Highest-paying jobs in Columbia

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#50. Personal financial advisors

- Median annual wage: $100,330
- Median hourly wage: $48.24
- Total employment: 410 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $100,510
- Median hourly wage: $48.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,690
- Median hourly wage: $48.41
- Total employment: 620 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $101,350
- Median hourly wage: $48.73
- Total employment: 360 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $101,370
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 960 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer hardware engineers

- Median annual wage: $101,780
- Median hourly wage: $48.93
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction managers

- Median annual wage: $101,990
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Total employment: 660 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $102,850
- Median hourly wage: $49.45
- Total employment: 550 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $102,940
- Median hourly wage: $49.49
- Total employment: 460 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $103,000
- Median hourly wage: $49.52
- Total employment: 2,180 people (5.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Training and development managers

- Median annual wage: $103,050
- Median hourly wage: $49.54
- Total employment: 150 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Sales engineers

- Median annual wage: $103,220
- Median hourly wage: $49.63
- Total employment: 120 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $103,400
- Median hourly wage: $49.71
- Total employment: 2,270 people (5.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $104,050
- Median hourly wage: $50.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Actuaries

- Median annual wage: $104,720
- Median hourly wage: $50.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $104,990
- Median hourly wage: $50.48
- Total employment: 430 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $105,870
- Median hourly wage: $50.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Purchasing managers

- Median annual wage: $106,340
- Median hourly wage: $51.13
- Total employment: 130 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $112,050
- Median hourly wage: $53.87
- Total employment: 960 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $113,390
- Median hourly wage: $54.51
- Total employment: 1,930 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

- Median annual wage: $117,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $117,690
- Median hourly wage: $56.58
- Total employment: 260 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Nuclear engineers

- Median annual wage: $117,840
- Median hourly wage: $56.65
- Total employment: 80 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $119,620
- Median hourly wage: $57.51
- Total employment: 410 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $121,880
- Median hourly wage: $58.60
- Total employment: 150 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $122,030
- Median hourly wage: $58.67
- Total employment: 180 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $122,340
- Median hourly wage: $58.82
- Total employment: 500 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $123,210
- Median hourly wage: $59.24
- Total employment: 1,190 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Engineers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $124,380
- Median hourly wage: $59.80
- Total employment: 140 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Psychologists, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $124,380
- Median hourly wage: $59.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $126,000
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 220 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $126,380
- Median hourly wage: $60.76
- Total employment: 300 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $127,520
- Median hourly wage: $61.31
- Total employment: 480 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Administrative services managers

- Median annual wage: $128,070
- Median hourly wage: $61.57
- Total employment: Not available

#15. Industrial production managers

- Median annual wage: $128,730
- Median hourly wage: $61.89
- Total employment: 800 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $128,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $130,450
- Median hourly wage: $62.72
- Total employment: 230 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Natural sciences managers

- Median annual wage: $132,600
- Median hourly wage: $63.75
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $134,730
- Median hourly wage: $64.77
- Total employment: 1,030 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Advertising and promotions managers

- Median annual wage: $135,590
- Median hourly wage: $65.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $137,250
- Median hourly wage: $65.99
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $137,880
- Median hourly wage: $66.29
- Total employment: 930 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $147,060
- Median hourly wage: $70.70
- Total employment: 340 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $185,390
- Median hourly wage: $89.13
- Total employment: 540 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $198,310
- Median hourly wage: $95.34
- Total employment: 570 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $217,580
- Median hourly wage: $104.61
- Total employment: 100 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $219,170
- Median hourly wage: $105.37
- Total employment: 170 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 1,250 people (3.25 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: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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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