If you are starting your own company, you need to understanding the competition. Especially the competition for key employees.
If the highly educated kind find a better deal with an established company your company will lose out. Here is what today’s corporations are offering for wage compensation so you can create killer benefits packages that bring the right people into your company.
Glassdoor has just released a report of the Top 25 Highest Paying Jobs in the U.S. As expected, doctors, lawyers, engineers and information systems jobs lead the path. Pharmacy Manager ranks as the fifth highest paying job while Pharmacist, Creative Director, Risk Manager and many other non-engineering jobs are also banking a lot of dough.
While money may not buy happiness (for some of us!) , according to a recent Glassdoor survey, 68% of respondents said that salary and compensation are top of mind when considering whether or not to accept a new job.
With as many as 78% of hiring managers planning to bring new people on in the first half of 2016—according to career site Dice—and over 100 occupations in the U.S. that have more job postings than actual hires month over month, it’s a great time to be looking for a job.
Richard Branson and Mark Cuban had to start somewhere. Do these numbers make you want to give up your start-up dream or do they inspire you to push hard for the big bucks? Let us know by chatting with @starternoise using the hashtag #StartupOrSavingsAccount
Top 25 Highest Paying Jobs In The U.S.
- Physician
Median Base Salary: $180,000 - Lawyer
Median Base Salary: $144,500 - Research & Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $142,120 - Software Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $132,000 - Pharmacy Manager
Median Base Salary: $130,000 - Strategy Manager
Median Base Salary: $130,000 - Software Architect
Median Base Salary: $128,250 - Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer
Median Base Salary: $127,500 - IT Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000 - Solutions Architect
Median Base Salary: $120,000 - Engagement Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000 - Applications Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000 - Pharmacist
Median Base Salary: $118,000 - Systems Architect
Median Base Salary: $116,920 - Finance Manager
Median Base Salary: $115,000 - Data Scientist
Median Base Salary: $115,000 - Risk Manager
Median Base Salary: $115,000 - Creative Director
Median Base Salary: $115,000 - Actuary
Median Base Salary: $115,000 - Data Architect
Median Base Salary: $113,000 - Tax Manager
Median Base Salary: $110,000 - Product Manager
Median Base Salary: $107,000 - Design Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,500 - Analytics Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,000 - Information Systems Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,000
