Lawyers No. 2 on the Best Paid Jobs List. So Who Are Number 1?

Lawyers sit at Number 2 on the “Best Paid” list in the United States.

So who do you think might be sitting at top position?

Doctors, would be the correct answer, in a survey of the 25 highest paying jobs in America for 2016 undertaken by Glassdoor.com.

Lawyers trail only doctors on a list of the 25 highest-paying jobs in America for 2016.

Lawyers, ranked second, had a median salary about $35,000 below that of physicians, according to the survey.

Glassdoor.com created the list based on salary information shared by people with the Glassdoor website.

1. Physician

• Median Base Salary: $180,000
• Number of Job Openings: 2,064

2. Lawyer

• Median Base Salary: $144,500
• Number of Job Openings: 995

3. Research & Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $142,120
• Number of Job Openings: 112

4. Software Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $132,000
• Number of Job Openings: 3,495

5. Pharmacy Manager

• Median Base Salary: $130,000
• Number of Job Openings: 1,766

6. Strategy Manager

• Median Base Salary: $130,000
• Number of Job Openings: 701

7. Software Architect

• Median Base Salary: $128,250
• Number of Job Openings: 655

8. Integrated Circuit Designer Engineer

• Median Base Salary: $127,500
• Number of Job Openings: 165

9. IT Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Number of Job Openings: 3,152

10. Solutions Architect

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Number of Job Openings: 2,838

11. Engagement Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Number of Job Openings: 1,452

12. Applications Development Manager

• Median Base Salary: $120,000
• Number of Job Openings: 263

13. Pharmacist

• Median Base Salary: $118,000
• Number of Job Openings: 4,502

14. Systems Architect

• Median Base Salary: $116,920
• Number of Job Openings: 439

15. Finance Manager

• Median Base Salary: $115,000
• Number of Job Openings: 2,582

16. Data Scientist

• Median Base Salary: $115,000
• Number of Job Openings: 1,985

17. Risk Manager

• Median Base Salary: $115,000
• Number of Job Openings: 1,137

18. Creative Director

• Median Base Salary: $115,000
• Number of Job Openings: 696

19. Actuary

• Median Base Salary: $115,000
• Number of Job Openings: 175

20. Data Architect

• Median Base Salary: $113,000
• Number of Job Openings: 762

4) Software development manager, $132,000

5) Pharmacy manager, $130,000