Study Reveals What Top Earners Do in Each City

Have you ever found yourself gazing at the manicured lawns and upscale homes in your neighborhood, wondering, “What do my neighbors do for a living?” If so, you’re not alone. The glamor of financial success can be captivating, especially when you feel like those around you seem to have cracked the code to wealth.

To answer the question, we set out to find out what your high-earning neighbors do for a living. Although the salary of a “high earner” is different depending on who you ask, we analyzed individuals making a salary of $150K or more as a baseline for our study. We used that number as a baseline because when you look at the household income of these earners, in reality, many of them live wealthier lives than their salary shows thanks to contributions from their partners or additional assets.

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics American Community Survey five-year sample, we analyzed the occupations and industries tied to people making at least $150K in 50 cities. Read on to find out more about your high-earning neighbors.

Key Findings

Lawyers and judges, managers, and chief executives are the top occupations earning at least $150K.
Computer system design, legal services, and financial investing are the top industries for high earners.
Cities with the highest percentage of top-paying occupations: Washington, DC, has the most lawyers and judges, Little Rock has the most physicians, Seattle has the most software developers, Arlington has the most managers, and Miami has the most chief executives.
The most common high-paying occupations by region are: physicians in the Northwest; physicians in the South; managers in the Southwest; lawyers and judges in the Midwest; managers in the West.

What People Making a Salary of $150K or More Do

The career path high earners followed led them to jobs that opened the door to a salary of $150K or higher. While there may be industries or occupations that you associate with wealth, we set out to find the actual most common high-earning careers in America by looking at the percentage of people in that industry or occupation that make our baseline salary or more.

Through our analysis, we found that certain professions consistently provide paths to a six-figure salary. Lawyers and Judges stand prominently above them, leveraging their expertise in legal matters to secure high-income positions. Second on the list are other managerial roles in a diverse range of industries. The third top occupation is taken by chief executives.

Breakdown of the most common high-paying occupations in America

Along with occupations, certain industries are well-known for offering high salaries. At the top of the list of common high-paying industries is computer systems design. Followed by legal services and financial investing.

Breakdown of the most common high-paying industries in America

What High Earners in Your City Do

Since the landscape of lucrative careers is as diverse as the cities that house them, we analyzed the top occupations and industries of those making at least $150K in 50 cities. From the bustling financial districts of New York City to the tech hubs of San Francisco, each city hosts a unique set of high-paying occupations.

When it comes to the highest percentage of those in top-paying occupations, our study revealed that Washington, DC, has the most lawyers and judges, Little Rock has the most physicians, Seattle has the most software developers, Arlington has the most managers, and Miami has the most chief executives.

In some cities, the percentage of people in a single high-paying occupation didn’t rise to 10% or more, signifying that there is a wider distribution of what high earners in that city do. Those cities are Anchorage, AK, Denver, CO, El Paso, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Long Beach, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Mesa, AZ, Milwaukee, WI, Minneapolis, MN, Nashville, TN, New York, NY, Oakland, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Toledo, OH, Virginia Beach, VA, Worcester, MA, and Yonkers, NY.

Popular high-paying occupations also depend on what region it is. We looked at what region each city we analyzed was in to determine what high paying occupation is most common in that area. In the Northwest it’s physicians; in the South it’s physicians; in the Southwest it’s managers; in the Midwest it’s lawyers and judges; and in the West it’s managers.

Below, we display the top 10 occupations and top 5 industries of individuals making $150K or more in each city. Click through each drop-down arrow to view the results for your city!

Akron, OH

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	10%	Computer systems design	7%
Chief executives	7%	Construction	7%
Physicians	7%	Financial investing	4%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Legal services	5%
Sales managers	4%	Physicians offices	4%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	4%
Financial managers	3%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	3%
Other engineers	3%
Personal financial advisors	3%

Anchorage, AK

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	8%
Chief executives	6%	Architecture and engineering	6%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	6%	Mining	6%
Other managers	6%	Air transportation	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	5%
Medical and health services managers	3%
Supervisors of construction trades workers	2%
Construction managers	2%
General and operations managers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Arlington, VA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	17%	Legal services	11%
Other managers	13%	National security and international affairs	11%
Chief executives	5%	Computer systems design	10%
Management analysts	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	10%
Software developers	3%	Administration of economic programs and space research	5%
Physicians	2%
Public relations specialists	2%
Project management specialists	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Financial managers	2%

Anchorage, AK

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	8%
Chief executives	6%	Architecture and engineering	6%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	6%	Mining	6%
Other managers	6%	Air transportation	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	5%
Medical and health services managers	3%
Supervisors of construction trades workers	2%
Construction managers	2%
General and operations managers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Augusta, GA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	14%	Legal services	10%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	8%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	9%
Chief executives	6%	Construction	9%
Other managers	5%	Physicians offices	8%
Registered nurses	5%	Architecture and engineering	4%
Military personnel	3%
Civil engineers	3%
Supervisors of salespeople	3%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%

Baltimore, MD

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	11%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	14%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	8%	Financial investing	7%
Chief executives	6%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Other managers	6%	Computer systems design	6%
Postsecondary teachers	6%	Legal services	5%
Financial managers	3%
Software developers	3%
Management analysts	3%
Education and childcare administrators	2%
Personal financial advisors	2%

Boston, MA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	9%	Financial investing	13%
Other managers	8%	Computer systems design	10%
Physicians	7%	Legal services	8%
Chief executives	7%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Software developers	4%	Scientific research and development	6%
Financial managers	4%
Management analysts	4%
Postsecondary teachers	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Personal financial advisors	2%

Buffalo, NY

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	13%	Legal services	11%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	12%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	7%
Chief executives	7%	Physicians offices	7%
Other managers	7%	Justice, public order, and safety	4%
Postsecondary teachers	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
Supervisors of salespeople	3%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Management analysts	2%
Marketing managers	2%

Chesapeake, VA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	12%	National security and international affairs	16%
Physicians	5%	Architecture and engineering	6%
Chief executives	5%	Computer systems design	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	6%
Project management specialists	2%	Ship and boat building	5%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Software developers	2%
Management analysts	2%
Military personnel	2%
Operations research analysts	2%

Chicago, IL

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	10%	Financial investing	10%
Other managers	7%	Legal services	10%
Chief executives	6%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	9%
Physicians	6%	Computer systems design	8%
Management analysts	5%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Financial managers	4%
Software developers	3%
Postsecondary teachers	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	2%

Cleveland, OH

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	12%	Legal services	13%
Physicians	12%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Chief executives	10%	Construction	5%
Other managers	8%	Financial investing	5%
General and operations managers	3%	Computer systems design	4%
Personal financial advisors	3%
Postsecondary teachers	3%
Management analysts	2%
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	2%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	2%

Columbus, GA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	10%	Banking	8%
Financial managers	9%	Credit and lending	8%
Physicians	8%	Construction	7%
Chief executives	5%	Financial investing	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	3%	National security and international affairs	7%
Supervisors of administrative workers	2%
Military personnel	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Dentists	2%

Anchorage, AK

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	8%
Chief executives	6%	Architecture and engineering	6%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	6%	Mining	6%
Other managers	6%	Air transportation	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	5%
Medical and health services managers	3%
Supervisors of construction trades workers	2%
Construction managers	2%
General and operations managers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Anchorage, AK

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	8%
Chief executives	6%	Architecture and engineering	6%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	6%	Mining	6%
Other managers	6%	Air transportation	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	5%
Medical and health services managers	3%
Supervisors of construction trades workers	2%
Construction managers	2%
General and operations managers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Denver, CO

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	9%	Computer systems design	11%
Other managers	8%	Legal services	8%
Physicians	8%	Financial investing	7%
Chief executives	7%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Management analysts	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Software developers	4%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%

Des Moines, IA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	14%	Financial investing	15%
Chief executives	8%	Legal services	13%
Other managers	8%	Banking	9%
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	6%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Supervisors of salespeople	4%
Physicians	4%
Compliance officers	3%
Financial managers	3%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	3%
Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives	3%

Detroit, MI

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	10%	Motor vehicles and equipment manufacturing	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	6%	Executive offices and legislative bodies	5%
Chief executives	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Physicians	3%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%	Legal services	4%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Credit counselors and loan officers	2%
Maintenance and repair workers	2%
Management analysts	2%
Personal care aides	2%

El Paso, TX

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	8%
Other managers	7%	Physicians offices	8%
Chief executives	6%	Legal services	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Accountants and auditors	3%	Justice, public order, and safety	4%
Supervisors of salespeople	3%
Financial managers	3%
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	2%
General and operations managers	2%
Police officers	2%

Grand Rapids, MI

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	12%	Physicians offices	9%
Other managers	9%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	7%	Architecture and engineering	5%
Chief executives	6%	Legal services	5%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	5%	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	5%
Supervisors of salespeople	4%
Retail salespeople	3%
Civil engineers	2%
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Huntington Beach, CA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	10%	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	8%
Chief executives	8%	Construction	6%
Physicians	4%	Justice, public order, and safety	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	3%	Architecture and engineering	5%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%	Computer systems design	5%
Software developers	3%
Aerospace engineers	3%
Supervisors of salespeople	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Marketing managers	2%

Indianapolis, IN

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	10%	Legal services	9%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	9%	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	8%
Other managers	8%	Computer systems design	7%
Chief executives	7%	Physicians offices	6%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%	Construction	5%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Management analysts	2%
Sales managers	2%
Software developers	2%
Financial managers	2%

Jacksonville, FL

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Construction	7%
Chief executives	8%	Banking	6%
Other managers	7%	Physicians offices	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Computer systems design	5%
Financial managers	3%	Legal services	5%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Software developers	2%
Supervisors of salespeople	2%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%

Jersey City, NJ

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Software developers	11%	Financial investing	18%
Other managers	9%	Computer systems design	13%
Financial managers	6%	Banking	12%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Credit and lending	6%
Computer and information systems managers	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Chief executives	4%
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	4%
Management analysts	3%
Financial and investment analysts	2%
Computer programmers	2%

Lexington, KY

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	16%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	12%
Chief executives	7%	Physicians offices	9%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	6%	Legal services	7%
Postsecondary teachers	5%	Construction	5%
Other managers	4%	Computer systems design	4%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	4%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Personal financial advisors	2%
Education and childcare administrators	2%
Financial managers	2%

Lincoln, NE

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Chief executives	12%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	9%
Other managers	8%	Construction	8%
Physicians	5%	Physicians offices	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Computer systems design	4%
Postsecondary teachers	5%	Legal services	4%
Supervisors of salespeople	4%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Financial managers	3%
Retail salespeople	3%
Education and childcare administrators	2%

Little Rock, AR

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	17%	Legal services	10%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	10%	Physicians offices	10%
Chief executives	4%	Banking	4%
Other managers	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	4%	Construction	4%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	3%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%
Retail salespeople	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
General and operations managers	2%

Long Beach, CA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	9%	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	6%
Chief executives	6%	Computer systems design	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Physicians	4%	Construction	4%
Software developers	3%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
General and operations managers	3%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%
Aerospace engineers	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Education and childcare administrators	2%

Los Angeles, CA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	9%	Motion pictures and video	11%
Other managers	7%	Legal services	9%
Chief executives	7%	Computer systems design	5%
Physicians	5%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Producers and directors	3%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
Software developers	3%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Writers and authors	2%
Financial managers	2%
Management analysts	2%

Mesa, AZ

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	9%	Construction	8%
Chief executives	8%	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	5%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Computer systems design	5%
Financial managers	3%	Electronic component and product manufacturing	5%
Physicians	3%	Legal services	4%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Other engineers	2%
Aerospace engineers	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	2%

Miami, FL

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Chief executives	13%	Legal services	11%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	10%	Banking	7%
Other managers	7%	Financial investing	7%
Physicians	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	6%
Financial managers	5%	Computer systems design	5%
Personal financial advisors	4%
Supervisors of salespeople	3%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%
Management analysts	3%
Postsecondary teachers	2%

Milwaukee, WI

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	6%	Elementary and secondary schools	10%
Chief executives	5%	Computer systems design	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Pharmacists	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Elementary and middle school teachers	3%
Medical and health services managers	3%
Physicians	3%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%
Computer and information systems managers	2%

Minneapolis, MN

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	9%	Computer systems design	8%
Physicians	9%	Financial investing	7%
Other managers	8%	Legal services	7%
Chief executives	6%	Banking	6%
Software developers	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Computer and information systems managers	3%
Management analysts	3%
Financial managers	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
General and operations managers	2%

Nashville, TN

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	9%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	7%
Chief executives	9%	Computer systems design	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	8%	Financial investing	6%
Other managers	6%	Legal services	6%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%	Physicians offices	5%
Financial managers	3%
Postsecondary teachers	3%
Sales managers	2%
Sales representatives of services	2%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	2%

New Orleans, LA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	17%	Legal services	17%
Physicians	14%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	9%
Other managers	6%	Physicians offices	5%
Chief executives	6%	Computer systems design	4%
Postsecondary teachers	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
Management analysts	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Education and childcare administrators	2%
Financial managers	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	1%

New York, NY

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	8%	Financial investing	12%
Other managers	7%	Legal services	8%
Chief executives	6%	Banking	7%
Physicians	4%	Computer systems design	6%
Software developers	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Financial managers	4%
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	3%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Management analysts	2%
Postsecondary teachers	2%

Oakland, CA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	9%	Computer systems design	16%
Software developers	9%	Legal services	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	8%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	5%
Chief executives	5%	Internet publishing, broadcasting and search	5%
Physicians	4%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Management analysts	2%
Registered nurses	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Financial managers	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%

Philadelphia, PA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	13%	Legal services	13%
Physicians	11%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	11%
Other managers	7%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	6%
Postsecondary teachers	5%	Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	6%
Chief executives	4%	Computer systems design	5%
Financial managers	3%
Management analysts	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Education and childcare administrators	2%
Supervisors of salespeople	2%

Phoenix, AZ

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	8%	Computer systems design	6%
Physicians	8%	Physicians offices	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	7%	Construction	5%
Chief executives	6%	Legal services	5%
Financial managers	3%	Banking	4%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%
Postsecondary teachers	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Sales managers	2%

Pittsburgh, PA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	14%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	12%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	12%	Legal services	12%
Postsecondary teachers	6%	Computer systems design	6%
Other managers	6%	Physicians offices	6%
Chief executives	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Software developers	4%
Management analysts	3%
Education and childcare administrators	2%
Financial managers	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%

Port St. Lucie, FL

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Chief executives	10%	Physicians offices	9%
Other managers	10%	Construction	8%
Physicians	7%	Banking	5%
Financial managers	6%	Aircraft and parts manufacturing	4%
Supervisors of salespeople	4%	Computer systems design	4%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%
Real estate brokers and agents	4%
Registered nurses	4%
Retail salespeople	4%
Accountants and auditors	2%

Portland, OR

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	11%	Computer systems design	11%
Other managers	8%	Physicians offices	8%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	7%	Legal services	6%
Chief executives	6%	Electronic component and product manufacturing	5%
Software developers	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	5%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Supervisors of salespeople	2%
Management analysts	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Financial managers	2%

Richmond, VA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	12%	Financial investing	13%
Physicians	9%	Legal services	12%
Chief executives	8%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Other managers	8%	Physicians offices	6%
Personal financial advisors	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Management analysts	4%
Financial managers	2%
Real estate brokers and agents	2%
Supervisors of salespeople	2%
Postsecondary teachers	2%

Rochester, NY

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	10%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	13%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	7%	Legal services	8%
Postsecondary teachers	7%	Computer systems design	5%
Chief executives	5%	Elementary and secondary schools	5%
General and operations managers	4%	Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	5%
Other managers	4%
Accountants and auditors	3%
Architects and building engineers	3%
Nursing assistants	3%
Personal financial advisors	3%

San Francisco, CA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Software developers	12%	Computer systems design	22%
Other managers	9%	Internet publishing, broadcasting and search	9%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	7%	Financial investing	6%
Chief executives	4%	Legal services	5%
Physicians	3%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
Marketing managers	3%
Financial managers	3%
Management analysts	3%
Computer and information systems managers	2%
Registered nurses	2%

Seattle, WA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Software developers	17%	Computer systems design	24%
Other managers	9%	Internet publishing, broadcasting and search	7%
Physicians	6%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Legal services	5%
Chief executives	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Computer and information systems managers	3%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	2%
Management analysts	2%
Marketing managers	2%
Financial managers	2%

Sioux Falls, SD

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	17%	Banking	10%
Chief executives	12%	Computer systems design	10%
Other managers	8%	Construction	7%
Financial managers	4%	Financial investing	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Physicians offices	6%
Personal financial advisors	4%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	3%
Computer and information systems managers	3%
Dentists	3%
Real estate brokers and agents	3%

St. Louis, MO

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	12%	Legal services	11%
Physicians	8%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	7%
Other managers	6%	Physicians offices	5%
Chief executives	5%	Architecture and engineering	4%
Management analysts	3%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	4%
Sales managers	3%
Postsecondary teachers	2%
Dentists	2%
Financial managers	2%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	2%

St. Paul, MN

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Physicians	11%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	6%
Other managers	9%	Computer systems design	6%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	6%	Legal services	6%
Chief executives	5%	Elementary and secondary schools	5%
Management analysts	3%	Banking	4%
Postsecondary teachers	2%
Architects and building engineers	2%
Computer systems analysts	2%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%

Toledo, OH

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Chief executives	9%	Motor vehicles and equipment manufacturing	9%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Other managers	5%	Outpatient care centers	6%
Computer and information systems managers	4%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	4%
Management analysts	4%	Computer systems design	4%
Nurse practitioners and nurse midwives	4%
Physicians	4%
Customer service representatives	3%
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers	3%
Financial managers	3%

Virginia Beach, VA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	9%	National security and international affairs	10%
Physicians	8%	Physicians offices	8%
Chief executives	8%	Computer systems design	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	7%
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	3%	Construction	6%
Management analysts	3%
Software developers	3%
Supervisors of retail sales workers	2%
Accountants and auditors	2%
Postsecondary teachers	2%

Washington, DC

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	22%	Legal services	14%
Other managers	10%	Management, scientific, and technical consulting	10%
Chief executives	6%	National security and international affairs	8%
Management analysts	5%	Administration of economic programs and space research	5%
Physicians	3%	Computer systems design	5%
Public relations specialists	2%
Economists	2%
Postsecondary teachers	2%
Social and community service managers	2%
Financial managers	2%

Worcester, MA

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	9%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	9%
Physicians	7%	Computer systems design	9%
Registered nurses	6%	Justice, public order, and safety	8%
Software developers	5%	Scientific research and development	7%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	4%	Construction	6%
Accountants and auditors	4%
Chief executives	4%
Postsecondary teachers	3%
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	3%
Construction managers	2%

Yonkers, NY

Occupation	% of people in occupation making $150K or more	Industry	% of people in industry making $150K or more
Other managers	6%	Construction	9%
Physicians	6%	Elementary and secondary schools	8%
Lawyers, judges, and other judicial workers	5%	Banking	6%
Chief executives	5%	Colleges, universities, and professional schools	6%
Accountants and auditors	3%	Financial investing	6%
Education and childcare administrators	3%
Financial managers	3%
Registered nurses	3%
Elementary and middle school teachers	3%
Construction managers	2%

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Methodology

In November 2023, we analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics American Community Survey five-year sample ending in 2021. We filtered the data by individuals who make a salary of $150,000 or more. We looked at the top occupations and industries across America making that salary, as well as in 50 cities. While most cities have five industries listed, Milwaukee and Des Moines only have four.

Study Reveals What Top Earners Do in Each City

Key Findings

What People Making a Salary of $150K or More Do

What High Earners in Your City Do

Conclusion

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