CEO Salaries and Orthodontists

Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released it's newest OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES summary. The average Chief Executive Officer (about whose earnings Democrats are very agitated) earned $185,850 -- or 16% less than the average orthodontist (about whom Democrats seem much less agitated). As usual, facts seldom get in the way of a good demagogue.

CEO                                      $185,800
Orthodontist                          $221,390
Petroleum Engineer              $149,990
Lawyer                                  $136,260
Dentist                                   $177,230
Nurse Anesthetist                  $160,250
Anesthesiologist                    $258,100
Airline pilot                           $136,400