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Here are 15 jobs at Microsoft that will pay you more than $170,000 a year

Aug 19, 2017, 03:30 IST

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.

Microsoft Senior Reseachers have one of the coolest jobs going — they lead scientific discovery into new technologies, like the Microsoft HoloLens goggles. They can make $183,540 or $292,455 in total compensation.

Microsoft's Principal Directors of Program Management help coordinate the teams of engineers working on products and features. They make $185,083, or $303,959 in total compensation.

Across all business units, which might include functions like Sales or Accounting, a Senior Director title usually carries a $190,201 salary, with $308,470 in total compensation.

A Senior Director of Marketing works under CMO Chris Capossela to spread the good word of Microsoft. They make $195,882, with $339,327 in total compensation.

A Product Unit Manager leads up a specific product team, like Xbox Live or Visual Studio. They make $195,946 in base salary, or $310,865 in total compensation.

Microsoft is an engineering-focused company. And so, a Director of Engineering can make $196,677 in a year, or $346,247 in total compensation.

Senior Directors of Business Development can make $203,452 in base salary, or $339,014 in total compensation. It's their job to help lead partnerships, investments, outreach, and other ways of working with outside companies. Peggy Johnson (shown here) leads that function at Microsoft, although not all of these employees would report into her group.

A Director of Development is a senior manager helping oversee the creation of any new Microsoft product, like the Surface Book laptop. They can make $205,297 a year, with $426,689 in total compensation.

Big companies like Microsoft need plenty of well-paid General Managers to keep things humming along. A General Manager makes $224,928 in base salary, or $464,005 total.

Outside of the engineering organization, Microsoft pays its other employees well, too. With a new lawsuit against the US Department of Justice, and lots of fingers in other pies, Microsoft needs top attorneys. That's why a Microsoft Senior Attorney can make $194,308 or $286,470 with total compensation.

Similarly, Human Resources is vital in a company as big as Microsoft. HR directors can make $175,242, or $241,361 with total compensation.

And, of course, it's good to be the boss. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned $18.3 million in total compensation in the last full fiscal year. But his risks are tied to the rewards: If Microsoft doesn't hit sales targets, he stands to lose millions.

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