Minnesota's dermatologists wow with the highest mean salary in America. These medical professionals, who number 420 in total, rake in $581,560 a year on average.

Their pay is almost nine times more generous than the average figure for all professions in the state, which comes in at $66,700. But spare a thought for Minnesota's waiters and waitresses. At only $25,850, their average yearly pay is the most meagre out of all the job categories covered by the BLS and more than a whopping 22 times lower than the dermatologists' figure.

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