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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 | Radiologists | $586,010 | 70 |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $393,870 | 170 |
| 3 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $297,610 | 80 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $280,900 | 510 |
| 5 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $280,520 | 160 |
| 6 | Nurse Anesthetists | $263,930 | 400 |
| 7 | Pediatricians, General | $257,610 | 80 |
| 8 | Family Medicine Physicians | $239,970 | 550 |
| 9 | Psychiatrists | $226,180 | 60 |
| 10 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $211,990 | 130 |
| 11 | Marketing Managers | $167,750 | 220 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $164,330 | 310 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $162,240 | 380 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $159,700 | 1,000 |
| 15 | Dentists, General | $158,140 | 390 |
| 16 | Computer Network Architects | $153,390 | 420 |
| 17 | Pharmacists | $146,790 | 1,280 |
| 18 | General and Operations Managers | $137,400 | 4,280 |
| 19 | Database Architects | $136,540 | 40 |
| 20 | Sales Managers | $136,360 | 450 |
| 21 | Physician Assistants | $133,200 | 680 |
| 22 | Psychologists, All Other | $132,170 | 30 |
| 23 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $130,270 | 30 |
| 24 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,840 | 1,020 |
| 25 | Personal Financial Advisors | $128,720 | 620 |
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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