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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 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $400,150 | 820 |
| 2 | Neurologists | $357,080 | 1,090 |
| 3 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $353,900 | 10,670 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | $353,500 | 5,420 |
| 5 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $313,890 | 6,370 |
| 6 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $301,240 | 1,610 |
| 7 | Nurse Anesthetists | $292,410 | 2,230 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $281,590 | 25,530 |
| 9 | Radiologists | $270,560 | 690 |
| 10 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $253,430 | Not published |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physicians | $252,010 | Not published |
| 12 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $230,730 | 340 |
| 13 | Chief Executives | $218,600 | 34,700 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $218,290 | 94,720 |
| 15 | Pediatricians, General | $214,140 | 6,680 |
| 16 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $210,280 | 29,630 |
| 17 | Natural Sciences Managers | $210,230 | 14,950 |
| 18 | Physicists | $207,490 | 5,930 |
| 19 | Nurse Midwives | $203,840 | 870 |
| 20 | Podiatrists | $201,300 | 1,000 |
| 21 | Lawyers | $195,080 | 95,770 |
| 22 | Marketing Managers | $193,620 | 54,660 |
| 23 | Physicians, Pathologists | $186,300 | 1,790 |
| 24 | Cardiologists | $185,610 | 630 |
| 25 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $185,180 | 19,820 |
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