1-50 Highest Paying Jobs
Feb 5, 2008
| Rank | Private-industry occupation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics classification) | Average annual earnings of full-time workers | Compared to U.S. average annual earnings ($40,553) | Median annual earnings | Average annual hours of work | Average weekly earnings | Average hourly earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief executives | $240,903 | +494% | $154,016 | 2,322 | $4,633 | $103.76 |
| 2 | Physicians and surgeons | $139,849 | +245% | $139,999 | 2,100 | $2,690 | $66.59 |
| 3 | Dentists | $133,777 | +230% | $112,000 | 2,032 | $2,573 | $65.82 |
| 4 | Lawyers | $126,530 | +212% | $115,003 | 2,179 | $2,433 | $58.07 |
| 5 | Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | $120,505 | +197% | $117,901 | 1,264 | $2,327 | $95.31 |
| 6 | Engineering managers | $113,388 | +180% | $110,053 | 2,120 | $2,181 | $53.48 |
| 7 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | $111,338 | +175% | $68,078 | 2,079 | $2,141 | $53.54 |
| 8 | Computer and information systems managers | $106,087 | +162% | $100,674 | 2,099 | $2,041 | $50.53 |
| 9 | Marketing and sales managers | $100,491 | +148% | $86,599 | 2,137 | $1,933 | $47.03 |
| 10 | Optometrists | $100,419 | +148% | $100,888 | 1,957 | $1,931 | $51.30 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $97,334 | +140% | $97,762 | 2,067 | $1,872 | $47.09 |
| 12 | General and operations managers | $96,777 | +139% | $83,990 | 2,200 | $1,861 | $44.00 |
| 13 | Natural sciences managers | $94,225 | +132% | $100,982 | 2,079 | $1,812 | $45.32 |
| 14 | Computer and information scientists, research | $93,256 | +130% | $91,936 | 2,080 | $1,793 | $44.83 |
| 15 | Financial managers | $86,794 | +114% | $75,001 | 2,101 | $1,669 | $41.30 |
| 16 | Computer software engineers | $86,668 | +114% | $85,005 | 2,103 | $1,667 | $41.22 |
| 17 | Public relations managers | $85,548 | +111% | $76,045 | 2,061 | $1,645 | $41.51 |
| 18 | Announcers | $84,919 | +109% | $41,330 | 2,078 | $1,633 | $40.87 |
| 19 | Purchasing managers | $84,626 | +109% | $72,996 | 2,094 | $1,627 | $40.42 |
| 20 | Industrial production managers | $82,513 | +103% | $80,987 | 2,136 | $1,587 | $38.62 |
| 21 | Actuaries | $81,454 | +101% | $75,799 | 2,023 | $1,566 | $40.26 |
| 22 | Geological and petroleum technicians | $80,835 | +99% | $73,199 | 2,080 | $1,555 | $38.86 |
| 23 | Economists | $79,585 | +96% | $63,565 | 2,165 | $1,530 | $36.77 |
| 24 | Engineers | $79,381 | +96% | $76,091 | 2,110 | $1,527 | $37.63 |
| 25 | Elevator installers and repairers | $79,144 | +95% | $73,486 | 2,080 | $1,522 | $38.05 |
| 26 | Physician assistants | $78,786 | +94% | $74,178 | 2,076 | $1,515 | $37.96 |
| 27 | Computer systems analysts | $78,419 | +93% | $75,874 | 2,081 | $1,508 | $37.68 |
| 28 | Actors, producers, and directors | $78,104 | +93% | $50,382 | 2,088 | $1,503 | $37.40 |
| 29 | Medical and health services managers | $76,354 | +88% | $70,304 | 2,097 | $1,468 | $36.42 |
| 30 | Postsecondary teachers | $75,645 | +87% | $61,297 | 1,650 | $1,787 | $45.83 |
| 31 | Construction managers | $75,202 | +85% | $74,063 | 2,146 | $1,450 | $35.04 |
| 32 | Operations research analysts | $75,006 | +85% | $73,919 | 2,051 | $1,442 | $36.57 |
| 33 | Management analysts | $73,640 | +82% | $68,918 | 2,089 | $1,416 | $35.25 |
| 34 | Nuclear technicians | $73,271 | +81% | $70,616 | 2,080 | $1,409 | $35.23 |
| 35 | Sales engineers | $73,186 | +80% | $69,299 | 2,132 | $1,407 | $34.33 |
| 36 | Market and survey researchers | $71,915 | +77% | $62,614 | 2,124 | $1,383 | $33.86 |
| 37 | Physical scientists | $71,660 | +77% | $65,000 | 2,085 | $1,382 | $34.37 |
| 38 | Transportation, storage, and distribution managers | $71,512 | +76% | $67,018 | 2,112 | $1,375 | $33.86 |
| 39 | Human resources managers | $70,492 | +74% | $56,152 | 2,086 | $1,356 | $33.80 |
| 40 | Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers | $69,507 | +71% | $57,524 | 2,015 | $1,337 | $34.49 |
| 41 | Financial analysts and advisors | $69,091 | +70% | $60,000 | 2,076 | $1,329 | $33.28 |
| 42 | Life scientists | $68,821 | +70% | $60,089 | 2,023 | $1,326 | $34.02 |
| 43 | Network systems and data communications analysts | $67,956 | +68% | $64,777 | 2,079 | $1,307 | $32.69 |
| 44 | Computer programmers | $67,840 | +67% | $66,000 | 2,087 | $1,305 | $32.50 |
| 45 | Architects, except naval | $67,667 | +67% | $63,333 | 2,130 | $1,301 | $31.77 |
| 46 | Advertising and promotions managers | $67,018 | +65% | $62,365 | 2,070 | $1,289 | $32.38 |
| 47 | Budget analysts | $66,318 | +64% | $54,427 | 2,132 | $1,275 | $31.11 |
| 48 | Loan counselors and officers | $65,517 | +62% | $49,999 | 2,083 | $1,260 | $31.45 |
| 49 | Database administrators | $65,465 | +61% | $64,584 | 2,081 | $1,259 | $31.46 |
| 50 | Statisticians | $65,028 | +60% | $61,360 | 2,053 | $1,251 | $31.67 |
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