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

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OCCUPATION 2022 MEDIAN PAY

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Surgeons, all other

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Pediatric surgeons

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Radiologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Physicians, pathologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Obstetricians and gynecologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Emergency medicine physicians

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Dermatologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Cardiologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Anesthesiologists

$line_item_noteThis wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year

Psychiatrists

$line_item_note$226,880 per year

Neurologists

$line_item_note$224,260 per year

Physicians, all other

$line_item_note$223,410 per year

Ophthalmologists, except pediatric

$line_item_note$219,810 per year

General internal medicine physicians

$line_item_note$214,460 per year

Dentists, all other specialists

$line_item_note$212,740 per year

Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

$line_item_note$211,790 per year

Family medicine physicians

$line_item_note$211,300 per year

Nurse anesthetists

$line_item_note$203,090 per year

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023