12. Pilots

Average Salary: $119,360

Average work-related fatalities: 82

Pilots have a dangerous job. To be fair, most pilots make well over six figures. This fact makes them the best compensated dangerous job on this list.

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Pilots face more dangers in recent years than ever before. Typically, pilots face dangers like engine failure or other mechanical issues that can cause a plane to crash. In the current climate, pilots face being shot down or overpowered by terrorists.