50 highest earning jobs in Australia revealed

Finding a well-paid job can be difficult, especially at a time of global uncertainty and a subdued job market, unless you know where to look.

Surgeons, legal officials, finance executives, cricketers, traders and metallurgists are just a few of the professions that have some of the highest incomes in the country.

According the latest Australian Taxation Office (ATO)’s statistics, neurosurgeons are the highest paid jobs for men, while judges fair the best wage for women.

Men	Women
Neurosurgeon $577,674	Judge – law $355,844
Ophthalmologist $552,947	Neurosurgeon $323,682
Cardiologist $453,253	Plastic and reconstructive surgeon $281,608
Plastic and reconstructive surgeon $448,530	Futures trader $281,600
Gynaecologist; Obstetrician $446,507	Vascular surgeon $271,529
Otorhinolaryngologist $445,939	Gynaecologist; Obstetrician $264,628
Orthopaedic surgeon $439,629	Gastroenterologist $260,925
Urologist $433,792	Magistrate $260,161
Vascular surgeon $417,524	Anaesthetist $243,582
Gastroenterologist $415,192	Ophthalmologist $217,242
Diagnostic and interventional radiologist $386,003	Cardiologist $215,920
Dermatologist $383,880	Urologist $213,094
Judge – law $381,323	Surgeon – general $210,796
Anaesthetist $370,492	Medical oncologist $208,612
Cardiothoracic surgeon $358,043	Specialist physicians – other $207,599
Surgeon – general $ 357,996	Specialist physician – general medicine $207,225
Specialist physicians – other $344,860	Otorhinolaryngologist $200,136
Radiation oncologist $336,994	Dermatologist $195,030
Medical oncologist $322,178	Diagnostic and interventional radiologist $180,695
Securities and finance dealer $320,452	Cardiothoracic surgeon $175,500
Thoracic medicine specialist $315,444	Paediatric surgeon $175,314
Specialist physician – general medicine $315,114	Endocrinologist $174,542
Intensive care specialist $308,033	Member of parliament $173,331
Renal medicine specialist $298,681	Rheumatologist $169,409
Neurologist $298,543	Intensive care specialist $169,369
Financial investment manager $288,790	Emergency medicine specialist $165,786
Investment broker $286,530	Orthopaedic surgeon $159,479
Paediatric surgeon $282,508	Neurologist $155,217
Clinical haematologist $271,738	Renal medicine specialist $155,133
Futures trader $264,830	Psychiatrist $152,437
Endocrinologist $258,972	Clinical haematologist $147,970
Cricketer $257,527	Paediatrician $147,347
Rheumatologist $256,933	Securities and finance dealer $145,208
Dental specialist $253,442	Dental specialist $140,505
Magistrate $246,737	Actuary $136,819
Equities analyst; Investment dealer $245,826	Radiation oncologist $135,678
Paediatrician $239,405	Financial investment manager $134,481
Stock exchange dealer Stockbroker $238,192	Petroleum engineer $133,315
Psychiatrist $234,557	Mining production manager $133,061
Emergency medicine specialist $232,595	General medical practitioner $129,834
Member of parliament $232,093	Thoracic medicine specialist $127,645
Pathologist $224,378	Stockbroker $124,433
Company secretary – corporate governance $218,432	Paving plant operator $123,281
State governor $212,652	Mining engineer $119,564
Actuary $196,144	Tribunal member $119,219
Sports physician $187,468	Occupational medicine specialist; Public health physician; Sports physician $118,310
Petroleum engineer $185,808	Geophysicist $117,575
General medical practitioner $184,639	Chief executive officer; Executive director; Managing director; Public servant – secretary or deputy secretary $116,855
Chief executive officer; Executive director; Managing director; Public servant – secretary or deputy secretary $181,849	Engineering manager $116,732
Mining production manager $179,439	Metallurgist $110,359