Median 2004 Salaries by Profession*
Other tables available include: Starting Salaries for Bachelor's degrees (2007).
 
Physician (anesthesiology) 307,000+
Physician (OB/gyn) 238,000+
Physician (family) 150,000+
CEO 140,400
Dentist 129,900+
Jet Pilot 129,200
Lawyer 94900
Petroleum Engineer 88500
Physicist  87500
Pharmacist 84900
Financial Manager 81900
Mathematician 81200 
Computer Hardware Engineer 81200
School Principal 80000
Chemical Engineer 76800
Software Engineer 75000
Economist 72800
Physicist (Bachelors only) 72000
Electronic Engineer 71600
Chiropractor 70000
Physician's Assistant 69400
Commodities/Securities Sales 69200
Biochemist 69000
Geoscientist 68700
Bioengineer 67700
Veterinarian 66600
Environmental Engineer 66500
Mechanical Engineer 66300
Civil Engineer 64230 
Architect 60300 
Dental Hygienist 58200
Chemist 56000
Fashion Designer 55900
Psychologist 55000
Microbiologist 54800 
Registered Nurse 52300
College Instructor 51800
Accountant  50800 
Wildlife Biologist  50300 
Athlete 48300
Police 45200
K-12 Teacher 43500
Flight Attendant 43400
Surveyor 43000
Insurance Salesman 41700
Fire Fighter 38300
Graphic Designer 38000
Musician 37000
Real Estate Agent 35700
Social Worker 34800
News Reporter 31000
Travel Agent 27600
Photographer 26000
Actor 23500
Recptionist 21800
Preschool teacher 21000
Hairdresser 19800
Hotel Clerk 17700
Housekeeper 16900
*From ``Occupational Outlook Handbook 2006", prepared by U.S. Department of Labor (stats.bls.gov/oco); Median salaries listed include all educational levels except for "Physicists (Bachelor's only)" which excludes Masters and Ph.D.s. Physicians and Dentists in private practice earn more than listed.