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#Job titleFilingsMedian pay
1Software Engineer305,616$113k2Software Developer239,735$93k3Senior Software Engineer78,820$132k4Programmer Analyst78,690$71k5Assistant Professor50,614$100k6Architect31,602$76k7Business Analyst31,225$80k8Systems Analyst30,207$79k9Associate29,558$126k10Developer28,738$74k11Analyst28,501$82k12Data Scientist26,045$113k13Software Development Engineer II25,954$153k14Java Developer25,194$90k15Project Manager24,967$94k16Data Engineer24,735$104k17Senior Software Developer24,259$108k18Consultant21,054$81k19Computer Programmer20,788$75k20Senior Consultant20,661$97k21Computer Systems Analyst19,359$82k22Application Developer18,607$89k23Sr. Software Engineer17,961$124k24Physical Therapist17,394$79k25Technology Lead - Us17,077$78k26Data Analyst16,535$83k27Database Administrator16,464$82k28Software Development Engineer I16,409$124k29Devops Engineer15,252$96k30Research Scientist14,435$103k31Systems Engineer14,315$89k32Software Development Engineer14,277$129k33Mechanical Engineer13,963$79k34Technical Lead13,953$89k35Vice President13,877$165k36Research Associate13,811$62k37Software Engineering13,322$169k38Accountant12,870$61k39Product Manager12,790$140k40Technology Lead - Us - Practitioner12,714$78k41Software Engineer II12,592$113k42Network Engineer12,581$84k43Staff Software Engineer12,373$165k44Developer User Interface12,111$63k45Software Developer, Applications11,922$93k46Project Engineer11,772$79k47Software Engineer III11,724$117k48Postdoctoral Fellow10,528$56k49Business Systems Analyst10,302$87k50Lead Software Engineer10,109$134k51Financial Analyst9,687$76k52Process Engineer9,492$98k53Lead Engineer9,437$77k54Postdoctoral Research Associate9,105$55k55Engineer9,025$82k56Senior Engineer8,810$120k57Postdoctoral Associate8,516$58k58Electrical Engineer8,256$83k59Quality Engineer8,038$83k60Principal Software Engineer7,995$153k61Senior Associate7,991$112k62Salesforce Developer7,903$96k63Business Intelligence Analyst7,880$82k64Applications Consultant 27,676$89k65Design Engineer7,671$76k66Senior Data Engineer7,557$134k67Hospitalist7,548$250k68Program Manager7,330$127k69Research Fellow7,311$63k70Computer Systems Analysts7,228$96k71.Net Developer7,174$90k72Technical Architect7,129$110k73IT Project Manager7,110$91k74Programmer Analyst - II7,032$83k75Solution Architect7,030$117k76Medical Technologist7,000$56k77Applications Consultant 36,807$114k78Senior Data Scientist6,746$145k79Senior Business Analyst6,395$98k80Sr. Software Developer6,395$104k81Market Research Analyst6,270$60k82Component Design Engineer6,218$112k83Solutions Architect6,112$114k84Software Development Engineer III6,062$176k85Consultant - Us6,037$77k86Postdoctoral Scholar6,031$60k87Computer Systems Engineer5,946$76k88Staff Accountant5,925$59k89Validation Engineer5,910$87k90Engineering Manager5,867$182k91Member of Technical Staff5,844$144k92QA Analyst5,805$77k93Dentist5,689$152k94Test Engineer5,677$83k95Senior Developer5,584$115k96Software Architect5,508$111k97Software Dev Engineer II5,495$171k98Management Analyst5,488$77k99System Administrator5,485$77k100Manufacturing Engineer5,477$80k101Senior Product Manager5,460$154k102Software Quality Assurance Engineer5,460$81k103Machine Learning Engineer5,428$156k104Software Test Engineer5,397$83k105Designer5,376$72k106Analyst - Testing5,336$74k107Programmer/Developer 25,315$73k108Physician5,213$228k109Associate, Software Engineer5,105$111k110Full Stack Developer5,105$98k111Civil Engineer5,103$69k112Staff Engineer5,046$141k113Teacher5,040$51k114Hospitalist Physician5,008$262k115Software Engineer 24,985$114k116Advisory Manager4,892$134k117Project Manager - Us4,869$99k118Technical Consultant4,818$94k119Industrial Engineer4,812$78k120ETL Developer4,786$91k121Senior Data Analyst4,708$100k122Software Engineer 34,696$138k123Instructor4,663$69k124Product Engineer4,663$90k125Director4,659$167k126QA Engineer4,539$85k127Technical Program Manager4,530$157k128Computer Systems Analyst 24,491$81k129SAP Consultant4,451$94k130Software Application Developer4,431$91k131Assistant Vice President4,404$121k132Systems Administrator4,381$77k133Quality Assurance Analyst4,380$77k134Test Consultant 24,343$74k135Software Developers, Applications4,334$89k136Architectural Designer4,245$64k137Postdoctoral Research Fellow4,176$57k138Technology Analyst - Us4,100$71k139Technology Architect - Us4,067$103k140Technical Test Lead - Us4,008$78k141Software Dev Engineer I3,986$129k142Data Engineer II3,978$136k143Application Engineer3,976$100k144Occupational Therapist3,955$73k145Principal Consultant3,909$113k146Law Clerk3,904$77k147Senior Solution Specialist3,887$108k148Lead Consultant - Us3,854$103k149Technical Project Manager3,837$104k150Quality Assurance Engineer3,832$84k151Senior Programmer Analyst3,789$92k152Marketing Specialist3,765$59k153Business Intelligence Engineer II3,737$124k154Associate Attorney3,727$166k155Lecturer3,657$65k156Manager III, Software Development3,657$190k157Applied Scientist II3,639$171k158Clinical Laboratory Scientist3,630$57k159Computer Programmer/Configurer 23,625$76k160Computer Systems Analyst 33,615$98k161Accountants and Auditors3,579$75k162Senior Application Developer3,573$103k163Computer Programmer Analyst3,523$73k164Product Designer3,521$123k165Specialist Master3,506$139k166Software Development Engineer in Test3,502$96k167UI Developer3,475$89k168Senior Systems Engineer3,467$114k169Software Engineer I3,454$96k170Senior Technical Consultant3,444$113k171Sr. SQL Database Administrator3,355$80k172Software Developer II3,328$97k173Applications Developer3,292$97k174Operations Research Analyst3,289$72k175Senior Project Manager - Us3,264$115k176Solution Specialist3,262$87k177Graphic Designer3,180$53k178Advisory Senior Consultant3,169$84k179Mechanical Design Engineer3,169$81k180Research Assistant Professor3,169$77k181Automation Engineer3,162$89k182Scientist3,157$92k183Senior Software Engineer/Developer3,137$97k184Advisory Senior Associate3,131$106k185Web Developer3,127$75k186Senior Analyst3,096$94k187Senior Java Developer3,076$107k188Clinical Assistant Professor3,069$165k189Data Scientist II3,037$135k190Senior Software Development Engineer2,991$139k191Associate Professor2,976$118k192Scrum Master2,975$91k193Data Warehouse Specialist2,964$73k194Associate Director2,963$125k195Manager, Software Engineering2,961$165k196Sr. Programmer Analyst2,959$93k197IT Consultant2,945$89k198Staff Scientist2,935$73k199Business Systems Analyst 22,909$78k200Speech Language Pathologist2,902$83k201Postdoctoral Researcher2,893$55k202System Architect - III2,852$101k203Software Engineering Manager2,843$200k204Principal Engineer2,832$150k205System Engineer2,829$83k206Project Delivery Specialist2,803$104k207Software Developer, Systems Software2,796$95k208Hardware Engineer2,794$119k209Consultant - Us - Practitioner2,787$78k210Specialist Senior2,777$106k211Software QA Engineer2,776$91k212Network Administrator2,759$76k213Test Lead2,750$83k214Application Architect2,747$110k215Associate Research Scientist2,743$71k216Information Technology Project Manager2,724$87k217Technical Program Manager III2,713$161k218Senior Program Manager2,677$155k219Site Reliability Engineer2,654$120k220Senior Project Manager2,642$122k221Research Engineer2,640$116k222Tax Senior2,636$81k223Advanced Software Developer2,628$113k224Technology Consultant 22,625$89k225Computer Software Engineer, Applications2,578$90k226Technical Manager2,575$103k227Functional Consultant2,564$85k228Elementary School Teacher2,562$55k229Sr. Data Engineer2,554$126k230Engineer II2,507$93k231Operations Manager2,499$83k232Computer Specialist/Testing and Quality Analyst 22,499$76k233Dot Net Developer2,494$88k234Java Full Stack Developer2,481$95k235Research Analyst2,479$88k236QA Automation Engineer2,475$86k237Systems Analyst - II2,443$89k238Programmer/Developer 32,435$92k239Elementary Bilingual Teacher2,410$61k240Mts 1, Software Engineer2,408$168k241Systems Analyst - III2,395$104k242Technology Lead - Us - Professional2,394$78k243Principal Software Engineer/Developer2,392$117k244Sr. Java Developer2,368$100k245Technical Test Lead - Us - Practitioner2,367$74k246Technical Support Engineer2,364$96k247Quantitative Researcher2,358$173k248Software Development Engineer - Applications2,355$173k249Quality Assurance Engineer II2,352$132k250Software Programmer II2,323$91k251Tax Consultant2,320$60k252Cloud Engineer2,302$98k253Senior Scientist2,300$102k254RF Engineer2,295$85k255Software Applications Developer2,290$97k256Senior Devops Engineer2,288$132k257IT Project Manager 32,286$111k258Principal Consultant - Us2,276$125k259Senior Manager, Software Engineering2,276$164k260Structural Engineer2,263$78k261Test Consultant 32,259$95k262Computer Specialist/System Support and Development Admin 22,244$77k263Marketing Manager2,244$110k264Software Engineering Smts2,238$180k265IT Specialist2,238$77k266Advisory Consultant2,211$65k267Computer Systems Engineer/Architect2,202$86k268Business Analyst II2,201$98k269Special Education Teacher2,201$56k270Business System Analyst2,195$82k271Data Architect2,174$114k272Vice President, Software Engineer2,164$154k273Business Intelligence Developer2,157$93k274Senior Quality Engineer2,152$115k275Senior Database Administrator2,149$111k276BI Developer2,143$92k277Information Security Analyst2,134$95k278Chief Executive Officer2,126$206k279Vice President, Software Engineering2,113$156k280Project Lead2,101$88k281Quantitative Analyst2,100$108k282Product Manager III2,088$145k283Architect Level 22,086$73k284Senior Accountant2,073$82k285Database Developer2,073$88k286Pharmacist2,066$117k287Software Programmer2,061$77k288Servicenow Developer2,061$93k289Advisory Senior2,054$105k290Quality Analyst2,042$76k291Program Manager III2,036$134k292IT Analyst2,036$89k293Resident Physician2,033$63k294Program Manager II2,024$103k295Software Developers2,015$101k296Data Engineer III2,004$140k297Technical Lead L11,998$84k298General Dentist1,992$150k299Technical Program Manager II1,981$143k300Internal Medicine Physician1,974$220k
Median pay is approximate (count-weighted across merged variants). Counts pooled across FY2017–2026*.