Here are the highest-paying jobs in America
Medical specializations and healthcare roles dominate the list of the best-paying jobs, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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- The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its newest annual wage estimates.
- Average annual pay for pediatric surgeons and cardiologists was greater than $400,000.
- Sports competitors, neurologists, and psychiatrists are three other jobs with six-figure averages.
Pediatric surgeon is the highest-paying job in the US with an average annual wage of $449,320.
That's roughly seven times higher than the $65,470 average for all occupations.
Some other high-paying jobs based on average annual wages were dermatologists, pathologists, and chief executives.
Business Insider looked at the latest average pay figures for detailed-level occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program. The most recent update published earlier this month includes estimates for May 2023 wages and employment.
There are a lot of high-paying jobs in the US that make over $100,000 on average. Some job titles even have averages greater than $300,000. That includes radiologists, which had an average annual wage of $353,960, and anesthesiologists, which had an average annual wage of $339,470.
Many healthcare jobs made the top of the list of the highest-paying work in the US. However, athletes and sports competitors were part of the top 10 highest-paying occupations. Financial managers, another non-medical job, made the top 30 highest-paying jobs based on average annual wages.
Below are the 30 highest-paying jobs, along with each occupation's total employment estimate and average annual pay.
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Average annual wage: $172,290
Total employment: 207,800
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Average annual wage: $174,820
Total employment: 787,340
Maskot/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $176,470
Total employment: 731,340
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $180,720
Total employment: 592,600
Javier Zayas Photography/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $191,750
Total employment: 121,640
Jon Feingersh Photography Inc/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $205,860
Total employment: 34,870
SDI Productions/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $214,200
Total employment: 47,810
Aleksandar Jankovic/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $240,750
Total employment: 570
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $240,790
Total employment: 112,010
Tom Werner/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $243,620
Total employment: 6,400
Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $244,470
Total employment: 5,920
Halfpoint/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $245,450
Total employment: 67,210
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $248,640
Total employment: 310,080
Digital Vision./Getty Images
Average annual wage: $250,050
Total employment: 93,670
Fiordaliso/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $256,930
Total employment: 24,830
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $258,900
Total employment: 211,230
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $270,560
Total employment: 11,020
Tashi-Delek/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $271,470
Total employment: 9,350
Andersen Ross/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $278,660
Total employment: 19,820
Dennis Degnan/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $306,640
Total employment: 35,100
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Average annual wage: $312,120
Total employment: 11,530
Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Average annual wage: $328,830
Total employment: 14,930
Douglas Hook/Hartford Courant/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Average annual wage: $334,310
Total employment: 4,160
Thomas Barwick/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $339,470
Total employment: 33,470
Kosamtu/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $342,860
Total employment: 12,040
Pramote Polyamate/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $343,990
Total employment: 26,370
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $353,960
Total employment: 31,960
Dana Neely/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $378,250
Total employment: 14,820
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Average annual wage: $423,250
Total employment: 15,190
FS Productions/Getty Images
Average annual wage: $449,320
Total employment: 1,180