15 highest-paying healthcare careers

Best Medical Degrees compiled a list of the top-paying healthcare careers using data derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Forbes and U.S. News and World Report, according to The Fiscal Times.

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To make the list, careers had to have median salaries between $31,700 and $120,950.

Here are the top 15 careers based on median salary:

1. Pharmacist — $120,950

2. Podiatrist — $120,700

3. Advanced Practice Nurse — $102,670

4. Optometrist — $101,410

5. Psychologist — $39,000 to $100,000

6. Doctor of Nursing Practice — $96,940

7. Gerontology Nurse — $96,460

8. Physician Assistant — $95,820

9. Health Information Manager: $95,000

10. Medical Perfusionist — $93,500

11. Healthcare Administrator — $92,810

12. Clinical Trial Nurse — $92,600

13. Biomedical Engineer — $86,950

14. Biochemist — $84,940

15. Physical Therapists — $82,390

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