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!)