Nevada and New York are two of 24 states where the best-paying non-doctor job is a chief executive, based on average pay.
Insider previously looked at the highest-paying job by state overall and found healthcare jobs were commonly the best-paying.
Looking at jobs in each state and Washington, DC, with at least 1,000 employees, there were many places where the best-paying job was some type of physician.
As seen in the map above, chief executive was the best-paying job for 24 states and DC using our methodology.
Computer and information systems managers was the highest-paying role, based on average pay data for jobs with at least 1,000 employees, in both Delaware and Maine.
Persons:
didn't, —, anesthetists
Organizations:
Service, Occupational, DC, Computer
Locations:
Nevada, New York, Wall, Silicon, Montana, Washington, North Carolina, New Jersey, California, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Delaware, Maine