The best-paying entry-level jobs right now
November 1, 2026 · Numbers update daily from open job listings
See which open roles you qualify for, no sign-upA role counts as entry level when its title says so (junior, entry level, new grad, early career) or its level reads as junior. Internships are left out. Pay is the middle of the posted yearly range.
Which entry-level jobs pay the most?
The best-paid entry-level roles open today
Early Career Research Engineer
Parallel Web Systems$150k–$300k
Parallel Web Systems$150k–$300k
Junior Counsel
Norm Ai$200k–$250k
Norm Ai$200k–$250k
Software Engineer, Backend New Graduate
Prophet Security$150k–$273k
Prophet Security$150k–$273k
Junior/Mid-level Forward Deployed Engineer
Legora$175k–$245k
Legora$175k–$245k
AI Research Scientist, New Grad – Agents & Reinforcement Learning
Snowflake$176k–$230k
Snowflake$176k–$230k
Software Engineer, New Grad
Nooks$200k–$200k
Nooks$200k–$200k
Machine Learning Engineer, Perception, LLM/VLM (PhD, New Grad)
Waymo$170k–$216k
Waymo$170k–$216k
Junior Research Scientist
EliseAI$150k–$230k
EliseAI$150k–$230k
How to get in
- Apply where you meet most of the must-haves. Entry-level listings often ask for more than they need; one or two gaps rarely rule you out.
- Show projects, internships and part-time work as real experience, with what you did and what changed because of it.
- Apply early. Entry-level roles get the most applicants of any level.
See which open roles you qualify for, or how many jobs you should really apply to.
Questions
What entry-level job pays the most?
It changes as roles open and close. This page ranks fields by typical entry-level pay and lists the best-paid entry-level roles open right now.
How much do entry-level jobs pay?
This page shows the typical posted pay for entry-level roles that publish a salary range, updated daily.
How do I get an entry-level job with no experience?
Count projects, internships and part-time work as experience, apply where you meet most of the must-haves, and apply early.