11 Surprising Jobs That Pay More Than $100,000 a Year

It’s no surprise that doctors and lawyers earn six figure salaries, but there are many other jobs that also pay $100k or more. Glassdoor, a job search site, examined hundreds of thousands of compensation reports from U.S.-based employees over the past two years to list 11 surprising jobs where you can earn a six-figure salary:

1. Reservoir engineer, $143,000 median annual salary
2. Software architect, $139,000 median annual salary
3. Airline pilot, $134,000 median annual salary
4. Dentist, $129,968 median annual salary
5. Special agent, $125,000 median annual salary
6. Geophysicist, $119,380 median annual salary
7. Drilling engineer, $116,500 median annual salary
8. Regional sales executive, $103,500 median annual salary
9. Nurse practitioner, $101,600 median annual salary
10. Physician assistant, $100,392 median annual salary
11. Equity research associate, $100,000 median annual salary

(glassdoor.com)