This June, about a million and a half individuals will graduate from college. Not the best timing given the current economic environment, but not much these folks can do about that. So what’s their game plan?
For many universities, graduate school applications are up, as people are looking to prolong their entrance into the working world a few years, with even more education and thus hopefully, more marketability. For others, however, including those who have graduated in the past 5, things aren’t so bad if you’ve found the right position.
Here at Glassdoor we took a look at the top paying jobs in the Bay Area for those with 5 years or less experience. While some of these positions do take an advanced degrees to get in the door, others just take a some hard work. Take a look:
Glassdoor Report: Top 20 SF Bay Area Jobs by Income
(Jobs identified by those who have less than 5 years experience)¹
Rank
Job Position
Base Pay
Bonus
Total Pay
1
Attorney, 4th-Year
$206,429
$42,286
$248,714
2
Investment Banking Associate
$96,833
$119,583
$216,417
3
Attorney, 3rd-Year
$176,364
$22,364
$198,727
4
Attorney, 1st-Year
$160,000
$14,429
$174,429
5
Attorney, 2nd-Year
$155,000
$18,088
$173,088
6
Software Engineering Manager
$107,800
$39,280
$147,080
7
Senior Product Marketing Manager
$121,375
$15,288
$136,663
8
Senior R&D Engineer
$120,143
$12,500
$132,643
9
Senior Product Manager
$114,493
$14,567
$129,060
10
Business Development Manager
$109,000
$19,500
$128,500
11
Staff Engineer
$103,733
$23,033
$126,767
12
Principal Product Manager
$106,800
$15,900
$122,700
13
Principal Software Engineer
$119,800
$2,600
$122,400
14
Brand Manager
$102,429
$19,929
$122,357
15
Senior Member of Technical Staff
$105,413
$15,331
$120,744
16
Research Scientist
$106,378
$10,900
$117,278
17
Senior Software Engineer
$100,599
$12,990
$113,588
18
Senior Process Engineer
$103,098
$9,750
$112,848
19
Product Manager
$100,007
$12,520
$112,527
20
Investment Banking Analyst
$62,632
$49,211
$111,842
¹ Data is cumulative from June 2008 ...
