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It's graduation season, and although the hiring wave is cooling off, it's still possible to find entry-level positions with six-figure average salaries for those just out of college or graduate school.
Fox Business examined which jobs had the highest starting salaries using a Glassdoor salary analysis submitted between May 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024. Each job has at least 75 salaries reported by Glassdoor users.
The result is a list of the 15 highest paying jobs based on average salary.
Seven engineering positions were on the list. The other eight roles were in the areas of consulting, medicine or law.
The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that employers added fewer jobs in April than expected and average. Bloomberg noted that the overall job gain of 175,000 was the smallest the BLS has recorded in six months.
Related: April's The Employment Situation report shows employers are slowing hiring
Here are the top 15 jobs with the highest average salaries.
1. Family doctor
Average wage: $130,000
2. Pharmacist
Average salary: $120,000
3. Software architect
Average salary: $120,000
4. Product Manager
Average salary: $110,000
5. Software developer
Average salary: $100,000
6. Data Engineer
Median wage: $93,472
7. Lawyer
Average salary: $90,000
8. Hardware engineer
Average wage: $85,000
9. Information Security Specialist
Average wage: $83,000
10. Chemical engineer
Average salary: $82,000
11. Business Consultant
Average wage: $82,000
12. Actuarial advisor
Median wage: $81,150
13. Electrical engineer
Average wage: $80,500
14. Design engineer
Average salary: $78,000
15. Mechanical engineer
Average salary: $75,500
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