Best Paying Jobs 2016: Find Them in Maryland

By BEA KARNES

If you got paid this week and wish that your take-home pay was more substantial, it may be time to search for a new job.

Glassdoor has released its list of 2016 Highest Paying Jobs in America. The list is based on people currently working in those jobs who shared their salaries on Glassdoor over the past year.

The site reports, “Over 700 job titles met our minimum methodology of at least 75 salary reports shared by U.S.-based employees on Glassdoor over the past year. We highlighted the top 25.”

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The Glassdoor list is packed with highly educated professionals and managers who worked their way up the ladder.

Here's the top 10 jobs, along with local opportunities from the Patch jobs board. Median base salary is a national amount.

1. Physician

• Median Base Salary: $180,000
• Urgent Care Physician, Wisecare Urgent Care

2. Lawyer

• Median Base Salary: $144,500
• Insurance Attorney - Complex Claims Coverage, Diedre Moire

3. Research & Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $142,120
• Vaccines R&D Program & Project Managers, GlaxoSmithKline

4. Software Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $132,000
• Jr. Software Developer w/Unix, CSRA

5. Pharmacy Manager

• Median Base Salary: $130,000
• Pharmacy Operations Manager, Adventist Healthcare

6. Strategy Manager

• Median Base Salary: $130,000
• Learning Solutions Manager Learning Management Systems Strategy, Deloitte

7. Software Architect

• Median Base Salary: $128,250
• Systems Architect AT&T

8. Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer

• Median Base Salary: $127,500
• Integrated Circuit Process Design Kit Developer (PDK) 3/4, Northrop Grumman

9. IT Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Network Manager, National Security Agency (NSA)

10. Solutions Architect

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Solutions Architect, Maxim Healthcare Services

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Here are 15 more high-paying jobs, from Glassdoor.

11. Engagement Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000

12. Applications Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000

13. Pharmacist

• Median Base Salary: $118,000

14. Systems Architect

• Median Base Salary: $116,920

15. Finance Manager

• Median Base Salary: $115,000

16. Data Scientist

• Median Base Salary: $115,000

17. Risk Manager

• Median Base Salary: $115,000

18. Creative Director

• Median Base Salary: $115,000

19. Actuary

• Median Base Salary: $115,000

20. Data Architect

• Median Base Salary: $113,000

21. Tax Manager

• Median Base Salary: $110,000

22. Product Manager

• Median Base Salary: $107,000

23. Design Manager

• Median Base Salary: $106,500

24. Analytics Manager

• Median Base Salary: $106,000

25. Information Systems Manager

• Median Base Salary: $106,000