Highest Paying Occupations

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

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OCCUPATION	2024 MEDIAN PAY
Ophthalmologists, except pediatric	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Physicians, all other	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Radiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Psychiatrists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Physicians, pathologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Obstetricians and gynecologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Neurologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Emergency medicine physicians	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Dermatologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Cardiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Anesthesiologists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Prosthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Orthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Surgeons, all other	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Pediatric surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric	This wage is equal to or greater than $239,200 per year
Family medicine physicians	$238,380 per year
General internal medicine physicians	$236,350 per year
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers	$226,600 per year

Last Modified Date: Friday, April 18, 2025