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LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. The US has been seeing a trend of people quitting their jobs. Leaving for a job where one can earn more is one possible reason people are quitting and accepting new work opportunities. Using the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program that was released on Thursday, we identified the 30 detailed occupations with the highest mean annual salaries as of May 2021, the most recent period for which data is available. The 30 highest-paying occupations all earned an average of six figures annually, all above $150,000. Many of the top-paying jobs are in healthcare. Cardiologists had the highest average annual salary among the detailed occupations, with an average of $353,970. That's more than three times the average annual pay for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, which had an average of $91,100. Outside of different healthcare and medical jobs, chief executives and financial managers made the top 30. All 30 of these occupations also make more than the overall average for all occupations in May 2021 of $58,260. Below are the 30 highest-paying jobs in the US, along with the estimated number of people employed in each occupation as of May 2021. 30. Marketing managerskate_sept2004/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $153,440 Number of people employed: 278,690 29. Financial managerscreate jobs 51/ShutterstockAverage annual salary: $153,460 Number of people employed: 681,070 28. Natural sciences managersAPAverage annual salary: $156,110 Number of people employed: 74,760 27. PodiatristsTomas Bravo / ReutersAverage annual salary: $158,380 Number of people employed: 8,840 26. Architectural and engineering managersYP_photographer/ShutterstockAverage annual salary: $158,970 Number of people employed: 187,100 25. Computer and information systems managers10'000 Hours/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $162,930 Number of people employed: 485,190 24. General dentistsA dentist performs a dental examination. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $167,160 Number of people employed: 108,680 23. All other dentist specialistsJohn Amis/APAverage annual salary: $179,400 Number of people employed: 4,750 22. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineersSergio Perez/ReutersAverage annual salary: $198,190 Number of people employed: 81,310 21. General pediatriciansRogelio V. Solis/AP ImagesAverage annual salary: $198,420 Number of people employed: 33,620 20. Nurse anesthetistsGetty Images/Carsten KoallAverage annual salary: $202,470 Number of people employed: 43,950 19. Chief executivesElon Musk, Tesla CEO Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $213,020 Number of people employed: 200,480 18. All other physiciansThe Good Brigade/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $231,500 Number of people employed: 256,670 17. Family medicine physiciansEmlyn Louis, MD speaks with Julia Herrera as he examines her at the Broward Community & Family Health Center on April 20, 2009 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $235,930 Number of people employed: 102,930 16. General internal medicine physiciansJoe Raedle/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $242,190 Number of people employed: 58,260 15. PsychiatristsElise Amendola/AP ImagesAverage annual salary: $249,760 Number of people employed: 25,520 14. PathologistsPhoto_Concepts/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $267,180 Number of people employed: 11,010 13. OrthodontistsWestend61/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $267,280 Number of people employed: 5,140 12. NeurologistsTashi-Delek/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $267,660 Number of people employed: 7,120 11. Ophthalmologists (except pediatric)Morsa Images/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $270,090 Number of people employed: 11,610 10. Pediatric surgeonsFS Productions/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $290,310 Number of people employed: 820 9. Obstetricians and gynecologistsObstetricians and gynecologists are among the medical occupations at the top of the ranking. Orlin Wagner/AP ImagesAverage annual salary: $296,210 Number of people employed: 21,570 8. All other surgeonsSurgeons perform a total knee arthroplasty operation in an operating room at the Ambroise Pare hospital in Marseille Thomson ReutersAverage annual salary: $297,800 Number of people employed: 29,590 7. RadiologistsJose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $301,720 Number of people employed: 29,530 6. DermatologistsKosamtu/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $302,740 Number of people employed: 9,230 5. Orthopedic surgeons (except pediatric)Dana Neely/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $306,220 Number of people employed: 16,260 4. Emergency medicine physiciansDennis Degnan/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $310,640 Number of people employed: 36,180 3. Oral and maxillofacial surgeonsMikhail Olykainen/ShutterstockAverage annual salary: $311,460 Number of people employed: 5,330 2. Anesthesiologistssturti/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $331,190 Number of people employed: 31,130 1. CardiologistsSDI Productions/Getty ImagesAverage annual salary: $353,970 Number of people employed: 18,610 Read next More... Which job has highest salary in USA?Highest-Paying Careers. Which job has highest salary in world?Top 20 highest paying jobs in the world in 2023. Data Scientist – $97,659.. Senior Software Engineer – $119,126.. Investment Banker – $115,465.. Chief Executive Officer – $310,000.. Surgeon -$216,248.. Anaesthesiologist – $326,296.. Physician – $227,000.. Neurosurgeon – $496,000.. |