--- title: "Jobs That Pay a Million a Year" description: "Careers where the top earners reach $1,000,000 a year or more, by the highest figure a cited source reports (the BLS 90th percentile or an…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-a-million-a-year" last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z" --- # Jobs That Pay a Million a Year Careers where the top earners reach $1,000,000 a year or more, by the highest figure a cited source reports (the BLS 90th percentile or an industry-reported top-earner figure). Typical pay is far lower for most of them; each career page shows both. 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. 32 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 | [NFL Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nfl-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 2 | [College Football Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-football-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 3 | [College Basketball Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-basketball-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 4 | [Chief Marketing Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-marketing-officer) | $166,790 | +6.9% | Bachelor's | | 5 | [Chief AI Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-ai-officer) | $175,140 | +15.8% | Bachelor's | | 6 | [Public Company General Counsel](https://nuecareer.com/careers/public-company-general-counsel) | $159,670 | +4.7% | Doctorate | | 7 | [BigLaw Equity Partner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biglaw-equity-partner) | $159,670 | +4.7% | Doctorate | | 8 | [Private Capital Markets Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-capital-markets-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 9 | [Chief Human Resources Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-human-resources-officer) | $149,280 | +5.5% | Bachelor's | | 10 | [Global Macro Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/global-macro-trader) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 11 | [Distinguished Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/distinguished-engineer) | $135,980 | +10.2% | Bachelor's | | 12 | [Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hedge-fund-portfolio-manager) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's | | 13 | [Debt Capital Markets Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/debt-capital-markets-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 14 | [Private Equity Partner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-equity-partner) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's | | 15 | [Syndicate Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/syndicate-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 16 | [Investment Banking Managing Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/investment-banking-managing-director) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 17 | [Leveraged Finance Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/leveraged-finance-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 18 | [Women's College Basketball Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/womens-college-basketball-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 19 | [Institutional Sales Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/institutional-sales-director) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 20 | [Trading Desk Head](https://nuecareer.com/careers/trading-desk-head) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 21 | [Hedge Fund Capital Raising Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hedge-fund-capital-raising-director) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 22 | [Private Equity Fundraising Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-equity-fundraising-director) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 23 | [Restructuring Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/restructuring-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 24 | [Structured Finance Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/structured-finance-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 25 | [Private Credit Investor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-credit-investor) | $166,570 | +9.7% | Bachelor's | | 26 | [Equity Derivatives Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/equity-derivatives-trader) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 27 | [Equity Capital Markets Banker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/equity-capital-markets-banker) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 28 | [Chief Information Security Officer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-information-security-officer) | $175,140 | +15.8% | Bachelor's | | 29 | [Private Equity Operating Partner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-equity-operating-partner) | $213,990 | +3.2% | Bachelor's | | 30 | [AI Research Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ai-research-engineer) | $140,300 | +21.8% | Master's | | 31 | [Credit Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/credit-trader) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's | | 32 | [Congenital Heart Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/congenital-heart-surgeon) | $559,030 | +2.0% | 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}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). 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