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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 | $405,130 | 340 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $393,970 | 50 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | $363,940 | 150 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $327,670 | 1,930 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $259,990 | 110 |
| 6 | Family Medicine Physicians | $228,040 | 650 |
| 7 | Psychiatrists | $227,730 | Not published |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $215,120 | 2,270 |
| 9 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $205,400 | 250 |
| 10 | Podiatrists | $202,690 | 60 |
| 11 | Pediatricians, General | $202,390 | 270 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $165,690 | 490 |
| 13 | Materials Engineers | $165,600 | 450 |
| 14 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $165,350 | 5,260 |
| 15 | Physicists | $165,340 | 580 |
| 16 | Nuclear Engineers | $164,300 | 500 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other | $162,070 | 2,190 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers | $158,520 | 2,560 |
| 19 | Chemical Engineers | $158,190 | 160 |
| 20 | Mechanical Engineers | $157,710 | 2,710 |
| 21 | Dentists, General | $155,260 | 780 |
| 22 | Air Traffic Controllers | $148,550 | 350 |
| 23 | Pharmacists | $147,000 | 1,730 |
| 24 | Emergency Management Directors | $145,550 | 170 |
| 25 | Optometrists | $144,660 | 130 |
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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