Top 25 Highest Paying Jobs of 2016

Summary: View the list of the highest paying jobs submitted to Glassdoor and find open positions on Gig to get you started towards a big paycheck.

The much anticipated yearly report has finally been released by Glassdoor. The 25 Highest Paying Jobs in America for 2016 only examines job titles with over 75 salary reports shared on their site in the past year so it cannot be considered fully accurate. It is solely based on what employees share on Glassdoor. However, it is still a very useful list when looking at some of the highest paying jobs. C Level jobs were excluded from the list.

Salary and compensation is one of the leading considerations for people when they are deciding where to work. If making a big paycheck is very important to you, pay attention to this list.

1. Physician – median starting salary at $180,000.
2. Lawyer – median starting salary is $144,500.
3. Research & Development Manager – median starting salary is $142,120.
4. Software Development Manager – median starting salary is $132,000.
5. Pharmacy Manager – median starting salary is $130,000.
6. Strategy Manager – median starting salary is $130,000.
7. Software Architect – median starting salary is $128,500.
8. Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer – median starting salary is $127,500.
9. IT Manager – median starting salary is $120,000.
10. Solutions Architect – median starting salary is $120,000.
11. Engagement Manager – median starting salary is $120,000.
12. Applications Development Manager – median starting salary is $120,000.
13. Pharmacist – median starting salary is $118,000.
14. Systems Architect – median starting salary is $116,920.
15. Finance Manager – median starting salary is $115,000.
16. Data Scientist – median starting salary is $115,000.
17. Risk Manager – median starting salary is $115,000.
18. Creative Director – median starting salary is $115,000.
19. Actuary – median starting salary is $115,000.
20. Data Architect – median starting salary is $113,000.
21. Tax Manager – median starting salary is $110,000.
22. Product Manager – median starting salary is $107,000.
23. Design Manager – median starting salary is $106,500.
24. Analytics Manager – median starting salary is $106,000.
25. Information Systems Manager – median starting salary is $106,000.

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