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Highest Paid Careers
The table below highlights the top 100 careers with the highest salaries across the United States.
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Hot 100 Careers
| Career | Hourly Pay |
Median Salary |
Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $100+ | $208,000+ | Master's degree or higher |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $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 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $100 | $202,180 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $94 | $195,610 | Master's degree or higher |
| Chief Executives | $86 | $179,520 | Bachelor's degree |
| Pediatricians, General | $82 | $170,480 | Master's degree or higher |
| Dentists, General | $77 | $160,370 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $76 | $159,010 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physicists | $73 | $152,430 | Master's degree or higher |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $73 | $152,350 | Bachelor's degree |
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $71 | $148,030 | Master's degree or higher |
| Podiatrists | $70 | $145,840 | Master's degree or higher |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $66 | $137,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Marketing Managers | $65 | $135,030 | Bachelor's degree |
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | $65 | $134,750 | Some college |
| Financial Managers | $63 | $131,710 | Bachelor's degree |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $63 | $131,490 | Master's degree or higher |
| Petroleum Engineers | $63 | $130,850 | Bachelor's degree |
| Air Traffic Controllers | $62 | $129,750 | Associate's degree |
| Pharmacists | $62 | $128,570 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $62 | $128,170 | Bachelor's degree |
| Astronomers | $62 | $128,160 | Master's degree or higher |
| Lawyers | $62 | $127,990 | Master's degree or higher |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | $61 | $127,530 | Bachelor's degree |
| Sales Managers | $61 | $127,490 | Bachelor's degree |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | $61 | $127,150 | Bachelor's degree |
| Purchasing Managers | $61 | $127,150 | Bachelor's degree |
| Human Resources Managers | $61 | $126,230 | Bachelor's degree |
| Public Relations Managers | $60 | $125,780 | Bachelor's degree |
| Optometrists | $60 | $124,300 | Master's degree or higher |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $60 | $123,470 | Master's degree or higher |
| Aerospace Engineers | $59 | $122,270 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physician Assistants | $58 | $121,530 | Master's degree or higher |
| Nurse Practitioners | $58 | $120,680 | Master's degree or higher |
| Computer Network Architects | $58 | $120,520 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nuclear Engineers | $58 | $120,380 | Bachelor's degree |
| Training and Development Managers | $58 | $120,130 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nurse Midwives | $54 | $112,830 | Master's degree or higher |
| Mathematicians | $52 | $108,100 | Master's degree or higher |
| Actuaries | $51 | $105,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Economists | $51 | $105,630 | Master's degree or higher |
| Chemical Engineers | $51 | $105,550 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $51 | $105,310 | Master's degree or higher |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $51 | $104,940 | Master's degree or higher |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $51 | $104,940 | Master's degree or higher |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $50 | $104,820 | Bachelor's degree |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators | $50 | $104,260 | High school diploma |
| Sales Engineers | $50 | $103,710 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial Production Managers | $50 | $103,150 | Bachelor's degree |
| Psychologists, All Other | $49 | $102,900 | Master's degree or higher |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $49 | $102,720 | Master's degree or higher |
| Information Security Analysts | $49 | $102,600 | Bachelor's degree |
| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $49 | $102,550 | Master's degree or higher |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $49 | $102,270 | Master's degree or higher |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $49 | $101,340 | Bachelor's degree |
| Data Scientists | $49 | $100,910 | Bachelor's degree |
| Art Directors | $49 | $100,890 | Bachelor's degree |
| Electrical Engineers | $48 | $100,420 | Bachelor's degree |
| Veterinarians | $48 | $100,370 | Master's degree or higher |
| Administrative Services Managers | $48 | $100,170 | Bachelor's degree |
| Materials Scientists | $48 | $100,090 | Bachelor's degree |
| Commercial Pilots | $48 | $99,640 | High school diploma |
| Nuclear Technicians | $48 | $99,340 | Associate's degree |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $48 | $99,330 | High school diploma |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $48 | $99,270 | Bachelor's degree |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $48 | $99,040 | Bachelor's degree |
| Construction Managers | $48 | $98,890 | Bachelor's degree |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $47 | $98,530 | High school diploma |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $47 | $98,420 | Master's degree or higher |
| Materials Engineers | $47 | $98,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $47 | $98,220 | Bachelor's degree |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $47 | $98,070 | Master's degree or higher |
| General and Operations Managers | $47 | $97,970 | Bachelor's degree |
| Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $47 | $97,860 | High school diploma |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $47 | $97,410 | Bachelor's degree |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $47 | $97,340 | Master's degree or higher |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $47 | $97,090 | Bachelor's degree |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $47 | $96,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Environmental Engineers | $47 | $96,820 | Bachelor's degree |
| Database Administrators | $47 | $96,710 | Bachelor's degree |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $47 | $95,910 | Master's degree or higher |
| Physical Therapists | $46 | $95,620 | Master's degree or higher |
| Statisticians | $46 | $95,570 | Master's degree or higher |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $46 | $95,310 | Master's degree or higher |
| Mechanical Engineers | $46 | $95,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Industrial Engineers | $46 | $95,300 | Bachelor's degree |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | $46 | $95,160 | Master's degree or higher |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $46 | $94,840 | Bachelor's degree |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $45 | $94,570 | Bachelor's degree |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $45 | $94,360 | Master's degree or higher |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $45 | $94,170 | Bachelor's degree |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $45 | $93,420 | Some college |
| Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $45 | $93,370 | Bachelor's degree |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $45 | $93,070 | Master's degree or higher |
| Management Analysts | $45 | $93,000 | Bachelor's degree |