Highest-Paying Tech Jobs of 2025

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The tech industry is moving at a rapid pace, with AI and information processing technologies set to create 11 million jobs globally by 2030. 😲

As businesses expand their digital reach, skilled professionals are needed to drive innovation. We've pulled data from our Salary Database and The Future of Jobs Report 2025 to bring you the top tech jobs of 2025. Let’s dive in!

1. Software Engineering Manager

Median salary: $169,510 per year

Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $900,000 per year (total compensation)

Job outlook (2024 to 2033): 17%

Education needed: Bachelor’s degree

Software engineering managers lead and support a team of software engineers while overseeing the development and delivery of a company’s software projects. Whether it’s roadmap planning with stakeholders or negotiating ownership and workstreams, these leaders are the glue that holds everything together.

Many managers start as software engineers before transitioning to leadership, especially at tech giants like IBM, Meta, and Microsoft, where technical expertise is highly valued.

Helpful tools to know: Jira, Trello, and Asana for project management, GitHub and GitLab for version control, and Confluence for team documentation. Companies like IBM and Microsoft also look for experience with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.

2. Technical Product Manager

Median salary: $156,580 per year

Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $750,000 per year (total compensation)

Job outlook (2024 to 2033): 8%

Education needed: Bachelor’s degree

Technical product managers make sure the product aligns with user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals. Imagine working at a fintech company, and you alone are responsible for defining and building a new mobile payment feature with stakeholders, all while ensuring it meets the security and compliance standards of the company. That’s a big responsibility for one individual to oversee, which is why this role pays so well.

We had the chance to chat with a data science product manager in govtech who makes $165,000 a year after 8 years of consulting.

Helpful tools to know: Jira or Azure DevOps for project management, SQL for data analysis, and Confluence for documentation. Companies like Amazon and TikTok also look for experience with APIs and languages like Python.

3. Computer and Information Research Scientist

Median salary: $145,080 per year

Highest salary recorded in our Salary Database: $150,000 per year

Job outlook ( 2024 to 2033): 26%

Education needed: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

If solving complex problems in AI, data science, or cybersecurity is your “bread and butter” then this might be the job for you. From designing and training machine learning models to developing new algorithms and publishing research, computer and information research scientists are pushing the boundaries of technology.

A few different titles this role encapsulates include an AI research scientist, an AI research engineer, or an R&D engineer.

Helpful tools to know: Python, R, and MATLAB for programming, TensorFlow and PyTorch for machine learning, and SQL for data analysis. Companies like Meta and Oracle often seek candidates with experience in big data tools like Apache Spark and cloud platforms like Google Cloud or AWS SageMaker.

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