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💹
Banqueiro de InvestimentoBusiness & Finance
US$ 1,5 milhão +at peak
2🫀
CirurgiãoMedicine & Life
US$ 558 milat peak
3🤖
Pesquisador de IAEngineering & Technology
US$ 1 milhão – US$ 10 milhões +at peak
4✈️
PilotoFrontier & Field
$ 450 mil +at peak
5📦
Engenheiro MLOpsEngineering & Technology
$ 350 mil +at peak
6🔌
Engenheiro de SemicondutoresEngineering & Technology
$ 300 mil +at peak
7🧿
Engenheiro QuânticoScience & Research
$ 300 mil +at peak
8🧠
PsiquiatraMedicine & Life
$ 350 mil +at peak
9🩺
MédicoMedicine & Life
$ 400 mil +at peak
10💻
Engenheiro de softwareEngineering & Technology
$ 400 mil +at peak
11🔐
Especialista em segurança cibernéticaEngineering & Technology
$ 250 mil +at peak
12⚖️
JuizLaw & Public Service
£ 232 milat peak
13🛰️
Engenheiro AeroespacialEngineering & Technology
$ 220 mil +at peak
14🧫
Cientista de Dados ClínicosScience & Research
US$ 280 mil – US$ 400 mil +at peak
15💊
FarmacêuticoMedicine & Life
$ 168 mil +at peak
16👔
AdvogadoLaw & Public Service
$239,200+at peak
17🦾
Engenheiro de RobóticaEngineering & Technology
$ 220 mil +at peak
18📊
Cientista de DadosScience & Research
US$ 280 mil – US$ 400 mil +at peak
19💱
EconomistaBusiness & Finance
$ 500 mil +at peak
20🌬️
Engenheiro de Energia RenovávelEngineering & Technology
$ 200 mil +at peak
21🚀
EmpreendedorBusiness & Finance
US$ 1 milhão – US$ 1 bilhão +at peak
22🗺️
Gerente de ProdutoBusiness & Finance
$ 400 mil +at peak
23🌿
Gerente de SustentabilidadeBusiness & Finance
$ 190 mil +at peak
24🏅
AtletaMedia & Performance
US$ 50 milhões a US$ 260 milhõesat peak
25🧮
MatemáticoScience & Research
$ 450 mil +at peak
26🔎
Pesquisador de experiência do usuárioArts & Creation
$ 190 mil +at peak
27🌉
Engenheiro CivilEngineering & Technology
$ 200 mil +at peak
28🎮
Designer de jogosArts & Creation
US$ 250 milat peak
29🧾
ContadorBusiness & Finance
$ 500 mil +at peak
30📣
Profissional de marketingBusiness & Finance
$ 350 mil +at peak
31🧩
PsicólogoEducation & Humanities
$ 190 mil +at peak
32⚓
Capitão do navioFrontier & Field
US$ 215 milat peak
33🕹️
Esportes profissionaisMedia & Performance
US$ 3 milhões a 5 milhões + (representante)at peak
34⚛️
FísicoScience & Research
$ 300 mil +at peak
35🎬
Diretor de cinemaArts & Creation
US$ 10 milhões – US$ 25 milhões +at peak
36🎓
ProfessorEducation & Humanities
~$ 160 milat peak
37🧬
Conselheiro GenéticoMedicine & Life
$ 135 mil +at peak
38🐾
VeterinárioMedicine & Life
$212,890+at peak
39🧪
QuímicoScience & Research
$ 210 mil +at peak
40🔭
AstrônomoScience & Research
$ 190 mil +at peak
41👨🚀
AstronautaFrontier & Field
≈$ 190 milat peak
42💉
EnfermeiraMedicine & Life
US$ 212 milat peak
43🕊️
DiplomataLaw & Public Service
US$ 203 milat peak
44🏗️
ArquitetoArts & Creation
$159,800+at peak
45🎭
AtorMedia & Performance
US$ 20 milhões +/filmeat peak
46🧬
BiólogoScience & Research
$ 250 mil +at peak
47🚒
BombeiroLaw & Public Service
$ 150 mil +at peak
48📜
HistoriadorEducation & Humanities
$ 200 mil +at peak
49🪚
CarpinteiroCraft & Trade
US$ 150 milat peak
50🍷
SommelierCraft & Trade
US$ 160 milat peak
51🏔️
Guia de montanhaFrontier & Field
$ 130 mil +at peak
52⌚
RelojoeiroCraft & Trade
$ 130 mil +at peak
53🎞️
AnimadorMedia & Performance
US$ 180 mil – US$ 250 mil +at peak
54📋
Funcionário PúblicoLaw & Public Service
~ £ 200 milat peak
55🚓
PolicialLaw & Public Service
US$ 180 milat peak
56🏫
ProfessorEducation & Humanities
120 mil euros +at peak
57🍳
CozinheiroCraft & Trade
$ 250 mil +at peak
58🧵
AlfaiateCraft & Trade
£ 150 mil +at peak
59🌐
TradutorEducation & Humanities
US$ 120 milat peak
60📖
BibliotecárioEducation & Humanities
$ 130 mil +at peak
61🏺
ArqueólogoFrontier & Field
US$ 130 milat peak
62📰
JornalistaMedia & Performance
$ 250 mil +at peak
63📷
FotógrafoMedia & Performance
$ 500 mil +at peak
64🌾
AgricultorFrontier & Field
$ 250 mil +at peak
65🎻
MúsicoArts & Creation
$ 250 mil +at peak
66🖌️
PintorArts & Creation
$ 1 milhão +at peak
67🔥
FerreiroCraft & Trade
$ 150 mil +at peak
68✍️
RomancistaArts & Creation
US$ 1 milhão +/anoat peak
Figures are typical peak earnings in the market named on each profession's page, not global averages.