How much surgeons, lawyers and 18 other top-earning professionals make per hour
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Your support makes all the difference.Some people in the US make just $6 an hour, while others earn a whopping $106 during that same 60-minute period.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. In some states, however, employees not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act earn as little as $5.15.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average American — including those in salaried jobs — earns $23.23 an hour, and that number reaches more than $100 for some professions.
Business Insider recently looked at the most recent BLS wage data to find out exactly how much doctors, lawyers, and other top-earning professionals make per hour, on average.
Here's what we found:
Anesthesiologists
Average hourly pay: $124.09
Number of people in the US with this job: 29,220
Surgeons
Average hourly pay: $119
Number of people in the US with this job: 41,600
Obstetricians and gynecologists
Average hourly pay: $106.92
Number of people in the US with this job: 20,090
Psychiatrists
Average hourly pay: $93.12
Number of people in the US with this job: 24,060
Chief executives
Average hourly pay: $89.35
Number of people in the US with this job: 238,940
Pediatricians
Average hourly pay: $88.07
Number of people in the US with this job: 28,660
Dentists
Average hourly pay: $82.86
Number of people in the US with this job: 100,080
Nurse anesthetists
Average hourly pay: $77.04
Number of people in the US with this job: 39,410
Petroleum engineers
Average hourly pay: $71.92
Number of people in the US with this job: 34,600
Computer and information systems managers
Average hourly pay: $67.79
Number of people in the US with this job: 341,250
Marketing managers
Average hourly pay: $67.63
Number of people in the US with this job: 192,890
Lawyers
Average hourly pay: $65.51
Number of people in the US with this job: 609,930
Podiatrists
Average hourly pay: $65.47
Number of people in the US with this job: 9,500
Financial managers
Average hourly pay: $64.58
Number of people in the US with this job: 531,120
Sales managers
Average hourly pay: $62.69
Number of people in the US with this job: 364,750
Public relations and fundraising managers
Average hourly pay: $57.40
Number of people in the US with this job: 60,380
Pharmacists
Average hourly pay: $57.34
Number of people in the US with this job: 295,620
Air traffic controllers
Average hourly pay: $57.09
Number of people in the US with this job: 23,130
Physicists
Average hourly pay: $56.97
Number of people in the US with this job: 15,650
Human resources managers
Average hourly pay: $56.29
Number of people in the US with this job: 122,780
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