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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 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $452,620 | 190 |
| 2 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $421,450 | 50 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $366,080 | 110 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $355,100 | 270 |
| 5 | Neurologists | $354,760 | 100 |
| 6 | Psychiatrists | $342,170 | 50 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | $341,210 | 90 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $323,490 | 760 |
| 9 | Pediatricians, General | $267,390 | 60 |
| 10 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $232,140 | 1,350 |
| 11 | Dentists, General | $230,990 | 310 |
| 12 | Petroleum Engineers | $206,290 | 280 |
| 13 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,310 | 140 |
| 14 | Optometrists | $170,310 | 60 |
| 15 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $168,930 | 130 |
| 16 | Pharmacists | $167,310 | 560 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $166,710 | 640 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $164,260 | 900 |
| 19 | Industrial Engineers | $156,510 | 220 |
| 20 | Nurse Practitioners | $155,170 | 710 |
| 21 | Physician Assistants | $150,700 | 700 |
| 22 | Lawyers | $149,940 | 1,120 |
| 23 | Engineers, All Other | $142,390 | 200 |
| 24 | Construction Managers | $139,190 | 1,720 |
| 25 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $137,320 | 320 |
4 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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