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In order to have diversity in the list and to make it as extensive as possible, we grouped similar jobs together. If we just displayed the highest salaries in descending order, then the list would have mostly consisted of top-level surgeons.
List of careers with the highest salaries and the reasons why they pay so much:
Top 10 highest paying jobs in El Salvador
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1. Surgeons / Doctors
Salary Range: from 3,360 USD to 9,640 USD
Surgeons top the list of the highest paying careers due to the critical nature of their job. A surgeon's profession involves high risk and requires extensive knowledge and a long learning path; the necessary ingredients for a high paying career.
- high risk job
- extensive knowledge
- high perceived value
- revenue generator
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2. Judges
Salary Range: from 2,820 USD to 8,100 USD
Judges earn quite high salaries because of the huge responsibilities associated with their job. Deciding people's fates is not an easy task and the high wage is perfectly justified.
- high responsibility job
- extensive knowledge
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3. Lawyers
Salary Range: from 2,290 USD to 6,560 USD
The main reason that lawyers earn big wages is because of their high perceived value in the eyes of their clients. A successful lawyer can save/earn you tons of money or can possibly spare you a death sentence.
- high perceived value
- extensive knowledge
- revenue generator
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4. Bank Managers
Salary Range: from 2,150 USD to 6,170 USD
Being in charge of hundreds of millions in funds and investments with all the associated risks that come along makes managing a bank an extremely critical task worthy of a large salary.
- high risk
- high responsibility job
- huge impact
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5. Chief Executive Officers
Salary Range: from 2,020 USD to 5,790 USD
CEOs are primarily responsible for the success or failure of complete organizations. Their huge remuneration is due to the vast scope of impact as well as the risks involved.
- widespread impact
- leadership position
- high risk
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6. Chief Financial Officers
Salary Range: from 1,880 USD to 5,400 USD
Any job that is about managing money automatically qualifies for high pay. CFOs manage budgets, spending, costs, and revenue which directly impacts the operations of the organization.
- high risk
- extensive experience
- high responsibility job
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7. Orthodontists
Salary Range: from 1,820 USD to 5,210 USD
Orthodontists operate in an industry where people are willing to pay high costs for a service, which directly makes Orthodontists among the best paying jobs.
- high cost industry
- high level knowledge
- high perceived value
- revenue generator
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8. College Professors
Salary Range: from 1,610 USD to 4,630 USD
College professors are among the top-earning and most prestigious careers. Becoming a professor is not easy and requires persistence which is partly why they earn so high.
- high level knowledge
- high perceived value
- revenue generator
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9. Pilots
Salary Range: from 1,340 USD to 3,860 USD
Probably the only career on the list that involves some kind of excitement, nevertheless; pilots undergo rigorous training programs and they are responsible for the safety of thousands of people every day.
- high risk
- extensive experience
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10. Marketing Directors
Salary Range: from 1,210 USD to 3,470 USD
Marketing directors are in charge of increasing the revenue of their organizations. They are directly responsible for generating business and they are well paid for that reason.
Best paying jobs in each domain

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El Salvador
- 1 Finance Director (3,530 USD)
- 2 Financial Manager (3,350 USD)
- 3 Investment Advisor (3,200 USD)
- 4 Risk Management Director (2,870 USD)
- 5 Economist (2,790 USD)
- 6 Tax Director (2,770 USD)
- 7 Audit Director (2,740 USD)
- 8 Investment Fund Manager (2,660 USD)
- 9 Accounting Manager (2,540 USD)
- 10 Auditing Manager (2,490 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Chief Executive Officer (3,810 USD)
- 2 Chairman of The Board (3,700 USD)
- 3 Chief Financial Officer (3,500 USD)
- 4 Regional Director (3,390 USD)
- 5 Executive Manager (3,090 USD)
- 6 Chief Corporate Officer (3,070 USD)
- 7 Managing Director (3,050 USD)
- 8 General Manager (2,960 USD)
- 9 Risk and Capital Manager (2,880 USD)
- 10 Chief Operating Officer (2,850 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Advertising Sales Director (2,920 USD)
- 2 Events Director (2,840 USD)
- 3 Advertising Manager (2,720 USD)
- 4 Product and Brand Manager (2,660 USD)
- 5 Sales Promotion Manager (2,640 USD)
- 6 Media Production Manager (2,280 USD)
- 7 Media Sales Executive (2,180 USD)
- 8 Social Media Manager (2,160 USD)
- 9 Digital Media Strategist (2,080 USD)
- 10 Advertising Account Manager (2,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Architectural Manager (3,050 USD)
- 2 Architecture Consultant (2,920 USD)
- 3 Assistant Architectural Manager (2,870 USD)
- 4 Facilities and Project Manager (2,790 USD)
- 5 Design Manager (2,740 USD)
- 6 Landscape Architect (2,360 USD)
- 7 Architecture Estimating Manager (2,280 USD)
- 8 Architect (2,030 USD)
- 9 Architectural Designer (1,930 USD)
- 10 CAD Manager (1,900 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Regional Manager (3,300 USD)
- 2 Automotive General Manager (3,170 USD)
- 3 Automotive Branch Manager (2,660 USD)
- 4 Automotive Purchase Manager (2,490 USD)
- 5 Purchasing Project Manager (2,360 USD)
- 6 Automotive Project Manager (2,260 USD)
- 7 Auto Parts Manager (2,160 USD)
- 8 Automotive Assembly Manager (1,980 USD)
- 9 Service Manager (1,900 USD)
- 10 Used Car Manager (1,700 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Aviation Manager (3,550 USD)
- 2 Airport Services Manager (3,500 USD)
- 3 Airlines Sales Director (3,430 USD)
- 4 Aviation Safety Manager (3,300 USD)
- 5 Chief Pilot (3,050 USD)
- 6 Aircraft Pilot (2,920 USD)
- 7 Fleet Controller (2,740 USD)
- 8 Airfield Management Specialist (2,610 USD)
- 9 Aviation Analyst (2,280 USD)
- 10 Aerospace Engineer (2,160 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 International Banking Manager (3,810 USD)
- 2 Group Branch Manager (3,760 USD)
- 3 Bank Regional Manager (3,700 USD)
- 4 Bank Operations Head (3,630 USD)
- 5 Capital Risk Manager (3,530 USD)
- 6 Credit Portfolio Manager (3,480 USD)
- 7 Internal Bank Audit Manager (3,390 USD)
- 8 Cash Management Manager (3,260 USD)
- 9 Online Banking Manager (3,110 USD)
- 10 Mortgage Operations Manager (3,050 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Construction Manager (2,920 USD)
- 2 Construction Project Manager (2,790 USD)
- 3 Construction Operations Manager (2,660 USD)
- 4 Site Leader (2,540 USD)
- 5 Building Contracts Manager (2,410 USD)
- 6 Tender Manager (2,310 USD)
- 7 Building Sales Manager (2,260 USD)
- 8 Construction Quality Control Manager (2,110 USD)
- 9 Purchasing Manager (1,900 USD)
- 10 Installation Manager (1,850 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Psychologist (2,790 USD)
- 2 Director of Rehabilitation Services (2,660 USD)
- 3 Youth Development Manager (2,540 USD)
- 4 Guidance Director (2,490 USD)
- 5 Adoption Services Director (2,390 USD)
- 6 Mental Health Counselor (2,280 USD)
- 7 Supervising Counselor (2,180 USD)
- 8 Family Support Specialist (2,160 USD)
- 9 Youth Care Counselor (2,130 USD)
- 10 Employment Counselor (2,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Customer Service Manager (2,280 USD)
- 2 Service Delivery Manager (2,230 USD)
- 3 Regional Account Manager (2,160 USD)
- 4 Customer Success Manager (2,080 USD)
- 5 Call Center Manager (2,030 USD)
- 6 Client Relationship Executive (1,980 USD)
- 7 Operations Support Manager (1,900 USD)
- 8 Customer Service Executive (1,520 USD)
- 9 Customer Service Team Leader (1,420 USD)
- 10 Customer Service Advisor (1,400 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 College Dean (3,300 USD)
- 2 Dean of Faculty (3,110 USD)
- 3 Professor (3,050 USD)
- 4 Lecturer (2,410 USD)
- 5 Head of School (2,330 USD)
- 6 Post Doctoral Researcher (2,220 USD)
- 7 Educational Psychologist (2,200 USD)
- 8 Academic Manager (2,120 USD)
- 9 Clinical School Psychologist (2,070 USD)
- 10 Principal (2,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Operations Manager (3,550 USD)
- 2 Geophysicist (2,840 USD)
- 3 Engineering Geologist (2,790 USD)
- 4 Exploration Manager (2,720 USD)
- 5 Energy Dispatch Director (2,680 USD)
- 6 Geothermal Production Manager (2,610 USD)
- 7 Mining Project Manager (2,580 USD)
- 8 Service Delivery Manager (2,490 USD)
- 9 Sustainability Specialist (2,410 USD)
- 10 Energy Advisor (2,280 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Director of Engineering (3,050 USD)
- 2 Engineering Production Manager (2,660 USD)
- 3 Field Engineering Manager (2,540 USD)
- 4 Electrical Engineering Manager (2,280 USD)
- 5 Engineering Key Account Manager (2,230 USD)
- 6 Engineering Project Manager (2,110 USD)
- 7 Mechanical Engineering Manager (2,030 USD)
- 8 Engineering Sales Manager (1,980 USD)
- 9 Engineering Consultant (1,900 USD)
- 10 Chief Engineer (1,870 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Portfolio Manager (3,300 USD)
- 2 Director of Real Estate (3,170 USD)
- 3 Shopping Center Manager (3,050 USD)
- 4 Town Planner (2,980 USD)
- 5 Property Operations Manager (2,960 USD)
- 6 Real Estate General Manager (2,920 USD)
- 7 Commercial Leasing Manager (2,880 USD)
- 8 Community Development Manager (2,660 USD)
- 9 Real Estate Project Manager (2,540 USD)
- 10 Property Manager (2,110 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Production Director (2,920 USD)
- 2 Director of Manufacturing (2,840 USD)
- 3 Industrial Production Manager (2,740 USD)
- 4 Operational Excellence General Manager (2,660 USD)
- 5 Technology Development Manager (2,610 USD)
- 6 Manufacturing Manager (2,540 USD)
- 7 Plant Manager (2,490 USD)
- 8 Product Manager (2,410 USD)
- 9 Shipping Manager (2,360 USD)
- 10 Key Account Manager (2,280 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Sports Manager (2,730 USD)
- 2 Fitness Manager (2,540 USD)
- 3 Head Coach (2,410 USD)
- 4 Head Gymnastics Instructor (1,650 USD)
- 5 Ski Instructor (1,420 USD)
- 6 Assistant Coach (1,400 USD)
- 7 Swim Instructor (1,340 USD)
- 8 Personal Trainer (1,290 USD)
- 9 Game Manager (1,240 USD)
- 10 Fitness Trainer (1,190 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Hospitality Director (3,170 USD)
- 2 Hotel Manager (3,050 USD)
- 3 Fleet Manager (2,610 USD)
- 4 Cluster Director (2,540 USD)
- 5 Regional Restaurant Manager (2,410 USD)
- 6 Assistant Hospitality Manager (2,310 USD)
- 7 Hotel Sales Manager (2,280 USD)
- 8 Food Service Manager (2,180 USD)
- 9 Restaurant Manager (2,060 USD)
- 10 Room Reservations Manager (2,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Surgeon - Heart Transplant (7,610 USD)
- 2 Chief of Surgery (7,360 USD)
- 3 Surgeon - Orthopedic (7,110 USD)
- 4 Surgeon - Plastic Reconstructive (6,850 USD)
- 5 Invasive Cardiologist (6,770 USD)
- 6 Surgeon - Neurology (6,560 USD)
- 7 Surgeon - Pediatric (5,920 USD)
- 8 Urologist (5,630 USD)
- 9 Internist (5,290 USD)
- 10 Chief of Psychology (5,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Chief People Officer (2,790 USD)
- 2 Director of Talent Acquisition (2,660 USD)
- 3 Human Resources Vice President (2,610 USD)
- 4 Human Resources Manager (2,540 USD)
- 5 Recruiting Manager (2,490 USD)
- 6 Human Resources Development Manager (2,410 USD)
- 7 Benefits Manager (2,210 USD)
- 8 Labor Relations Director (2,120 USD)
- 9 Human Resources Consultant (2,060 USD)
- 10 Training Executive (2,030 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Import and Export Manager (2,660 USD)
- 2 Exports Sales Manager (2,610 USD)
- 3 Export Logistics Manager (2,330 USD)
- 4 Import and Export Consultant (2,120 USD)
- 5 Importation Supervisor (1,780 USD)
- 6 Export Logistics Specialist (1,570 USD)
- 7 Export Supervisor (1,520 USD)
- 8 Logistics Analyst (1,410 USD)
- 9 Logistics Administrator (1,340 USD)
- 10 Global Forwarding Agent (1,220 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Risk Management Director (3,300 USD)
- 2 Risk Modeling Manager (3,170 USD)
- 3 Insurance Manager (3,050 USD)
- 4 Insurance Sales Director (2,790 USD)
- 5 Policy Change Director (2,660 USD)
- 6 Auditing Insurance Manager (2,540 USD)
- 7 Loss Prevention Manager (2,490 USD)
- 8 Claims Manager (2,410 USD)
- 9 Actuary (2,280 USD)
- 10 Insurance Program Manager (2,230 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Chief Information Officer (2,790 USD)
- 2 Online Banking Manager (2,660 USD)
- 3 Information Technology Project Manager (2,540 USD)
- 4 Enterprise Infrastructure Manager (2,460 USD)
- 5 Director of Application Development (2,410 USD)
- 6 Chief Information Security Officer (2,360 USD)
- 7 Web Security Manager (2,330 USD)
- 8 Business Intelligence Consultant (2,310 USD)
- 9 Technical Project Manager (2,260 USD)
- 10 Information Technology Sales Manager (2,230 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Supreme Court Judge (5,080 USD)
- 2 Administrative Law Judge (4,570 USD)
- 3 Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer (4,310 USD)
- 4 General Counsel (4,060 USD)
- 5 Litigation Attorney (3,810 USD)
- 6 Legal Services Director (3,680 USD)
- 7 Judge Advocate (3,550 USD)
- 8 Attorney (3,300 USD)
- 9 Legal Executive (3,050 USD)
- 10 Corporate Counsel (2,410 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Brand Director (3,170 USD)
- 2 Chief Marketing Officer (3,050 USD)
- 3 Brand Manager (2,920 USD)
- 4 Marketing Manager (2,790 USD)
- 5 Chief Product Officer (2,740 USD)
- 6 Search Marketing Strategist (2,490 USD)
- 7 Market Development Manager (2,410 USD)
- 8 Product Manager (2,360 USD)
- 9 Digital Marketing Manager (2,330 USD)
- 10 Trade Marketing Executive (2,280 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Lead (4,060 USD)
- 2 Pharmaceutical Manager (3,810 USD)
- 3 Molecular and Cellular Biologist (3,600 USD)
- 4 Medical Affairs Director (3,430 USD)
- 5 Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Manager (3,400 USD)
- 6 Bioinformatics Scientist (3,300 USD)
- 7 Pharmaceutical Research Scientist (3,260 USD)
- 8 Pharmaceutical Sales Manager (3,170 USD)
- 9 Clinical Research Manager (3,120 USD)
- 10 Pharmacy Manager (3,050 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Head of Public Relations (2,850 USD)
- 2 Public Relations Manager (2,540 USD)
- 3 Director of Communications (2,430 USD)
- 4 Head of Communications (2,370 USD)
- 5 Marketing Communications Executive (2,300 USD)
- 6 Public Relations Executive (2,230 USD)
- 7 Media Relations Specialist (2,110 USD)
- 8 Communications Project Manager (2,030 USD)
- 9 Investor Relations Officer (1,780 USD)
- 10 Government Relations Officer (1,590 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Supply Chain Director (3,170 USD)
- 2 Procurement Manager (3,050 USD)
- 3 Distribution Manager (2,920 USD)
- 4 Warehouse Manager (2,660 USD)
- 5 Vendor Manager (2,410 USD)
- 6 Wholesale Buyer (2,280 USD)
- 7 Supply Chain Analyst (2,160 USD)
- 8 Purchasing Supervisor (2,030 USD)
- 9 Inventory Control Manager (1,980 USD)
- 10 Demand Planning Manager (1,900 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Quality Director (2,790 USD)
- 2 Quality Control Manager (2,660 USD)
- 3 Quality Assurance Executive (2,540 USD)
- 4 Six Sigma Black Belt (2,200 USD)
- 5 Product Quality Leader (2,000 USD)
- 6 Approval Team Manager (1,990 USD)
- 7 Quality Assurance Supervisor (1,920 USD)
- 8 Quality Trainer (1,880 USD)
- 9 Assistant Quality Manager (1,830 USD)
- 10 Quality Control Analyst (1,740 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Wholesale Manager (3,680 USD)
- 2 National Sales Manager (3,550 USD)
- 3 Sales Director (3,300 USD)
- 4 Sales Executive (3,050 USD)
- 5 Sales Manager (2,920 USD)
- 6 National Account Manager (2,660 USD)
- 7 Head of Direct Sales (2,540 USD)
- 8 Head of Retail (2,490 USD)
- 9 Corporate Sales Manager (2,410 USD)
- 10 Relationship Manager (2,350 USD)

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El Salvador
- 1 Telecommunications Manager (2,790 USD)
- 2 Sales Director (2,660 USD)
- 3 Chief Technology Officer (2,540 USD)
- 4 Telecommunication Service Delivery Manager (2,110 USD)
- 5 Telecommunication Solution Architect (2,010 USD)
- 6 Telecommunication Consultant (1,960 USD)
- 7 Telecommunication Project Manager (1,900 USD)
- 8 Telecommunications Analyst (1,880 USD)
- 9 Telecommunication Technical Manager (1,860 USD)
- 10 Access Operation Team Leader (1,800 USD)