Heres How Much Surgeons, Lawyers, and 17 Other Top-Earning Professionals Make Per Hour

Here's How Much Surgeons, Lawyers, and 17 Other Top-Earning Professionals Make Per Hour Some people in the US make just $6 an hour, while others earn a whopping $106 during that same 60-minute period. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. In some states, however, employees not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act earn as little as $5.15. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average American â€" including those in salaried jobs â€" earns $23.23 an hour, and that number reaches more than $100 for some professions. Business Insider recently looked at the most recent BLS wage data to find out exactly how much doctors, lawyers, and other top-earning professionals make per hour. Here’s what we found: Anesthesiologists Average hourly pay: $124.09 Number of people in the US with this job: 29,220 Surgeons Average hourly pay: $119 Number of people in the US with this job: 41,600 Obstetricians and gynecologists Average hourly pay: $106.92 Number of people in the US with this job: 20,090 Psychiatrists Average hourly pay: $93.12 Number of people in the US with this job: 24,060 Chief executives Average hourly pay: $89.35 Number of people in the US with this job: 238,940 Pediatricians Average hourly pay: $88.07 Number of people in the US with this job: 28,660 Dentists Average hourly pay: $82.86 Number of people in the US with this job: 100,080 Nurse anesthetists Average hourly pay: $77.04 Number of people in the US with this job: 39,410 Petroleum engineers Average hourly pay: $71.92 Number of people in the US with this job: 34,600 Computer and information systems managers Average hourly pay: $67.79 Number of people in the US with this job: 341,250 Marketing managers Average hourly pay: $67.63 Number of people in the US with this job: 192,890 Lawyers Average hourly pay: $65.51 Number of people in the US with this job: 609,930 Podiatrists Average hourly pay: $65.47 Number of people in the US with this job: 9,500 Financial managers Average hourly pay: $64.58 Number of people in the US with this job: 531,120 Sales managers Average hourly pay: $62.69 Number of people in the US with this job: 364,750 Public relations and fundraising managers Average hourly pay: $57.40 Number of people in the US with this job: 60,380 Pharmacists Average hourly pay: $57.34 Number of people in the US with this job: 295,620 Air traffic controllers Average hourly pay: $57.09 Number of people in the US with this job: 23,130 Physicists Average hourly pay: $56.97 Number of people in the US with this job: 15,650 This story originally appeared on Business Insider.