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Though C-level executives are infamous for what many consider to be their excessive pay, it turns out those sporting scrubs in the operating room bring in bigger paychecks, on average, than those wearing suits in the corner office. That’s according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey.
The BLS survey reflects May 2012 salary and employment data gathered from more than one million businesses.

Though C-level executives are infamous for what many consider to be their excessive pay, it turns out those sporting scrubs in the operating room bring in a bigger paycheck, on average, than those wearing suits in the corner office. That’s according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey.
In operating rooms across the country, anesthesiologists, the highest-paid workers in the U.S., earn an average of $111.94 an hour, for a mean annual salary of $232,830, according to the BLS. That’s about the same as they made last year — but anesthesiologists, like others in medical work, can pay well into six figures a year in medical malpractice premiums.
The BLS survey reflects May 2012 salary and employment data gathered from more than one million businesses. Nine of the nation’s 10 highest-paying occupations are in the medical field, including surgeons, internists, orthodontists, and general practitioners.