The highest paying jobs in 43 U.S. states are healthcare occupations, according to annual wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The highest paying job in 43 states and their average yearly wage:
- Alabama: General physicians- $234,260
- Arizona: Anesthesiologists- $291,700
- Arkansas: General physicians- $196,120
- California: Radiologists- $339,140
- Colorado: General physicians- $319,370
- Connecticut: General physicians- $276,290
- Delaware: General physicians- $229,010
- Florida: Cardiologists- $428,810
- Georgia: General internal medicine physicians- $267,960
- Hawaii: General physicians- $257,240
- Idaho: General physicians- $292,160
- Illinois: General surgeons- $319,710
- Indiana: General physicians- $330,900
- Iowa: Family medicine physicians- $260,900
- Kansas: General physicians- $228,370
- Kentucky: General physicians- $302,890
- Louisiana: General physicians- $302,970
- Maine: General physicians- $263,430
- Maryland: General internal medicine physicians- $271,090
- Massachusetts: Radiologists- $309,090
- Michigan: Emergency medicine physicians- $317,490
- Minnesota: General surgeons- $354,930
- Mississippi: Post-secondary health specialties teachers- $157,160
- Missouri: General physicians- $275,050
- Montana: Pharmacists- $125,220
- Nebraska: General physicians- $301,010
- Nevada: General physicians- $269,790
- New Hampshire: General physicians- $255,060
- New Mexico: General physicians- $270,060
- New York: Cardiologists- $348,860
- Ohio: Anesthesiologists- $350,150
- Oklahoma: Family medicine physicians- $266,800
- Oregon: General physicians- $244,700
- Pennsylvania: Radiologists- $376,470
- Rhode Island: General physicians- $206,420
- South Carolina: Family medicine physicians- $309,270
- Tennessee: General physicians- $286,260
- Texas: General surgeons- $331,980
- Utah: General physicians- $229,470
- Virginia: Emergency medicine physicians- $315,290
- Washington: Anesthesiologists- $419,950
- West Virginia: General physicians- $252,710
- Wisconsin: Radiologists- $387,790