New data showed pediatric surgeons made $502,050 on average. FS Productions/Getty Images New data showed which US jobs pay the best on average. Pediatric surgeons had the highest average annual wage in 2025. Top-paying jobs were largely in healthcare, but pilots and flight engineers ranked highly. Years of schooling in healthcare usually pay off. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new data showing the pay of hundreds of occupations as of May 2025. Many positions earn six figures, exceeding the national average of $69,770. Pay can be one factor job seekers consider when they're applying for work. A lot of people are actively seeking jobs in the US: 7.2 million people were unemployed in March, outpacing the number of openings. It's also graduation season, so more people may be tweaking their résumés, building a network, and scouring postings in the coming months. Studying to become an ophthalmologist, a pediatric surgeon, or a pilot can lead to high compensation. Business Insider ranked the new occupation estimates by average annual wage, excluding catchall job categories, such as "Surgeons, all other." Almost all of the 13 top-paying jobs typically require a doctoral or professional degree. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers usually need a bachelor's. Below are the 13 highest-paying jobs, alongside estimates of how many Americans are employed in them. 13. Psychiatrists Fiordaliso/Getty Images Average annual wage: $269,940 Employment: 27,980 12. Obstetricians and gynecologists Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Average annual wage: $279,040 Employment: 21,260 11. Pathologists JulieanneBirch/Getty Images Average annual wage: $285,420 Employment: 11,110 10. Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers Andrea Comi/Getty Images Average annual wage: $288,650 Employment: 103,560 9. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric aire images/Getty Images Average annual wage: $304,650 Employment: 8,950 8. Emergency medicine physicians Ariel Skelley/Getty Images Average annual wage: $317,480 Employment: 32,880 7. Dermatologists Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images Average annual wage: $323,530 Employment: 11,370 6. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons Dimensions/Getty Images Average annual wage: $346,490 Employment: 4,910 5. Anesthesiologists PixelCatchers/Getty Images Average annual wage: $360,570 Employment: 38,760 4. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Average annual wage: $373,570 Employment: 14,100 3. Radiologists Tom Werner/Getty Images Average annual wage: $381,530 Employment: 26,770 2. Cardiologists MoMo Productions/Getty Images Average annual wage: $454,940 Employment: 17,290 1. Pediatric surgeons FS Productions/Getty Images Average annual wage: $502,050 Employment: 1,190 Read the original article on Business Insider