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Highest-paying occupations
Ranked by published annual median wage. Missing BLS medians are not ranked.
| Rank | Occupation | Median wage | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $544,130 | Not published |
| 2 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $325,610 | 390 |
| 3 | Physicians, Pathologists | $261,570 | 50 |
| 4 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $252,960 | 450 |
| 5 | Family Medicine Physicians | $235,630 | 570 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $228,130 | Not published |
| 7 | Psychiatrists | $213,680 | 110 |
| 8 | Nurse Anesthetists | $198,410 | 480 |
| 9 | Pediatricians, General | $183,650 | 40 |
| 10 | Surgeons, All Other | $180,420 | 120 |
| 11 | Podiatrists | $164,410 | 30 |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $143,660 | 740 |
| 13 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $143,580 | 360 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $142,790 | 860 |
| 15 | Chief Executives | $139,250 | 310 |
| 16 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $137,220 | 1,890 |
| 17 | Pharmacists | $133,230 | 3,050 |
| 18 | Physicists | $129,970 | 80 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,730 | 4,690 |
| 20 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $124,280 | 1,710 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $122,940 | 320 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 | 210 |
| 23 | Industrial Production Managers | $118,660 | 2,290 |
| 24 | Medical Dosimetrists | $115,490 | 40 |
| 25 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $112,400 | 250 |
1 occupations are unranked: BLS does not publish their median wage here. A missing value is not evidence that the wage is unusually high.
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