The only way you would maybe be upset about the money you make at your tech job is if you checked out the salaries of your friends who went on to become doctors and dentists. But tech is no slouch, of course, nabbing 14 of the 25 spots on Glassdoor’s 2019 list of the highest paying jobs in the U.S.
Glassdoor, the job search site that lets current and former employees anonymously share company details such as salary details, found that tech and healthcare roles continue dominate when it comes to median base pay.
After physician topped the list at $193,415 — followed by pharmacy manager, dentist and pharmacist — the first tech job to crack the list at No. 5 is enterprise architect, at $122,585.
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Other tech jobs in the top 25 include software engineering manager, data architect, UX manager, cloud engineer and more.
The three highest paying employers in 2019 were all tech companies paying a median total salary over $160,000 a year, Glassdoor reported. The top 25 on that list included just two Seattle-area companies, with Microsoft at No. 10 with median total compensation of $148,068, and Tableau at No. 21, with pay of $138,043.
Here’s Glassdoor’s breakdown of the 10 highest paying tech companies in the U.S. in 2019:
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Median total compensation: $170,929
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2. NVIDIA
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Median total compensation: $170,068
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3. Twitter
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Median total compensation: $162,852
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5. Google
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Median total compensation: $161,254
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6. VMware
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Median total compensation: $158,063
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7. LinkedIn
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Median total compensation: $157,402
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8. Facebook
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Median total compensation: $152,962
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9. Salesforce
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Median total compensation: $150,379
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10. Microsoft
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Median total compensation: $148,068
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11. Juniper Networks
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Median total compensation: $146,781
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Complete list of the top 25 highest paying jobs:
1. Physician
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Median base salary: $193,415
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Median base salary: $144,768
3. Dentist
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Median base salary: $142,478
4. Pharmacist
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Median base salary: $126,438
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Median base salary: $122,585
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Median base salary: $117,588
7. Software Engineering Manager
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Median base salary: $114,163
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Median base salary: $113,855
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Median base salary: $113,368
10. Software Development Manager
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Median base salary: $109,809
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Median base salary: $109,481
12. Applications Development Manager
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Median base salary: $107,735
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Median base salary: $106,436
14. Data Architect
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Median base salary: $104,840
15. Plant Manager
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Median base salary: $104,817
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Median base salary: $104,454
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Median base salary: $103,813
18. UX Manager
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Median base salary: $102,489
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Median base salary: $100,855
20. Cloud Engineer
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Median base salary: $98,626
21. Attorney
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Median base salary: $97,711
22. Data Scientist
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Median base salary: $97,027
23. Information Security Engineer
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Median base salary: $95,786
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Median base salary: $95,238
25. Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
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Median base salary: $94,874
Complete list of the 25 highest paying companies:
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Median total compensation: $170,929
2. NVIDIA
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Median total compensation: $170,068
3. Twitter
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Median total compensation: $162,852
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Median total compensation: $162,210
5. Google
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Median total compensation: $161,254
6. VMware
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Median total compensation: $158,063
7. LinkedIn
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Median total compensation: $157,402
8. Facebook
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Median total compensation: $152,962
9. Salesforce
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Median total compensation: $150,379
10. Microsoft
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Median total compensation: $148,068
11. Juniper Networks
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Median total compensation: $146,781
12. ServiceNow
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Median total compensation: $145,529
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Median total compensation: $145,367
14. PlayStation
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Median total compensation: $143,229
15. Autodesk
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Median total compensation: $142,083
16. Workday
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Median total compensation: $141,893
17. Synopsys
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Median total compensation: $140,577
18. eBay
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Median total compensation: $140,056
19. BNP Paribas
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Median total compensation: $140,056
20. Qualcomm
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Median total compensation: $139,754
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21. Tableau Software
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Median total compensation: $138,043
22. Western Digital
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Median total compensation: $137,527
23. Veritas
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Median total compensation: $137,244
24. Adobe
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Median total compensation: $135,027
25. Genentech
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Median total compensation: $133,605
Read the report to learn more about how Glassdoor compiles its lists.