Business Insider 利用美国劳工统计局 (Bureau of Labor Statistics) 的数据分析制作了一张全美各州最高薪职业地图，截至2018年五月以前所统计到的各职业年薪，各种职业最少需要采取到1000个年薪中位数样本数来进行比较。其中医生和外科医生几乎制霸大多数州，各州最高薪行业与平均年薪如以下：
【麻醉医师】
California: $288,420
Florida: $280,390
New York: $255,500
Ohio: $285,000
Texas: $260,690
【首席高管】
Alabama: $204,590
District of Columbia: $247,500
Virginia: $228,540
【家庭医师或一般医师】
Arkansas: $228,620
Colorado: $220,960
Iowa: $246,670
Maryland: $199,300
Nebraska: $237,320
North Carolina: $221,220
Oklahoma: $225,140
Oregon: $226,030
South Carolina: $235,790
【机师、副机师以及航空工程师】
Alaska: $148,820
【财务经理】
North Dakota: $123,890
Vermont: $113,610
【总经理和营运经理】
North Dakota: $123,890
Vermont: $113,610
【内科医师】
Massachusetts: $246,240
Minnesota: $251,310
【药师】
Idaho: $121,940
【医师、外科医师与其他】
Arizona: $229,090
Connecticut: $221,870
Delaware: $216,600
Georgia: $235,060
Hawaii: $228,470
Indiana: $237,470
Kansas: $191,430
Kentucky: $223,770
Louisiana: $183,920
Maine: $257,550
Mississippi: $174,340
Montana: $247,260
Nevada: $227,500
New Hampshire: $275,840
New Mexico: $229,100
Rhode Island: $209,580
Tennessee: $231,960
Utah: $218,210
Washington: $239,080
West Virginia: $222,270
Wisconsin: $239,610
【精神科医师】
Pennsylvania: $232,990
【外科医师】
Illinois: $243,350
Michigan: $244,710
Missouri: $248,250
New Jersey: $285,850
