I saw this article on MSN.com today and I found it interesting that my job (well, future job, once I’m done with residency) is #11 on this list of top salaries. After all the moaning and groaning of non-pediatricians telling me I won’t make enough money, here’s some proof that I think I’ll be able to get by. Not that I did this for the money anyway – everyone already knows that… 🙂
And in case you’re interested, here’s the list of America’s Top 50 Salaries, as reported by careerbuilder.com, who claims to have gotten their information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
1. Surgeons — $177,690
2. Anesthesiologists — $174,240
3. Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $171,810
4. Orthodontists — $163,410
5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons — $160,660
6. Internists, General — $156,550
7. Psychiatrists — $146,150
8. Prosthodontists — $146,080
9. Family and General Practitioners — $140,370
10. Chief Executives — $139,810
11. Pediatricians, General — $139,230
12. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers — $135,040
13. Dentists, General — $133,680
14. Podiatrists — $111,250
15. Lawyers — $110,520
16. Air Traffic Controllers — $105,820
17. Engineering Managers — $105,470
18. Computer and Information Systems Managers — $102,360
19. Marketing Managers — $101,990
20. Astronomers — $101,360
21. Natural Sciences Managers — $99,140
22. Sales Managers — $98,510
23. Petroleum Engineers — $97,350
24. Financial Managers — $96,620
25. Law Teachers, Postsecondary — $95,570
26. Optometrists — $95,500
27. General and Operations Managers — $95,470
28. Computer and Information Scientists, Research — $94,030
29. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates — $91,500
30. Physicists — $91,480
31. Actuaries — $90,760
32. Nuclear Engineers — $90,690
33. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists — $89,980
34. Human Resources Managers — $89,950
35. Pharmacists — $88,650
36. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents — $87,990
37. Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners — $87,630
38. Computer Hardware Engineers — $87,170
39. Public Relations Managers — $85,820
40. Aerospace Engineers — $85,450
41. Political Scientists — $84,820
42. Physical Scientists — $84,380
43. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software — $84,310
44. Personal Financial Advisors — $82,970
45. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary — $82,450
46. Chiropractors — $82,060
47. Industrial Production Managers — $81,960
48. Construction Managers — $81,760
49. Purchasing Managers — $81,440
50. Advertising and Promotions Managers — $81,250
(P.S. I would have highlighted A.J.’s profession as well… but he falls into 5 or 6 of these categories so I didn’t know which to choose!)