Highest Paying Occupations

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

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OCCUPATION	2020 MEDIAN PAY
Psychiatrists	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, except ophthalmologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
General internal medicine physicians	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, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric	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
Orthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Prosthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Family medicine physicians	$207,380 per year
Chief executives	$185,950 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$183,580 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$183,300 per year
Pediatricians, general	$177,130 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$160,970 per year
Dentists, general	$158,940 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$151,150 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$149,530 per year
Marketing managers	$142,170 per year
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	$141,080 per year

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021