Programming languages: The good, the bad and those that pay best
Here are the most-loved programming languages and what developers can expect to earn by knowing them.
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“The majority of the highest paying entry level jobs are tech roles, demonstrating how employers are in need of talented tech talent and are willing to pay high salaries for individuals ready to develop their careers in these fields,” writes Amanda Stansell, senior economic research analyst at Glassdoor.
“Young students interested in these types of roles should start thinking about how they can prepare for these STEM emphases in their educations, whether that be informal academic settings or through alternative skill-building courses like boot camps.”
How effective coding boot camps are at landing graduates software developer roles is contested, with reports they can result in immediate employment for a minority, but also indications those who benefit professionally tend to have already studied computer science at university.
Tech companies also dominated Glassdoor’s list of companies offering the highest-paid internships, with Facebook at number one, with median base pay of $8,000, followed by Amazon, with pay of $7,700, and then Salesforce, with $7,667.
The 10 highest-paying, entry-level jobs in the US
| Rank | Job Title | Median Base Salary |
| 1 | Data Scientist | $95,000 |
| 2 | Software Engineer | $90,000 |
| 3 | Product Manager | $89,000 |
| 4 | Investment Banking Analyst | $85,000 |
| 5 | Product Designer | $85,000 |
| 6 | UX Designer | $73,000 |
| 7 | Implementation Consultant | $72,000 |
| 8 | Java Developer | $72,000 |
| 9 | Systems Engineer | $70,000 |
| 10 | Software Developer | $68,600 |
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