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Top Paying Jobs In NYC

Top Paying Jobs In NYC
Date Posted: Saturday, July 30th, 2016

As the saying goes, if you can make it New York, you can make it anywhere.

And if you want to make the big bucks in the Big Apple, you'd be wise to look for a job in health care or tech, according to a new report by Glassdoor.

Those industries dominate the job search site's new ranking of the highest-paying jobs in New York City, based on salary reports shared by New Yorkers within the past year.

See the 15 highest-paying jobs below, along with the number of active job openings on Glassdoor as of mid-June.


1. General counsel


Median base salary: $168,000
Number of job openings: 142

2. Solutions architect


Median base salary: $130,000
Number of job openings: 241
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3. Clinical pharmacist


Median base salary: $115,500
Number of job openings: 289

4. Data scientist


Median base salary: $111,760
Number of job openings: 178

5. Controller


Median base salary: $100,025
Number of job openings: 159

6. Software engineer


Median base salary: $100,000
Number of job openings: 2,689

7. Mobile developer


Median base salary: $95,000
Number of job openings: 243

8. Physician assistant


Median base salary: $87,000
Number of job openings: 202

9. UX designer


Median base salary: $86,328
Number of job openings: 144

10. Programmer analyst


Median base salary: $80,000
Number of job openings: 133

11. QA manager


Median base salary: $80,000
Number of job openings: 121

12. Registered nurse


Median base salary: $77,940
Number of job openings: 1,472

13. Business analyst


Median base salary: $76,131
Number of job openings: 414

14. Systems administrator


Median base salary: $75,000
Number of job openings: 108


15. Physical therapist


Median base salary: $74,608
Number of job openings: 755

Source: CNBC.com

Date Posted: Saturday, July 30th, 2016 , Total Page Views: 1603

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