Highest paying jobs in the U.S.

The 100 occupations with the highest median salary. BLS reports pay above $239,200 a year only as "$239,200+".

#	Job	Median salary	Workers
1	Pediatric Surgeon	$559,030	1,190
2	Cardiologist	$496,010	17,290
3	Radiologist	$420,860	26,770
4	Surgeons, All Other	$414,010	25,140
5	Anesthesiologist	$391,490	38,760
6	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$358,550	14,100
7	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$352,220	4,910
8	Emergency Medicine Physician	$335,550	32,880
9	Dermatologist	$328,730	11,370
10	Physicians, Pathologists	$312,400	11,110
11	Prosthodontist	$311,180	870
12	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$300,080	8,950
13	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$292,910	21,260
14	Orthodontist	$289,140	6,210
15	Psychiatrist	$281,870	27,980
16	Physicians, All Other	$265,930	342,720
17	General Internal Medicine Physician	$256,560	67,150
18	Neurologist	$248,560	10,590
19	Family Medicine Physician	$244,180	107,510
20	Nurse Anesthetist	$236,590	51,840
21	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$232,140	103,560
22	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$224,990	5,230
23	Chief Executive	$213,990	204,350
24	Pediatricians, General	$210,040	39,390
25	Industrial-Organizational Psychologist	$193,950	790
26	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,140	670,570
27	Physicist	$172,250	20,430
28	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$171,270	220,260
29	Dentists, General	$170,950	124,390
30	Natural Sciences Manager	$167,220	108,690
31	Marketing Manager	$166,790	395,240
32	Financial Manager	$166,570	841,710
33	Computer Hardware Engineer	$161,740	76,660
34	Podiatrist	$160,300	9,680
35	Lawyer	$159,670	754,500
36	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$153,990	24,030
37	Human Resources Manager	$149,280	220,660
38	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$149,230	22,940
39	Sales Manager	$148,270	637,080
40	Air Traffic Controller	$148,080	22,510
41	Purchasing Manager	$148,080	84,320
42	Medical Dosimetrist	$147,470	3,410
43	Public Relations Manager	$146,910	74,850
44	Petroleum Engineer	$144,910	18,060
45	Political Scientist	$142,080	5,540
46	Managers, All Other	$141,900	622,190
47	Pharmacist	$140,910	321,970
48	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,300	37,200
49	Database Architect	$139,500	67,140
50	Optometrist	$136,570	42,790
51	Software Developer	$135,980	1,687,890
52	Physician Assistant	$135,880	162,150
53	Aerospace Engineer	$134,960	67,710
54	Computer Network Architect	$134,050	179,740
55	Nurse Midwife	$134,040	7,920
56	Nuclear Engineer	$133,970	15,280
57	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$133,660	21,470
58	Training and Development Managers	$133,000	48,050
59	Nurse Practitioner	$132,300	323,040
60	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$130,220	96,900
61	Veterinarian	$130,100	83,900
62	Actuary	$130,000	26,670
63	Information Security Analyst	$129,180	190,650
64	Astronomer	$128,820	2,120
65	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$128,500	20,060
66	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$127,410	33,830
67	Mathematician	$126,710	2,030
68	Industrial Production Manager	$126,060	246,250
69	Fundraising Manager	$125,470	38,810
70	Chemical Engineer	$125,040	21,070
71	Sales Engineer	$124,900	51,790
72	Economist	$124,720	17,790
73	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$123,920	11,560
74	Medical and Health Services Managers	$123,860	597,080
75	Commercial Pilot	$123,220	47,630
76	Engineers, All Other	$122,930	154,070
77	Nuclear Power Reactor Operator	$122,890	5,150
78	Physical Scientists, All Other	$122,570	22,300
79	Electrical Engineer	$120,630	198,750
80	Data Scientist	$120,230	262,440
81	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$117,860	16,370
82	Materials Scientist	$117,790	8,470
83	Financial Risk Specialist	$117,330	63,850
84	Computer Occupations, All Other	$116,580	435,370
85	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$115,210	28,630
86	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$115,160	21,450
87	Construction Manager	$114,990	380,360
88	Art Director	$114,850	53,070
89	Administrative Services Manager	$114,130	263,960
90	Materials Engineer	$112,860	22,770
91	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$112,230	8,250
92	Psychologists, All Other	$110,840	18,820
93	Nuclear Technician	$110,240	6,470
94	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$109,910	23,790
95	Ship Engineer	$109,530	8,400
96	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$109,370	23,480
97	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$109,270	40,270
98	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$107,310	221,270
99	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$107,230	221,180
100	Environmental Engineer	$107,110	38,340