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Highest Paying Occupations

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Highest paying occupations: 20 occupations with the highest median annual pay.

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OCCUPATION	2017 MEDIAN PAY
Anesthesiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Orthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Psychiatrists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Physicians and surgeons, all other	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Obstetricians and gynecologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Family and general practitioners	$198,740 per year
Internists, general	$192,930 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$190,840 per year
Prosthodontists	$185,150 per year
Chief executives	$183,270 per year
Pediatricians, general	$172,650 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$165,120 per year
Dentists, general	$151,440 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$139,220 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$137,720 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$137,330 per year
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	$133,840 per year
Petroleum engineers	$132,280 per year

Last Modified Date: Friday, April 13, 2018