Rome, GA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Rome Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Rome, GA metro area

Figures describe the Rome, GA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Rome city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 203 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Rome, GA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$353,400	$169.90	80
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$305,000	$146.64	90
3	Marketing Managers	$148,160	$71.23	50
4	Pharmacists	$142,090	$68.31	110
5	Financial Managers	$139,740	$67.18	130
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,900	$66.78	80
7	Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,830	$63.86	160
8	Industrial Production Managers	$131,680	$63.31	60
9	Sales Managers	$129,660	$62.34	140
10	Administrative Services Managers	$126,130	$60.64	70
11	Veterinarians	$124,530	$59.87	30
12	Physician Assistants	$122,440	$58.87	50
13	Facilities Managers	$122,330	$58.81	50
14	Software Developers	$118,030	$56.75	140
15	Human Resources Managers	$116,910	$56.21	30
16	Nurse Practitioners	$112,970	$54.31	150
17	Chief Executives	$106,740	$51.32	30
18	Physical Therapists	$103,710	$49.86	130
19	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$102,450	Not published	70
20	Occupational Therapists	$99,490	$47.83	80
21	Respiratory Therapists	$98,720	$47.46	120
22	Managers, All Other	$92,910	$44.67	190
23	Data Scientists	$92,130	$44.29	30
24	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$91,510	$44.00	50
25	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$89,650	$43.10	60

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Rome metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.