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The highest-paying jobs in the US, according to federal data
Key takeaways
- Physicians and surgeons dominate the nation s highest-paying occupations, according to new federal wage estimates for more than 800 jobs in the U.S.
- Pediatric surgeons topped the list with an average annual wage of $502,050, followed by cardiologists at $454,940 and radiologists at $381,530.
- Those figures are well above the average wage of $69,770 across all occupations, though most of the top-paying jobs require years of additional education and specialized training.
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Physicians and surgeons dominate the nation s highest-paying occupations, according to new federal wage estimates for more than 800 jobs in the U.S.
Pediatric surgeons topped the list with an average annual wage of $502,050, followed by cardiologists at $454,940 and radiologists at $381,530.
Those figures are well above the average wage of $69,770 across all occupations, though most of the top-paying jobs require years of additional education and specialized training.
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