America's Top 50 Salaries
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[color=purple]It's only natural that you're curious. Who doesn't want to sneak a peek at the paychecks of America's wealthiest workers?
In the spirit of disclosure, here's a look at the median salaries of America's 50 highest-paying jobs, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. H+q a&]jQ
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The list of America's top earners contains many expected results (chief executives and lawyers), as well as some that may come as a surprise (air traffic controllers, construction managers). And, of course, there's proof positive that it pays to have an MD: surgeons and physicians dominate the list. 2sG%bg:U c;y U
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1. Surgeons -- $177,690;A:l T a!y h _ pWJ W'Y
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2. Anesthesiologists -- $174,240
3. Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- $171,810 BUVJ8k I [Q
4. Orthodontists -- $163,410
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5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons -- $160,660
6. Internists, General -- $156,550
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7. Psychiatrists -- $146,150@-t'{ xG`6g
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8. Prosthodontists -- $146,080
9. Family and General Practitioners -- $140,370{^:aK.a5S p aj
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10. Chief Executives -- $139,8109s4C SS/E:V*d;E*U2{'N
11. Pediatricians, General -- $139,230
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12. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers -- $135,040
13. Dentists, General -- $133,680
14. Podiatrists -- $111,250 R ?@n {2G| p r y N
15. Lawyers -- $110,520
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16. Air Traffic Controllers -- $105,820
17. Engineering Managers -- $105,470
18. Computer and Information Systems Managers -- $102,3605Z,J3tm%Y'g!p'}9s
19. Marketing Managers -- $101,990
20. Astronomers -- $101,360 e9i"Q6n2IY
21. Natural Sciences Managers -- $99,140}-DX+D+` T
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22. Sales Managers -- $98,510 x;^A$MN2e;f
23. Petroleum Engineers -- $97,3504z1s5k1DI4|$V y6u+q
24. Financial Managers -- $96,620
25. Law Teachers, Postsecondary -- $95,570Z%G*nBs9S1~*N g
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26. Optometrists -- $95,500/i*l)h^o f O9E_G
27. General and Operations Managers -- $95,470 S](H m@g
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28. Computer and Information Scientists, Research -- $94,030.LM3MN%pp
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29. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates -- $91,500
30. Physicists -- $91,480u#v a.z L#L
31. Actuaries -- $90,760;Pq)?8pM7s [
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32. Nuclear Engineers -- $90,690
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33. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists -- $89,980}A[ hlS2y*V
34. Human Resources Managers -- $89,950\ ^ |$G R Z#s
35. Pharmacists -- $88,6501T J&F1y5n\w|
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36. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents -- $87,990"X'Nx!t7@J!i5Jr DK
37. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners -- $87,630
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38. Computer Hardware Engineers -- $87,170 A {b)q"a$r+d
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39. Public Relations Managers -- $85,820
40. Aerospace Engineers -- $85,450ZZQ.uA$Xo(E
41. Political Scientists -- $84,820] h^5{E
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42. Physical Scientists -- $84,380-|QY;hgnm
43. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software -- $84,310
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44. Personal Financial Advisors -- $82,970EN&~`[8O)? VA1j
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45. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary -- $82,450 N,b(l&X"tqR~~ s
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46. Chiropractors -- $82,060(Y2lX6yP M qe
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47. Industrial Production Managers -- $81,960
48. Construction Managers -- $81,760D-TC-L6q [
49. Purchasing Managers -- $81,440
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[[i] 本帖最后由 cosmoon 于 2007-2-19 12:37 编辑 [/i]] very good!thank you for sharing I've read something somewhere else that anesthesiologists are enjoying the highest salaries. It's almost the same in this list...
Sigh, I want to marry one... If I want to be an Anesthesiologist, what majors should I choose? i dont want to be a doctor even it has a high salary, since the expense is so high for studyF4Wi DE IX8v
in uni. The most important is , i have no interest on it. good job............ :loveliness: thank u for sharing these stuff:loveliness: doctors go first
but in mainland china
doctors are now receiving more and more criticisms2E g8j$Sp*X3_
i don't know why and when this situations getting so seriously
doctors which once gain high social respectations are turning into the target every people to defame
the publics are all misleading by some extreme media half of the career seems so strange?2? ^%N)lgM
why? --It seems computer engineer and graphic designer almost touch the bottom... WNIR&Q I M Ic
--Wow.. I can't believe surgeons can make that lot of money in the US !,H)|0a/rr[["Y
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Thanks for post it. my major is about mechanism design.in that way,i can not get much money.::82 but to be an honest guy,i am so important for the society.::z1 frankly speaking
salary is not too important to me
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what i only want is enjoy the life~
回复 #4 小妖精0628 的帖子
by the way"Bb,U5Mq9nzZ7Zthe girl in your picture is so cute f5?:Z$jD%iQ gkG
is it yourself? docter is a good job. why i did not choose it?::z8 Doctor is not really good job so that not too much young guys choose it as their major. [quote]原帖由 [i]苹果的梦[/i] 于 2007-3-4 17:29 发表7_Z5j!b-\"g T
half of the career seems so strange?
why? [/quote]k@ ]Q3L*o
Strange? Which ones are you referring to?
[quote]原帖由 [i]Fiendchi[/i] 于 2007-3-4 18:54 发表)h`k W8O/{3B5f
--It seems computer engineer and graphic designer almost touch the bottom...W]*Yrr1] qU4W6b:k{\
--Wow.. I can't believe surgeons can make that lot of money in the US !s3] OZ9n1E\9e,Z
Thanks for post it. [/quote]0t$C(YAB!E1I
You are so delighted hearing the salaries of surgeons. I take it that you are a doctor or doctor-to-be?6y6{"Fe)Lcd{
[quote]原帖由 [i]oriental432[/i] 于 2007-3-14 06:42 发表7zZ.tE K&u'|$Ng m
My major is about mechanism design.in that way,i can not get much money.::82 but to be an honest guy,i am so important for the society.::z1 [/quote]7P~&Tz6d5z
I am sorry, man. But I really have no idea about what you do.|_m^1t ` {M8U8K
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Well, all I can hear after reading this post is 'Show me the money!'.::z3
回复 #4 小妖精0628 的帖子
Of course,that's Anesthesiology. 15. Lawyers -- $110,520#D s(hI)Q x n6l u
i wanna be a lawyer::p4 不知道美国有没有农民工 I saw a list suggesting that the Presidency of the United States is a really shity job considering the pressure and the return::z2 We do need to think about the workload and stress that come with a job; salary alone is not a good indicator :loveliness: :loveliness: nice stuff thanks for sharing the rich get richer in USA, the poor get poorer in USA.
回复 #23 joeswell 的帖子
na, the poor can live a decent life if they work hard in the US. i want to be a natural science manager I just want to be the one who can't be replaced.::16 I just want to be the one who can't be replaced.::16回复 #24 cosmoon 的帖子
::z8 Have u seen the way the poorest people live in central NYC ? BTW, the salary is for qualified professional I think, a bit too high for graduates ~~~ I feel inspired for becoming an actuary... haha...though it is below my expectation...::11 ::11 what abour the electrical engineer回复 #29 dolphintx 的帖子
::13 but super difficult to get a actuarial trainee position man ~~~ not bad: 43 software deverloper. i want to marry a doctor ::z3 n+^$B\ ^ yU::z2 oh
i think movie stars and singers have the highest salary
::z5 [quote]原帖由 [i]tsitl[/i] 于 2007-3-18 20:08 发表 [url=http://bbs.taisha.org/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=8278276&ptid=755689][img]http://bbs.taisha.org/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]3_7Y(s}.H)t D"y
frankly speakingW$G9D)Z'cxO;V^
salary is not too important to me
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but for us first-generation immigrant,money plays an important role in our future life. how much can a cpa make for one year?
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::16 a lot回复 #37 joeswell 的帖子
a lot is how much ? can cpa make more than 200 thousand?回复 #38 jiangw89813 的帖子
$200,000 ??? definitely not for a graduate role. Maybe u can earn that amount after being qualified and 5 yrs'+ working experience, still possible.页:
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