The top-paying jobs in every state and the mean annual wage for each:
Alabama
Orthodontists: $289,740
Alaska
General pediatricians: $265,750
Arizona
Orthodontists: $284,310
Arkansas
General internists: $247,280
California
Anesthesiologists: $283,860
Colorado
OB-GYNs: $277,770
Connecticut
Anesthesiologists: $269,350
Delaware
Surgeons: $286,400
Florida
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $288,450
Georgia
Surgeons: $277,260
Hawaii
Podiatrists: $280,880
Idaho
OB-GYNs: $281,710
Illinois
Anesthesiologists: $259,520
Indiana
Anesthesiologists: $273,570
Iowa
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $264,910
Kansas
Surgeons: $278,060
Kentucky
Surgeons: $270,300
Louisiana
Anesthesiologists: $284,510
Maine
Surgeons: $287,030
Maryland
Surgeons: $269,590
Massachusetts
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $283,350
Michigan
Surgeons: $281,570
Minnesota
General internists: $260,500
Mississippi
General pediatricians: $274,470
Missouri
Orthodontists: $271,750
Montana
OB-GYNs: $262,060
Nebraska
Surgeons: $283,760
Nevada
Anesthesiologists: $268,920
New Hampshire
Physicians and surgeons: $275,050
New Jersey
Orthodontists: $263,880
New Mexico
Surgeons: $281,960
New York
Anesthesiologists: $271,510
North Carolina
Surgeons: $279,530
North Dakota
Anesthesiologists: $286,250
Ohio
Anesthesiologists: $277,020
Oklahoma
Anesthesiologists: $273,020
Oregon
OB-GYNs: $256,100
Pennsylvania
Anesthesiologists: $267,960
Rhode Island
Surgeons: $278,300
South Carolina
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $267,960
South Dakota
Anesthesiologists: $285,880
Tennessee
Anesthesiologists: $253,180
Texas
Anesthesiologists: $261,670
Utah
Dentists and other specialists: $257,800
Vermont
Anesthesiologists: $277,620
Virginia
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: $281,130
Washington
Anesthesiologists: $260,390
West Virginia
Physicians and surgeons: $239,630
Wisconsin
Surgeons: $279,510
Wyoming
OB-GYNs: $263,490
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