2. Research scientist

Salary: $121,547

Research scientists work on the fringe products of a company.  It is their knowledge and expertise which helps a tech company come up with offbeat products that have the capability of changing the world. Their expertise earns them a more than hefty pay package from Google.

1. Senior software engineer

Salary: $139,084

The gold is earned by the top most software engineers. They are the ones responsible for all the products that Google launches.