What's the most high paid job in the world?

Jobs That Pay the Most

Note- location/company/education level and training alter salary
=== Highest paid job = Movie Ex. producers: $1,000,000-$10,000,000/yr ===

1. Movie Directors: $185.71/hr; $956,050/yr

2. Bank CEO : $111.42/hr; $567,050/yr (entry level)

3. Actors: $91.15/hr; $357,430/yr

4. Athlete: $71.31/hr; $131,680/yr

5. Computer programmer: $64.3/hr; $126,940/yr

6. Actuaries, certified: $57.52/hr; $119,680 (base salary only)

7. Pediatricians, general: $56.03/hr; $116,550/yr

8. Psychiatrists: $54.60/hr; $113,570/yr

9. Family and general practitioners: $52.89/hr; $110,020/yr

10. Dentists: $53.28/hr; $110,820/yr

11. Pharmacists: $53.00/hr; $110,240/yr

12. Chief Executives: $51.77/hr; $107,670/yr

13. Airline pilots, co-pilots and flight engineers: (N/A); $99,400/yr

14. Steamfitter (L.U. 638): 47.65/hr; hr wages double after 2pm daily; $150/yr

15. Podiatrists: $45.43/hr; $94,500/yr

16. Lawyers: $44.19/hr; $91,920/yr

17. Optometrists: $42.35/hr; $88,100/yr

18. Computer and information systems managers: $40.33/hr; $83,890/yr

19. Physicists: $40.26/hr; $83,750/yr

20. Air traffic controllers: $40.07/hr; $83,350/yr

21. Petroleum Engineers: $39.33/hr; $81,800/yr

22. Nuclear Engineers: $38.56/hr; $80,200/yr

23. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates: $38.24/hr; $79,540/yr

24. Marketing Managers: $37.70/hr; $78,410/yr

Careers That Pay the Most

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, as cited by Forbes magazine, the top five highest paying jobs are:

1. Movie Producers
2. Movie Directors/ Chief executives
4. Actors
5. Athlete

Actuaries (FSA's and FCAS's) are also top earners.

Note that these are salaried jobs. Bonuses for some industries (e.g., for Wall Street traders) and profits in others (e.g., entrepreneurs who start their own businesses) can be much higher.

Doesn't that depend on a number of factors in today's world?

Probably Actors ,Singers, Executive Producers hold the highest paying jobs in the world.

They make millions per gig. Comparably, their is no normal main stream occupation that generates that kind of money.