Yahoo Finance The top 25 highest-paying jobs in 2017
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No. 25: Attorney
Median base salary: $94,695
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No. 24: Nuclear engineer
Median base salary: $94,852
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No. 23: Financial planning & analysis manager
Median base salary: $94,862
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No. 22: Scrum master
Median base salary: $95,167
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No. 21: Plant manager
Median base salary: $97,189
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No. 20: Systems architect
Median base salary: $97,873
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No. 19: UX manager
Median base salary: $98,353
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No. 18: IT program manager
Median base salary: $98,883
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No. 17: Actuary
Median base salary: $99,507
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No. 16: Data architect
Median base salary: $102,091
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No. 15: Solutions architect
Median base salary: $102,678
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No. 14: Nurse practitioner
Median base salary: $104,144
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No. 13: Software architect
Median base salary: $104,754
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No. 12: IT architect
Median base salary: $105,303
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No. 11: Software engineering manager
Median base salary: $109,350
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No. 10: Corporate controller
Median base salary: $110,855
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No. 9: R&D manager
Median base salary: $111,905
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No. 8: Applications development manager
Median base salary: $112,045
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No. 7: Physician assistant
Median base salary: $112,529
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No. 6: Enterprise architect
Median base salary: $112,560
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No. 5: Pharmacist
Median base salary: $125,847
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No. 4: Medical science liaison
Median base salary: $132,842
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No. 3: Patent attorney
Median base salary: $139,272
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No. 2: Pharmacy manager
Median base salary: $149,064
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No. 1: Physician
Median base salary: $187,876
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The rankings are based on media salary data from careers website Glassdoor.
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All figures in U.S. dollars.
