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Filter occupations by education, salary, growth, and safety. 100 results found. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics across all 50 states; see our methodology.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
2 Cardiologists $496,010
3 Radiologists $420,860
4 Surgeons, All Other $414,010
5 Anesthesiologists $391,490
6 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550
7 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $352,220
8 Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
9 Dermatologists $328,730
10 Physicians, Pathologists $312,400
11 Prosthodontists $311,180
12 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
13 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,910
14 Orthodontists $289,140
15 Psychiatrists $281,870
16 Physicians, All Other $265,930
17 General Internal Medicine Physicians $256,560
18 Neurologists $248,560
19 Family Medicine Physicians $244,180
20 Nurse Anesthetists $236,590
21 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $232,140
22 Dentists, All Other Specialists $224,990
23 Chief Executives $213,990
24 Pediatricians, General $210,040
25 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $193,950
26 Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140
27 Physicists $172,250
28 Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270
29 Dentists, General $170,950
30 Natural Sciences Managers $167,220
31 Marketing Managers $166,790
32 Financial Managers $166,570
33 Computer Hardware Engineers $161,740
34 Podiatrists $160,300
35 Lawyers $159,670
36 Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $153,990
37 Human Resources Managers $149,280
38 Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230
39 Sales Managers $148,270
40 Purchasing Managers $148,080
41 Air Traffic Controllers $148,080
42 Medical Dosimetrists $147,470
43 Public Relations Managers $146,910
44 Petroleum Engineers $144,910
45 Political Scientists $142,080
46 Managers, All Other $141,900
47 Pharmacists $140,910
48 Computer and Information Research Scientists $140,300
49 Database Architects $139,500
50 Optometrists $136,570
51 Software Developers $135,980
52 Physician Assistants $135,880
53 Aerospace Engineers $134,960
54 Computer Network Architects $134,050
55 Nurse Midwives $134,040
56 Nuclear Engineers $133,970
57 Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,660
58 Training and Development Managers $133,000
59 Nurse Practitioners $132,300
60 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $130,220
61 Veterinarians $130,100
62 Actuaries $130,000
63 Information Security Analysts $129,180
64 Astronomers $128,820
65 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $128,500
66 Biochemists and Biophysicists $127,410
67 Mathematicians $126,710
68 Industrial Production Managers $126,060
69 Fundraising Managers $125,470
70 Chemical Engineers $125,040
71 Sales Engineers $124,900
72 Economists $124,720
73 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
74 Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860
75 Commercial Pilots $123,220
76 Engineers, All Other $122,930
77 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $122,890
78 Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570
79 Electrical Engineers $120,630
80 Data Scientists $120,230
81 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $117,860
82 Materials Scientists $117,790
83 Financial Risk Specialists $117,330
84 Computer Occupations, All Other $116,580
85 Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other $115,210
86 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors $115,160
87 Construction Managers $114,990
88 Art Directors $114,850
89 Administrative Services Managers $114,130
90 Materials Engineers $112,860
91 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230
92 Psychologists, All Other $110,840
93 Nuclear Technicians $110,240
94 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $109,910
95 Ship Engineers $109,530
96 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers $109,370
97 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,270
98 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310
99 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $107,230
100 Environmental Engineers $107,110