Here is a list of the top 50 highest paying professions in the United States based on median annual salaries, as of 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Anesthesiologists - $392,540
Surgeons - $410,550
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - $272,710
Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $268,800
Orthodontists - $208,000
Psychiatrists - $220,380
Prosthodontists - $208,000
Family Medicine Physicians - $213,270
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other - $211,390
Internists, General - $203,880
Pediatricians, General - $183,240
Chief Executives - $196,050
Dentists, General - $160,500
Nurse Anesthetists - $193,680
Petroleum Engineers - $138,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers - $151,150
Marketing Managers - $135,900
Financial Managers - $134,180
Natural Sciences Managers - $140,030
Pharmacists - $128,710
Podiatrists - $129,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers - $144,830
Sales Managers - $141,690
Human Resources Managers - $126,700
Compensation and Benefits Managers - $132,750
Physical Therapists - $91,010
Radiation Therapists - $87,930
Nurse Practitioners - $111,680
Physician Assistants - $115,390
Speech-Language Pathologists - $80,480
Aerospace Engineers - $119,220
Computer Hardware Engineers - $119,560
Software Developers, Systems Software - $120,080
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists - $97,260
Materials Scientists - $99,070
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health - $73,230
Optometrists - $126,050
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary - $99,090
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary - $103,510
Physician Assistants - $115,390
Pharmacists - $128,710
Nurse Midwives - $115,800
Mathematicians - $108,350
Operations Research Analysts - $87,230
Actuaries - $110,560
Political Scientists - $124,220
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers - $105,720
Biochemists and Biophysicists - $105,940
Computer Network Architects - $117,220
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects - $99,160
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