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Anesthesiologists take home a median $292,000 salary annually. What other great careers from Money and PayScale.com's list of Best Jobs in America offer big paychecks?
2. Physician/Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Best Jobs rank: 22*
Median salary: $222,000
Top pay: $338,000
OB/GYN salaries reflect the high malpractice insurance premiums they must pay, due to the riskiness of the job and the need to regularly perform surgery. High demand boosts compensation, too: Since OB/GYNs function as the primary doctor for many women and generally treat patients for long stints of time (think nine months), there's always a need for their services.NEXT: Psychiatrist
Last updated November 27 2009: 12:12 PM ET
Note: We looked at jobs from the top 100 with the highest top pay. When there were multiple job titles from the same category, we selected the job with the most familiar job title. Median salary is for an experienced worker (at least two to seven years in field). Top pay represents the 90th percentile.
*Other highly paid M.D. positions include Emergency Room Physician, General Practitioner and General Surgeon.
*Other highly paid M.D. positions include Emergency Room Physician, General Practitioner and General Surgeon.
