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Highest Paying Occupations

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

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OCCUPATION	2019 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
Prosthodontists	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
Anesthesiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $208,000 per year
Physicians, all other; and ophthalmologists, except pediatric	$206,500 per year
Family medicine physicians	$205,590 per year
General internal medicine physicians	$201,590 per year
Chief executives	$184,460 per year
Pediatricians, general	$175,310 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$174,790 per year
Dentists, general	$155,600 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$147,220 per year
Dentists, all other specialists	$147,220 per year
Computer and information systems managers	$146,360 per year
Architectural and engineering managers	$144,830 per year
Petroleum engineers	$137,720 per year
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates	$136,910 per year

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020