Highest-paying jobs in Dayton

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#50. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $107,720
- Median hourly wage: $51.79
- Total employment: 470 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Financial specialists, all other

- Median annual wage: $108,200
- Median hourly wage: $52.02
- Total employment: 990 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Environmental engineers

- Median annual wage: $108,970
- Median hourly wage: $52.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

- Median annual wage: $109,160
- Median hourly wage: $52.48
- Total employment: 90 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Public relations managers

- Median annual wage: $110,350
- Median hourly wage: $53.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Education administrators, all other

- Median annual wage: $110,800
- Median hourly wage: $53.27
- Total employment: 220 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $111,200
- Median hourly wage: $53.46
- Total employment: 1,150 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $112,100
- Median hourly wage: $53.90
- Total employment: 70 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $113,010
- Median hourly wage: $54.33
- Total employment: 210 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $115,950
- Median hourly wage: $55.74
- Total employment: 400 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Social scientists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $117,960
- Median hourly wage: $56.71
- Total employment: 710 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Biological scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $119,450
- Median hourly wage: $57.43
- Total employment: 80 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $120,040
- Median hourly wage: $57.71
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $123,050
- Median hourly wage: $59.16
- Total employment: 180 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Training and development managers

- Median annual wage: $124,280
- Median hourly wage: $59.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

- Median annual wage: $125,510
- Median hourly wage: $60.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $125,680
- Median hourly wage: $60.42
- Total employment: 920 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $125,820
- Median hourly wage: $60.49
- Total employment: 360 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $126,080
- Median hourly wage: $60.62
- Total employment: 190 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: $126,240
- Median hourly wage: $60.69
- Total employment: 230 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Medical dosimetrists

- Median annual wage: $127,150
- Median hourly wage: $61.13
- Total employment: 140 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $127,950
- Median hourly wage: $61.52
- Total employment: 400 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $128,500
- Median hourly wage: $61.78
- Total employment: 440 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $128,510
- Median hourly wage: $61.78
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $128,670
- Median hourly wage: $61.86
- Total employment: 670 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $129,030
- Median hourly wage: $62.03
- Total employment: 130 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $130,620
- Median hourly wage: $62.80
- Total employment: 1,180 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $130,640
- Median hourly wage: $62.81
- Total employment: 1,390 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $130,730
- Median hourly wage: $62.85
- Total employment: 560 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $131,830
- Median hourly wage: $63.38
- Total employment: Not available

#20. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $132,660
- Median hourly wage: $63.78
- Total employment: 150 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Aerospace engineers

- Median annual wage: $132,970
- Median hourly wage: $63.93
- Total employment: 1,250 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $133,430
- Median hourly wage: $64.15
- Total employment: 1,070 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Purchasing managers

- Median annual wage: $133,650
- Median hourly wage: $64.25
- Total employment: 190 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $134,030
- Median hourly wage: $64.44
- Total employment: 210 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $134,130
- Median hourly wage: $64.49
- Total employment: 890 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Materials engineers

- Median annual wage: $136,300
- Median hourly wage: $65.53
- Total employment: 240 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $137,820
- Median hourly wage: $66.26
- Total employment: 130 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Natural sciences managers

- Median annual wage: $138,770
- Median hourly wage: $66.72
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $139,380
- Median hourly wage: $67.01
- Total employment: 1,800 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $152,240
- Median hourly wage: $73.19
- Total employment: 800 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $158,790
- Median hourly wage: $76.34
- Total employment: 560 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $163,810
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 100 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $189,900
- Median hourly wage: $91.30
- Total employment: 230 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $211,600
- Median hourly wage: $101.73
- Total employment: 210 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $215,210
- Median hourly wage: $103.47
- Total employment: 230 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Emergency medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 1,790 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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