13 highest-paying tech jobs in the US for 2018
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1. Enterprise Architect
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $115,944
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,097
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2. Software Development Manager
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $108,879
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,064
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3. Software Engineering Manager
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $107,479
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,105
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4. Software Architect
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $105,329
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,130
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5. Engineering Manager
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $105,260
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 4,738
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6. Applications Development Manager
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $104,048
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 360
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7. IT Program Manager
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $102,969
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 218
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8. Solutions Architect
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $102,160
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 5,899
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9. Data Architect
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $101,900
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,472
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10. Systems Architect
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $100,984
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,146
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11. Scrum Master
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $98,239
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,876
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12. Cloud Engineer
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $96,449
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 1,077
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13. Data Scientist
- MEDIAN BASE SALARY: $96,116
- NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS: 4,986
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