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The Highest-Paying Job In Every State

Aaron Taube,Mike Nudelman   

The Highest-Paying Job In Every State
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If you want to make money in America right now, go to medical school.

A Business Insider review of annual average salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that the highest-paying job in every single state is some kind of doctor.

Anesthesiologist is the job with the highest-paying average salary nationwide ($235,070), while surgeon was the highest-paying occupation in more states (9) than any other job.

The highest average salary in any state was found in Wisconsin, where orthodontists make $252,390 a year.

In three states, the BLS ranked the highest-paying job as "physicians and surgeons, all other," a catch-all category used to cover doctors whose specialties don't fall under one of the Bureau's pre-existing categories.

Here's the full list:

Highest Paying Job in Every State

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