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Start-up or Savings Account?

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.

  1. Physician
    Median Base Salary: $180,000
  2. Lawyer
    Median Base Salary: $144,500
  3. Research & Development Manager
    Median Base Salary: $142,120
  4. Software Development Manager
    Median Base Salary: $132,000
  5. Pharmacy Manager
    Median Base Salary: $130,000
  6. Strategy Manager
    Median Base Salary: $130,000
  7. Software Architect
    Median Base Salary: $128,250
  8. Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer
    Median Base Salary: $127,500
  9. IT Manager
    Median Base Salary: $120,000
  10. Solutions Architect
    Median Base Salary: $120,000
  11. Engagement Manager
    Median Base Salary: $120,000
  12. Applications Development Manager
    Median Base Salary: $120,000
  13. Pharmacist
    Median Base Salary: $118,000
  14. Systems Architect
    Median Base Salary: $116,920
  15. Finance Manager
    Median Base Salary: $115,000
  16. Data Scientist
    Median Base Salary: $115,000
  17. Risk Manager
    Median Base Salary: $115,000
  18. Creative Director
    Median Base Salary: $115,000
  19. Actuary
    Median Base Salary: $115,000
  20. Data Architect
    Median Base Salary: $113,000
  21. Tax Manager
    Median Base Salary: $110,000
  22. Product Manager
    Median Base Salary: $107,000
  23. Design Manager
    Median Base Salary: $106,500
  24. Analytics Manager
    Median Base Salary: $106,000
  25. Information Systems Manager
    Median Base Salary: $106,000
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