50 Highest Paying Occupations

23/05/2012 15:43:00 // Careers | 50 Highest Paying Occupations
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# Occupation Median wages, 2010
   Hourly    Annual   
1 Anesthesiologists $80.00+   $166,400+  
2 Internists, General $80.00+   $166,400+  
3 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $80.00+   $166,400+  
4 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $80.00+   $166,400+  
5 Orthodontists $80.00+   $166,400+  
6 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other $80.00+   $166,400+  
7 Surgeons $80.00+   $166,400+  
8 Chief Executives $79.37     $165,100    
9 Psychiatrists $78.95     $164,200    
10 Family and General Practitioners $78.61     $163,500    
11 Dentists, All Other Specialists $77.41     $161,000    
12 Pediatricians, General $74.70     $155,400    
13 Dentists, General $67.81     $141,000    
14 Architectural and Engineering Managers $57.34     $119,300    
15 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $57.34     $119,300    
16 Prosthodontists $56.92     $118,400    
17 Podiatrists $56.75     $118,000    
18 Natural Sciences Managers $55.78     $116,000    
19 Computer and Information Systems Managers $55.67     $115,800    
20 Petroleum Engineers $54.85     $114,100    
21 Marketing Managers $54.23     $112,800    
22 Lawyers $54.21     $112,800    
23 Pharmacists $53.64     $111,600    
24 Air Traffic Controllers $51.94     $108,000    
25 Political Scientists $51.65     $107,400    
26 Physicists $51.14     $106,400    
27 Financial Managers $49.96     $103,900    
28 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers N/A     $103,200    
29 Computer and Information Research Scientists $48.39     $100,700    
30 Nuclear Engineers $48.04     $99,900    
31 Mathematicians $47.78     $99,400    
32 Human Resources Managers $47.68     $99,200    
33 Computer Hardware Engineers $47.50     $98,800    
34 Sales Managers $47.37     $98,500    
35 Aerospace Engineers $46.86     $97,500    
36 Managers, All Other $46.37     $96,400    
37 Purchasing Managers $45.71     $95,100    
38 Optometrists $45.67     $95,000    
39 Physical Scientists, All Other $45.57     $94,800    
40 General and Operations Managers $45.38     $94,400    
41 Law Teachers, Postsecondary N/A     $94,300    
42 Software Developers, Systems Software $45.28     $94,200    
43 Public Relations and Fundraising Managers $44.14     $91,800    
44 Chemical Engineers $43.42     $90,300    
45 Engineers, All Other $43.40     $90,300    
46 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $43.35     $90,200    
47 Psychologists, All Other $43.22     $89,900    
48 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary N/A     $89,700    
49 Economists $43.00     $89,400    
50 Compensation and Benefits Managers $42.92     $89,300    
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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