Highest Paying Careers

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary.

1Pediatric Surgeons$450,810 2Cardiologists$432,490 3Surgeons, All Other$371,280 4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$365,060 5Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$360,240 6Radiologists$359,820 7Dermatologists$347,810 8Anesthesiologists$336,640 9Emergency Medicine Physicians$320,700 10Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$301,500 11Neurologists$286,310 12Obstetricians and Gynecologists$281,130 13Psychiatrists$269,120 14Physicians, Pathologists$266,020 15Prosthodontists$258,660 16Orthodontists$254,620 17Allergists and Immunologists$253,470 18Hospitalists$253,470 19Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians$253,470 20Physicians, All Other$253,470 21Preventive Medicine Physicians$253,470 22Sports Medicine Physicians$253,470 23Urologists$253,470 24Family Medicine Physicians$238,380 25General Internal Medicine Physicians$236,350 26Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$226,600 27Dentists, All Other Specialists$225,770 28Nurse Anesthetists$223,210 29Pediatricians, General$210,130 30Chief Executives$206,420 31Chief Sustainability Officers$206,420 32Dentists, General$172,790 33Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,200 34Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,740 35Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers$167,740 36Physicists$166,290 37Financial Managers$161,700 38Investment Fund Managers$161,700 39Treasurers and Controllers$161,700 40Clinical Research Coordinators$161,180 41Natural Sciences Managers$161,180 42Water Resource Specialists$161,180 43Marketing Managers$161,030 44Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$156,210 45Computer Hardware Engineers$155,020 46Podiatrists$152,800 47Lawyers$151,160 48Air Traffic Controllers$144,580 49Petroleum Engineers$141,280 50Computer and Information Research Scientists$140,910 51Compensation and Benefits Managers$140,360 52Human Resources Managers$140,030 53Purchasing Managers$139,510 54Political Scientists$139,380 55Public Relations Managers$138,520 56Medical Dosimetrists$138,110 57Sales Managers$138,060 58Pharmacists$137,480 59Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers$136,550 60Compliance Managers$136,550 61Loss Prevention Managers$136,550 62Managers, All Other$136,550 63Regulatory Affairs Managers$136,550 64Wind Energy Development Managers$136,550 65Wind Energy Operations Managers$136,550 66Data Warehousing Specialists$135,980 67Database Architects$135,980 68Aerospace Engineers$134,830 69Optometrists$134,830 70Anesthesiologist Assistants$133,260 71Physician Assistants$133,260 72Software Developers$133,080 73Astronomers$132,170 74Computer Network Architects$130,390 75Telecommunications Engineering Specialists$130,390 76Nurse Practitioners$129,210 77Nurse Midwives$128,790 78Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,590 79Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists$127,590 80Nuclear Engineers$127,520 81Training and Development Managers$127,090 82Advertising and Promotions Managers$126,960 83Law Teachers, Postsecondary$126,650 84Actuaries$125,770 85Veterinarians$125,510 86Information Security Analysts$124,910 87Fundraising Managers$123,480 88Commercial Pilots$122,670 89Nuclear Power Reactor Operators$122,610 90Chemical Engineers$121,860 91Mathematicians$121,680 92Sales Engineers$121,520 93Biofuels Production Managers$121,440 94Biomass Power Plant Managers$121,440 95Geothermal Production Managers$121,440 96Hydroelectric Production Managers$121,440 97Industrial Production Managers$121,440 98Quality Control Systems Managers$121,440 99Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$119,980 100Medical and Health Services Managers$117,960