20 Job Functions and Disciplines Paying $300,000 or More in 2024
If you’re looking to jumpstart your career, you might want to consider how much each role pays. Professionals looking to change careers and find a new discipline could benefit from identifying and targeting the highest-paying job functions and roles.
Blind ranked the best-paying job functions by the 90th percentile of total compensation across different industries represented on the professional social network and the exclusive compensation data and pay insights provided by its more than 10 million verified professionals.
Total compensation includes a job’s salary and, if applicable, equity or stock-based compensation and cash bonus. Generally, total compensation varies by company, seniority, tenure at a company, and the location of the job’s office or company headquarters.
These are the 20 job functions with roles paying $300,000 or more in 2024, according to Blind.
1. Quantitative Analysis
- 90th percentile total compensation: $450,000
- Median total compensation: $200,000
2. Research
- 90th percentile total compensation: $429,000
- Median total compensation: $204,000
3. Product Management
- 90th percentile total compensation: $416,000
- Median total compensation: $207,000
4. Securities Trading
- 90th percentile total compensation: $415,000
- Median total compensation: $165,000
5. Business Development
- 90th percentile total compensation: $405,000
- Median total compensation: $210,000
6. Hardware Engineering
- 90th percentile total compensation: $400,000
- Median total compensation: $220,000
7. Software Engineering
- 90th percentile total compensation: $384,500
- Median total compensation: $189,000
8. Asset Management
- 90th percentile total compensation: $370,000
- Median total compensation: $140,000
9. Sales and Account Management
- 90th percentile total compensation: $360,000
- Median total compensation: $177,000
10. Legal
- 90th percentile total compensation: $360,000
- Median total compensation: $171,500
11. Product Design
- 90th percentile total compensation: $359,000
- Median total compensation: $185,000
12. Data Science
- 90th percentile total compensation: $349,000
- Median total compensation: $180,100
13. Program Management
- 90th percentile total compensation: $335,000
- Median total compensation: $194,000
14. Design Engineering
- 90th percentile total compensation: $335,000
- Median total compensation: $180,000
15. Sales Engineering
- 90th percentile total compensation: $333,000
- Median total compensation: $205,000
16. Solutions Architecture
- 90th percentile total compensation: $330,000
- Median total compensation: $200,000
17. Business Operations and Strategy
- 90th percentile total compensation: $325,250
- Median total compensation: $160,000
18. Marketing
- 90th percentile total compensation: $312,000
- Median total compensation: $164,000
19. User Experience and User Interface Design
- 90th percentile total compensation: $300,000
- Median total compensation: $160,000
20. Creative and Design
- 90th percentile total compensation: $300,000
- Median total compensation: $148,000
Methodology
Blind analyzed the total compensation submitted by its more than 10 million verified professionals in the United States on its total compensation and salary benchmarking tool. Total compensation includes reported salary and any stock-based compensation or cash bonuses, if applicable and reported.
Job functions were ranked by the 90th percentile of total compensation. Each included job function had 1,000 or more unique submissions from Jan. 1 to Sept. 15, 2024.
All data is self-reported by verified professionals on the professional social network Blind.
