Don't be surprised. Go to where the money is, as they say. Finance is pretty obviously where the money is, hence the place to be.
Here are the highest paying jobs one can find in the finance sector, as per the data provided by LinkedIn and collated by Business Insider:
- Managing Director Base median salary: $230,000 USD Total median salary: $375,000 USD
- Managing Partner Base median salary: $200,000 USD Total median salary: $236,000 USD
- Investment Banking Associate Base median salary: $150,000 USD Total median salary: $235,000 USD
- Treasurer Base median salary: $161,000 USD Total median salary: $200,000 USD
- Director of Analytics Base median salary: $155,000 USD Total median salary: $192,000 USD
- Research Director Base median salary: $143,000 USD Total median salary: $190,000 USD
- Tax Director Base median salary: $155,000 USD Total median salary: $187,000 USD
- Director of Financial Planning & Analysis Base median salary: $150,000 USD Total median salary: $180,000 USD
- Private Equity Associate Base median salary: $100,000 USD Total median salary: $180,000 USD
- Director of Product Management Base median salary: $149,000 USD Total median salary: $170,000 USD
- Director of Risk Management Base median salary: $150,000 USD Total median salary: $169,000 USD
- Director of Engineering Base median salary: $168,000 USD Total median salary: $168,000 USD
- Financial Software Developer Base median salary: $147,000 USD Total median salary: $167,000 USD
- Director of Product Development Base median salary: $144,000 USD Total median salary: $165,000 USD
- Senior Director of Operations Base median salary: $150,000 USD Total median salary: $165,000 USD
