What each profession pays at the top of its own ladder, ranked. Peak figures are not starting figures, and the years and cost it takes to reach them vary enormously — the entry barrier is on each profession's own page.
1💹
Banquier d'affairesBusiness & Finance
1,5 M$+at peak
2🫀
ChirurgienMedicine & Life
558k$at peak
3🤖
Chercheur en IAEngineering & Technology
1 M$ – 10 M$+at peak
4✈️
PiloteFrontier & Field
$450k+at peak
5📦
Ingénieur MLOpsEngineering & Technology
350 000 $+at peak
6🔌
Ingénieur en semi-conducteursEngineering & Technology
$300k+at peak
7🧿
Ingénieur quantiqueScience & Research
300 000 $+at peak
8🧠
PsychiatreMedicine & Life
350k $+at peak
9🩺
Médecin généralisteMedicine & Life
400k$+at peak
10💻
Ingénieur logicielEngineering & Technology
400 000 $+at peak
11🔐
Spécialiste de la cybersécuritéEngineering & Technology
250 000 $+at peak
12⚖️
JugeLaw & Public Service
232 000 £at peak
13🛰️
Ingénieur aérospatialEngineering & Technology
220 000 $+at peak
14🧫
Scientifique des données cliniquesScience & Research
$280k–$400k+at peak
15💊
PharmacienMedicine & Life
168k$+at peak
16👔
AvocatLaw & Public Service
239 200 $+at peak
17🦾
Ingénieur en robotiqueEngineering & Technology
$220k+at peak
18📊
Scientifique des donnéesScience & Research
280 k$–400 k$+at peak
19💱
ÉconomisteBusiness & Finance
$500k+at peak
20🌬️
Ingénieur en énergies renouvelablesEngineering & Technology
200 000 $+at peak
21🚀
EntrepreneurBusiness & Finance
1 M$–1 Md$+at peak
22🗺️
Chef de produitBusiness & Finance
$400k+at peak
23🌿
Responsable Développement DurableBusiness & Finance
190 000 $+at peak
24🏅
AthlèteMedia & Performance
$50M–$260Mat peak
25🧮
MathématicienScience & Research
$450k+at peak
26🔎
Chercheur UXArts & Creation
$190k+at peak
27🌉
Ingénieur civilEngineering & Technology
$200k+at peak
28🎮
Concepteur de jeuxArts & Creation
$250kat peak
29🧾
ComptableBusiness & Finance
500 k$+at peak
30📣
Responsable marketingBusiness & Finance
$350k+at peak
31🧩
PsychologueEducation & Humanities
$190k+at peak
32⚓
Capitaine de navireFrontier & Field
$215kat peak
33🕹️
Professionnel de l'esportMedia & Performance
$3M–5M+ (rep.)at peak
34⚛️
PhysicienScience & Research
$300k+at peak
35🎬
RéalisateurArts & Creation
10 M$–25 M$+at peak
36🎓
ProfesseurEducation & Humanities
~$160kat peak
37🧬
Conseiller en génétiqueMedicine & Life
$135k+at peak
38🐾
VétérinaireMedicine & Life
212 890 $+at peak
39🧪
ChimisteScience & Research
$210k+at peak
40🔭
AstronomeScience & Research
$190k+at peak
41👨🚀
AstronauteFrontier & Field
≈$190kat peak
42💉
Infirmier / InfirmièreMedicine & Life
212k$at peak
43🕊️
DiplomateLaw & Public Service
$203kat peak
44🏗️
ArchitecteArts & Creation
$159,800+at peak
45🎭
ActeurMedia & Performance
$20M+/filmat peak
46🧬
BiologisteScience & Research
250 k$+at peak
47🚒
PompierLaw & Public Service
150 000 $+at peak
48📜
HistorienEducation & Humanities
$200k+at peak
49🪚
CharpentierCraft & Trade
$150kat peak
50🍷
SommelierCraft & Trade
160 k$at peak
51🏔️
Guide de montagneFrontier & Field
$130k+at peak
52⌚
HorlogerCraft & Trade
$130k+at peak
53🎞️
AnimateurMedia & Performance
$180k–$250k+at peak
54📋
FonctionnaireLaw & Public Service
~200 k£at peak
55🚓
PolicierLaw & Public Service
180 000 $at peak
56🏫
EnseignantEducation & Humanities
€120k+at peak
57🍳
ChefCraft & Trade
$250k+at peak
58🧵
TailleurCraft & Trade
£150k+at peak
59🌐
TraducteurEducation & Humanities
$120kat peak
60📖
BibliothécaireEducation & Humanities
130k$+at peak
61🏺
ArchéologueFrontier & Field
$130kat peak
62📰
JournalisteMedia & Performance
$250k+at peak
63📷
PhotographeMedia & Performance
$500k+at peak
64🌾
AgriculteurFrontier & Field
$250k+at peak
65🎻
MusicienArts & Creation
$250k+at peak
66🖌️
PeintreArts & Creation
$1M+at peak
67🔥
ForgeronCraft & Trade
$150k+at peak
68✍️
RomancierArts & Creation
$1M+/yrat peak
Figures are typical peak earnings in the market named on each profession's page, not global averages.