The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In San Antonio, TX For 2023

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2022. This is our sixth time ranking the highest paying jobs in San Antonio

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 San Antonio 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 Radiologists are the highest paid people in San Antonio.

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

Radiologists
Physicians, Pathologists
Psychiatrists
Surgeons, All Other
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Nurse Anesthetists
Physicians, All Other
Chief Executives
Family Medicine Physicians
Anesthesiologists

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 16 on the list of highest paid professions in San Antonio. 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 San Antonio and Texas job scene here:

How we determined the highest paid jobs in San Antonio For 2022

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 599 job classifications in San Antonio 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 29, 2022.

For more reading, check out:

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In San Antonio

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Radiologists	$334,660	$98,020	120
2	Physicians, Pathologists	$303,800	$121,800	30
3	Psychiatrists	$278,570	$48,970	110
4	Surgeons, All Other	$268,080	$94,320	120
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$264,220	$129,060	390
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$262,560	$135,220	160
7	Physicians, All Other	$250,630	$64,690	1,190
8	Chief Executives	$246,160	$98,310	430
9	Family Medicine Physicians	$240,520	$82,740	500
10	Anesthesiologists	$188,900	$149,520	90
11	Pediatricians, General	$186,710	$121,760	400
12	Physicists	$173,370	$80,290	40
13	Podiatrists	$167,480	$81,250	40
14	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,210	$97,980	970
15	Optometrists	$150,890	$74,230	360
16	Dentists, General	$147,630	$78,430	710
17	Financial Managers	$142,800	$76,610	4,000
18	Petroleum Engineers	$135,560	$78,650	340
19	Lawyers	$133,900	$52,080	3,390
20	Database Architects	$133,550	$94,820	300
21	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,920	$74,880	160
22	Managers, All Other	$131,420	$75,290	4,030
23	Marketing Managers	$130,830	$74,460	1,760
24	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,490	$81,370	230
25	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$130,140	$59,310	170
26	Pharmacists	$129,320	$84,420	1,960
27	Purchasing Managers	$128,910	$77,680	500
28	Sales Managers	$126,250	$58,180	3,130
29	Human Resources Managers	$126,070	$76,240	970
30	Public Relations Managers	$123,360	$64,700	380
31	Physician Assistants	$122,860	$95,970	520
32	Medical Dosimetrists	$120,420	$100,230	40
33	Veterinarians	$118,420	$65,370	530
34	Nurse Practitioners	$117,640	$94,540	1,890
35	Industrial Production Managers	$117,360	$63,120	990
36	Sales Engineers	$115,830	$63,920	390
37	Medical and Health Services Managers	$115,360	$61,370	3,280
38	Natural Sciences Managers	$113,440	$59,330	360
39	Air Traffic Controllers	$112,690	$74,880	90
40	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$111,850	$47,580	60
41	Computer Network Architects	$110,670	$58,870	890
42	Aerospace Engineers	$109,290	$65,930	130
43	Environmental Engineers	$107,050	$60,680	160
44	Computer Hardware Engineers	$106,960	$45,490	340
45	Software Developers	$106,870	$60,440	5,100
46	Training and Development Managers	$106,580	$60,390	290
47	Facilities Managers	$106,580	$64,040	600
48	Economists	$106,310	$64,890	40
49	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$105,980	$50,110	820
50	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$105,090	$59,140	900
51	Operations Research Analysts	$105,050	$49,050	1,330
52	Physical Scientists, All Other	$104,890	$68,150	160
53	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$104,710	$63,280	480
54	Administrative Services Managers	$104,670	$46,850	1,130
55	General and Operations Managers	$104,310	$34,270	24,160
56	Data Scientists	$103,980	$61,460	450
57	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,440	$61,360	150
58	Engineers, All Other	$101,010	$59,440	1,060
59	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,870	$47,370	1,760
60	Information Security Analysts	$100,640	$60,680	1,270
61	Actuaries	$100,360	$59,800	200
62	Physical Therapists	$99,630	$74,420	1,320
63	Mechanical Engineers	$99,180	$60,750	900
64	Psychologists, All Other	$98,980	$53,810	190
65	Fundraising Managers	$98,770	$59,410	220
66	Database Administrators	$97,870	$50,440	590
67	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,340	$59,130	3,260
68	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$96,620	$47,750	90
69	Construction Managers	$96,520	$58,810	2,280
70	Commercial Pilots	$95,540	$46,590	270
71	Electrical Engineers	$95,330	$58,050	790
72	Chiropractors	$94,870	$39,510	250
73	Industrial Engineers	$94,310	$60,560	1,290
74	Materials Engineers	$93,900	$62,210	80
75	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$93,580	$60,010	240
76	Financial Risk Specialists	$93,570	$50,050	650
77	Occupational Therapists	$93,130	$58,560	840
78	Computer Occupations, All Other	$92,240	$50,970	4,060
79	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$92,090	$74,210	90
80	Project Management Specialists	$91,990	$48,760	6,580
81	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$91,460	$57,980	120
82	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$91,440	$60,310	520
83	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$91,370	$77,710	40
84	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,230	$59,180	570
85	Civil Engineers	$90,770	$58,050	1,710
86	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$90,520	$61,060	2,570
87	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,450	$49,200	170
88	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$89,750	$46,790	1,180
89	Audiologists	$89,290	$74,920	40
90	Epidemiologists	$89,180	$50,970	150
91	Transportation Inspectors	$89,180	$36,030	90
92	Financial and Investment Analysts	$88,670	$49,900	1,670
93	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$88,640	$46,330	470
94	Education Administrators, All Other	$87,920	$50,240	560
95	Power Plant Operators	$87,660	$54,200	190
96	Management Analysts	$87,100	$57,650	4,360
97	Radiation Therapists	$86,870	$63,920	130
98	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,190	$48,790	1,060
99	Emergency Management Directors	$86,010	$58,960	40
100	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$85,580	$54,310	30

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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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