Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
|
$98,880 |
$59,300 |
n/a |
2 |
Securities and Commodity Exchanges
|
$94,680 |
$55,310 |
470 |
3 |
Other Information Services
|
$94,390 |
$56,300 |
1,290 |
4 |
Satellite Telecommunications
|
$92,380 |
$55,350 |
30 |
5 |
Postal Service (federal government)
|
$91,840 |
$60,150 |
40 |
6 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries
|
$91,500 |
$59,630 |
n/a |
7 |
Other Financial Investment Activities
|
$91,460 |
$42,880 |
116,630 |
8 |
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
|
$91,330 |
$50,950 |
90 |
9 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$91,260 |
$55,010 |
1,820 |
10 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$91,020 |
$67,950 |
540 |
11 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$91,020 |
$69,390 |
500 |
12 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$90,620 |
$43,340 |
197,170 |
13 |
Mining
|
$90,450 |
$54,410 |
2,080 |
14 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$89,960 |
$52,870 |
1,190 |
15 |
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
|
$89,390 |
$43,910 |
80,080 |
16 |
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
|
$89,320 |
$57,860 |
140 |
17 |
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$88,500 |
$56,330 |
850 |
18 |
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
|
$88,430 |
$55,830 |
60 |
19 |
Utilities
|
$86,640 |
$54,810 |
1,930 |
20 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$86,620 |
$51,050 |
500 |
21 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$86,350 |
$51,060 |
260 |
22 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
|
$86,260 |
$55,530 |
n/a |
23 |
Testing Laboratories
|
$86,180 |
$52,000 |
150 |
24 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$85,570 |
$53,890 |
1,060 |
25 |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
|
$85,550 |
$57,610 |
100 |
26 |
Software Publishers
|
$85,200 |
$50,760 |
1,770 |
27 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$84,890 |
$56,070 |
790 |
28 |
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$84,860 |
$56,080 |
70 |
29 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
|
$84,750 |
$54,560 |
220 |
30 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
$84,390 |
$51,660 |
2,610 |
31 |
Communications Equipment Manufacturing
|
$84,230 |
$54,460 |
490 |
32 |
Pipeline Transportation
|
$83,910 |
$53,660 |
270 |
33 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$83,900 |
$52,670 |
2,790 |
34 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$83,590 |
$52,460 |
3,130 |
35 |
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned
|
$83,510 |
$45,220 |
80 |
36 |
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
|
$83,340 |
$45,420 |
80 |
37 |
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
|
$83,010 |
$55,140 |
250 |
38 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
|
$83,010 |
$50,710 |
1,670 |
39 |
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
|
$83,000 |
$54,210 |
n/a |
40 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$82,970 |
$52,610 |
50 |
41 |
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
|
$82,960 |
$49,980 |
70 |
42 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$82,830 |
$51,210 |
2,680 |
43 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$82,540 |
$52,460 |
1,340 |
44 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
|
$82,470 |
$52,830 |
n/a |
45 |
Telecommunications
|
$82,430 |
$50,810 |
3,930 |
46 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
|
$82,150 |
$48,750 |
50 |
47 |
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
|
$82,080 |
$55,360 |
50 |
48 |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
|
$81,850 |
$43,960 |
7,070 |
49 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$81,790 |
$48,130 |
9,240 |
50 |
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
|
$81,780 |
$55,650 |
150 |
51 |
Information
|
$81,580 |
$49,690 |
10,090 |
52 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$81,480 |
$50,790 |
2,300 |
53 |
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
|
$81,290 |
$54,810 |
260 |
54 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$81,210 |
$52,120 |
6,300 |
55 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
|
$80,510 |
$53,120 |
3,020 |
56 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$80,510 |
$53,010 |
2,660 |
57 |
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
|
$80,280 |
$48,050 |
110 |
58 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$80,260 |
$52,660 |
1,480 |
59 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$80,150 |
$50,860 |
340 |
60 |
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
|
$80,110 |
$48,120 |
160 |
61 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
|
$80,090 |
$48,830 |
640 |
62 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$79,900 |
$45,710 |
39,550 |
63 |
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
|
$79,760 |
$50,470 |
990 |
64 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$79,750 |
$44,730 |
14,970 |
65 |
Real Estate
|
$79,730 |
$45,100 |
4,080 |
66 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
|
$79,250 |
$51,680 |
1,310 |
67 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$79,220 |
$45,250 |
4,440 |
68 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$79,210 |
$48,320 |
740 |
69 |
Manufacturing
|
$79,170 |
$51,860 |
17,220 |
70 |
Electronics and Appliance Stores
|
$79,130 |
$46,570 |
50 |
71 |
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$79,060 |
$52,720 |
4,010 |
72 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$78,870 |
$50,640 |
2,150 |
73 |
Household Appliance Manufacturing
|
$78,640 |
$54,430 |
160 |
74 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
|
$78,560 |
$38,200 |
570 |
75 |
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
|
$78,470 |
$48,390 |
290 |
76 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
$78,430 |
$51,840 |
910 |
77 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$78,380 |
$48,440 |
1,840 |
78 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$78,300 |
$50,760 |
470 |
79 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting
|
$78,180 |
$52,870 |
140 |
80 |
Engineering Services
|
$78,120 |
$50,300 |
1,920 |
81 |
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers
|
$78,020 |
$62,450 |
90 |
82 |
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
|
$77,960 |
$53,540 |
690 |
83 |
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
|
$77,940 |
$56,690 |
150 |
84 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$77,620 |
$46,920 |
1,970 |
85 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$77,580 |
$48,970 |
3,150 |
86 |
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
|
$77,090 |
$42,590 |
150 |
87 |
Hardware Manufacturing
|
$76,860 |
$51,940 |
70 |
88 |
Activities Related to Real Estate
|
$76,850 |
$40,970 |
2,290 |
89 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$76,690 |
$48,060 |
4,870 |
90 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$76,630 |
$40,400 |
386,500 |
91 |
Building Equipment Contractors
|
$76,620 |
$52,510 |
70 |
92 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$76,560 |
$45,900 |
750 |
93 |
Rail Transportation
|
$76,370 |
$42,560 |
200 |
94 |
Travel Agencies
|
$76,260 |
$50,900 |
80 |
95 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$76,090 |
$46,360 |
48,860 |
96 |
Waste Treatment and Disposal
|
$76,060 |
$49,770 |
90 |
97 |
Beverage Manufacturing
|
$76,050 |
$49,590 |
70 |
98 |
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
|
$76,050 |
$49,590 |
70 |
99 |
Other Support Services
|
$75,790 |
$45,030 |
130 |
100 |
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
|
$75,770 |
$59,410 |
n/a |