Healthcare jobs get paid the most across all 50 states, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.
For the analysis, Zippia examined data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the jobs in each state with the highest annual salaries based on information from 2017 (the most recent data available).
Here is the highest paying job in each state, based on the analysis:
Alabama
Orthodontists
Alaska
Pediatricians
Arizona
Orthodontists
Arkansas
Internists
California
Anesthesiologists
Colorado
OB-GYN
Connecticut
Anesthesiologists
Delaware
Surgeons
Florida
Oral surgeons
Georgia
Surgeons
Hawaii
Podiatrists
Idaho
OB-GYN
Illinois
Anesthesiologists
Indiana
Anesthesiologists
Iowa
Oral surgeons
Kansas
Surgeons
Kentucky
Surgeons
Louisiana
Anesthesiologists
Maine
Surgeons
Maryland
Surgeons
Massachusetts
Oral surgeons
Michigan
Surgeons
Minnesota
Internists
Mississippi
Pediatricians
Missouri
Orthodontists
Montana
OB-GYN
Nebraska
Surgeons
Nevada
Anesthesiologists
New Hampshire
Physicians
New Jersey
Orthodontists
New Mexico
Surgeons
New York
Anesthesiologists
North Carolina
Surgeons
North Dakota
Anesthesiologists
Ohio
Anesthesiologists
Oklahoma
Anesthesiologists
Oregon
OB-GYN
Pennsylvania
Anesthesiologists
Rhode Island
Surgeons
South Carolina
Oral surgeons
South Dakota
Anesthesiologists
Tennessee
Anesthesiologists
Texas
Anesthesiologists
Utah
Dentists
Vermont
Anesthesiologists
Virginia
Oral surgeons
West Virginia
Physicians
Washington
Anesthesiologists
Wisconsin
Surgeons
Wyoming
OB-GYN
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