Best paying jobs
The highest-paying occupations in the country, weighted heavily on median wage with growth and opportunity as tie-breakers.
How this ranking is scored
score = .70·pay + .10·growth + .10·employment + .10·openings
Each factor is scaled to the strongest occupation on this list, then weighted and summed. Weights differ by list type. Full methodology.
Wages — OEWS May 2025
Growth & openings — EP 2024–34
#
Occupation
MEDIAN PAY
P25–P75
Growth
Employed
Open/yr
Score
Showing top 25 of 825 scored occupations — show all 825show top 25
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Occupation
MEDIAN PAY
Growth
Score
135
$104,920
+1.9%
21
158
$69,990
+3.1%
19
175
$72,080
+0.3%
19
217
$47,540
-1.6%
17
277
$62,890
+3.7%
15
471
$58,430
+2.3%
12
525
$61,540
-13.7%
11
533
$48,560
+6.3%
11
549
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
$45,850
+4.6%
11
635
$51,610
-4.3%
9
665
$47,720
+1.2%
9
670
$50,620
-13.6%
9
673
$46,330
-12.1%
9
680
$45,760
+2.0%
9
710
$49,080
-19.6%
9
726
$44,350
-3.8%
9
730
$46,550
-12.0%
9
747
$46,350
-1.1%
8
802
$38,670
-9.0%
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