Top 20 US professions by hourly pay

Median hourly wage · Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025

Highest in view

$268.76

Pediatric surgeons

Roles shown

20

Median of set

$149.90

Avg gap to target

$639.04

Reach target

0 of 20

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Top 20 US professions by median hourly wage: pediatric surgeons $268.76, cardiologists $238.47, radiologists $202.34, surgeons all other $199.04, anesthesiologists $188.22, orthopedic surgeons $172.38, oral and maxillofacial surgeons $169.34, emergency medicine physicians $161.32, dermatologists $158.04, pathologists $150.19, prosthodontists $149.61, ophthalmologists $144.27, OB/GYN $140.82, orthodontists $139.01, psychiatrists $135.51, physicians all other $127.85, internal medicine physicians $123.35, neurologists $119.50, family medicine physicians $117.39, nurse anesthetists $113.75.

Pediatric surgeons

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Median hourly

$268.76

Annual equivalent

$559,021

Overall rank

#1 of 20

Share of target

33.6%