240	$66,210	930
32	Actuaries	$117,960	$62,240	1,450
33	Personal Financial Advisors	$117,510	$44,750	8,230
34	Funeral Service Managers	$116,370	$57,160	590
35	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$115,880	$50,670	450
36	Forestry And Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$115,540	$60,720	120
37	Air Traffic Controllers	$114,000	$64,910	400
38	Pharmacists	$113,830	$65,200	13,630
39	Physical Scientists, All Other	$111,470	$64,820	360
40	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,290	$53,790	790
41	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$110,490	$66,360	3,240
42	Industrial Production Managers	$110,360	$67,080	5,860
43	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$110,210	$56,050	7,690
44	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$110,140	$71,600	370
45	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$109,220	$53,240	4,740
46	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,070	$40,000	3,030
47	Veterinarians	$106,420	$47,430	2,990
48	Computer Network Architects	$106,240	$59,190	6,650
49	Administrative Services Managers	$105,360	$64,520	7,060
50	Nuclear Engineers	$103,600	$63,130	1,340
51	Sociologists	$103,280	$56,040	80
52	Aerospace Engineers	$103,040	$68,430	990
53	Software Developers, Systems Software	$102,080	$66,730	10,630
54	Education Administrators, Elementary And Secondary School	$101,240	$66,990	8,170
55	Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	$100,610	$60,480	1,030
56	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products	$99,650	$44,250	12,620
57	Atmospheric And Space Scientists	$99,480	$75,980	70
58	Nurse Practitioners	$98,260	$67,570	5,730
59	Construction Managers	$98,220	$50,720	9,870
60	Nurse Midwives	$97,130	$62,890	300
61	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,880	$18,150	620
62	Physician Assistants	$96,450	$66,860	6,080
63	Medical And Health Services Managers	$96,400	$50,190	14,540
64	Computer Hardware Engineers	$96,200	$50,920	1,250
65	Chemical Engineers	$96,170	$62,090	1,530
66	Software Developers, Applications	$95,660	$57,800	27,420
67	Engineers, All Other	$95,560	$53,940	4,440
68	Sales Engineers	$95,180	$50,940	3,410
69	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$95,040	$53,440	3,680
70	Information Security Analysts	$94,810	$58,710	3,090
71	Anthropology And Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,470	$46,610	270
72	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,270	$43,470	780
73	Electrical Engineers	$94,000	$58,330	7,490
74	Computer Systems Analysts	$93,520	$54,460	22,330
75	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,460	$41,530	980
76	Financial Examiners	$93,460	$52,330	1,500
77	First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$93,420	$43,100	11,170
78	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,280	$32,700	11,550
79	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,230	$49,460	290
80	Psychologists, All Other	$91,830	$42,570	450
81	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,030	$41,860	3,620
82	Biochemists And Biophysicists	$90,880	$52,300	1,330
83	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,850	$42,300	260
84	First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$90,420	$58,650	3,260
85	Farmers, Ranchers, And Other Agricultural Managers	$89,780	$63,950	50
86	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,690	$47,400	670
87	Financial Analysts	$89,120	$49,210	11,530
88	Economists	$88,990	$47,310	610
89	Materials Engineers	$88,790	$53,970	1,400
90	Management Analysts	$88,180	$47,270	25,600
91	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$88,040	$43,150	860
92	Nuclear Technicians	$87,930	$57,230	490
93	Civil Engineers	$87,890	$53,850	12,060
94	Industrial Engineers	$87,660	$58,060	9,280
95	Environmental Engineers	$87,400	$52,490	3,160
96	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,400	$45,200	1,160
97	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$87,090	$56,360	420
98	Computer Occupations, All Other	$86,910	$47,340	14,280
99	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,810	$41,810	1,440
100	Mechanical Engineers	$86,650	$53,470	14,440

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