Drew Angerer/Getty Images It's no surprise that doctors make a lot of money. Depending on the type of medicine they practiced, doctors made an average of $85,000 to $261,730 a year in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. We found nine jobs that, if everything goes right, can earn people a doctor's salary without requiring a college degree. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Airline pilot Spencer Platt/Getty Images Salary: $174,870 (annual average salary from the U.S.