What are the highest-paying jobs in America? The MyPlan.com website lists the top 300 jobs in terms of average salary, and the top of the list is dominated by medical professionals:
Anesthesiologists: $258,100
Surgeons: $247,520
Oral Surgeons: $233,900
Obstetricians and Gynecologists: $222,400
Orthodontists: $221,390
Radiologists, Pathologists, Neurologists, Allergists and Immunologists, Urologists, Preventive Medicine Physicians, Ophthalmologists, Hospitalists, Sports Medicine Physicians, Physical Medicine and Rehab Physicians, Nuclear Medicine Physicians and Dermatologists all finish in a tie for sixth ($197,700), and you have to go all the way down to number 22 on the list, to Chief Executives, before you reach a nonmedical professional on the list.
Lawyers come in way down at number 38 ($136,260), Physicists come in at number 50 ($118,500), Economists at number 77 ($109,230), Art Directors at 105 ($101,990), Veterinarians at 112 ($99,000), Automotive Engineers at 171 ($88,190), and Video Game Designers at 190 ($87,310).