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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 | Neurologists | $332,000 | 50 |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $318,200 | 120 |
| 3 | Podiatrists | $265,740 | Not published |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $233,390 | 150 |
| 5 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $223,250 | 490 |
| 6 | Anesthesiologists | $202,570 | 100 |
| 7 | Financial Examiners | $198,720 | 470 |
| 8 | Public Relations Managers | $197,600 | 7,410 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $195,190 | 33,070 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $195,190 | 5,690 |
| 11 | Nuclear Engineers | $195,190 | 230 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $188,880 | 8,930 |
| 13 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $185,220 | 1,290 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $184,350 | 2,250 |
| 15 | Emergency Management Directors | $184,350 | 150 |
| 16 | Psychiatrists | $183,080 | 310 |
| 17 | Radiologists | $182,450 | 80 |
| 18 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $181,060 | 300 |
| 19 | Marketing Managers | $177,170 | 3,470 |
| 20 | Managers, All Other | $175,720 | 18,570 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $175,720 | 1,110 |
| 22 | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $172,330 | 490 |
| 23 | General and Operations Managers | $168,000 | 36,150 |
| 24 | Life Scientists, All Other | $167,640 | 50 |
| 25 | Economists | $167,590 | 3,000 |
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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