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🫀
外科医生Medicine & Life
$558kat peak
2🤖
AI研究者Engineering & Technology
100万〜1000万ドル以上at peak
3🧠
精神科医生Medicine & Life
35万美元以上at peak
4🩺
内科医生Medicine & Life
$400k+at peak
5💻
软件工程师Engineering & Technology
$400k+at peak
6⚖️
法官Law & Public Service
23.2万英镑at peak
7🛰️
航空宇宙エンジニアEngineering & Technology
2,900万円以上at peak
8💊
药剂师Medicine & Life
$168k+at peak
9👔
律师Law & Public Service
23.92万美元以上at peak
10📊
数据科学家Science & Research
$280k–$400k+at peak
11🧮
数学家Science & Research
$450k+at peak
12🐾
兽医Medicine & Life
21.289万美元以上at peak
13🧪
化学家Science & Research
$210k+at peak
14🔭
天文学家Science & Research
$190k+at peak
15💉
护士Medicine & Life
$212kat peak
16🕊️
外交官Law & Public Service
20.3万美元at peak
17🏗️
建筑师Arts & Creation
159,800美元以上at peak
18🚒
소방관Law & Public Service
$150k+at peak
19🪚
木工Craft & Trade
$150kat peak
20📋
공무원Law & Public Service
약 20만 파운드at peak
21🚓
경찰관Law & Public Service
$180kat peak
22🍳
主厨Craft & Trade
$250k以上at peak
23🌐
笔译员Education & Humanities
$120kat peak
24📖
图书馆员Education & Humanities
$130k以上at peak
Figures are typical peak earnings in the market named on each profession's page, not global averages.