Highest-Paying Occupations
U.S. occupations ranked by national median annual wage, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program.
The top-ranked entry is Physicians, All Other at $236,000 (310,080 employed). The full top 100 is listed below.
| # | Occupation | Median Annual Wage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $236,000 | 310,080 employed |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $236,000 | 310,080 employed |
| 3 | Prosthodontists | $234,000 | 570 employed |
| 4 | Prosthodontists | $234,000 | 570 employed |
| 5 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $227,690 | 5,920 employed |
| 6 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $227,690 | 5,920 employed |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $224,640 | 112,010 employed |
| 8 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $223,310 | 67,210 employed |
| 9 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $223,310 | 67,210 employed |
| 10 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $219,140 | 93,670 employed |
| 11 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $219,140 | 93,670 employed |
| 12 | Nurse Anesthetists | $212,650 | 47,810 employed |
| 13 | Nurse Anesthetists | $212,650 | 47,810 employed |
| 14 | Chief Executives | $206,680 | 211,230 employed |
| 15 | Pediatricians, General | $198,690 | 34,870 employed |
| 16 | Pediatricians, General | $198,690 | 34,870 employed |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $179,458 | 457,973 employed |
| 18 | Mental Health Counselors | $177,907 | 41,056 employed |
| 19 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $177,765 | 493,646 employed |
| 20 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $177,628 | 282,728 employed |
| 21 | Construction Laborers | $176,072 | 180,915 employed |
| 22 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,510 | 592,600 employed |
| 23 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,510 | 592,600 employed |
| 24 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $169,396 | 181,983 employed |
| 25 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $168,217 | 258,179 employed |
| 26 | Civil Engineers | $166,643 | 446,263 employed |
| 27 | Software Developers | $166,616 | 282,011 employed |
| 28 | Accountants and Auditors | $166,611 | 431,981 employed |
| 29 | Dentists, General | $166,300 | 121,640 employed |
| 30 | Dentists, General | $166,300 | 121,640 employed |
| 31 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,370 | 207,800 employed |
| 32 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $165,370 | 207,800 employed |
| 33 | Family Medicine Physicians | $164,684 | 184,485 employed |
| 34 | Natural Sciences Managers | $157,740 | 96,520 employed |
| 35 | Natural Sciences Managers | $157,740 | 96,520 employed |
| 36 | Marketing Managers | $157,620 | 368,940 employed |
| 37 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $157,612 | 424,177 employed |
| 38 | Financial Managers | $156,100 | 787,340 employed |
| 39 | Physicists | $155,680 | 18,350 employed |
| 40 | Physicists | $155,680 | 18,350 employed |
| 41 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $148,910 | 24,470 employed |
| 42 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $148,910 | 24,470 employed |
| 43 | Data Scientists | $147,477 | 68,127 employed |
| 44 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $147,420 | 1,030 employed |
| 45 | Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | $147,420 | 1,030 employed |
| 46 | Lawyers | $145,760 | 731,340 employed |
| 47 | Lawyers | $145,760 | 731,340 employed |
| 48 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $145,080 | 35,210 employed |
| 49 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $145,080 | 35,210 employed |
| 50 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $145,076 | 266,961 employed |
| 51 | Retail Salespersons | $144,251 | 446,442 employed |
| 52 | Computer Systems Analysts | $144,090 | 151,723 employed |
| 53 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $142,018 | 148,551 employed |
| 54 | Podiatrists | $141,650 | 9,470 employed |
| 55 | Podiatrists | $141,650 | 9,470 employed |
| 56 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $138,080 | 82,660 employed |
| 57 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $138,080 | 82,660 employed |
| 58 | Air Traffic Controllers | $137,380 | 22,310 employed |
| 59 | Air Traffic Controllers | $137,380 | 22,310 employed |
| 60 | Purchasing Managers | $136,380 | 77,530 employed |
| 61 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $136,380 | 18,690 employed |
| 62 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $136,380 | 18,690 employed |
| 63 | Purchasing Managers | $136,380 | 77,530 employed |
| 64 | Human Resources Managers | $136,350 | 200,600 employed |
| 65 | Human Resources Managers | $136,350 | 200,600 employed |
| 66 | Pharmacists | $136,030 | 331,700 employed |
| 67 | Pharmacists | $136,030 | 331,700 employed |
| 68 | Petroleum Engineers | $135,690 | 20,390 employed |
| 69 | Petroleum Engineers | $135,690 | 20,390 employed |
| 70 | Sales Managers | $135,160 | 575,880 employed |
| 71 | Sales Managers | $135,160 | 575,880 employed |
| 72 | Public Relations Managers | $134,760 | 72,760 employed |
| 73 | Public Relations Managers | $134,760 | 72,760 employed |
| 74 | Database Architects | $134,700 | 59,920 employed |
| 75 | Database Architects | $134,700 | 59,920 employed |
| 76 | Managers, All Other | $133,560 | 589,750 employed |
| 77 | Managers, All Other | $133,560 | 589,750 employed |
| 78 | Medical Dosimetrists | $132,880 | 3,900 employed |
| 79 | Medical Dosimetrists | $132,880 | 3,900 employed |
| 80 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $132,398 | 152,230 employed |
| 81 | Political Scientists | $132,350 | 5,580 employed |
| 82 | Political Scientists | $132,350 | 5,580 employed |
| 83 | Software Developers | $132,270 | 1,656,880 employed |
| 84 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $131,870 | 20,630 employed |
| 85 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $131,870 | 20,630 employed |
| 86 | Optometrists | $131,860 | 41,390 employed |
| 87 | Optometrists | $131,860 | 41,390 employed |
| 88 | Aerospace Engineers | $130,720 | 66,660 employed |
| 89 | Aerospace Engineers | $130,720 | 66,660 employed |
| 90 | Physician Assistants | $130,020 | 145,740 employed |
| 91 | Physician Assistants | $130,020 | 145,740 employed |
| 92 | Computer Network Architects | $129,840 | 174,100 employed |
| 93 | Computer Network Architects | $129,840 | 174,100 employed |
| 94 | Nurse Midwives | $129,650 | 6,960 employed |
| 95 | Nurse Midwives | $129,650 | 6,960 employed |
| 96 | Astronomers | $127,930 | 2,080 employed |
| 97 | Astronomers | $127,930 | 2,080 employed |
| 98 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $127,360 | 14,570 employed |
| 99 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $127,360 | 14,570 employed |
| 100 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $126,353 | 297,054 employed |