Microsoft is on the upswing, thanks to CEO Satya Nadella.
Customers love Microsoft, Wall Street loves Microsoft, and, importantly, developers and engineers increasingly love Microsoft.
Which means that it is attracting some top talent — and continues to pay them the big bucks to keep them around.
Here are the top-earning jobs at Microsoft, with data taken from Glassdoor.
To keep things fair, we chose jobs with only six or more salaries reported on the jobs site, plus a few odd-jobs here and there that are worth spotlighting:
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Software Architects design Microsoft's tools to meet the needs of its customers. They make $179,535, or $256,933 with total compensation, which includes things like stock, bonuses, or profit-sharing benefits.
If you're a Creative Director, you're helping Microsoft define the look and feel of its software. You can make $180,789, or $190,869 in total compensation.
Microsoft Principal Development Managers have climbed their way up the ladder among Microsoft's engineering teams, and make $180,812, or $292,500 in total compensation.
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