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Money talks. This we know. There’s a reason people get off on closing deals, and that’s because they’re going to see a little kick back that’s going to fund their golf trips or keep their mistress quiet. It’s been said that 68% of people have salary as their leading consideration for taking any given job, and I’d be lying if I said my fiscal responsibilities in life weren’t responsible for at least 68% of my Sunday Scaries, but that’s something I’ll discuss with my therapist.
Glassdoor just compiled all the info you need if you’re looking to get paid and look good doing it. The study, which was solely based on “people with these jobs who have shared their salaries on Glassdoor over the past year” yields a ton of management positions, something you’re probably trying to vie for by not drinking too much at corporate happy hours.
Per Glassdoor:
1. Physician
Median Base Salary: $180,000
Number of Job Openings: 2,0642. Lawyer
Median Base Salary: $144,500
Number of Job Openings: 9953. Research & Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $142,120
Number of Job Openings: 1124. Software Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $132,000
Number of Job Openings: 3,4955. Pharmacy Manager
Median Base Salary: $130,000
Number of Job Openings: 1,7666. Strategy Manager
Median Base Salary: $130,000
Number of Job Openings: 7017. Software Architect
Median Base Salary: $128,250
Number of Job Openings: 6558. Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer
Median Base Salary: $127,500
Number of Job Openings: 1659. IT Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000
Number of Job Openings: 3,15210. Solutions Architect
Median Base Salary: $120,000
Number of Job Openings: 2,83811. Engagement Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000
Number of Job Openings: 1,45212. Applications Development Manager
Median Base Salary: $120,000
Number of Job Openings: 26313. Pharmacist
Median Base Salary: $118,000
Number of Job Openings: 4,50214. Systems Architect
Median Base Salary: $116,920
Number of Job Openings: 43915. Finance Manager
Median Base Salary: $115,000
Number of Job Openings: 2,58216. Data Scientist
Median Base Salary: $115,000
Number of Job Openings: 1,98517. Risk Manager
Median Base Salary: $115,000
Number of Job Openings: 1,13718. Creative Director
Median Base Salary: $115,000
Number of Job Openings: 69619. Actuary
Median Base Salary: $115,000
Number of Job Openings: 17520. Data Architect
Median Base Salary: $113,000
Number of Job Openings: 76221. Tax Manager
Median Base Salary: $110,000
Number of Job Openings: 1,49522. Product Manager
Median Base Salary: $107,000
Number of Job Openings: 7,75823. Design Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,500
Number of Job Openings: 51024. Analytics Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,000
Number of Job Openings: 98825. Information Systems Manager
Median Base Salary: $106,000
Number of Job Openings: 147
Managers on managers on managers on managers. It should really come as no surprise that if you’re not directing traffic and telling people what to do, you’re going to dining with the masses instead of toasting champagne with the classes. Sure, I’m fairly certain that I’d have a better shot at becoming a pro golfer if I took all the money and time spent on law school and hired a swing coach, but not everyone’s a risk taker like me so becoming a lawyer or physician makes sense.
Either way, I’d rather blog for the rest of my life than be an “analytics manager” making $106K per year. Those dudes sound like nerds. .
[via Glassdoor]
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Looks like someone forgot to tell my boss what the median attorney salary is.
You should add the cost of extra schooling and hours on some of these jobs. Pharmacy manager have to be pharmacists($200K loans) and work >65 hour weeks. Retail pharmacists have high burnout rate because it’s absolutely awful. Physician requires $250K loans and minimum 4 years of getting paid $40K for 70-80 hours weeks. And then you get big money (way more than $180K) but it has some serious drawbacks too. Idk bout lawyers, I heard its real tough to get a job after school. IT is easily replaceable with younger grads because of low barrier to entry/regulations even after schooling.
Law school is literally only worth it if you go to a top 25ish law school or finish in the top 10% of your class. Otherwise you’ll be toiling away at $50k a year for a while with $100K+ in loans. Top law firms pay a shit load though, like $175k to first year attorneys.
Ah good to know. I think on this list, PA school should be a top job prospect. Minimal loans (2 years post grad) + no residency required = 100K job. And with a governing body fighting for more provider status/autonomy, the salary will only go up because everyone is trying cut corners and costs when it comes to paying doctors.
Only drawback is that you’ll always have ‘assistant’ tagged on.
PA school is the way to go these days, problem is there are more applicants and less facilities relative to med school. Barrier to entry is a little high.
Old flame is in PA school at Johns Hopkins and I’ll never forgive myself for letting that walk now.
If only I had a good brain.
Seeing ‘Architect’ a lot but knowing it’s not your kind of architect. #PGP
Art Vandelay?
Companies these days are now throwing out the manager title for everything. They decompartmentalize all these roles and slap on the manger title to make people feel more important while getting paid less to do more work. It’s a trap.
I work with a lot of these IT professions. Trust me, you don’t want these jobs. It makes me realize how spot on Office Space was.
Hey man, that’s just like, your opinion, man…
So I have the green light to burn the office down?
Lol, my job, my salary, on the nose. Wow.