The top 15 best paying jobs comprised mainly of doctors. Only the CEO and Pilots are the non-doctors that crack the list. With the increasing demand in healthcare services and shortage of those doctors, one can only imagine the rate of increase of their salaries. Nurses and Pharmacist are already commanding higher starting salaries. The doctor’s salary will surely follow suit. No wonder, those parents are either pushing their kids to become a doctor, or marry one!!!

           Job/Mean Annual Salary 

 1. Anesthesiologist - $184,340
 2. Surgeons - $184,150
 3. OBGYN - $178,040
 4. Orthdondist - $176,900
 5. Oral/Maxillofaxial Surgeons - $164,760
 6. Internist - General - $160,860
 7. Prosthodontist - $158,940
 8. Psychiatrist - $149,990
 9. Family and General Practitioner - $149,850
10. Chief Executives - $144,600
11. Physicians and Surgeons - All Other - $142,220
12. Pediatricians - $141,440
13. Dentist- General - $140,950
14. Airline Pilots - $140,380
15. Podiatrist - $118,500

 

Source: Forbes Top 25 Best Paying Jobs