Occupational Outlook Handbook >

Highest Paying Occupations

FONT SIZE:

Highest paying occupations: 20 occupations with the highest median annual pay in 2010.

Click on an occupation name to see the full occupational profile.

OCCUPATION	2010 MEDIAN PAY
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $166,400 per year.
Physicians and Surgeons	This wage is equal to or greater than $166,400 per year.
Orthodontists	This wage is equal to or greater than $166,400 per year.
Chief Executives	$165,080 per year.
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$161,020 per year.
Dentists, General	$141,040 per year.
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$119,270 per year.
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,260 per year.
Prosthodontists	$118,400 per year.
Podiatrists	$118,030 per year.
Natural Sciences Managers	$116,020 per year.
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,780 per year.
Petroleum Engineers	$114,080 per year.
Marketing Managers	$112,800 per year.
Lawyers	$112,760 per year.
Pharmacists	$111,570 per year.
Air Traffic Controllers	$108,040 per year.
Political Scientists	$107,420 per year.
Physicists	$106,370 per year.
Financial Managers	$103,910 per year.

Publish Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012