Highest paying jobs in Phoenix that require a graduate degree

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#50. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $77,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $80,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $80,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.69
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 800 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#46. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,520
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $81,310
- Median hourly wage: $39.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 400 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#44. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,360
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $81,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,580 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $81,870
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 630 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Acupuncturists

- Median annual wage: $82,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.67
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $83,510
- Median hourly wage: $40.15
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,120 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $84,450
- Median hourly wage: $40.60
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,870 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $85,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.98
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $89,890
- Median hourly wage: $43.22
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 570 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

- Median annual wage: $91,000
- Median hourly wage: $43.75
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#35. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $92,730
- Median hourly wage: $44.58
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#34. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $94,580
- Median hourly wage: $45.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,530 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#33. Economists

- Median annual wage: $96,460
- Median hourly wage: $46.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $97,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Political scientists

- Median annual wage: $99,810
- Median hourly wage: $47.98
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,070
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,590
- Median hourly wage: $48.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,150 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $103,550
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $108,050
- Median hourly wage: $51.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $111,220
- Median hourly wage: $53.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#25. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $114,190
- Median hourly wage: $54.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 760 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $120,480
- Median hourly wage: $57.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 4,550 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Neurologists

- Median annual wage: $124,110
- Median hourly wage: $59.67
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#22. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $125,240
- Median hourly wage: $60.21
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,690 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $129,150
- Median hourly wage: $62.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,120 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $129,930
- Median hourly wage: $62.47
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 8,810 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $134,830
- Median hourly wage: $64.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 5,740 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $154,010
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $165,790
- Median hourly wage: $79.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $193,040
- Median hourly wage: $92.81
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $196,790
- Median hourly wage: $94.61
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,280 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $200,550
- Median hourly wage: $96.42
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $203,140
- Median hourly wage: $97.67
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,460 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $220,110
- Median hourly wage: $105.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,430 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $222,810
- Median hourly wage: $107.12
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 760 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $235,970
- Median hourly wage: $113.45
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,190 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Dermatologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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