Highest paying occupations U.S. 2021

In 2021, many of the highest paying jobs were those in the medical field. The mean annual pay for psychiatrists was at 249,760 U.S. dollars in the United States. The highest paying occupation was cardiologist, with a mean annual wage of 353,970 U.S. dollars.

Highest paying occupations in the United States as of May 2021, by mean annual pay (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Mean annual pay in U.S. dollars
Cardiologists	353,970
Anesthesiologist	331,190
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	311,460
Emergency Medicine Physicians	310,640
Dermatologist	306,220
Radiologists	302,740
Surgeons, All other	301,720
Obstetricians and Gynecologist	296,210
Surgeons	294,520
Pediatric Surgeons	290,310
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	270,090
Physicians	252,480
Psychiatrists	249,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians	242,190
Family Medicine Physicians	235,930
Physicians, All other	231,500
Cheif Executives	213,020
Nurse Anesthetists	202,470
Pediatricians, General	198,420
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	198,190
Dentists, All other Specialists	179,400
Dentists	177,770
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers	169,540
Dentists, General	167,160
Comupter and Information Systems Managers	162,930

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March 2022

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United States

Survey time period

May 2021

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The source adds: These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in every state and the District of Columbia.

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