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#Job titleFilingsMedian pay
1Software Engineer293,902$112k2Software Developer233,314$93k3Programmer Analyst78,159$71k4Senior Software Engineer76,317$132k5Assistant Professor48,731$99k6Architect31,197$76k7Business Analyst30,262$80k8Developer28,312$74k9Associate28,105$125k10Analyst27,971$82k11Systems Analyst27,233$80k12Software Development Engineer II25,345$153k13Java Developer24,373$90k14Project Manager24,196$93k15Data Scientist23,968$113k16Senior Software Developer23,863$108k17Data Engineer22,589$103k18Consultant20,533$80k19Senior Consultant20,246$96k20Computer Programmer19,053$74k21Computer Systems Analyst18,894$82k22Application Developer18,345$89k23Sr. Software Engineer17,433$123k24Technology Lead - Us17,077$78k25Manager16,274$132k26Software Development Engineer I16,238$124k27Physical Therapist16,220$78k28Database Administrator15,966$82k29Data Analyst15,305$82k30Devops Engineer14,359$95k31Systems Engineer13,945$89k32Software Development Engineer13,723$129k33Technical Lead13,719$89k34Research Associate13,464$62k35Research Scientist13,458$99k36Vice President13,445$164k37Mechanical Engineer13,382$79k38Technology Lead - Us - Practitioner12,714$78k39Accountant12,362$60k40Product Manager12,175$139k41Network Engineer12,124$84k42Developer User Interface12,111$63k43Software Engineer II12,015$112k44Software Engineering11,918$168k45Software Developer, Applications11,899$93k46Staff Software Engineer11,815$164k47Project Engineer11,169$78k48Software Engineer III11,167$117k49Business Systems Analyst10,025$87k50Lead Software Engineer9,711$133k51Lead Engineer9,359$76k52Financial Analyst9,284$75k53Process Engineer9,004$98k54Postdoctoral Fellow8,777$56k55Engineer8,745$81k56Senior Engineer8,513$120k57Electrical Engineer7,835$82k58Principal Software Engineer7,723$152k59Quality Engineer7,716$83k60Applications Consultant 27,609$89k61Postdoctoral Research Associate7,565$55k62Salesforce Developer7,565$95k63Senior Associate7,505$111k64Design Engineer7,481$75k65Business Intelligence Analyst7,371$81k66Hospitalist7,226$249k67Computer Systems Analysts7,164$96k68Research Fellow7,162$62k69Senior Data Engineer7,133$134k70Program Manager7,056$127k71.Net Developer7,041$89k72Programmer Analyst - II7,011$83k73Technical Architect6,999$110k74Postdoctoral Associate6,872$58k75Solution Architect6,867$117k76IT Project Manager6,809$91k77Medical Technologist6,676$56k78Applications Consultant 36,666$114k79Senior Data Scientist6,303$145k80Sr. Software Developer6,296$104k81Senior Business Analyst6,169$98k82Component Design Engineer6,085$111k83Consultant - Us6,034$77k84Solutions Architect5,965$113k85Software Development Engineer III5,847$174k86Market Research Analyst5,763$58k87Computer Systems Engineer5,756$76k88Staff Accountant5,724$59k89Engineering Manager5,693$182k90QA Analyst5,665$77k91Senior Manager5,649$168k92Validation Engineer5,643$86k93Senior Developer5,491$115k94Test Engineer5,475$83k95Member of Technical Staff5,442$142k96Postdoctoral Scholar5,408$60k97Software Architect5,398$111k98System Administrator5,392$77k99Dentist5,365$150k100Software Quality Assurance Engineer5,355$81k101Analyst - Testing5,274$74k102Software Test Engineer5,257$82k103Senior Product Manager5,233$154k104Programmer/Developer 25,232$73k105Management Analyst5,190$76k106Designer5,151$72k107Manufacturing Engineer5,078$79k108Associate, Software Engineer5,036$111k109Physician5,011$226k110Machine Learning Engineer4,962$155k111Advisory Manager4,892$134k112Software Engineer 24,881$114k113Project Manager - Us4,869$99k114Civil Engineer4,803$68k115Teacher4,797$51k116Staff Engineer4,796$142k117Technical Consultant4,773$94k118Hospitalist Physician4,752$260k119ETL Developer4,727$91k120Software Engineer 34,604$138k121Industrial Engineer4,566$78k122Full Stack Developer4,519$97k123Product Engineer4,509$90k124Instructor4,503$69k125Computer Systems Analyst 24,491$81k126Software Application Developer4,353$91k127Senior Data Analyst4,348$100k128Assistant Vice President4,345$121k129SAP Consultant4,341$94k130Software Developers, Applications4,332$89k131QA Engineer4,317$85k132Quality Assurance Analyst4,311$77k133Systems Administrator4,308$77k134Test Consultant 24,307$74k135Technical Program Manager4,273$156k136Director4,239$169k137Technology Analyst - Us4,100$71k138Technology Architect - Us4,067$103k139Architectural Designer4,017$63k140Technical Test Lead - Us4,008$79k141Senior Systems Analyst3,885$94k142Application Engineer3,856$100k143Lead Consultant - Us3,854$103k144Principal Consultant3,842$113k145Senior Solution Specialist3,830$108k146Quality Assurance Engineer3,760$84k147Data Engineer II3,747$135k148Postdoctoral Research Fellow3,706$56k149Senior Programmer Analyst3,683$91k150Technical Project Manager3,679$104k151Business Intelligence Engineer II3,674$124k152Computer Programmer/Configurer 23,622$76k153Computer Systems Analyst 33,615$98k154Clinical Laboratory Scientist3,592$57k155Accountants and Auditors3,574$75k156Manager III, Software Development3,566$188k157Lecturer3,548$65k158Senior Application Developer3,520$103k159Computer Programmer Analyst3,496$73k160Specialist Master3,453$138k161Marketing Specialist3,451$58k162UI Developer3,437$89k163Associate Attorney3,433$163k164Law Clerk3,431$75k165Senior Technical Consultant3,406$113k166Software Development Engineer in Test3,390$96k167Senior Systems Engineer3,383$114k168Sr. SQL Database Administrator3,355$80k169Product Designer3,307$122k170Software Engineer I3,286$96k171Senior Project Manager - Us3,264$115k172System Analyst3,264$78k173Software Developer II3,250$97k174Applications Developer3,243$96k175Solution Specialist3,191$86k176Advisory Senior Consultant3,169$84k177Advisory Senior Associate3,131$106k178Occupational Therapist3,105$74k179Research Assistant Professor3,079$76k180Applied Scientist II3,042$168k181Automation Engineer3,041$89k182Scientist3,025$91k183Senior Java Developer3,011$106k184Graphic Designer3,003$52k185Mechanical Design Engineer2,995$80k186Software Dev Engineer II2,980$164k187Senior Software Engineer/Developer2,969$96k188Senior Analyst2,968$93k189Operations Research Analyst2,952$71k190Sr. Programmer Analyst2,934$93k191Data Warehouse Specialist2,930$73k192IT Consultant2,927$89k193Clinical Assistant Professor2,926$163k194Business Systems Analyst 22,895$78k195Associate Professor2,882$117k196Scrum Master2,880$91k197Web Developer2,873$74k198Senior Software Development Engineer2,872$139k199Manager, Software Engineering2,851$164k200System Architect - III2,851$101k201Data Scientist II2,846$134k202Staff Scientist2,810$73k203Consultant - Us - Practitioner2,787$78k204System Engineer2,764$83k205Software Developer, Systems Software2,759$94k206Software Engineering Manager2,756$200k207Specialist Senior2,753$106k208Test Lead2,724$82k209Speech Language Pathologist2,723$82k210Hardware Engineer2,719$118k211Software QA Engineer2,712$91k212Principal Engineer2,707$149k213Network Administrator2,702$76k214Project Delivery Specialist2,696$103k215Application Architect2,687$110k216Associate Research Scientist2,685$71k217Senior Program Manager2,633$155k218Information Technology Project Manager2,571$86k219Technical Program Manager III2,569$160k220Advanced Software Developer2,555$112k221Computer Software Engineer, Applications2,545$90k222Functional Consultant2,544$85k223Senior Project Manager2,520$122k224Site Reliability Engineer2,508$120k225Technical Manager2,505$102k226Computer Specialist/Testing and Quality Analyst 22,498$76k227Research Engineer2,461$112k228Tax Senior2,437$80k229Systems Analyst - II2,432$89k230Elementary School Teacher2,416$54k231Programmer/Developer 32,407$92k232Sr. Data Engineer2,397$125k233Technology Lead - Us - Professional2,394$78k234Systems Analyst - III2,393$104k235Postdoctoral Researcher2,386$56k236Technical Test Lead - Us - Practitioner2,367$74k237Software Development Engineer - Applications2,355$173k238Operations Manager2,354$82k239Research Analyst2,352$86k240QA Automation Engineer2,341$86k241Elementary Bilingual Teacher2,331$60k242Sr. Java Developer2,329$100k243Engineer II2,327$92k244Mts 1, Software Engineer2,318$168k245Technical Support Engineer2,303$95k246Software Programmer II2,291$91k247Principal Consultant - Us2,276$125k248IT Project Manager 32,274$111k249Quality Assurance Engineer II2,273$132k250Software Applications Developer2,270$97k251Principal Software Engineer/Developer2,269$116k252RF Engineer2,262$85k253Computer Specialist/System Support and Development Admin 22,244$77k254IT Specialist2,212$77k255Advisory Consultant2,210$65k256Test Consultant 32,203$95k257Marketing Manager2,173$110k258Cloud Engineer2,171$97k259Software Dev Engineer I2,170$129k260Dot Net Developer2,162$88k261Vice President, Software Engineer2,162$154k262Tax Consultant2,151$60k263Senior Manager, Software Engineering2,150$162k264Business System Analyst2,147$81k265Senior Scientist2,140$101k266Structural Engineer2,120$77k267Senior Devops Engineer2,119$131k268Special Education Teacher2,119$56k269Senior Database Administrator2,102$111k270Data Architect2,100$113k271BI Developer2,099$92k272Business Intelligence Developer2,099$92k273Software Engineering Smts2,093$177k274Architect Level 22,086$73k275Computer Systems Engineer/Architect2,085$86k276Quantitative Researcher2,083$172k277Senior Quality Engineer2,071$115k278Business Analyst II2,067$98k279Project Lead2,066$88k280Advisory Senior2,054$106k281Database Developer2,041$88k282Java Full Stack Developer2,026$94k283Chief Executive Officer2,023$205k284Pharmacist2,002$117k285Technology Consultant 21,993$87k286Information Security Analyst1,992$95k287IT Analyst1,985$90k288Quantitative Analyst1,985$107k289Quality Analyst1,979$75k290Resident Physician1,973$63k291Computer Specialist/System Support and Development Admin 31,971$96k292Product Manager III1,970$144k293Software Developers1,955$101k294Senior Accountant1,928$81k295Program Manager II1,924$102k296Technical Program Manager II1,924$142k297Sales Engineer1,919$92k298Vice President, Software Engineering1,916$153k299Software Programmer1,906$77k300Lead Consultant1,904$94k
Median pay is approximate (count-weighted across merged variants). Counts pooled across FY2017–2026*.