19 posts with the highest hourly pay
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Some people in the US earn only $ 6 per hour, while others earn a whopping $ 106 for the same 60-minute period.
19 posts with the highest hourly pay.
Some people in the US earn only $ 6 per hour, while others earn a whopping $ 106 for the same 60-minute period.
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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American (including in jobs with wages, not hourly wages) earns $ 23.23 per hour.
Time magazine collected a list of professions with the highest hourly pay in the US:
Anesthetist
Average hourly rate: $ 124.09
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 29 220
Surgeon
Average hourly rate: $ 119
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Number of people in the US working in this profession: 41 600
Obstetrician-gynecologist
Average hourly rate: $ 106.92
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 20,090
Psychiatrist
Average hourly rate: $ 93.12
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 24,060
Executive Director
Average hourly rate: $ 89.35
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 238,940
Pediatrician
Average hourly rate: $ 88.07
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 28,660
Dentist
Average hourly rate: $ 82.86
Number of people in the US working for this profession: 100 080
Nurse-Anaesthesiologist
Average hourly rate: $ 77.04
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 39,410
Petroleum Engineer
Average hourly rate: $ 71.92
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 34 600
Manager of computer and information systems
Average hourly rate: $ 67.79
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 341 250
Marketing Manager
Average hourly rate: $ 67.63
Number of people in the US working for this profession: 192,890
Lawyer
Average hourly rate: $ 65.51
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 609,930
Orthopedist
Average hourly rate: $ 65.47
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 9,500
Financial Manager
Average hourly rate: $ 64.58
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 531 120
Sales Manager
Average hourly rate: $ 62.69
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 364,750
Managers for fund-raising and public relations
Average hourly rate: $ 57.40
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 60 380
Pharmacist
Average hourly rate: $ 57.34
Number of people in the US working in in this profession: 295 620
Air traffic controller
Average hourly rate: $ 57.09
Number of people in the US working in this profession: 23 130
Physicist
Average hourly rate: $ 56.97
A number of people in the US working in this profession: 15 650.
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