Top Paying Jobs

Top Paying Jobs in Singapore, the USA and the UK

I was rather curious about the top paying jobs worldwide. I guess most people who are interested in earning more money or who would like to get higher paying jobs would also be interested to know about such things. I am from Singapore, and naturally the first thing I wanted to know was "what are the top-paying jobs in Singapore"?

TOP TEN JOBS IN SINGAPORE
(income in Singapore dollars per month)

Managing director - $20,000
Commodities futures broker - $17,084
Financial futures dealer and broker - $16,667
General Manager - $15,417
Foreign exchange dealer and broker - $13,024
Company director - $12,680
Securities dealer and broker - $12,500
Specialised surgeon - $12,000
Risk management manager - $10,800
Creative director (Advertising) - $10,800

(August 5th 2007, from http://www.salary.sg/2007/top-100-jobs-in-singapore-2007/)


At the same time I also looked around for the top jobs in the USA:

TOP TWENTY JOBS IN THE USA
(income in US dollars per year)

1. Surgeon - $180,000
2. Anesthesiologists - $175,000
3. Obstetrician & Gynecologists - $171,000
4. Orthodontists - $163,500
5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons - $160,500
6. Internists, General - $156,550
7. Psychiatrists - $146,150
8. Prosthodontists - $146,080
9. Family and General Practitioners - $140,370
10. Chief Executives - $139,810
11. Pediatricians, General - $139,230
12. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers - $135,040
13. Dentists, General - $133,680
14. Podiatrists - $111,250
15. Lawyers - $110,520
16. Air Traffic Controllers - $105,820
17. Engineering Managers - $105,470
18. Computer and Information Systems Managers - $102,360
19. Marketing Managers - $101,990
20. Astronomers - $101,360

(March 2008, from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/676287/top_paying_jobs_in_the_usa.html)


And of course since I am currently based in the UK ... here are the top UK jobs...

TOP TEN JOBS IN THE UK
(income in pounds per year)

Investment banking £36,000
Legal work £31,000
Consulting £28,500
Actuarial work £25,750
Accountancy £23,000
Financial management £25,000
IT £28,000
Mechanical engineering £21,800
Marketing £22,000
Manufacturing engineering £22,000

(July 2007, from http://www.allanbrisbane.com/weblog/worklife/highest-paid-uk-jobs/)
See also: http://www.careerbuilder.co.uk/UK/JobSeeker/CareerAdvice/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=27&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=9e2b072346704c0aa4916a265a4b2010-255521540-JG-5


Might be worth a try aiming for those kinds of jobs if you want to earn that kind of salary! One way of becoming incredibly rich and wealthy is to get a high paying job, of course. In any case, I shall try to compile these kinds of lists here every year, revisiting them, and I will make comparisons if the jobs change drastically, or if they have some common trends, etc. If you're interested, I would strongly recommend forbes.com for US salaries, so you can see how salaries increase or decrease according to trends and years, etc.

Cheers!