Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$184,400 |
$92,520 |
210 |
2 |
Mining
|
$172,650 |
$91,390 |
250 |
3 |
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
|
$169,230 |
$95,060 |
800 |
4 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
|
$167,760 |
$108,340 |
90 |
5 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$162,450 |
$94,140 |
120 |
6 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
|
$162,340 |
$90,410 |
890 |
7 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$156,230 |
$81,540 |
3,720 |
8 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$153,970 |
$87,740 |
1,050 |
9 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$149,850 |
$85,390 |
15,570 |
10 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$149,240 |
$84,840 |
15,930 |
11 |
Other Food Manufacturing
|
$142,560 |
$90,560 |
100 |
12 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$141,290 |
$79,020 |
21,830 |
13 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$140,400 |
$87,390 |
310 |
14 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$136,220 |
$76,610 |
430 |
15 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
|
$135,850 |
$75,330 |
410 |
16 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$132,210 |
$84,170 |
220 |
17 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$131,100 |
$80,250 |
40 |
18 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$130,990 |
$67,770 |
80 |
19 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$129,060 |
$49,020 |
50 |
20 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$128,870 |
$72,610 |
3,020 |
21 |
Utilities
|
$127,400 |
$84,520 |
110 |
22 |
Food Manufacturing
|
$126,320 |
$84,540 |
170 |
23 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$126,140 |
$81,510 |
130 |
24 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
|
$126,120 |
$60,250 |
370 |
25 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$125,980 |
$87,230 |
80 |
26 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$124,690 |
$58,520 |
40 |
27 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$123,230 |
$61,770 |
60 |
28 |
Manufacturing
|
$123,180 |
$57,010 |
6,790 |
29 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$122,820 |
$52,310 |
4,670 |
30 |
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
|
$121,820 |
$82,020 |
40 |
31 |
Employment Services
|
$121,780 |
$77,280 |
50 |
32 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$121,690 |
$79,270 |
120 |
33 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$121,530 |
$54,660 |
5,690 |
34 |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
|
$120,150 |
$59,840 |
360 |
35 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$119,450 |
$68,910 |
350 |
36 |
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
|
$119,420 |
$73,660 |
170 |
37 |
Engineering Services
|
$117,770 |
$73,420 |
1,060 |
38 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$117,280 |
$83,640 |
30 |
39 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$116,660 |
$81,680 |
220 |
40 |
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
|
$116,480 |
$71,880 |
110 |
41 |
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
|
$116,220 |
$76,610 |
220 |
42 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$115,770 |
$84,280 |
40 |
43 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
|
$115,600 |
$80,720 |
120 |
44 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$114,140 |
$58,390 |
600 |
45 |
Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$112,760 |
$83,440 |
100 |
46 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
|
$112,520 |
$81,840 |
40 |
47 |
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
|
$111,010 |
$69,170 |
40 |
48 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
|
$109,780 |
$77,220 |
40 |
49 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$109,570 |
$61,050 |
2,630 |
50 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$109,390 |
$86,360 |
9,830 |
51 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$109,390 |
$86,360 |
9,820 |
52 |
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
|
$108,990 |
$76,940 |
40 |
53 |
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
|
$107,970 |
$65,200 |
100 |
54 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$105,130 |
$57,730 |
60 |
55 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$104,720 |
$59,910 |
410 |
56 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$103,060 |
$58,080 |
410 |
57 |
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
|
$102,350 |
$55,920 |
30 |
58 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$102,240 |
$66,890 |
14,870 |
59 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$102,240 |
$66,890 |
14,870 |
60 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$102,070 |
$64,780 |
140 |
61 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$101,940 |
$66,440 |
16,280 |
62 |
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
|
$101,880 |
$65,520 |
60 |
63 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$99,920 |
$55,800 |
390 |
64 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$99,650 |
$65,580 |
1,210 |
65 |
Testing Laboratories
|
$99,650 |
$55,940 |
1,510 |
66 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$99,530 |
$63,240 |
100 |
67 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$99,470 |
$65,580 |
1,220 |
68 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$97,710 |
$55,300 |
370 |
69 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$97,420 |
$55,210 |
1,530 |
70 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$96,950 |
$58,730 |
1,790 |
71 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$96,930 |
$59,220 |
330 |
72 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$96,650 |
$62,730 |
1,880 |
73 |
Educational Services
|
$96,440 |
$62,150 |
1,940 |
74 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$96,160 |
$52,590 |
170 |
75 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$95,250 |
$58,250 |
1,910 |
76 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$90,600 |
$58,300 |
660 |
77 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$90,570 |
$57,950 |
690 |
78 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$89,860 |
$53,290 |
760 |
79 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$88,040 |
$52,410 |
670 |
80 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$85,840 |
$53,860 |
920 |
81 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$81,760 |
$50,540 |
4,550 |
82 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$81,430 |
$52,680 |
760 |
83 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$75,110 |
$47,480 |
3,260 |
84 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$69,180 |
$55,750 |
90 |
85 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$69,180 |
$55,750 |
90 |