US Rankings
Highest-paying jobs in the US
830 jobs in the United States ranked by typical (median) yearly pay, plus the lowest-paying and the most common jobs.
Highest-paying jobs
Typical (median) yearly pay. Jobs with fewer than 2,000 people are left out.- ❤️ Heart doctor$496,010
- 🩻 X-ray doctor$420,860
- 🔪 Surgeon$414,010
- 💉 Anesthesiologist$391,490
- 🦴 Bone surgeon$358,550
- 🦷 Jaw surgeon$352,220
- 🚑 ER doctor$335,550
- 🧴 Skin doctor$328,730
- 🔬 Pathologist$312,400
- 👁️ Eye surgeon$300,080
- 🤰 Women's doctor$292,910
- 🦷 Orthodontist$289,140
- 💭 Psychiatrist$281,870
- 🩺 Doctor$265,930
- 🩺 General doctor$256,560
- 🧠 Brain doctor$248,560
- 🩺 Family doctor$244,180
- 💉 Nurse anesthetist$236,590
- ✈️ Airline pilot$232,140
- 🦷 Dental specialist$224,990
- 👔 CEO$213,990
- 🧒 Kids' doctor$210,040
- 💻 IT manager$175,140
- ⚛️ Physicist$172,250
- 🛠️ Engineering manager$171,270
- 🦷 Dentist$170,950
- 🔬 Science manager$167,220
- 📈 Marketing manager$166,790
- 💵 Finance manager$166,570
- 🔧 Hardware engineer$161,740
Jobs with the most people
- 🏠 Home care aideabout 4.3 million
- 🛍️ Store clerkabout 3.9 million
- 🍟 Fast food workerabout 3.9 million
- 📋 General managerabout 3.5 million
- 👩⚕️ Nurseabout 3.4 million
- 🧾 Cashierabout 3.1 million
- 📦 Warehouse laborerabout 3 million
- 🛒 Stock clerkabout 2.8 million
- ☎️ Customer service repabout 2.6 million
- 🗃️ Office clerkabout 2.5 million
- 🍽️ Serverabout 2.3 million
- 🧹 Janitorabout 2.2 million
- 🚛 Truck driverabout 2.1 million
- 🗒️ Secretaryabout 1.7 million
- 💻 Software developerabout 1.7 million
Lower-paying jobs
- 🍔 Fast food cook$30,890
- 🍟 Fast food worker$31,200
- 🙋 Restaurant host$31,200
- 🎡 Amusement park worker$32,150
- 🧴 Shampooer$32,600
- 🎪 Entertainment worker$32,640
- 🧾 Cashier$32,880
- 🎫 Usher$32,910
- 🛟 Lifeguard$33,580
- 🧹 Busser$33,980
- 🎲 Casino dealer$34,320
- 🍸 Bartender$34,340
- 🧽 Dishwasher$34,810
- 🧺 Laundry worker$34,890
- 🎰 Betting clerk$34,980