Highest Paying Jobs
Job satisfaction, job security, a great boss, and a thriving workplace environment: what more could anyone ask for? A job that pays well, of course. Here are the highest paying jobs and their average salaries, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wages |
|---|---|
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | greater than $166,400 |
| Orthodontists | greater than $166,400 |
| Prosthodontists | greater than $166,400 |
| Physicians and surgeons | greater than $166,400 |
| Chief executives | $158,560 |
| Dentists, general | $142,870 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | $137,970 |
| Engineering managers | $115,270 |
| Podiatrists | $113,560 |
| Natural sciences managers | $112,800 |
| Computer and information systems managers | $112,210 |
| Air traffic controllers | $111,870 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | $111,680 |
| Lawyers | $110,590 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | $110,220 |
| Marketing managers | $108,580 |
| Petroleum engineers | $108,020 |
| Pharmacists | $106,410 |
| Political scientists | $104,130 |
| Physicists | $102,890 |
| Astronomers | $101,300 |
| Financial managers | $99,330 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | $97,970 |
| Computer hardware engineers | $97,400 |
| Sales managers | $97,260 |
