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20 Highest-Paying Jobs in the US That Aren't Doctors, Healthcare
Business Insider • • business
Key Points:
- Most of the top 13 highest-paying jobs in the US are in healthcare, with pediatric surgeons earning an average of about $500,000 annually as of May 2025.
- Outside of healthcare, airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers are the highest-paying roles, averaging $288,650 per year.
- Many of the top-paying non-healthcare jobs are managerial positions, often requiring progression through lower-level roles first.
- Other high-paying professions outside healthcare include financial managers and computer hardware engineers.
- The data is based on Bureau of Labor Statistics employment and wage estimates.
