The Labor Department released its highly anticipated employment report Friday, and it appears the the job outlook for 2025 is perhaps the most positive we’ve seen in a while. The U.S. job market might have seen a turbulent year so far as RTO policies and layoffs are concerned, but it ended 2024 on a positive note—nonfarm payrolls were up by 256,000 in December, the unemployment rate dropped from 4.2% to 4.1%, the duration of long-term unemployment is declining, and even salaries are up with a 3.9% increase year-on-year, according to Reuters.
Additionally, the flexible and remote job board FlexJobs, just released its list of top 100 employers hiring remotely in 2025, with a few faces such as CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group making the list consistently since FlexJobs started their annual report in 2014. The exciting news from this list is that, if you are looking for a high-paying remote job, several of the companies on this list are currently hiring for lucrative roles that pay in excess of $150,000 on average (at the time of writing).
So if you’re currently unemployed and looking for a stable remote job that pays well, there’s hope because you likely won’t be out of work for long. With rising salaries, lowering unemployment, and a large number of employers still hiring fully remotely (and hybrid-remote) you have the chance to rebuild your life this year and land your dream role.
3 Companies Now Hiring Remotely In 2025
From digging into FlexJobs’ list and analyzing the companies’ career pages, here are just a few of the employers (and the remote jobs they’re currently hiring for with salary information included):
1. Amplify Education
- Senior product marketing manager, literacy suite. The role’s salary range is $118,000 to $125,000, with compensation including benefits such as stock options, 401(k) plan, health and life insurances, etc.
- Product manager—data—supply chain and strategic analytics. The salary range advertized for this remote position is $90,000 to $115,000.
2. CVS Health (currently has more than 230 remote roles on their careers site)
- Lead director, AI strategy and integration, specialty pharmacy. Salary range is $100,000.00 – $231,540.00
- Contract negotiation manager, behavioral health. Salary range is $66,330.00 – $145,860.00
3. Pinterest
- Staff software engineer, backend. Salary range based on online estimates starts from $192,000
- Director, platform technology audit. Salary range from the careers site is $187,000 to $385,000
From analyzing this list of remote jobs, we can conclude that some of the most common skills requirements that you should consider including in your resume to secure a high-paying remote role include:
- Strategic leadership and management
- Background in, and ability to, collaborate with stakeholders and teams at various levels of the organization as well as externally (also known as cross-functional collaboration)
- Extensive technical experience and knowledge
- Strong communication, critical and analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- A master’s degree can provide a boost to your resume if you hold a relevant one
These are a few of the most commonly repeated skills and competencies that are listed across job descriptions for these remote jobs, so it’s critical that you continuously work on refining your skill set and strengthening these very areas so you don’t miss out on high-income career opportunities. Additionally, to land a remote job at one of these companies, add these employers to your must-watch list, research what other roles they may have available, follow and engage with them on LinkedIn, and proactively connect with their employees and key decision-makers.