9 jobs that are seeing the fastest pay increases

Salary is oftentimes the big number we think of when we talk about compensation.

But it's important not to forget about wage growth. After all, that's what determines whether or not your pay stagnates or increases over time.

Because, when it comes to wage growth, not all jobs are created equal.

Glassdoor, an online jobs and careers community, recently released its latest monthly Local Pay Report. The August report takes into account anonymous salary reports for specific job titles, industries, and employers.

Here are the jobs that saw the fastest year-over-year wage growth in August 2017 and were well above the national average wage growth of 2%: