Billy Florence: Who Makes What In America
It's only natural to be curious. Have the six figure salary earners suddenly become the majority? If you’ve noticed the person at the gym, the social gathering, and the person sitting beside on the airplane seems to be saying they are making six figures salaries, some of them may be expanding on their financial facts of life.
The actual list of America's top earners contains many expected results (chief executives and lawyers), as well as some that may come as a surprise (air traffic controllers, astronomers). And, of course, there's still plenty of proof that it pays to have an MD: surgeons and physicians dominate the list. Here's a look at some median salaries of America's highest-paying jobs, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top Salaries
Surgeons - $177,690
Anesthesiologists - $174,240
Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $171,810
Orthodontists - $163,410
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - $160,660
Internists, General - $156,550
Psychiatrists - $146,150
Prosthodontists - $146,080
Family and General Practitioners - $140,370
Chief Executives - $139,810
Pediatricians, General - $139,230
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers - $135,040
Dentists, General - $133,680
Podiatrists - $111,250
Lawyers - $110,520
Air Traffic Controllers - $105,820
Engineering Managers - $105,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers - $102,360
Marketing Managers - $101,990
Astronomers - $101,360
Source: Bureau Labor Statistics
Politicians
The public servant pay scale can be somewhat harder to pinpoint. In our search for government salaries, we found several states that pay their governors more than six figures. In our search for six figure political salaries we found that Mississippi’s governor’s salary is $101,800. Michigan, California, New Jersey and New York governors have annual salaries of over $150,000.
Congress receives regular pay raises. A cost of living increase takes effect each year unless Congress votes against it. The salary for the average member of Congress has more than doubled in the past 20 years. The current salary for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $165,200 per year.
How about the president paycheck? The president's salary is $400,000.
© 2007 Florence News reprint permission to Billy Florence Team Dream Chasers site.
The actual list of America's top earners contains many expected results (chief executives and lawyers), as well as some that may come as a surprise (air traffic controllers, astronomers). And, of course, there's still plenty of proof that it pays to have an MD: surgeons and physicians dominate the list. Here's a look at some median salaries of America's highest-paying jobs, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Top Salaries
Surgeons - $177,690
Anesthesiologists - $174,240
Obstetricians and Gynecologists - $171,810
Orthodontists - $163,410
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - $160,660
Internists, General - $156,550
Psychiatrists - $146,150
Prosthodontists - $146,080
Family and General Practitioners - $140,370
Chief Executives - $139,810
Pediatricians, General - $139,230
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers - $135,040
Dentists, General - $133,680
Podiatrists - $111,250
Lawyers - $110,520
Air Traffic Controllers - $105,820
Engineering Managers - $105,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers - $102,360
Marketing Managers - $101,990
Astronomers - $101,360
Source: Bureau Labor Statistics
Politicians
The public servant pay scale can be somewhat harder to pinpoint. In our search for government salaries, we found several states that pay their governors more than six figures. In our search for six figure political salaries we found that Mississippi’s governor’s salary is $101,800. Michigan, California, New Jersey and New York governors have annual salaries of over $150,000.
Congress receives regular pay raises. A cost of living increase takes effect each year unless Congress votes against it. The salary for the average member of Congress has more than doubled in the past 20 years. The current salary for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $165,200 per year.
How about the president paycheck? The president's salary is $400,000.
© 2007 Florence News reprint permission to Billy Florence Team Dream Chasers site.
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