While nurses are not nearly as well-paid as chief executives, their salaries are rising faster. That's one of many revealing data points in a Bureau of Labor Statistics study of compensation for the top 100 U.S. job categories, from 2000 to 2010. Is one of them yours?
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1: General and Operations Managers
2010 salary: $92,650*
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 51 percent
*All data courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics
2: Financial Managers
2010 salary: $101,190
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 51 percent
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3: Computer and Information Systems Managers
2010 salary: $113,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 44 percent
4: Registered Nurses
2010 salary: $63,750
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 42 percent
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5: Sales Managers
2010 salary: $96,790
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 41 percent
6: Chief Executives
2010 salary: $160,720
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 41 percent
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7: Accountants and Auditors
2010 salary: $60,340
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 39 percent
8: Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
2010 salary: $24,540
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 38 percent
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9: Management Analysts
2010 salary: $75,250
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 37
10: Pharmacy Technicians
2010 salary: $28,070
Gain in pay from 2000 to 2010: 36 percent
