16 high-paying jobs that saw some of the biggest pay raises over the past 12 months

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Check out these roles, if you're looking for a raise.

Everyone wants a raise, not to mention good pay to start with.

The fact of the matter is, you're more likely to get paid well and receive a substantial raise in some occupations over others.

Luckily, job site Glassdoor recently pinned down which high-paying jobs have seen the some of the biggest boosts in wages over the past 12 months.

To estimate each jobs' year-over-year median salary growth, Glassdoor looked at the estimated median base pay from April 2016 and April 2017.

The final rankings were then pulled from the following data visualization, which took into account jobs that have both high salary growth and high pay. The jobs that made the final list all came with a minimum median base salary of $51,350 and a minimum year-over-year salary growth of 2.7%.

Here are 16 high-paying jobs with some of the biggest wage increases: