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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	2016 MEDIAN PAY
Surgeons	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
Obstetricians and gynecologists	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
Anesthesiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Physicians and surgeons, all other	$206,920 per year
Internists, general	$196,380 per year
Psychiatrists	$194,740 per year
Family and general practitioners	$190,490 per year
Chief executives	$181,210 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$173,000 per year
Pediatricians, general	$168,990 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$160,270 per year
Dentists, general	$153,900 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$135,800 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$134,730 per year
Marketing managers	$131,180 per year
Petroleum engineers	$128,230 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$127,820 per year
Prosthodontists	$126,050 per year

Publish Date: Thursday, December 17, 2015