Highest Paying Roles

Ranked by average posted compensation across tracked markets. Figures come from live employer postings — not self-reported surveys.

20+

Roles benchmarked

76

Active locations

$186k

Avg top-tier pay (USD)

Live compensation indexOct 21, 2026, 14:39 UTC

Top market earners

Ranks 1–3

Dentist

Average compensation (USD)

$209k/ yr

152 jobs · 76 metros

Chip Design Engineer

Average compensation (USD)

$175k/ yr

177 jobs · 76 metros

RF Engineer

Average compensation (USD)

$174k/ yr

132 jobs · 76 metros

Market registry

Ranks 1–12 of 20

RoleMarket volumeLocationsHiring hubsTrendAvg salary (USD)

1
Dentist
152 postings · 76 metros
152 postings
76
Phoenix New York Denver
-2.0
$209k
-2.0
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2
Chip Design Engineer
177 postings · 76 metros
177 postings
76
Bangalore Austin Seattle
-2.4
$175k
-2.4
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3
RF Engineer
132 postings · 76 metros
132 postings
76
Washington, D.C.Los Angeles Denver
-1.7
$174k
-1.7
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4
Embedded Systems Engineer
242 postings · 76 metros
242 postings
76
Austin San Francisco Seattle
-2.5
$159k
-2.5
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5
Solutions Engineer
841 postings · 76 metros
841 postings
76
Detroit San Francisco Washington, D.C.
-9.9
$155k
-9.9
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6
Research Scientist
616 postings · 76 metros
616 postings
76
New York San Francisco Boston
-6.8
$155k
-6.8
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7
Cloud Engineer
993 postings · 76 metros
993 postings
76
Washington, D.C.Bangalore New York
-12.5
$155k
-12.5
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8
Lawyer
1.9k postings · 76 metros
1.9k postings
76
New York San Francisco Los Angeles
-21.6
$155k
-21.6
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9
Data Scientist
934 postings · 76 metros
934 postings
76
Washington, D.C.New York San Francisco
-11.2
$149k
-11.2
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10
Materials Engineer
34 postings · 76 metros
34 postings
76
Boston San Francisco New York
-0.2
$149k
-0.2
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11
Power Electronics Engineer
309 postings · 76 metros
309 postings
76
Houston Dallas Denver
-3.6
$147k
-3.6
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12
Backend Developer
1.6k postings · 76 metros
1.6k postings
76
Washington, D.C.Bangalore New York
-22.6
$140k
-22.6
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