The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Pennsylvania For 2020

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Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2020. This is our sixth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Pennsylvania

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 Orthodontists are the highest paid people in Pennsylvania.

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

Orthodontists
Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists
Anesthesiologists
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Chief Executives
Psychiatrists
Family Medicine Physicians
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
Pediatricians, General

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 12 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 2020

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 730 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 29, 2020.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Pennsylvania

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Orthodontists	$265,990	$158,300	220
2	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$258,650	$117,770	710
3	Anesthesiologists	$248,250	$65,110	480
4	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$246,430	$83,780	430
5	Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons	$229,550	$61,610	290
6	Chief Executives	$228,620	$112,240	6,630
7	Psychiatrists	$208,550	$84,710	1,180
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,220	$106,220	3,210
9	Physicians, All Other; And Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$198,750	$59,730	22,160
10	Pediatricians, General	$191,450	$110,300	460
11	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,240	$110,620	2,010
12	Dentists, General	$164,760	$71,860	3,190
13	Financial Managers	$153,350	$77,880	20,140
14	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$152,530	$100,350	7,070
15	Sales Managers	$150,210	$71,760	9,180
16	Natural Sciences Managers	$148,780	$60,590	4,580
17	Marketing Managers	$148,610	$79,870	7,710
18	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$144,390	$89,570	15,040
19	Lawyers	$142,890	$57,740	24,840
20	Podiatrists	$137,270	$50,470	650
21	General And Operations Managers	$132,110	$52,850	86,470
22	Human Resources Managers	$131,530	$75,070	5,450
23	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$131,250	$55,470	710
24	Physicists	$129,490	$56,940	370
25	Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment And Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; And Managers, All Other	$129,370	$73,280	11,140
26	Sociologists	$127,020	$63,980	60
27	Purchasing Managers	$124,960	$76,800	2,340
28	Actuaries	$123,750	$68,180	1,510
29	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$121,200	$57,370	650
30	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$120,430	$42,000	710
31	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$120,230	$66,210	1,960
32	Pharmacists	$119,800	$77,600	14,750
33	Training And Development Managers	$118,310	$70,560	1,060
34	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,050	$70,290	1,500
35	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$118,020	$51,750	2,560
36	Physical Scientists, All Other	$116,120	$67,120	450
37	Nuclear Engineers	$115,810	$80,360	850
38	Air Traffic Controllers	$113,590	$63,650	380
39	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$113,490	$58,320	7,410
40	Aerospace Engineers	$112,840	$74,590	680
41	Computer Network Architects	$111,450	$65,500	7,180
42	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,290	$47,020	1,650
43	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$111,220	$57,750	5,330
44	Industrial Production Managers	$109,690	$65,790	6,880
45	Petroleum Engineers	$108,860	$67,980	970
46	Construction Managers	$108,820	$53,480	9,740
47	Administrative Services And Facilities Managers	$108,710	$65,030	7,980
48	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$108,480	$84,740	140
49	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$108,460	$66,500	370
50	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,420	$19,370	680
51	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	$107,130	$54,110	1,250
52	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,050	$33,120	4,970
53	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$106,760	$55,090	330
54	Political Scientists	$106,590	$55,010	120
55	Veterinarians	$105,670	$58,160	3,560
56	Personal Financial Advisors	$104,330	$42,920	9,260
57	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,770	$51,960	640
58	Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	$103,600	$54,100	1,490
59	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$103,260	$57,440	4,720
60	Physician Assistants	$102,620	$69,260	7,200
61	Nurse Practitioners	$101,950	$72,940	7,820
62	Education Administrators, Kindergarten Through Secondary	$101,710	$68,950	8,470
63	Information Security Analysts	$101,390	$62,440	3,340
64	Biochemists And Biophysicists	$100,860	$50,030	1,510
65	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,790	$49,610	220
66	Sales Engineers	$100,300	$55,210	3,200
67	Commercial Pilots	$99,840	$55,920	500
68	Software Developers And Software Quality Assurance Analysts And Testers	$99,280	$62,500	39,590
69	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,200	$38,510	15,130
70	Nurse Midwives	$98,680	$73,070	400
71	Medical And Health Services Managers	$98,560	$53,600	17,330
72	Electrical Engineers	$98,190	$60,360	9,110
73	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,860	$52,470	820
74	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,560	$56,550	21,500
75	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,430	$48,980	3,190
76	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$97,370	$56,050	3,500
77	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,240	$47,430	860
78	Art Directors	$96,510	$48,410	1,400
79	Engineers, All Other	$96,310	$55,700	4,910
80	Materials Scientists	$96,300	$53,440	350
81	First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$96,040	$61,890	3,600
82	First-Line Supervisors Of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$96,000	$47,130	12,010
83	Chemical Engineers	$94,790	$66,120	1,000
84	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$94,290	$48,900	770
85	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$93,830	$40,490	600
86	Environmental Engineers	$93,810	$57,750	2,700
87	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$93,270	$66,630	290
88	Financial Examiners	$92,790	$54,010	1,750
89	Power Distributors And Dispatchers	$92,700	$57,760	550
90	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,660	$47,600	1,030
91	Materials Engineers	$92,140	$56,480	1,660
92	Funeral Home Managers	$92,070	$60,370	640
93	Philosophy And Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,250	$48,380	1,020
94	Financial And Investment Analysts, Financial Risk Specialists, And Financial Specialists, All Other	$91,150	$48,620	17,480
95	Management Analysts	$91,000	$53,110	27,300
96	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,740	$42,900	2,290
97	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,450	$41,090	2,370
98	Psychologists, All Other	$90,320	$47,290	460
99	Statisticians	$89,150	$48,700	3,430
100	Anthropology And Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$89,050	$52,500	300

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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.