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title: "Jobs That Pay $300k a Year"
description: "Careers whose typical pay is at least $300,000 and under $500,000 a year, ranked by that typical figure; higher-paying careers are on the $500k list. BLS…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Jobs That Pay $300k a Year

Careers whose typical pay is at least $300,000 and under $500,000 a year, ranked by that typical figure; higher-paying careers are on the $500k list. BLS stops short here: it folds most of these careers into broad codes (a neurosurgeon is counted with every other physician), so where a career carries industry-reported pay from a named survey, scale or filing (Medscape, MGMA, Levels.fyi, AmLaw, union contracts and similar), that figure is used and its source is on the career page. Everything else is BLS OEWS.

47 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist) | $496,010 | +4.8% | Doctorate |
| 2 | [Colorectal Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/colorectal-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 3 | [Staff Data Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/staff-data-scientist) | $120,230 | +34.6% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Great Lakes Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/great-lakes-pilot) | $92,460 | +4.0% | Certificate |
| 5 | [Chief Security Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-security-officer) | $106,660 | +4.6% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Hematologist-Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hematologist-oncologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 7 | [Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maternal-fetal-medicine-specialist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate |
| 8 | [Reproductive Endocrinologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/reproductive-endocrinologist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate |
| 9 | [Staff Software Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/staff-software-engineer) | $135,980 | +10.2% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Maritime Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maritime-pilot) | $92,460 | +4.0% | Certificate |
| 11 | [Retina Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retina-specialist) | $300,080 | +4.5% | Doctorate |
| 12 | [Gynecologic Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gynecologic-oncologist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate |
| 13 | [Trauma Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/trauma-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 14 | [Principal Solutions Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/principal-solutions-architect) | $116,580 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 15 | [Critical Care Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/critical-care-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate |
| 16 | [Chip Architect](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chip-architect) | $161,740 | +9.1% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist) | $420,860 | +3.4% | Doctorate |
| 18 | [Widebody Airline Captain](https://nuecareer.com/careers/widebody-airline-captain) | $232,140 | +8.3% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Surgical Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/surgical-oncologist) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 20 | [Pulmonologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pulmonologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 21 | [Chief Information Security Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-information-security-officer) | $175,140 | +15.8% | Bachelor's |
| 22 | [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist) | $391,490 | +3.6% | Doctorate |
| 23 | [BigLaw Senior Associate](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biglaw-senior-associate) | $159,670 | +4.7% | Doctorate |
| 24 | [Neonatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neonatologist) | $210,040 | +1.5% | Doctorate |
| 25 | [Private Equity Vice President](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-equity-vice-president) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 26 | [Management Consulting Partner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/management-consulting-partner) | $101,860 | +10.1% | Master's |
| 27 | [Autonomous Vehicle Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/autonomous-vehicle-research-scientist) | $140,300 | +21.8% | Master's |
| 28 | [Longshore Foreman](https://nuecareer.com/careers/longshore-foreman) | $68,080 | +3.8% | High school |
| 29 | [Nephrologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nephrologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 30 | [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate |
| 31 | [Software Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/software-engineering-manager) | $175,140 | +15.8% | Bachelor's |
| 32 | [Periodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/periodontist) | $170,950 | +5.7% | Doctorate |
| 33 | [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeon) | $352,220 | +5.6% | Doctorate |
| 34 | [Public Company Board Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-company-board-director) | $213,990 | +3.2% | Bachelor's |
| 35 | [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician) | $335,550 | +3.2% | Doctorate |
| 36 | [Principal Product Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/principal-product-manager) | $116,580 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 37 | [Public Pension Chief Investment Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-pension-chief-investment-officer) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's |
| 38 | [Dermatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dermatologist) | $328,730 | +6.8% | Doctorate |
| 39 | [College Football General Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-football-general-manager) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's |
| 40 | [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist) | $312,400 | +4.8% | Doctorate |
| 41 | [Quantitative Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/quantitative-trader) | $81,100 | +4.1% | Bachelor's |
| 42 | [Prosthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/prosthodontist) | $311,180 | +5.8% | Doctorate |
| 43 | [GPU Kernel Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gpu-kernel-engineer) | $135,980 | +10.2% | Bachelor's |
| 44 | [Pediatric Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-dentist) | $170,950 | +5.7% | Doctorate |
| 45 | [Applied Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/applied-scientist) | $140,300 | +21.8% | Master's |
| 46 | [AI Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ai-research-scientist) | $140,300 | +21.8% | Doctorate |
| 47 | [Ophthalmologist, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmologist) | $300,080 | +4.5% | Doctorate |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

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