--- title: This Chart Shows If You're Being Underpaid description: A Redditor took data from the Bureau of Labor to chart out what every profession pays. canonical: https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-23T14:11:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:11:02.382Z og:title: This Chart Tells You if You're Being Underpaid og:description: Shoulda been a doctor og:url: https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Chart Tells You if You're Being Underpaid twitter:description: Shoulda been a doctor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Chart Tells You if You're Being Underpaid by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 23, 2014 2:11 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jun 23, 2014 2:11 PM UTC If you ever wondered why your parents really wanted you to be a doctor, this chart serves as a good explanation. [Redditor Dan Lin](https://i.imgur.com/NbYbNrs.png) took data from the Bureau of Labor to create a color coded, (very) long chart that breaks down how much different industries pay. Health care-related professions (displayed in a subtle fuchsia) dominate the top of the list. The chart also provides interesting information on whether you’re being underpaid in your field–you know, just in case you needed some fodder for leaning in to your boss this week. Click to enlarge for a closer look: ([_Vox_](http://www.vox.com/2014/6/22/5828762/the-jobs-where-you-could-be-making-more-money-in-one-chart)) This Chart Shows If You're Being Underpaid ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/"},"headline":"This Chart Tells You if You're Being Underpaid","datePublished":"2014-06-23T14:11:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:02.382Z","description":"Shoulda been a doctor","url":"https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Jobs","Work","viral","reddit","Business topic","salary"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2911725/are-you-underpaid-chart/","name":"This Chart Tells You if You're Being Underpaid"}}]}] ```