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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 | Dermatologists | $419,410 | Not published |
| 2 | Radiologists | $386,210 | 410 |
| 3 | Physicians, Pathologists | $384,350 | 40 |
| 4 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $345,600 | Not published |
| 5 | Surgeons, All Other | $326,520 | Not published |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | $252,120 | 2,400 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $251,550 | 340 |
| 8 | Psychiatrists | $210,030 | 90 |
| 9 | Podiatrists | $204,990 | 70 |
| 10 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $192,460 | 2,160 |
| 11 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $166,360 | 90 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $165,000 | 3,610 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $162,200 | 1,100 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $161,560 | 780 |
| 15 | Physicists | $154,030 | 50 |
| 16 | Lawyers | $150,510 | 6,490 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $149,770 | 1,370 |
| 18 | Psychologists, All Other | $146,850 | 100 |
| 19 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $141,950 | 510 |
| 20 | Air Traffic Controllers | $140,920 | 210 |
| 21 | Nurse Practitioners | $140,670 | 1,930 |
| 22 | Database Architects | $140,200 | 420 |
| 23 | Pharmacists | $140,030 | 2,500 |
| 24 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $138,300 | 100 |
| 25 | Computer Network Architects | $138,060 | 1,010 |
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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