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13 highest-paying tech jobs in the US for 2018

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  • 1. Enterprise Architect

    1. Enterprise Architect

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $115,944

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,097

    Read more: Why the enterprise architect is your new secret weapon | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: jacoblund, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 2. Software Development Manager

    2. Software Development Manager

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $108,879

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,064

    Read more: Developers: Will AI run you out of your job? | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 3. Software Engineering Manager

    3. Software Engineering Manager

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $107,479

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,105

    Read more: 10 things your IT project manager never wants to hear | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: NicoElNino, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 4. Software Architect

    4. Software Architect

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $105,329

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,130

    Read more: Before the IoT leap - Architectural principles, devices and data | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: scyther5, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 5. Engineering Manager

    5. Engineering Manager

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $105,260

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 4,738

    Read more: Where the tech jobs are -- and will be in the future | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 6. Applications Development Manager

    6. Applications Development Manager

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $104,048

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 360

    Read more: Application development still a clunky process, survey shows | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: NicoElNino, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 7. IT Program Manager

    7. IT Program Manager

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $102,969

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 218

    Read more: Why project managers should have a product manager perspective | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: kasto80, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 8. Solutions Architect

    8. Solutions Architect

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $102,160

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 5,899

    Read more: As cloud adoption soars, cloud architect becomes a top career | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: shironosov, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 9. Data Architect

    9. Data Architect

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $101,900

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,472

    Read more: The data center is dead: Here's what comes next | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 10. Systems Architect

    10. Systems Architect

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $100,984

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,146

    Read more: Will robots enable an architectural renaissance? | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 11. Scrum Master

    11. Scrum Master

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $98,239

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,876

    Read more: Design thinking, lean and agile are finally converging | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: fongleon356, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 12. Cloud Engineer

    12. Cloud Engineer

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $96,449

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,077

    Read more: What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: NicoElNino, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

  • 13. Data Scientist

    13. Data Scientist

    - MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $96,116

    - NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 4,986

    Read more: How to build a data science team | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

    Tech jobs: More resources

    • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
    • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
    • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
    • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
    • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
    • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
    • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
    • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
    Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

    Photo by: gorodenkoff, Getty Images/iStockphoto

    Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

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By Elyse Betters Picaro | August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT) | Topic: Innovation

  • 1. Enterprise Architect
  • 2. Software Development Manager
  • 3. Software Engineering Manager
  • 4. Software Architect
  • 5. Engineering Manager
  • 6. Applications Development Manager
  • 7. IT Program Manager
  • 8. Solutions Architect
  • 9. Data Architect
  • 10. Systems Architect
  • 11. Scrum Master
  • 12. Cloud Engineer
  • 13. Data Scientist

Job search site Glassdoor released its list of the highest paying jobs in the US for 2018, and 13 of them were in the technology field -- up from 11 last year, and more than any other field.

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10. Systems Architect

- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $100,984

- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,146

Read more: Will robots enable an architectural renaissance? | America's 13 highest-paying tech jobs for 2018

Tech jobs: More resources

  • The 10 IT jobs that will be most in-demand in 2020
  • Tech jobs: How to recruit and retain the best IT workers
  • Four ways to accelerate your tech career in 2018
  • Six tips for finding tech talent for difficult-to-fill specialties
  • Want to work in tech? Here are the easiest jobs to find in the industry (TechRepublic)
  • The 8 highest paid and most in-demand tech jobs (TechRepublic)
  • The best job in America is software developer. Really! (CNET)
  • Glassdoor: Job market in 2018 will feel AI's influence (CNET)
Published: August 15, 2018 -- 20:41 GMT (13:41 PDT)

Caption by: Elyse Betters Picaro

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