Surgeons are the best-compensated professionals in 15 U.S. states, according to a GOBankingRates compilation.
GOBanking Rates reported each state's highest-paid job using mean annual wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The top-paid professionals in each state and their annual salaries:
Alabama
OB-GYNs: $284,380
Alaska
OB-GYNs: $281,170
Arizona
Anesthesiologists: $279,160
Arkansas
Surgeons: $266,630
California
Anesthesiologists: $288,420
Colorado
OB-GYNs: $286,560
Connecticut
OB-GYNs: $272,080
Delaware
Surgeons: $277,280
Florida
Anesthesiologists: $280,390
Georgia
Surgeons: $273,450
Hawaii
Psychiatrists: $269,800
Idaho
Anesthesiologists: $256,450
Illinois
Anesthesiologists: $261,300
Indiana
OB-GYNs: $285,180
Iowa
Orthodontists: $267,870
Kansas
Surgeons: $282,940
Kentucky
Anesthesiologists: $278,590
Louisiana
Surgeons: $253,630
Maine
Surgeons: $286,810
Maryland
Surgeons: $284,120
Massachusetts
Orthodontists: $282,740
Michigan
Anesthesiologists: $261,310
Minnesota
Internists: $251,310
Mississippi
Surgeons: $280,350
Missouri
Anesthesiologists: $250,180
Montana
Surgeons: $266,470
Nebraska
Anesthesiologists: $290,470
Nevada
Internists: $260,100
New Hampshire
Physicians and surgeons (includes physicians and surgeons not categorized separately): $275,840
New Jersey
Surgeons: $285,850
New Mexico
OB-GYNs: $287,680
New York
Anesthesiologists: $255,500
North Carolina
Anesthesiologists: $285,730
North Dakota
Anesthesiologists: $273,120
Ohio
Anesthesiologists: $285,000
Oklahoma
Surgeons: $279,020
Oregon
Internists: $251,050
Pennsylvania
Anesthesiologists: $278,010
Rhode Island
OB-GYNs: $266,280
South Carolina
OB-GYNs: $283,910
South Dakota
Anesthesiologists: $293,110
Tennessee
Surgeons: $271,680
Texas
Anesthesiologists: $260,690
Utah
OB-GYNs: $256,950
Vermont
Surgeons: $277,550
Virginia
Surgeons: $264,160
Washington
Anesthesiologists: $268,580
West Virginia
Anesthesiologists: $281,000
Wisconsin
OB-GYNs: $278,730
Wyoming
Internists: $275,350