20 Best High-Paying Jobs for Parents

Salary experts PayScale.com compiled a list of the 20 best job for people with children, looking at factors such as job stress, the option of telecommuting and of course salary. As Forbes points out, the list shows that having tech skills really pays off, with most of the jobs being in the tech field. All figures in US dollars.

20. Information Systems Security Engineer

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20. Information Systems Security Engineer

According to PayScale, the mid-career median pay for information systems security engineers is $107,500, with a 49% rating for low stress and 40% for telecommuting options.

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19. Application Developer

Application developers can expect a mid-career median pay of $86,300. This job gets a rating of 57% for low stress and 32% for telecommuting options.

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18. Human Resources Consultant

The mid-career median pay for HR consultants is $82,400, with a 47% rating for low stress and 43% for telecommuting options.

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17. User Experience Designer

User experience designers earn a mid-career median salary of $95,200. Their job rates 58% for low stress and 32% for telecommuting, according to PayScale.

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16. Software Consultant

Software consultants can look at a mid-career median pay of $112,000. PayScale gives this job 40% for low stress and 57% for telecommuting options.

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15. Information Technology Consultant

The mid-career median pay for IT consultants is $101,700. This job scores 44% for low stress and 50% for telecommuting options.

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14. Instructional Designer

Instructional designers create learning courses and can expect a mid-career median pay of $73,000, a low-stress rating of 53% and a score of 38% for telecommuting options.

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13. Software Quality Assurance Analyst

The mid-career median pay for software quality assurance analysts is $70,600. This job scores 60% for low stress and 33% for the possibility of telecommuting.

12. Senior Professional Service Consultant

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12. Senior Professional Service Consultant

For senior professional service consultants, the mid-career median pay is $119,700. PayScale gives this job a rating of 42% for low stress and 57% for telecommuting options.

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11. Software Developer

The mid-career median pay for software developers is $99,000. Their job scores 64% for low stress, a higher rating than any other job on PayScale’s list, but the options for telecommuting only get a 32% score.

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10. Senior Instructional Designer

Senior instructional designers in the training and development field earn a mid-career median pay of $84,200. They can look at a 49% low-stress score and a 48% score for telecommuting possibilities.

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9. Solutions Architect

The mid-career median pay for solutions architects is $133,000. Solutions architects design and build systems within a company. This job gets 41% for low stress and at 63%, it scores the highest for telecommuting options.

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7. (tie) Database Developer

In joint seventh place is the job of a database developer, who can earn a mid-career median pay of $93,000. PayScale gives this job a score of 63% for low stress and 34% for telecommuting options.

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7. (tie) Principal Software Engineer

At $137,000, principal software engineers can expect the highest mid-career median pay of the jobs on PayScale’s list. This job is in joint seventh place, with a 53% score for low stress and 44% for telecommuting options.

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6. Front End Developer/Engineer

Front end developers or engineers can earn a mid-career median pay of $87,400. The job entails creating the user side of a website or web application. The job scores 62% for low stress and 36% for telecommuting possibilities.

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5. Senior Web Developer

The mid-career median pay for senior web developers is $93,400, with a 58% low-stress score and a 40% score for telecommuting options, according to PayScale.

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4. Technical Consultant

For technical consultants, the mid-career median pay is $98,700. Their job rates 52% for low stress and 54% for telecommuting options.

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3. Marketing Consultant

Marketing consultants earn a mid-career median pay of $97,600 and scores of 53% in both the low-stress and telecommuting categories.

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2. Education/Training Consultant

Education and training consultants have the highest-ranking of the non-tech jobs on PayScale’s list. Their mid-career median pay is $80,800, their low-stress score is 58% and their score for telecommuting options is 47%.

1. Computing/Networking/Information Technology Security Consultant

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1. Computing/Networking/Information Technology Security Consultant

The best high-paying job for parents, according to PayScale, is that of a security consultant in computing, networking or IT. The mid-career median pay is $107,400 and PayScale gives this job a score of 58% for low stress and 52% for telecommuting options.