Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs

No.1 Corporate Executive (CEO): $110,000 The highest-paid job in 2021 is a corporate leader (CEO) who will make an average of about 140 million won(110,000 USD) per year. The average annual income increased by 15 million won, moving from 3rd to 1st place in two years. CEO is a position in which the individual acts as the company’s executive, guiding it to achieve its objectives, managing all financial resources, and reporting directly to owners. No.2 Psychiatrist: $106,000 The average yearly income of a psychiatrist was 136 million won(106,000 USD), which took second place in South Korea’s high-paying jab rankings. The average yearly earnings for psychiatrists in 2019 were 92.5 million won(72,000 USD), putting them 16th among all professions according to the survey. According to this report, psychiatrists’ yearly income has increased considerably in the past two years. Because of the rise in people pursuing psychiatry as a result of Covid-19’s after-effects. No.3 Plastic Surgeon: $102,000 The average annual salary of plastic surgeons, who ranked second in 2019, decreased slightly from about 138 million won to about 131 million won(102,000 USD). In 2021, the profession’s highest-paying jobs dropped one step to third place. No.4 Surgeon: $97,800 The average annual salary of the surgeon is about 125.6 million won(97,800 USD). The annual salary of a surgeon in 2019 was 15th, with 925 million won. However, over the previous two years, the yearly pay has risen by 30 million won, a significant increase in the ranking to 4th place. Tied For No.4 Obstetrician-Gynecologist: $97,800 Obstetricians and gynecologists, with an average annual salary of about 125 million(97,800 USD), are tied for fourth place with surgeons. Obstetricians and gynecologists, who were the 8th highest paid profession with a yearly income of 100 million won in the previous 2019 survey, increased their salary by roughly 25 million won over two years. No.6 Urologist: $97,600 A urologist is the sixth most lucrative profession, with an average yearly salary of around 125.3 million won(97,600 USD). No.7 Ophthalmologist: $97,400 The annual salary of an ophthalmologist in the 7th highest-paying career is about 125 million won (97,400 USD). No.8 Family Medicine Doctor: $93,800 In the 2019 report, a family medicine specialist with an annual salary of 90 million won was pushed out of the top 10 ranks. Two years later, in 2021, they were ranked eighth with an average yearly compensation of about 120 million won(93,800 USD). No9. Anesthesia Pathologist: $93,700 Anesthesiologist-pathologist is the occupation with the highest salary rank increase among the top 10 highest-paying professions. The annual compensation of an anesthesiologist, who earned 77 million won in the 2019 survey, increased by 40 million won over two years in the 2019 survey. The average yearly salary was about 120 million won(93,700 USD) in 2021, placing 9th among Korea’s highest pay rates. (Continued)