Highest Paying Occupations

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

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OCCUPATION	2025 MEDIAN PAY
Pediatric surgeons	$559,030 per year
Cardiologists	$496,010 per year
Radiologists	$420,860 per year
Surgeons, all other	$414,010 per year
Anesthesiologists	$391,490 per year
Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric	$358,550 per year
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	$352,220 per year
Emergency medicine physicians	$335,550 per year
Dermatologists	$328,730 per year
Physicians, pathologists	$312,400 per year
Prosthodontists	$311,180 per year
Ophthalmologists, except pediatric	$300,080 per year
Obstetricians and gynecologists	$292,910 per year
Orthodontists	$289,140 per year
Psychiatrists	$281,870 per year
Physicians, all other	$265,930 per year
General internal medicine physicians	$256,560 per year
Neurologists	$248,560 per year
Family medicine physicians	$244,180 per year
Nurse anesthetists	$236,590 per year

Last modified date: August 27, 2026