This statistic shows the highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay. In 2020, the mean annual pay for psychiatrists was at 217,100 U.S. dollars in the United States.
Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Mean annual pay in U.S. dollars
Anesthesiologists
271,440
Surgeons
251,650
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
239,120
Orthodontists
237,990
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
234,990
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2021). Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243861/highest-paying-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243861/highest-paying-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243861/highest-paying-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest Paying Occupations in The United States as of May 2020, by Mean Annual Pay (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243861/highest-paying-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2020, by mean annual pay (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243861/highest-paying-occupations-in-the-us/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
