Highest-paying jobs in Burlington

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Burlington

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In Burlington, the annual mean wage is $58,790 or 0.9% higher than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $217,870. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. Physical therapists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $84,250
- #316 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- Employment: 225,350
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($123,190)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,370)
--- Midland, TX ($116,880)

#49. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $84,290
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,020
- Employment: 17,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Flagstaff, AZ ($151,560)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($122,950)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($120,340)

#48. Coaches and scouts

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $84,300
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,550
- Employment: 193,740
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Morgantown, WV ($100,120)
--- Lubbock, TX ($90,140)
--- Auburn-Opelika, AL ($88,490)

#47. Technical writers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $85,870
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,470
- Employment: 47,620
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($114,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($100,080)

#46. Speech-language pathologists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $86,110
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $85,820
- Employment: 147,470
- Entry level education requirements: Master's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,260)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,120)
--- Salinas, CA ($107,160)

#45. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $86,130
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

#44. Architects, except landscape and naval

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $86,530
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,900
- Employment: 100,400
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($120,430)
--- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ($115,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,780)

#43. Financial and investment analysts

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $88,070
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#42. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $88,900
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,330
- Employment: 33,490
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,420)
--- Anchorage, AK ($118,620)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($110,750)

#41. Environmental engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $90,960
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,220
- Employment: 42,660
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,470)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($127,160)

#40. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $91,530
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

#39. Fundraising managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $91,870
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,400
- Employment: 23,190
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($175,610)
--- Syracuse, NY ($155,700)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($153,980)

#38. Industrial engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $92,630
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- Employment: 293,950
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($142,770)
--- Midland, TX ($129,440)
--- Billings, MT ($126,170)

#37. Computer systems analysts

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $95,270
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,210
- Employment: 505,150
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,290)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,650)
--- Huntsville, AL ($118,690)

#36. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

#35. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $97,770
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,650
- Employment: 274,710
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($143,450)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,330)

#34. General and operations managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $97,980
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,250
- Employment: 2,984,920
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($165,340)
--- Trenton, NJ ($165,030)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,210)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $98,380
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,750
- Employment: 266,160
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,760)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($141,470)
--- Iowa City, IA ($138,870)

#32. Education administrators, postsecondary

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $99,860
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

#31. Electrical engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $99,930
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $107,890
- Employment: 186,020
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($148,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($124,680)

#30. Mechanical engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $100,330
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,000
- Employment: 278,240
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($137,540)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($128,790)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,030)

#29. Veterinarians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $101,280
- #172 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,920
- Employment: 77,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

#28. Management analysts

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $101,290
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#27. Lawyers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $101,440
- #297 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 560

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

#26. Construction managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $101,860
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,210
- Employment: 284,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($160,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($149,050)
--- Napa, CA ($145,430)

#25. Training and development managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $101,940
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#24. Software developers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $102,960
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#23. Electronics engineers, except computer

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $103,390
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)

#22. Natural sciences managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $106,110
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#21. Detectives and criminal investigators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

#20. Industrial production managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $108,020
- #222 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#19. Nurse practitioners

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $110,540
- #225 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#18. Data scientists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $111,640
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,660
- Employment: 105,980
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($157,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($153,180)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($135,900)

#17. Medical and health services managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $112,930
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#16. Computer network architects

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $113,240
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

#15. Marketing managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $113,750
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#14. Purchasing managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $114,870
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#13. Personal financial advisors

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $116,200
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

#12. Optometrists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $117,270
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440
- Employment: 38,720
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)

#11. Computer and information systems managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $120,980
- #277 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#10. Sales managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $122,180
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#9. Human resources managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $122,510
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#8. Sales engineers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $122,820
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,630
- Employment: 59,550
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salisbury, MD-DE ($169,330)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($158,740)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($158,320)

#7. Physician assistants

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $125,310
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

#6. Financial managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $130,750
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#5. Architectural and engineering managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $131,750
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#4. Pharmacists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $133,770
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#3. Family medicine physicians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $198,730
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $235,930
- Employment: 102,930
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Coeur d'Alene, ID ($336,820)
--- Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
--- Gainesville, GA ($330,930)

#2. Dentists, general

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $210,000
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

#1. Chief executives

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $217,870
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

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