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Top 100 highest-paying jobs in America

The top 100 highest paying jobs in America (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The number of employment for each of these jobs is also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in America is physician with an average annual salary of $227,180. The second highest paying job is psychiatrist (average salary $226,880). The salary and the employment information in America is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in America (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary	# of Employment
1	Physicians	$227,180	702,910
2	Psychiatrists	$226,880	26,500
3	Neurologists	$224,260	11,340
4	All Other Physicians	$223,410	305,260
5	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$219,810	12,580
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$214,460	67,220
7	Other Specialists Dentists	$212,740	5,250
8	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$211,790	89,580
9	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,300	100,940
10	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$206,500	375,390
11	Nurse Anesthetists	$203,090	46,540
12	Family and General Practitioners	$201,100	114,130
13	Other Physicians and Surgeons	$200,890	389,180
14	Psychiatrists	$194,740	25,630
15	General Internists	$194,500	37,820
16	General Pediatricians	$190,350	33,430
17	Chief Executives	$189,520	199,240
18	Orthodontists	$174,360	6,310
19	General Pediatricians	$170,560	28,490
20	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,070	533,220
21	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,920	197,180
22	Dentists	$159,530	136,970
23	General Dentists	$155,040	120,740
24	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$151,030	28,230
25	Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers	$148,900	138,330
26	Podiatrists	$148,720	9,320
27	Natural Sciences Managers	$144,440	82,570
28	Physicists	$142,850	18,840
29	Marketing Managers	$140,040	328,570
30	Financial Managers	$139,790	740,780
31	Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	$139,280	1,280
32	Astronomers and Physicists	$139,220	21,000
33	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$136,620	33,780
34	Lawyers	$135,740	707,160
35	Database Architects	$134,870	62,470
36	Lawyers and Judicial Law Clerks	$134,140	722,710
37	Marketing and Sales Managers	$133,880	864,970
38	Pharmacists	$132,750	325,480
39	Computer Hardware Engineers	$132,360	74,640
40	Air Traffic Controllers	$132,250	21,250
41	Petroleum Engineers	$131,800	20,540
42	Purchasing Managers	$131,350	75,070
43	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,280	16,850
44	Sales Managers	$130,600	536,390
45	Human Resources Managers	$130,000	181,360
46	Public Relations Managers	$129,430	64,280
47	Medical Dosimetrists	$128,970	3,190
48	All Other Managers	$128,620	543,290
49	Astronomers	$128,330	2,160
50	Political Scientists	$128,020	5,660
51	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$127,830	22,010
52	Software Developers	$127,260	1,534,790
53	Computer Network Architects	$126,900	173,920
54	Aerospace Engineers	$126,880	61,580
55	Physician Assistants	$126,010	140,910
56	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$125,620	90,510
57	Optometrists	$125,590	40,640
58	Nuclear Engineers	$122,480	12,250
59	Nurse Practitioners	$121,610	258,230
60	Nurse Midwives	$120,880	7,950
61	Training and Development Managers	$120,000	39,550
62	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$118,370	30,070
63	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$116,350	469,160
64	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$115,870	5,450
65	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$114,800	72,460
66	Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers	$114,190	2,049,920
67	Actuaries	$113,990	25,010
68	Economists	$113,940	16,370
69	Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers	$113,600	48,500
70	Mathematicians	$112,110	2,070
71	Information Security Analysts	$112,000	163,690
72	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$110,140	1,476,800
73	Systems Software Developers	$110,000	405,330
74	Computer Network Architects	$109,020	152,670
75	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$108,860	14,830
76	Sales Engineers	$108,530	59,700
77	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$108,170	106,640
78	Other Physical Scientists	$107,970	19,820
79	Industrial Production Managers	$107,560	211,710
80	Fundraising Managers	$107,390	26,240
81	Other Psychologists	$106,420	13,900
82	Chemical Engineers	$106,260	20,380
83	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$106,230	30,080
84	Art Directors	$105,180	54,470
85	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,830	476,750
86	Electrical and Electronics Engineers	$104,610	288,860
87	Engineers, All Other	$104,600	150,420
88	Materials Scientists	$104,380	7,620
89	Computer and Information Analysts	$104,230	668,900
90	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$103,930	11,640
91	Commercial Pilots	$103,910	48,750
92	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$103,810	32,500
93	Applications Software Developers	$103,620	903,160
94	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$103,550	36,010
95	Data Scientists	$103,500	159,630
96	Administrative Services Managers	$103,330	236,570
97	Electrical Engineers	$103,320	182,210
98	Database and Network Administrators and Architects	$103,270	642,840
99	Veterinarians	$103,260	78,810
100	Postsecondary Engineering and Architecture Teachers	$102,810	42,440

Top 100 highest-paying jobs in America

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in America (2022 survey)

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