These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Salisbury, MD 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 the Salisbury 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 Physicians And Surgeons, All Other are the highest paid people in Salisbury.

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

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 11 on the list of highest paid professions in Salisbury. 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 you’re interested, you can read more about the Salisbury and Maryland job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Salisbury For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 363 job classifications in Salisbury 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 BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Salisbury

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$250,430	$147,830	400
2	Internists, General	$191,960	$94,360	40
3	Optometrists	$187,420	$90,930	80
4	Family and General Practitioners	$158,040	$86,830	180
5	Chief Executives	$142,510	$18,370	80
6	Human Resources Managers	$137,630	$78,920	70
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,830	$83,480	60
8	Sales Managers	$136,490	$64,550	160
9	Marketing Managers	$131,970	$59,500	60
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,500	$79,930	70
11	Financial Managers	$125,620	$61,440	290
12	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$125,050	$78,650	40
13	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$121,440	$69,190	50
14	Purchasing Managers	$111,290	$69,210	30
15	Industrial Production Managers	$110,720	$64,170	140
16	Real Estate Brokers	$108,940	$20,780	50
17	Nurse Practitioners	$107,800	$79,420	140
18	Pharmacists	$107,720	$67,510	350
19	Mechanical Engineers	$104,430	$52,470	120
20	Lawyers	$99,650	$53,040	330
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,210	$65,240	40
22	General and Operations Managers	$98,330	$44,200	1,830
23	Computer Network Architects	$97,490	$67,190	40
24	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$95,930	$72,230	310
25	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,510	$47,020	200
26	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,320	$49,710	340
27	Environmental Engineers	$94,940	$66,330	30
28	Software Developers, Applications	$93,540	$71,650	140
29	Administrative Services Managers	$92,160	$58,290	160
30	Physician Assistants	$89,680	$37,770	160
31	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,650	$49,600	230
32	Education Administrators, All Other	$87,220	$42,450	50
33	Occupational Therapists	$86,700	$62,490	60
34	Personal Financial Advisors	$85,670	$43,480	50
35	Electrical Engineers	$85,440	$50,810	110
36	Physical Therapists	$85,090	$51,780	200
37	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,970	$59,960	70
38	Industrial Engineers	$84,960	$63,610	80
39	Financial Analysts	$84,260	$43,210	80
40	Veterinarians	$84,190	$23,450	100
41	Logisticians	$82,590	$45,530	90
42	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,470	$38,600	160
43	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$82,350	$26,420	140
44	Construction Managers	$82,260	$42,070	110
45	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$81,150	$38,450	100
46	Managers, All Other	$80,620	$35,340	150
47	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$80,390	$49,690	60
48	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$79,730	$56,830	340
49	Credit Analysts	$78,950	$40,530	40
50	Management Analysts	$77,250	$36,480	150
51	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,850	$49,770	140
52	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$74,820	$43,520	180
53	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$74,240	$37,910	50
54	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$74,140	$47,790	50
55	Civil Engineers	$73,740	$50,990	80
56	Editors	$73,370	$27,970	50
57	Dental Hygienists	$73,100	$63,880	270
58	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$71,910	$60,810	30
59	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$71,600	$54,400	60
60	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$71,570	$65,430	110
61	Loan Officers	$70,010	$35,220	220
62	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$69,280	$51,830	40
63	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$69,190	$42,130	160
64	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$69,190	$43,720	140
65	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,390	$42,200	50
66	Registered Nurses	$67,000	$49,690	3,530
67	Insurance Sales Agents	$66,990	$27,470	450
68	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,910	$35,460	130
69	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$66,140	$36,370	510
70	Chemists	$65,150	$36,750	60
71	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,710	$36,080	120
72	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$63,570	$44,170	120
73	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,910	$34,300	60
74	Accountants and Auditors	$62,690	$35,460	850
75	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$62,600	$42,670	310
76	Training and Development Specialists	$62,220	$32,090	170
77	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,940	$33,330	210
78	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,410	$29,460	1,400
79	Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,290	$32,390	120
80	Judicial Law Clerks	$60,870	$40,570	40
81	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,800	$41,960	1,390
82	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$60,690	$42,390	110
83	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$60,020	$41,250	580
84	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$59,890	$28,030	110
85	Food Service Managers	$59,690	$37,030	270
86	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,600	$34,060	30
87	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$59,450	$43,280	50
88	Teachers and Instructors, All Other, Except Substitute Teachers	$59,390	$18,690	100
89	Compliance Officers	$59,360	$36,080	240
90	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$59,360	$39,920	40
91	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$59,150	$37,200	60
92	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$59,080	$30,690	130
93	Respiratory Therapists	$58,950	$44,740	180
94	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,650	$42,420	1,640
95	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$58,610	$42,670	70
96	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$58,600	$44,050	320
97	Radiologic Technologists	$58,550	$42,600	310
98	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,470	$28,260	240
99	Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,230	$38,810	40
100	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$58,190	$35,560	150

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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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