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15 Highest-Paying Jobs

15 Highest-Paying Jobs

Looking to make more money? Check out these jobs. The list, collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, varies from airline pilots to dentists but the medical field dominates. Click through to check out the 15 highest-paying jobs in America, ranked by their national average.
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Looking to make more money? Check out these jobs. The list, collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, varies from airline pilots to dentists but the medical field dominates. Click through to check out the 15 highest-paying jobs in America, ranked by their national average.

15. Dentists, All Other Specialists

Average Annual Salary: $120,360
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Average Annual Salary: $120,360

14. Pediatricians, General

Average Annual Salary: $145,210
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Average Annual Salary: $145,210

13. Dentists, General

Average Annual Salary: $147,010
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Average Annual Salary: $147,010

12. Psychiatrists

Average Annual Salary: $147,620
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Average Annual Salary: $147,620

11. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Average Annual Salary: $148,810
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Average Annual Salary: $148,810

10. Chief Executives

Average Annual Salary: $151,370

Average Annual Salary: $151,370

9. Family and General Practitioners

Average Annual Salary: $153,640
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Average Annual Salary: $153,640

8. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

Average Annual Salary: $155,150
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Average Annual Salary: $155,150

7. Internists, General

Average Annual Salary: $167,270
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Average Annual Salary: $167,270

6. Prosthodontists

Average Annual Salary: $169,360
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Average Annual Salary: $169,360

5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Average Annual Salary: $178,440
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Average Annual Salary: $178,440

4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Average Annual Salary: $183,600
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Average Annual Salary: $183,600

3. Orthodontists

Average Annual Salary: $185,340
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Average Annual Salary: $185,340

2. Surgeons

Average Annual Salary: $191,410
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Average Annual Salary: $191,410

1. Anesthesiologists

Average Annual Salary: $192,780
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Average Annual Salary: $192,780


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