June 04, 2017 at 03:00PM
The tight job market is boosting salaries at companies throughout the US, and it's a good time for employees to plan for the annual raise discussion.
But for tech workers trying figure out how much money their peers are making, things are not straightforward.
That's because tech firms often compensate employees with stock, which can vary greatly by individual. And base salaries for tech jobs at other types of companies are not as high as you might expect.
With all that in mind, job hunting site Glassdoor sifted through its giant database of self-reported salaries for Business Insider to find the tech jobs which experienced the biggest salary increases during the past year. The data is for base salary alone, and does not include stock compensation, bonuses or other perks.
Across the engineering and tech fields, these are the job titles that got the biggest boost in base pay from May 2016 to May 2017.
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No 8: Mechanical engineer, up 1%
Mechanical engineer
Median base pay nationwide: $72,503
Increase in past 12 months: 1.30%
A mechanical engineer designs and maintains all sorts of machinery, from tiny devices to large-scale systems.
No. 7: Field engineer, up nearly 2%
Field engineer
Median base pay nationwide: $69,831
Increase in past 12 months: 1.80%
A field engineer is a person who works as an engineer on a project site which can range from a construction project to an energy facility.
No. 6: Data scientist, up over 2%
Data scientist
Median base pay nationwide: $94,859
Increase in past 12 months: 2.20%
A data scientist is someone who designs and works with large volumes of data to answer business questions. Since "big data" is such a hot field right now, this is one of the highest paying tech jobs these days, too.
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