20 Jobs with the Biggest Pay Raises

Thinking about a new job? Before you start your job search, you may want to consider a job that’s among those seeing the biggest jumps in total pay over the past year.

To help, Glassdoor is here with their newest report on the 20 Jobs with the Biggest Pay Raises, identifying the top 20 jobs where total pay has increased the most over the past year. Salaries for these 20 jobs have grown 3 – 10% over the past year, all above the national average for salary increase (2.2%), according to BLS.

As part of this report, they include the total pay for each job title for 2015 and 2014, the percentage increase in total pay, and the number of job openings.

Check out the top 20 results:

  1. Business Systems Analyst
  • 2015 Total Pay: $83,300
  • 2014 Total Pay: $75,554
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 10%
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,803
  1. Security Officer
  • 2015 Total Pay: $24,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $22,460
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 7%
  • Number of Job Openings: 5,198
  1. Sales Consultant
  • 2015 Total Pay: $49,008
  • 2014 Total Pay: $45,945
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 7%
  • Number of Job Openings: 3,169
  1. Pharmacy Technician
  • 2015 Total Pay: $26,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $24,500
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 6%
  • Number of Job Openings: 14,318
  1. Barista
  • 2015 Total Pay: $23,600
  • 2014 Total Pay: $22,249
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 6%
  • Number of Job Openings: 997
  1. Customer Service Manager
  • 2015 Total Pay: $34,780
  • 2014 Total Pay: $33,051
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 5%
  • Number of Job Openings: 4,034
  1. Certified Nursing Assistant
  • 2015 Total Pay: $25,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $23,840
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 5%
  • Number of Job Openings: 9,734
  1. Financial Analyst
  • 2015 Total Pay: $71,550
  • 2014 Total Pay: $68,397
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 5%
  • Number of Job Openings: 5,544
  1. Systems Analyst
  • 2015 Total Pay: $80,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $76,575
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 4%
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,796
  1. Research Scientist
  • 2015 Total Pay: $85,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $81,680
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 4%
  • Number of Job Openings: 597
  1. Programmer Analyst
  • 2015 Total Pay: $79,638
  • 2014 Total Pay: $76,575
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 4%
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,314
  1. Personal Banker
  • 2015 Total Pay: $41,861
  • 2014 Total Pay: $40,373
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 4%
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,063
  1. Branch Manager
  • 2015 Total Pay: $63,500
  • 2014 Total Pay: $61,260
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 4%
  • Number of Job Openings: 3,018
  1. Research Associate
  • 2015 Total Pay: $51,948
  • 2014 Total Pay: $50,233
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 1,012
  1. Project Engineer
  • 2015 Total Pay: $75,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $72,542
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 2,323
  1. Cashier
  • 2015 Total Pay: $18,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $17,420
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 16,375
  1. Cook
  • 2015 Total Pay: $20,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $19,400
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 9,159
  1. Web Developer
  • 2015 Total Pay: $68,407
  • 2014 Total Pay: $66,365
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 2,688
  1. Network Engineer
  • 2015 Total Pay: $87,903
  • 2014 Total Pay: $85,360
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 3,621
  1. Software Engineer
  • 2015 Total Pay: $105,000
  • 2014 Total Pay: $102,100
  • % Increase from 2014 to 2015: 3%
  • Number of Job Openings: 23,859

This post originated on www.glassdoor.com.

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