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High-paying jobs, ranked by real pay

71 roles ranked by the median salary of 22,225 live US-dollar listings that publish their pay. Right now Sales Director pays the most, at a median of $288k.

Highest-paying roles

Roles ranked by median salary in US dollars, from live listings that publish their pay
#RoleMedianMiddle halfOpen jobs
1Sales Director$288k$207k–$370k153
2Enterprise Account Executive$270k$215k–$300k61
3Engineering Director$266k$238k–$318k179
4Group Product Manager$265k$265k–$287k21
5Research Scientist$248k$216k–$310k92
6Software Architect$248k$215k–$288k20
7Machine Learning Engineer$242k$206k–$278k307
8Engineering Manager$240k$210k–$288k453
9Strategic Account Executive$235k$143k–$349k32
10Compliance Director$235k$199k–$272k31
11Finance Director$232k$211k–$266k62
12Marketing Director$230k$208k–$264k105
13HR Director$230k$200k–$260k36
14Software Engineer$223k$187k–$269k2,652
15Operations Director$220k$189k–$259k100
16Commercial Counsel$218k$188k–$275k20
17Creative Director$217k$164k–$250k39
18Technical Program Manager$212k$184k–$248k307
19Backend Engineer$210k$185k–$237k218
20iOS Engineer$209k$180k–$255k41
21Legal Counsel$207k$160k–$250k277
22AI Engineer$206k$185k–$240k317
23Frontend Engineer / Web Developer$206k$185k–$244k76
24Cybersecurity / Security Engineer$205k$177k–$253k382
25Site Reliability Engineer$201k$179k–$229k121
26Product Manager$200k$171k–$233k1,128
27Product Designer$200k$175k–$233k168
28Full-stack Engineer$200k$188k–$225k386
29Firmware Engineer$200k$173k–$236k65
30Architect$197k$167k–$214k241
31Solutions Engineer$196k$165k–$240k150
32Data Scientist$195k$161k–$237k239
33Embedded Engineer$195k$170k–$222k55
34Platform Engineer$195k$175k–$248k69
35Infrastructure Engineer$194k$168k–$220k54
36Android Engineer$189k$168k–$231k54
37Data Engineer$188k$155k–$224k173
38Sales Engineer$188k$157k–$231k111
39Brand Designer$184k$166k–$213k21
40Product Marketing$183k$165k–$210k130
41Network Engineer$182k$155k–$219k54
42Business Development Manager$181k$166k–$213k48
43Analytics Engineer$179k$161k–$197k58
44Systems Engineer$179k$159k–$205k272
45Software Developer$178k$157k–$221k77
46Sales Manager$175k$148k–$236k105
47DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer$175k$152k–$205k93
48Solutions Consultant$175k$154k–$203k37
49Program Manager$174k$150k–$201k304
50Business Systems Analyst$173k$143k–$188k20
51Account Executive$171k$150k–$265k778
52Finance Manager$171k$155k–$199k38
53Cloud Engineer$171k$157k–$215k21
54Recruiter$168k$140k–$185k119
55Account Manager$167k$149k–$220k147
56Growth Marketing$167k$147k–$185k26
57Customer Success$167k$135k–$198k85
58Technical Recruiter$165k$153k–$175k34
59Operations Manager$160k$144k–$190k99
60Marketing Manager$160k$145k–$192k90
61Support Engineer$160k$139k–$170k49
62Consultant$156k$130k–$192k68
63QA Engineer$154k$127k–$178k36
64Test Engineer$154k$136k–$172k151
65Project Manager$140k$125k–$155k194
66Executive Assistant$137k$126k–$153k34
67Financial Analyst$136k$119k–$152k33
68Data Analyst$135k$125k–$157k64
69Accountant / Accounting$135k$118k–$156k34
70Systems Administrator$135k$128k–$160k22
71Business Analyst$120k$112k–$146k40

Highest-paying open jobs right now

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$370k+USA
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Principal Product Manager

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$359k+USA
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$359k+USA
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Managing Director, Capital Solutions

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How this ranking works

Most lists of high-paying jobs quote national averages. This one is built from the jobs open on Six Figure Jobs today: every listing publishes its salary, each counts once at the midpoint of its range, and a role is ranked only when at least 20 listings back its median. Senior, staff and principal titles count toward their role. Because the listings change every day, so does the ranking.

Questions about high-paying jobs

What are the highest-paying jobs right now?
Among 71 roles with enough live listings to quote a median, the highest-paying are Sales Director ($288k), Enterprise Account Executive ($270k) and Engineering Director ($266k). These are medians of US-dollar listings that publish their pay, so they move as jobs open and close.
Which high-paying jobs have the most openings?
Software Engineer (2,652 open listings, median $223k), Product Manager (1,128 open listings, median $200k) and Account Executive (778 open listings, median $171k).
How are these salaries calculated?
From 22,225 live US-dollar listings that publish a salary. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range, and a role is ranked only when at least 20 listings back it. Senior, staff and principal titles count toward their role.
Do all of these jobs pay six figures?
Every listing here publishes a salary that reaches $100k (or the local equivalent outside the US). The median is the middle of those published ranges, so about half of a role’s listings pay more and half pay less.