Top paying jobs in America. Medical Professionals Rocks here
Financial Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $101,450
One-Year Change: 5.0%
No. In Employment: 468,270
Top-Paying Industry: Other Financial Investment Activities ($139,390*)
Top-Paying State: New York ($133,150*)
Top-Paying Metro: New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ ($142,570*)
Petroleum Engineers
Mean Annual Wage: $101,620
One-Year Change: 4.4%
No. In Employment: 15,060
Top-Paying Industry: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services ($112,310*)
Top-Paying State: Texas ($111,910*)
Top-Paying Metro: Casper, WY ($119,570*)
Sales Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $102,730
One-Year Change: 4.3%
No. In Employment: 307,960
Top-Paying Industry: Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation ($139,940*)
Top-Paying State: New York ($139,580*)
Top-Paying Metro: New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ ($143,180*)
Computer And Information Systems Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $107,250
One-Year Change: 4.8%
No. In Employment: 251,210
Top-Paying Industry: Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation ($129,740*)
Top-Paying State: New Jersey ($125,460*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($139,460*)
Marketing Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $107,610
One-Year Change: 5.5%
No. In Employment: 159,950
Top-Paying Industry: Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals ($145,420*)
Top-Paying State: New York ($137,040*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($147,880*)
Natural Sciences Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $107,970
One-Year Change: 8.9%
No. In Employment: 38,660
Top-Paying Industry: Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries Merchant Wholesalers ($140,410*)
Top-Paying State: Massachusetts ($136,070*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($155,200*)
Dentists, All Other Specialists
Mean Annual Wage: $108,340
One-Year Change: -6.3%
No. In Employment: 4,560
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Dentists ($161,940*)
Top-Paying State: Oregon ($172,620*)
Top-Paying Metro: Philadelphia, PA ($165,720*)
Engineering Managers
Mean Annual Wage: $110,030
One-Year Change: 4.3%
No. In Employment: 183,960
Top-Paying Industry: Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) ($139,640*)
Top-Paying State: Vermont ($126,440*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($150,720*)
Air Traffic Controllers
Mean Annual Wage: $110,270
One-Year Change: 4.2%
No. In Employment: 23,240
Top-Paying Industry: Federal Executive Branch ($116,320*)
Top-Paying State: New Hampshire ($129,220*)
Top-Paying Metro: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL ($131,450*)
Lawyers
Mean Annual Wage: $113,660
One-Year Change: 2.8%
No. In Employment: 547,710
Top-Paying Industry: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment ($164,520*)
Top-Paying State: District of Columbia ($138,850*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,880*)
Podiatrists
Mean Annual Wage: $118,500
One-Year Change: 6.5%
No. In Employment: 9,020
Top-Paying Industry: Outpatient Care Centers ($129,310*)
Top-Paying State: Oregon ($176,740*)
Top-Paying Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($184,780*)
Airline Pilots, Copilots And Flight Engineers
Mean Annual Wage: $140,380
One-Year Change: 4.0%
No. In Employment: 75,810
Top-Paying Industry: Scheduled Air Transportation ($149,710*)
Top-Paying State: Illinois ($162,160*)
Top-Paying Metro: New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ ($170,220*)
Dentists, General
Mean Annual Wage: $140,950
One-Year Change: 5.4%
No. In Employment: 86,110
Top-Paying Industry: Other Ambulatory Health Care Services ($179,540*)
Top-Paying State: Maine ($171,440*)
Top-Paying Metro: Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (>$145,600*)
Pediatricians, General
Mean Annual Wage: $141,440
One-Year Change: 1.6%
No. In Employment: 28,930
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Other Health Practitioners ($177,190*)
Top-Paying State: Louisiana ($177,110*)
Top-Paying Metro: Monroe, LA (>$145,600*)
Physicians And Surgeons
Mean Annual Wage: $142,220
One-Year Change: 2.4%
No. In Employment: 208,960
Top-Paying Industry: Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services ($198,560*)
Top-Paying State: Utah ($186,500*)
Top-Paying Metro: Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (>$145,600*)
Chief Executives
Mean Annual Wage: $144,600
One-Year Change: 3.4%
No. In Employment: 299,520
Top-Paying Industry: Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures ($186,490*)
Top-Paying State: New Jersey ($177,210*)
Top-Paying Metro: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,940*)
Family And General Practitioners
Mean Annual Wage: $149,850
One-Year Change: 6.8%
No. In Employment: 109,400
Top-Paying Industry: Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories ($190,100*)
Top-Paying State: Kansas ($177,930*)
Top-Paying Metro: Danbury, CT (>$145,600*)
Psychiatrists
Mean Annual Wage: $149,990
One-Year Change: 2.6%
No. In Employment: 24,730
Top-Paying Industry: Other Residential Care Facilities ($165,980*)
Top-Paying State: Idaho ($185,420*)
Top-Paying Metro: Springfield, MO (>$145,600*)
Prosthodontists
Mean Annual Wage: $158,940
One-Year Change: 8.8%
No. In Employment: 480
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Dentists ($185,960*)
Top-Paying State: Virginia (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (>$145,600*)
Internists, General
Mean Annual Wage: $160,860
One-Year Change: 2.8%
No. In Employment: 48,700
Top-Paying Industry: Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories ($187,730*)
Top-Paying State: Louisiana ($188,570*)
Top-Paying Metro: Danbury, CT (>$145,600*)
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
Mean Annual Wage: $164,760
One-Year Change: 2.6%
No. In Employment: 5,320
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Physicians ($182,060*)
Top-Paying State: Wisconsin (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (>$145,600*)
Orthodontists
Mean Annual Wage: $176,900
One-Year Change: 8.3%
No. In Employment: 5,200
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Dentists ($179,260*)
Top-Paying State: Wisconsin (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL (>$145,600*)
Obstetricians And Gynecologists
Mean Annual Wage: $178,040
One-Year Change: 3.6%
No. In Employment: 22,520
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Physicians ($183,850*)
Top-Paying State: New Hampshire (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: York-Hanover, PA (>$145,600*)
Surgeons
Mean Annual Wage: $184,150
One-Year Change: 3.6%
No. In Employment: 51,900
Top-Paying Industry: Offices of Dentists (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying State: Wyoming (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: Springfield, MA-CT (>$145,600*)
Anesthesiologists
Mean Annual Wage: $184,340
One-Year Change: 5.8%
No. In Employment: 29,890
Top-Paying Industry: Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying State: Washington (>$145,600*)
Top-Paying Metro: Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (>$145,600*)