Top highest paying jobs in american 2011 and 2012 top 10 top 200

1 Surgeons $219,770
2 Anesthesiologists $211,750
3 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons $210,710
4 Orthodontists $206,190
5 Obstetricians & Gynecologists $204,470
6 Internists – General $183,990
7 Physicians & Surgeons, Other $173,860
8 Family & General Practitioners $168,550
9 Chief Executives $167,280
10 Psychiatrists $163,660

11 Pediatricians – General $161,410
12 Dentists – General $156,850
13 Dentists, Other Specialties $153,570
14 Podiatrists $131,730
15 Lawyers $129,020
16 Natural Sciences Managers $127,000
17 Prosthodontists $125,400
18 Engineering Managers $122,810
19 Computer & Information Systems Managers $120,640
20 Marketing Managers $120,070
21 Petroleum Engineers $119,960
22 Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers $117,060
23 Treasurers & Controllers $113,730
24 Financial Managers, Branch or Department $113,730
25 Sales Managers $111,570
26 Physicists $111,250
27 General & Operations Managers $110,550
28 College Professors – Law $109,150
29 Air Traffic Controllers $106,990
30 Optometrists $106,960
31 Pharmacists $106,630
32 Human Resources Managers, Other $105,510
33 Human Resources Managers $105,510
34 Computer & Information Scientists – Research $105,370
35 Judges, Magistrate Judges & Magistrates $103,990
36 College Instructors – Medicine & Health Specialties $103,340
37 Astronomers $102,740
38 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $102,570
39 Public Relations Managers $101,850
40 Computer Hardware Engineers $101,410
41 Political Scientists $101,050
42 Nuclear Engineers $100,350
43 Managers, Other $99,100
44 Advertising & Promotions Managers $97,670
45 Actuaries $97,450
46 Purchasing Managers $96,910
47 Computer Software Engineers – Systems Software $96,620
48 Economists $96,320
49 Aerospace Engineers $96,270
50 Education Administrators – College $95,340
51 Compensation & Benefits Managers $95,230
52 Physical Scientists, Other $94,880
53 Training & Development Managers $94,360
54 Personal Financial Advisors $94,180
55 Mathematicians $93,920
56 Industrial Production Managers $93,650
57 Construction Managers $93,290
58 College Professors – Engineering $92,970
59 Geologists & Geoscientists $92,710
60 Chemical Engineers $91,670
61 Electronics Engineers $91,540
62 Art Directors $91,520
63 Sales Agents – Financial Services $91,390
64 Sales Agents – Securities & Commodities $91,390
65 Medical & Health Services Managers $90,970
66 Engineers, Other $90,600
67 Sales Engineers $90,540
68 Computer Software Engineers – Applications $90,170
69 Veterinarians $90,110
70 College Professors – Economics $89,320
71 Biochemists & Biophysicists $88,550
72 Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators & Hearing Officers $87,620
73 Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers & Athletes $87,430
74 Education Administrators – Elementary & High School $87,390
75 College Professors – Biological Science $87,220
76 Technical Directors & Production Managers $86,870
77 Directors – Stage, Film, Television & Radio $86,870
78 Talent Directors $86,870
79 Producers $86,870
80 Program Directors $86,870
81 Electrical Engineers $86,250
82 Materials Engineers $85,660
83 Storage & Distribution Managers $85,470
84 Transportation Managers $85,470
85 Financial Analysts $85,240
86 Atmospheric & Space Scientists $85,160
87 Physician Assistants $84,830
88 Medical Scientists $84,760
89 Management Analysts $84,650
90 Psychologists, Other $84,220
91 College Professors – Business $83,840
92 College Professors – Physics $83,320
93 College Professors – Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Science $83,320
94 Biomedical Engineers $82,550
95 Materials Scientists $82,350
96 Mining & Geological Engineers $82,080
97 Administrative Services Managers $81,530
98 Sales Representatives – Technical & Scientific Products $81,370
99 Civil Engineers $81,180
100 Athletes & Sports Competitors $80,950
101 College Professors – Agricultural Sciences $80,790
102 Environmental Engineers $80,750
103 Mechanical Engineers $80,580
104 Computer Systems Analysts $80,430
105 Chiropractors $80,390
106 Education Administrators, Other $80,140
107 Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers $79,610
108 Marine Architects $79,240
109 Marine Engineers $79,240
110 Financial Examiners $79,070
111 Architects $78,880
112 Managers/Supervisors of Police & Detectives $78,580
113 Real Estate Brokers $78,360
114 Web Administrators $78,010
115 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects $78,010
116 Web Developers $78,010
117 Software Quality Assurance Engineers & Testers $78,010
118 Computer Specialists, Other $78,010
119 Network Designers $78,010
120 College Professors – Architecture $77,830
121 Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, Other $77,630
122 College Professors – Chemistry $77,350
123 Radiation Therapists $77,340
124 Industrial Engineers $77,090
125 College Professors – Other Social Sciences $77,040
126 College Professors – Political Science $76,990
127 Hydrologists $76,760
128 Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts $76,560
129 Physical Therapists $76,220
130 Sociologists $76,190
131 College Professors – Computer Science $75,860
132 Product Safety Engineers $75,810
133 Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers $75,810
134 Industrial Safety & Health Engineers $75,810
135 College Professors – Anthropology & Archeology $75,530
136 Operations Research Analysts $75,370
137 Statisticians $75,220
138 College Professors – Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies $75,130
139 Computer Programmers $74,690
140 Agricultural Engineers $74,640
141 Fashion Designers $74,410
142 College Instructors – Other $74,330
143 Database Administrators $74,290
144 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators $74,180
145 Gaming Managers $74,030
146 College Professors – Environmental Science $73,700
147 Social Scientists, Other $73,450
148 Commercial Pilots $73,060
149 Chemists $72,740
150 Life Scientists, Other $72,590
151 Clinical Psychologists $72,310
152 School Psychologists $72,310
153 Counseling Psychologists $72,310
154 College Professors – Forestry & Conservation Science $72,290
155 College Professors – Psychology $72,140
156 Microbiologists $71,980
157 College Professors – Sociology $71,970
158 Managers/Supervisors of Forest Fire Fighters $71,680
159 Managers/Supervisors of Municipal Fire Fighters $71,680
160 Geographers $71,420
161 Computer Security Specialists $70,930
162 Network & Computer Systems Administrators $70,930
163 Mates – Ship, Boat & Barge $70,740
164 Ship & Boat Captains $70,740
165 Pilots – Ship $70,740
166 Occupational Therapists $70,680
167 College Professors – Mathematical Science $70,550
168 Logisticians $70,400
169 College Professors – Geography $69,840
170 Biological Scientists, Other $69,430
171 Biologists $69,430
172 Ship Engineers $69,420
173 College Professors – History $69,280
174 Budget Analysts $69,240
175 Nuclear Medicine Technologists $68,450
176 Speech-Language Pathologists $68,350
177 College Professors – Art, Drama & Music Teachers $68,230
178 College Instructors – Home Economics $68,210
179 Broadcast News Analysts $67,990
180 Elevator Installers & Repairers $67,950
181 Dental Hygienists $67,860
182 College Professors – Philosophy & Religion $67,610
183 Market Research Analysts $67,500
184 Accountants $67,430
185 Auditors $67,430
186 College Instructors – Social Work $67,410
187 Environmental Scientists & Specialists $67,360
188 Credit Analysts $67,230
189 Power Distributors & Dispatchers $66,910
190 Audiologists $66,850
191 Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians $66,700
192 Nuclear Monitoring Technicians $66,700
193 Orthotists & Prosthetists $66,600
194 Registered Nurses $66,530
195 Business Operations Specialists, Other $65,960
196 Landscape Architects $65,910
197 Immigration & Customs Inspectors $65,860
198 Police Detectives $65,860
199 Criminal Investigators & Special Agents $65,860
200 College Professors – English Language & Literature $65,860
201 Police Identification & Records Officers $65,860
202 Technical Writers $65,610
203 College Instructors – Nursing $65,240
204 College Professors – Communications $65,190
205 Soil & Plant Scientists $65,180
206 Epidemiologists $64,950
207 Financial Specialists, Other $64,810
208 Aquacultural Managers $64,760
209 Crop & Livestock Managers $64,760
210 Nursery & Greenhouse Managers $64,760
211 Urban & Regional Planners $64,680
212 Creative Writers – Authors, Poets & Lyricists $64,560
213 Copy Writers $64,560
214 Animal Scientists $64,510
215 Food Scientists & Technologists $64,370
216 College Instructors – Library Science $64,270
217 Occupational Health & Safety Specialists $64,200
218 Film & Video Editors $63,680
219 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $63,640
220 Insurance Underwriters $63,330
221 College Professors – Foreign Language & Literature $63,300
222 Arbitrators, Mediators & Conciliators $63,250
223 Loan Officers & Mortgage Brokers $63,210
224 Multi-Media Artists & Animators $62,810
225 College Instructors – Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement $62,750
226 Purchasing Agents & Buyers – Farm Products $62,450
227 College Instructors – Education $62,160
228 Mathematical Science Occupations, Other $61,850
229 Managers/Supervisors of Construction & Extraction Workers $61,730
230 Electrical Repairers – Powerhouse, Substation & Relay $61,700
231 Sales Representatives – Wholesale & Manufacturing $61,400
232 Commercial & Industrial Designers $61,400
233 Insurance Sales Agents $61,330
234 Instructional Coordinators $61,270
235 Social & Community Service Managers $61,240
236 Cost Estimators $61,190
237 Soil & Water Conservationists $61,180
238 Park Naturalists $61,180
239 Range Managers $61,180
240 Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors $61,110
241 Aviation Inspectors $61,110
242 Freight & Cargo Inspectors $61,110
243 Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists $60,670
244 Managers of Mechanics, Installers & Repairers $60,630
245 College Instructors – Recreation & Fitness Studies $60,580
246 Funeral Directors $60,390
247 Power Plant Operators $60,270
248 Media & Communication Equipment Workers, Other $59,880
249 Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians $59,820
250 Managers/Supervisors of Correctional Officers $59,810
251 Postmasters & Mail Superintendents $59,600
252 Rotary Drill Operators – Oil & Gas $59,560
253 Public Relations Specialists $59,370
254 Cartographers & Photogrammetrists $59,340
255 Sales Representatives – Other Services $59,250
256 Human Resource Specialists, Other $59,070
257 Insurance Adjusters – Examiners & Investigators $58,780
258 Claims Examiners – Property & Casualty Insurance $58,780
259 Property, Real Estate & Community Association Managers $58,660
260 Legal Support Workers, Other $58,630
261 Purchasing Agents $58,550
262 Compensation, Benefits & Job Analysis Specialists $58,520
263 Editors $58,440
264 Geological Sample Test Technicians $58,400
265 Geophysical Data Technicians $58,400
266 Engineering Technicians, Other $58,330
267 Commercial Divers $58,060
268 Artists and Related Workers, Other $57,470
269 Surveyors $57,420
270 Anthropologists $57,230
271 Archeologists $57,230
272 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators & Gaugers $56,990
273 Emergency Management Specialists $56,900
274 Boilermakers $56,680
275 High School Teachers – Special Education $56,420
276 Historians $56,350
277 Fire Investigators $56,310
278 Fire Inspectors $56,310
279 Insurance Appraisers – Auto Damage $56,180
280 Gas Plant Operators $55,860
281 Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers $55,860
282 Librarians $55,670
283 Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists $55,620
284 Wholesale & Retail Buyers $55,480
285 Electrical Engineering Technicians $55,410
286 Electronics Engineering Technicians $55,410
287 Training & Development Specialists $55,310
288 Foresters $55,220
289 Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs $55,180
290 Police Patrol Officers $55,180
291 Managers of Production & Operating Workers $55,150
292 High School Teachers $55,150
293 Coroners $55,100
294 Licensing Examiners & Inspectors $55,100
295 Government Property Inspectors & Investigators $55,100
296 Environmental Compliance Inspectors $55,100
297 Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers $55,100
298 Forensic Science Technicians $55,070
299 Educational, Vocational & School Counselors $55,030
300 Fish & Game Wardens $54,950