<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5702a8e052bcd024008ba9c0-889/shutterstock_317874593 (1).jpg" alt="anesthesiologist" data-mce-source="ChaNaWiT/Shutterstock" data-link="http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&amp;language=en&amp;ref_site=photo&amp;search_source=search_form&amp;version=llv1&amp;anyorall=all&amp;safesearch=1&amp;use_local_boost=1&amp;autocomplete_id=&amp;searchterm=ANESTHESIOLOGIST&amp;show_color_wheel=1&amp;orient=&amp;commercial_ok=&amp;media_type=images&amp;search_cat=&amp;searchtermx=&amp;photographer_name=&amp;people_gender=&amp;people_age=&amp;people_ethnicity=&amp;people_number=&amp;color=&amp;page=1&amp;inline=317874593" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&amp;language=en&amp;ref_site=photo&amp;search_source=search_form&amp;version=llv1&amp;anyorall=all&amp;safesearch=1&amp;use_local_boost=1&amp;autocomplete_id=&amp;searchterm=ANESTHESIOLOGIST&amp;show_color_wheel=1&amp;orient=&amp;commercial_ok=&amp;media_type=images&amp;search_cat=&amp;searchtermx=&amp;photographer_name=&amp;people_gender=&amp;people_age=&amp;people_ethnicity=&amp;people_number=&amp;color=&amp;page=1&amp;inline=317874593">ChaNaWiT/Shutterstock</a></span></p><p class="caption">Anesthesiologists earn over $124 an hour, on average.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Some people in the US make just $6 an hour, while others earn a whopping $106 during that same 60-minute period.</p><p>The current federal <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/wage-growth-for-lowest-wage-workers-in-labor-force-2016-8">minimum wage</a> is $7.25 an hour. In some states, however, employees not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act earn as little as $5.15.</p><p>According to the <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm">US Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> (BLS), the average American - including those in salaried jobs - earns $23.23 an hour, and that number reaches more than $100 for some professions.</p><p>Business Insider recently looked at the most recent BLS wage data to find out exactly how much <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-money-do-doctors-make-2016-4">doctors</a>, lawyers, and other <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/highest-paying-jobs-in-america-2016-8">top-earning professionals</a> make per hour.</p><p>Here's what we found:</p>

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ChaNaWiT/ShutterstockAnesthesiologists earn over $124 an hour, on average.Some people in the US make just $6 an hour, while others earn a whopping $106 during that same 60-minute period.The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. In some states, however, employees not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act earn as little as $5.15.According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average American - including those in salaried jobs - earns $23.23 an hour, and that number reaches more than $100 for some professions.Business Insider recently looked at the most recent BLS wage data to find out exactly how much doctors, lawyers, and other top-earning professionals make per hour.Here's what we found:

ChaNaWiT/ShutterstockAnesthesiologists earn over $124 an hour, on average. Some people in the US make just $6 an hour, while others earn a whopping $106 during that same 60-minute period.

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