Highest paying jobs in Cleveland that require a graduate degree

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#50. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,500
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $77,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 370 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#47. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,210
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,590
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,930
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,640 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,190 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $80,000
- Median hourly wage: $38.46
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#40. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $80,040
- Median hourly wage: $38.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.99
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,030 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,290
- Median hourly wage: $39.08
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $81,360
- Median hourly wage: $39.11
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $84,120
- Median hourly wage: $40.44
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#35. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $84,410
- Median hourly wage: $40.58
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $91,970
- Median hourly wage: $44.22
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,390 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $98,490
- Median hourly wage: $47.35
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 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

#32. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,220
- Median hourly wage: $48.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,040 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,220
- Median hourly wage: $48.67
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,650 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $101,520
- Median hourly wage: $48.81
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,890
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $103,270
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,880 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Economists

- Median annual wage: $103,280
- Median hourly wage: $49.65
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $103,340
- Median hourly wage: $49.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 350 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#25. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $106,270
- Median hourly wage: $51.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 500 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $110,620
- Median hourly wage: $53.18
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 610 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Lawyers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $111,590
- Median hourly wage: $53.65
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 5,460 people (5.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Psychologists, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $111,590
- Median hourly wage: $53.65
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#21. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $125,200
- Median hourly wage: $60.19
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $127,240
- Median hourly wage: $61.17
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,930 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $128,140
- Median hourly wage: $61.61
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $128,280
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $131,570
- Median hourly wage: $63.25
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $133,440
- Median hourly wage: $64.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 960 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $134,620
- Median hourly wage: $64.72
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $135,870
- Median hourly wage: $65.32
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,820 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $167,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,200 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $178,290
- Median hourly wage: $85.72
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Orthodontists

- Median annual wage: $186,120
- Median hourly wage: $89.48
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $194,040
- Median hourly wage: $93.29
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Physicians, pathologists

- Median annual wage: $215,580
- Median hourly wage: $103.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $237,480
- Median hourly wage: $114.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 530 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- 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: 320 people (0.33 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: 40 people (0.04 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: 70 people (0.07 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: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Psychiatrists (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 (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- 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: 710 people (0.72 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: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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