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I thought surgeons/md's would make more than that. We start a fresh out of school MD at 200k
I thought the numbers would be a lot higher but then again from what I understand only 2% of the population make over 100K a year.
By CareerBuilder.com
It's only natural that you're curious. Who doesn't want to sneak a peek at the paychecks of America's wealthiest workers?
In the spirit of disclosure, here's a look at the median salaries of America's 50 highest-paying jobs, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The list of America's top earners contains many expected results (chief executives and lawyers), as well as some that may come as a surprise (air traffic controllers, construction managers). And, of course, there's proof positive that it pays to have an MD: surgeons and physicians dominate the list.
1. Surgeons -- $177,690
2. Anesthesiologists -- $174,240
3. Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- $171,810
4. Orthodontists -- $163,410
5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons -- $160,660
6. Internists, General -- $156,550
7. Psychiatrists -- $146,150
8. Prosthodontists -- $146,080
9. Family and General Prac ioners -- $140,370
10. Chief Executives -- $139,810
11. Pediatricians, General -- $139,230
12. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers -- $135,040
13. Dentists, General -- $133,680
14. Podiatrists -- $111,250
15. Lawyers -- $110,520
16. Air Traffic Controllers -- $105,820
17. Engineering Managers -- $105,470
18. Computer and Information Systems Managers -- $102,360
19. Marketing Managers -- $101,990
20. Astronomers -- $101,360
21. Natural Sciences Managers -- $99,140
22. Sales Managers -- $98,510
23. Petroleum Engineers -- $97,350
24. Financial Managers -- $96,620
25. Law Teachers, Postsecondary -- $95,570
26. Optometrists -- $95,500
27. General and Operations Managers -- $95,470
28. Computer and Information Scientists, Research -- $94,030
29. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates -- $91,500
30. Physicists -- $91,480
31. Actuaries -- $90,760
32. Nuclear Engineers -- $90,690
33. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists -- $89,980
34. Human Resources Managers -- $89,950
35. Pharmacists -- $88,650
36. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents -- $87,990
37. Health Diagnosing and Treating Prac ioners -- $87,630
38. Computer Hardware Engineers -- $87,170
39. Public Relations Managers -- $85,820
40. Aerospace Engineers -- $85,450
41. Political Scientists -- $84,820
42. Physical Scientists -- $84,380
43. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software -- $84,310
44. Personal Financial Advisors -- $82,970
45. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary -- $82,450
46. Chiropractors -- $82,060
47. Industrial Production Managers -- $81,960
48. Construction Managers -- $81,760
49. Purchasing Managers -- $81,440
50. Advertising and Promotions Managers -- $81,250
I thought surgeons/md's would make more than that. We start a fresh out of school MD at 200k
As a resident? I've never seen a residency program that paid that much
well i guess not fresh out of school, but as a new to a private practice.
20. Astrologers -- $101,360
Surgeons usually have 4 years of residency, then interships, and some also do fellowships. There's a good 6-8 years before they're making money.
Trust me...it takes a while to build up a private practice. You don't have patients overnight.
But if you got in with an established group, that may be a different story
Its established, so our new docs have a full clinic basically overnight, because they're basically feeding off of our other doctors that have been practicing for 30 years. We're actually waiting on 1 MD to come back from a fellowship so he can become a partner.
Good point. If they include residents on this list (which they shouldn't, since a resident is not qualifed in any specialty), then that would skew the list down a bit.
Astronomers and political scientists seemed extremely high to me. I figure most astronomers are in academics or government, and who pays political scientists that much?20. Astrologers -- $101,360
That has to be the reason its so low. We have administrators here that much.
I'm very surprised Library Assistant didn't make that list.
You do it for the love of books don't you, you're not a money grubbing Mexican, are you?
The numbers for surgeons and anesthesiologists are definitely low, but on the other hand the salaries for pediatricians, general internists, and family prac ioners are in line or a little high. So I have no idea how they got these figures.
Extremely, but than again I'm just basing it on the payroll for our docs, which I guess by this average, is extremely high. 7 figures high.
I think this list is just to give one a rough idea what you could make minimum.
The way they act, you'd think that sales clerks at the high-end retail stores would be in the top 5. Jeez. And looking at this list and ALL THE BLOODY SCHOOLING these people go through I'm SOO proud to be among that range in pay and only have a BA!
Kinda speaks against our system huh?
Where are the bankers?
Where are those in oil and gas?
Probably covered by:
10. Chief Executives -- $139,810
23. Petroleum Engineers -- $97,350
24. Financial Managers -- $96,620
36. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents -- $87,990
Something tells me astronauts are underpaid.
Private practicing surgeons kinda suck, because you have to pay like 100 grand malpractice insurance fee every year.
Which State is this based from?
Even if you count the ped specialists, there aren't enough of those to drive the median salary up.
These numbers are weird.
These numbers are weird. How the astronomers are so high I'll never know. There isn't a private sector for astronomy the way there is for meteorology, geology, or physics so I'm not sure how they're so well paid. Academia?
i agree, these #s do seem to be off.
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