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Highest Paying Occupations

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

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OCCUPATION	2018 MEDIAN PAY
Psychiatrists	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
Obstetricians and gynecologists	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
Family and general practitioners	$201,100 per year
Physicians and surgeons, all other	$200,890 per year
Internists, general	$194,500 per year
Chief executives	$189,600 per year
Prosthodontists	$176,540 per year
Pediatricians, general	$170,560 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$167,950 per year
Dentists, general	$151,850 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$146,970 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$142,530 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$140,760 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$140,340 per year
Petroleum engineers	$137,170 per year
Marketing managers	$134,290 per year

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2019