Highest Paid Jobs in United States
Job titles tracked:
1411
National average salary:
$65,470
Rank by category:
Administrative & Business Operations
Architecture & Engineering
Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance
Community & Human Services
Construction & Extraction
Education & Instruction
Farming, Fishing & Forestry
Finance & Accounting
Food & Beverage
Healthcare
Legal
Manufacturing & Utilities
Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations
Media, Arts & Design
Military & Intelligence
Personal Service
Protective & Security
Repair, Maintenance & Installation
Sales, Retail & Customer Support
Science & Research
Supply Chain & Logistics
Technology
Transportation
Travel, Attractions & Events
Executive Management
| Rank | Job Title | Average Annual Salary | VS. Country Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oncologist | $346,390 | ▲ 429% |
| 2 | Anesthesiologist | $341,177 | ▲ 421% |
| 3 | Otolaryngologist | $327,981 | ▲ 401% |
| 4 | Pulmonologist | $318,813 | ▲ 387% |
| 5 | Surgeon | $304,165 | ▲ 365% |
| 6 | Vascular surgeon | $303,422 | ▲ 363% |
| 7 | Plastic surgeon | $297,219 | ▲ 354% |
| 8 | Rheumatologist | $294,545 | ▲ 350% |
| 9 | Ophthalmologist | $294,451 | ▲ 350% |
| 10 | Hospitalist | $293,401 | ▲ 348% |
| 11 | Cardiology physician | $284,795 | ▲ 335% |
| 12 | Dermatologist | $283,307 | ▲ 333% |
| 13 | Gastroenterologist | $278,464 | ▲ 325% |
| 14 | Endocrinologist | $276,590 | ▲ 322% |
| 15 | Internal medicine physician | $271,139 | ▲ 314% |
| 16 | Chief medical officer | $269,698 | ▲ 312% |
| 17 | Neurologist | $269,441 | ▲ 312% |
| 18 | Family medicine physician | $268,221 | ▲ 310% |
| 19 | Psychiatrist | $265,642 | ▲ 306% |
| 20 | Neonatologist | $262,135 | ▲ 300% |
| 21 | Obstetrics and gynecology physician | $261,533 | ▲ 299% |
| 22 | Podiatrist | $255,707 | ▲ 291% |
| 23 | Urologist | $248,522 | ▲ 280% |
| 24 | Nephrologist | $246,500 | ▲ 277% |
| 25 | Periodontist | $245,158 | ▲ 274% |
| 26 | Certified registered nurse anesthetist | $237,450 | ▲ 263% |
| 27 | Psychologist | $237,255 | ▲ 262% |
| 28 | Infectious disease physician | $237,233 | ▲ 262% |
| 29 | Pain management physician | $236,148 | ▲ 261% |
| 30 | Financial lawyer | $235,752 | ▲ 260% |
| 31 | Associate dentist | $232,173 | ▲ 255% |
| 32 | Dentist | $230,229 | ▲ 252% |
| 33 | Vice president of engineering | $217,432 | ▲ 232% |
| 34 | Physician | $216,873 | ▲ 231% |
| 35 | Geriatric physician | $216,417 | ▲ 231% |
| 36 | Patent attorney | $215,196 | ▲ 229% |
| 37 | Senior vice president of human resources | $214,200 | ▲ 227% |
| 38 | Head of product | $212,929 | ▲ 225% |
| 39 | Primary care physician | $208,001 | ▲ 218% |
| 40 | Medical physicist | $207,100 | ▲ 216% |
| 41 | Medical director | $205,300 | ▲ 214% |
| 42 | Senior vice president | $202,720 | ▲ 210% |
| 43 | Quantitative trader | $199,858 | ▲ 205% |
| 44 | Principal product manager | $196,260 | ▲ 200% |
| 45 | Pediatrician | $195,147 | ▲ 198% |
| 46 | Vice president of supply chain | $193,889 | ▲ 196% |
| 47 | Otolaryngology physician | $191,789 | ▲ 193% |
| 48 | Orthopedist | $189,554 | ▲ 190% |
| 49 | Sonographer | $188,006 | ▲ 187% |
| 50 | Vice president of product management | $187,223 | ▲ 186% |
| 51 | Principal architect | $184,878 | ▲ 182% |
| 52 | Quantitative model developer | $184,701 | ▲ 182% |
| 53 | Loan officer | $183,094 | ▲ 180% |
| 54 | Tax director | $182,933 | ▲ 179% |
| 55 | Director of product management | $182,518 | ▲ 179% |
| 56 | Senior engineering manager | $180,947 | ▲ 176% |
| 57 | Contract project manager | $180,624 | ▲ 176% |
| 58 | Mortgage broker | $179,126 | ▲ 174% |
| 59 | Executive vice president | $177,242 | ▲ 171% |
| 60 | Vice president of information technology | $175,891 | ▲ 169% |
| 61 | Senior staff engineer | $174,072 | ▲ 166% |
| 62 | Chief nursing executive | $171,886 | ▲ 163% |
| 63 | Director of analytics | $167,166 | ▲ 155% |
| 64 | Long haul driver | $166,413 | ▲ 154% |
| 65 | Corporate attorney | $165,665 | ▲ 153% |
| 66 | Vice president of human resources | $165,143 | ▲ 152% |
| 67 | Chief technology officer | $163,884 | ▲ 150% |
| 68 | Back end developer | $162,937 | ▲ 149% |
| 69 | Senior solution architect | $162,570 | ▲ 148% |
| 70 | Patent agent | $161,330 | ▲ 146% |
| 71 | Senior product manager | $159,854 | ▲ 144% |
| 72 | Chief information officer | $158,979 | ▲ 143% |
| 73 | Vice president of operations | $158,828 | ▲ 143% |
| 74 | Mortgage loan originator | $158,248 | ▲ 142% |
| 75 | Vice president of sales | $157,939 | ▲ 141% |
| 76 | Chief marketing officer | $156,992 | ▲ 140% |
| 77 | Senior director of marketing | $156,411 | ▲ 139% |
| 78 | Vice president | $156,008 | ▲ 138% |
| 79 | Deep learning engineer | $155,520 | ▲ 138% |
| 80 | Chief people officer | $155,358 | ▲ 137% |
| 81 | Managing director | $154,563 | ▲ 136% |
| 82 | Head of sales | $154,171 | ▲ 135% |
| 83 | Machine learning engineer | $154,092 | ▲ 135% |
| 84 | Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner | $153,948 | ▲ 135% |
| 85 | Senior director | $153,660 | ▲ 135% |
| 86 | Regional vice president | $153,440 | ▲ 134% |
| 87 | Chief nursing officer | $152,517 | ▲ 133% |
| 88 | Chief financial officer | $150,606 | ▲ 130% |
| 89 | Software engineering manager | $150,319 | ▲ 130% |
| 90 | Optometrist | $149,550 | ▲ 128% |
| 91 | Senior software engineer | $149,322 | ▲ 128% |
| 92 | General practitioner | $148,599 | ▲ 127% |
| 93 | Chief operating officer | $147,857 | ▲ 126% |
| 94 | Clinical research scientist | $146,892 | ▲ 124% |
| 95 | SAP consultant | $146,010 | ▲ 123% |
| 96 | Quantitative analyst | $144,643 | ▲ 121% |
| 97 | Senior rf engineer | $144,191 | ▲ 120% |
| 98 | Design director | $144,066 | ▲ 120% |
| 99 | Principal scientist | $143,556 | ▲ 119% |
| 100 | Algorithm developer | $143,519 | ▲ 119% |