Top Ten Lists:Highest Paying Jobs

Top 300 Highest Paying Jobs in America

1.

Surgeons

$219,770
2.

Anesthesiologists

$211,750
3.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

$210,710
4.

Orthodontists

$206,190
5.

Obstetricians & Gynecologists

$204,470
6.

Internists - General

$183,990
7.

Physicians & Surgeons, Other

$173,860
8.

Family & General Practitioners

$168,550
9.

Chief Executives

$167,280
10.

Psychiatrists

$163,660
11.

Pediatricians - General

$161,410
12.

Dentists - General

$156,850
13.

Dentists, Other Specialties

$153,570
14.

Podiatrists

$131,730
15.

Lawyers

$129,020
16.

Natural Sciences Managers

$127,000
17.

Prosthodontists

$125,400
18.

Engineering Managers

$122,810
19.

Computer & Information Systems Managers

$120,640
20.

Marketing Managers

$120,070
21.

Petroleum Engineers

$119,960
22.

Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers

$117,060
23.

Financial Managers, Branch or Department

$113,730
24.

Treasurers & Controllers

$113,730
25.

Sales Managers

$111,570
26.

Physicists

$111,250
27.

General & Operations Managers

$110,550
28.

College Professors - Law

$109,150
29.

Air Traffic Controllers

$106,990
30.

Optometrists

$106,960
31.

Pharmacists

$106,630
32.

Human Resources Managers, Other

$105,510
33.

Human Resources Managers

$105,510
34.

Computer & Information Scientists - Research

$105,370
35.

Judges, Magistrate Judges & Magistrates

$103,990
36.

College Instructors - Medicine & Health Specialties

$103,340
37.

Astronomers

$102,740
38.

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$102,570
39.

Public Relations Managers

$101,850
40.

Computer Hardware Engineers

$101,410
41.

Political Scientists

$101,050
42.

Nuclear Engineers

$100,350
43.

Managers, Other

$99,100
44.

Advertising & Promotions Managers

$97,670
45.

Actuaries

$97,450
46.

Purchasing Managers

$96,910
47.

Computer Software Engineers - Systems Software

$96,620
48.

Economists

$96,320
49.

Aerospace Engineers

$96,270
50.

Education Administrators - College

$95,340
51.

Compensation & Benefits Managers

$95,230
52.

Physical Scientists, Other

$94,880
53.

Training & Development Managers

$94,360
54.

Personal Financial Advisors

$94,180
55.

Mathematicians

$93,920
56.

Industrial Production Managers

$93,650
57.

Construction Managers

$93,290
58.

College Professors - Engineering

$92,970
59.

Geologists & Geoscientists

$92,710
60.

Chemical Engineers

$91,670
61.

Electronics Engineers

$91,540
62.

Art Directors

$91,520
63.

Sales Agents - Financial Services

$91,390
64.

Sales Agents - Securities & Commodities

$91,390
65.

Medical & Health Services Managers

$90,970
66.

Engineers, Other

$90,600
67.

Sales Engineers

$90,540
68.

Computer Software Engineers - Applications

$90,170
69.

Veterinarians

$90,110
70.

College Professors - Economics

$89,320
71.

Biochemists & Biophysicists

$88,550
72.

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators & Hearing Officers

$87,620
73.

Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes

$87,430
74.

Education Administrators - Elementary & High School

$87,390
75.

College Professors - Biological Science

$87,220
76.

Talent Directors

$86,870
77.

Producers

$86,870
78.

Program Directors

$86,870
79.

Technical Directors & Production Managers

$86,870
80.

Directors - Stage, Film, Television & Radio

$86,870
81.

Electrical Engineers

$86,250
82.

Materials Engineers

$85,660
83.

Transportation Managers

$85,470
84.

Storage & Distribution Managers

$85,470
85.

Financial Analysts

$85,240
86.

Atmospheric & Space Scientists

$85,160
87.

Physician Assistants

$84,830
88.

Medical Scientists

$84,760
89.

Management Analysts

$84,650
90.

Psychologists, Other

$84,220
91.

College Professors - Business

$83,840
92.

College Professors - Physics

$83,320
93.

College Professors - Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Science

$83,320
94.

Biomedical Engineers

$82,550
95.

Materials Scientists

$82,350
96.

Mining & Geological Engineers

$82,080
97.

Administrative Services Managers

$81,530
98.

Sales Representatives - Technical & Scientific Products

$81,370
99.

Civil Engineers

$81,180
100.

Athletes & Sports Competitors

$80,950
101.

College Professors - Agricultural Sciences

$80,790
102.

Environmental Engineers

$80,750
103.

Mechanical Engineers

$80,580
104.

Computer Systems Analysts

$80,430
105.

Chiropractors

$80,390
106.

Education Administrators, Other

$80,140
107.

Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers

$79,610
108.

Marine Engineers

$79,240
109.

Marine Architects

$79,240
110.

Financial Examiners

$79,070
111.

Architects

$78,880
112.

Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives

$78,580
113.

Real Estate Brokers

$78,360
114.

Computer Specialists, Other

$78,010
115.

Network Designers

$78,010
116.

Web Administrators

$78,010
117.

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

$78,010
118.

Web Developers

$78,010
119.

Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers

$78,010
120.

College Professors - Architecture

$77,830
121.

Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other

$77,630
122.

College Professors - Chemistry

$77,350
123.

Radiation Therapists

$77,340
124.

Industrial Engineers

$77,090
125.

College Professors - Other Social Sciences

$77,040
126.

College Professors - Political Science

$76,990
127.

Hydrologists

$76,760
128.

Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts

$76,560
129.

Physical Therapists

$76,220
130.

Sociologists

$76,190
131.

College Professors - Computer Science

$75,860
132.

Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers

$75,810
133.

Industrial Safety & Health Engineers

$75,810
134.

Product Safety Engineers

$75,810
135.

College Professors - Anthropology & Archeology

$75,530
136.

Operations Research Analysts

$75,370
137.

Statisticians

$75,220
138.

College Professors - Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies

$75,130
139.

Computer Programmers

$74,690
140.

Agricultural Engineers

$74,640
141.

Fashion Designers

$74,410
142.

College Instructors - Other

$74,330
143.

Database Administrators

$74,290
144.

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

$74,180
145.

Gaming Managers

$74,030
146.

College Professors - Environmental Science

$73,700
147.

Social Scientists, Other

$73,450
148.

Commercial Pilots

$73,060
149.

Chemists

$72,740
150.

Life Scientists, Other

$72,590
151.

School Psychologists

$72,310
152.

Counseling Psychologists

$72,310
153.

Clinical Psychologists

$72,310
154.

College Professors - Forestry & Conservation Science

$72,290
155.

College Professors - Psychology

$72,140
156.

Microbiologists

$71,980
157.

College Professors - Sociology

$71,970
158.

Managers/Supervisors of Municipal Fire Fighters

$71,680
159.

Managers/Supervisors of Forest Fire Fighters

$71,680
160.

Geographers

$71,420
161.

Network & Computer Systems Administrators

$70,930
162.

Computer Security Specialists

$70,930
163.

Ship & Boat Captains

$70,740
164.

Pilots - Ship

$70,740
165.

Mates - Ship, Boat & Barge

$70,740
166.

Occupational Therapists

$70,680
167.

College Professors - Mathematical Science

$70,550
168.

Logisticians

$70,400
169.

College Professors - Geography

$69,840
170.

Biological Scientists, Other

$69,430
171.

Biologists

$69,430
172.

Ship Engineers

$69,420
173.

College Professors - History

$69,280
174.

Budget Analysts

$69,240
175.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

$68,450
176.

Speech-Language Pathologists

$68,350
177.

College Professors - Art, Drama & Music Teachers

$68,230
178.

College Instructors - Home Economics

$68,210
179.

Broadcast News Analysts

$67,990
180.

Elevator Installers & Repairers

$67,950
181.

Dental Hygienists

$67,860
182.

College Professors - Philosophy & Religion

$67,610
183.

Market Research Analysts

$67,500
184.

Auditors

$67,430
185.

Accountants

$67,430
186.

College Instructors - Social Work

$67,410
187.

Environmental Scientists & Specialists

$67,360
188.

Credit Analysts

$67,230
189.

Power Distributors & Dispatchers

$66,910
190.

Audiologists

$66,850
191.

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

$66,700
192.

Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians

$66,700
193.

Orthotists & Prosthetists

$66,600
194.

Registered Nurses

$66,530
195.

Business Operations Specialists, Other

$65,960
196.

Landscape Architects

$65,910
197.

Police Identification & Records Officers

$65,860
198.

Immigration & Customs Inspectors

$65,860
199.

Police Detectives

$65,860
200.

Criminal Investigators & Special Agents

$65,860
201.

College Professors - English Language & Literature

$65,860
202.

Technical Writers

$65,610
203.

College Instructors - Nursing

$65,240
204.

College Professors - Communications

$65,190
205.

Soil & Plant Scientists

$65,180
206.

Epidemiologists

$64,950
207.

Financial Specialists, Other

$64,810
208.

Crop & Livestock Managers

$64,760
209.

Nursery & Greenhouse Managers

$64,760
210.

Aquacultural Managers

$64,760
211.

Urban & Regional Planners

$64,680
212.

Copy Writers

$64,560
213.

Creative Writers - Authors, Poets & Lyricists

$64,560
214.

Animal Scientists

$64,510
215.

Food Scientists & Technologists

$64,370
216.

College Instructors - Library Science

$64,270
217.

Occupational Health & Safety Specialists

$64,200
218.

Film & Video Editors

$63,680
219.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

$63,640
220.

Insurance Underwriters

$63,330
221.

College Professors - Foreign Language & Literature

$63,300
222.

Arbitrators, Mediators & Conciliators

$63,250
223.

Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers

$63,210
224.

Multi-Media Artists & Animators

$62,810
225.

College Instructors - Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement

$62,750
226.

Purchasing Agents & Buyers - Farm Products

$62,450
227.

College Instructors - Education

$62,160
228.

Mathematical Science Occupations, Other

$61,850
229.

Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers

$61,730
230.

Electrical Repairers - Powerhouse, Substation & Relay

$61,700
231.

Commercial & Industrial Designers

$61,400
232.

Sales Representatives - Wholesale & Manufacturing

$61,400
233.

Insurance Sales Agents

$61,330
234.

Instructional Coordinators

$61,270
235.

Social & Community Service Managers

$61,240
236.

Cost Estimators

$61,190
237.

Range Managers

$61,180
238.

Soil & Water Conservationists

$61,180
239.

Park Naturalists

$61,180
240.

Freight & Cargo Inspectors

$61,110
241.

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors

$61,110
242.

Aviation Inspectors

$61,110
243.

Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists

$60,670
244.

Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers

$60,630
245.

College Instructors - Recreation & Fitness Studies

$60,580
246.

Funeral Directors

$60,390
247.

Power Plant Operators

$60,270
248.

Media & Communication Equipment Workers, Other

$59,880
249.

Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians

$59,820
250.

Managers/Supervisors of Correctional Officers

$59,810
251.

Postmasters & Mail Superintendents

$59,600
252.

Rotary Drill Operators - Oil & Gas

$59,560
253.

Public Relations Specialists

$59,370
254.

Cartographers & Photogrammetrists

$59,340
255.

Sales Representatives - Other Services

$59,250
256.

Human Resource Specialists, Other

$59,070
257.

Claims Examiners - Property & Casualty Insurance

$58,780
258.

Insurance Adjusters - Examiners & Investigators

$58,780
259.

Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers

$58,660
260.

Legal Support Workers, Other

$58,630
261.

Purchasing Agents

$58,550
262.

Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists

$58,520
263.

Editors

$58,440
264.

Geophysical Data Technicians

$58,400
265.

Geological Sample Test Technicians

$58,400
266.

Engineering Technicians, Other

$58,330
267.

Commercial Divers

$58,060
268.

Artists and Related Workers, Other

$57,470
269.

Surveyors

$57,420
270.

Archeologists

$57,230
271.

Anthropologists

$57,230
272.

Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators & Gaugers

$56,990
273.

Emergency Management Specialists

$56,900
274.

Boilermakers

$56,680
275.

High School Teachers - Special Education

$56,420
276.

Historians

$56,350
277.

Fire Inspectors

$56,310
278.

Fire Investigators

$56,310
279.

Insurance Appraisers - Auto Damage

$56,180
280.

Gas Plant Operators

$55,860
281.

Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers

$55,860
282.

Librarians

$55,670
283.

Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists

$55,620
284.

Wholesale & Retail Buyers

$55,480
285.

Electrical Engineering Technicians

$55,410
286.

Electronics Engineering Technicians

$55,410
287.

Training & Development Specialists

$55,310
288.

Foresters

$55,220
289.

Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs

$55,180
290.

Police Patrol Officers

$55,180
291.

High School Teachers

$55,150
292.

Managers of Production & Operating Workers

$55,150
293.

Government Property Inspectors & Investigators

$55,100
294.

Environmental Compliance Inspectors

$55,100
295.

Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers

$55,100
296.

Coroners

$55,100
297.

Licensing Examiners & Inspectors

$55,100
298.

Forensic Science Technicians

$55,070
299.

Educational, Vocational & School Counselors

$55,030
300.

Fish & Game Wardens

$54,950
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