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The table below highlights the top 100 careers with the highest salaries across the United States.
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| Career | Hourly Pay |
Annual Salary |
Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Anesthesiologists | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Orthodontists | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $99 | $207,400 | Master's degree or higher |
| Chief Executives | $89 | $186,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $88 | $183,600 | Master's degree or higher |
| Pediatricians, General | $85 | $177,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $85 | $161,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Dentists, General | $76 | $158,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $72 | $151,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $71 | $149,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Marketing Managers | $68 | $142,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $67 | $141,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $66 | $137,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Petroleum Engineers | $66 | $137,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Podiatrists | $64 | $134,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Financial Managers | $64 | $134,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | $64 | $133,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Sales Managers | $63 | $132,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $62 | $130,400 | Associate's degree |
| Physicists | $62 | $129,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Pharmacists | $61 | $128,700 | Master's degree or higher |
| Lawyers | $61 | $126,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $60 | $126,800 | Master's degree or higher |
| Purchasing Managers | $60 | $125,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $60 | $125,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Human Resources Managers | $58 | $121,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Astronomers | $57 | $119,700 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $57 | $119,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Aerospace Engineers | $57 | $118,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Public Relations Managers | $56 | $118,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Optometrists | $56 | $118,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer Network Architects | $56 | $116,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $56 | $116,400 | Master's degree or higher |
| Nuclear Engineers | $55 | $116,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Training and Development Managers | $55 | $115,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physician Assistants | $55 | $115,400 | Master's degree or higher |
| Nurse Practitioners | $53 | $111,700 | Master's degree or higher |
| Nurse Midwives | $53 | $111,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Actuaries | $53 | $111,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Mathematicians | $53 | $110,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $52 | $110,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial Production Managers | $52 | $108,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Sales Engineers | $52 | $108,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Chemical Engineers | $52 | $108,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Economists | $52 | $108,400 | Master's degree or higher |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $51 | $107,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $51 | $107,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | $51 | $106,900 | Some college |
| Psychologists, All Other | $50 | $105,800 | Master's degree or higher |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $50 | $104,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | $50 | $104,000 | High school diploma |
| General and Operations Managers | $49 | $103,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Information Security Analysts | $49 | $103,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $49 | $103,600 | Master's degree or higher |
| Electrical Engineers | $48 | $100,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $47 | $99,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Materials Scientists | $47 | $99,500 | Bachelor's degree |
| Veterinarians | $47 | $99,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $47 | $99,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Administrative Services Managers | $47 | $98,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Database Administrators | $47 | $98,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $47 | $98,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Data Scientists | $47 | $98,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $46 | $97,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $46 | $97,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Art Directors | $46 | $97,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Construction Managers | $46 | $97,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $46 | $96,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Materials Engineers | $45 | $95,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $45 | $95,400 | Bachelor's degree |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $45 | $95,100 | High school diploma |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $45 | $94,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $45 | $94,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $45 | $94,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $45 | $93,800 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $45 | $93,700 | Bachelor's degree |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $44 | $93,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Commercial Pilots | $44 | $93,300 | High school diploma |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $44 | $93,000 | High school diploma |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $44 | $92,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Statisticians | $44 | $92,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Environmental Engineers | $44 | $92,100 | Bachelor's degree |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $43 | $91,500 | Master's degree or higher |
| Physical Therapists | $43 | $91,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | $43 | $90,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $43 | $90,400 | Master's degree or higher |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $43 | $90,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Mechanical Engineers | $43 | $90,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $42 | $89,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer Programmers | $42 | $89,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $42 | $89,200 | Master's degree or higher |
| Industrial Engineers | $42 | $89,000 | Bachelor's degree |
| Civil Engineers | $42 | $88,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $42 | $88,500 | High school diploma |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $42 | $88,000 | Master's degree or higher |
| Management Analysts | $42 | $87,700 | Bachelor's degree |
Data sourced from the United States Department of Labor.