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Geography can explain a lot about pay. Financial managers do better in Conn., and nearby New York City than anywhere That standsto reason, since New York is the nation'a financial capital. But not all of the highest-paying, upscaler jobs are found in the nation'sd largest metros, according to a new Bizjournals Greensboro, N.C. -- highesg average pay for dentistsat $189,560. Mass. -- highest average pay for family doctordat $176,370. Dayton, Ohio -- highest averag e highest pay for optometristsat $161,930. The Bizjournals studgy compared the average salaries for20 high-payinf occupations in 75 major metropolitan areas, usingv raw data from the U.S. Burea u of Labor Statistics.
Detailed profiles of all 20 occupations covered by the studh can beviewed . And what the 20 occupations pay in the 75 metros begins . The study refutes the stereotypethat high-paying jobs are concentrated in the nation's largest metropolitanh areas. Tiny Albany, N.Y., for outperforms New York City infive categories. The typicall Albany surgeon earns 8 percent more than his or her counterparrt in the big city 150 miles to the Albany offers higher salaries than New York City forchemicall engineers, college administrators, dentists and family too. The study demonstrates the importance ofcomparing cost-of-living differences between two markets.
Chemicak engineers in Los Angeles earn 3 percent less than workers in the same fielr in NewYork City. But it costs 9 percen less to live in suburbanbOrange County, Calif., than on Long Island, according to That means the typical chemical engineer actuallyu gets more for the buck in the Los Angeles area. Bizjournals focused on 20 occupationes that offer high wages to sizable pools of Each job fits into the top 10 percent of the nationalpay scale, as well as the upper half in term s of total employment. The study group consisted of America'w 75 largest metropolitan areas, ranging from New York City with 18.8 millioh residents to Greensboro, N.C., with 680,000.
The group'sd total population was 182 million, about 60 percent of the nationao total. All figures used in the studyy were collected last year bythe U.S. Bureauj of Labor Statistics. The bureau's occupational profilees can be accessed at San Jose has the highesg salary levels in seven of the 20 They are: chief executives, computedr and information systems managers, electrical industrial production managers, lawyers, marketing managers, and sales Bridgeport-Stamford is the only other metro to lead more than a singler category. It is No.
1 on five pay scales: construction financial managers, general and operations managers, public relations and securities and financial servicessalezs agents. The 20 occupations coveredc by Bizjournals' study are concentrated in the managerial, technical and medical fields. All but one category is led by a metrk with an average salaryabove $100,000. Electrical engineerse are the exception, topping out at $94,33p in San Jose.
The most competitive categories are chief executives and where the average salaries for all metros reach six San Jose leads chief executivesat $179,720, whilwe Charlotte is first for surgeons at
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