Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Other Information Services
|
$170,950 |
$131,160 |
110 |
2 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$144,820 |
$81,220 |
630 |
3 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$125,870 |
$53,080 |
9,550 |
4 |
Mining
|
$120,110 |
$53,630 |
12,000 |
5 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$117,400 |
$54,260 |
1,700 |
6 |
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
|
$113,800 |
$56,540 |
480 |
7 |
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
|
$111,380 |
$99,800 |
n/a |
8 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
|
$111,380 |
$99,800 |
n/a |
9 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
|
$110,170 |
$49,170 |
230 |
10 |
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
|
$108,990 |
$57,300 |
70 |
11 |
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
|
$105,500 |
$56,660 |
440 |
12 |
Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
|
$104,540 |
$47,230 |
70 |
13 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$104,370 |
$51,530 |
200 |
14 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$104,050 |
$49,830 |
230 |
15 |
Pipeline Transportation
|
$102,750 |
$48,270 |
410 |
16 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$102,020 |
$52,840 |
6,440 |
17 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$101,930 |
$66,270 |
29,320 |
18 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$101,930 |
$66,270 |
29,300 |
19 |
Repair and Maintenance
|
$99,270 |
$49,140 |
60 |
20 |
Other Support Services
|
$99,170 |
$47,890 |
60 |
21 |
Natural Gas Distribution
|
$96,830 |
$59,820 |
530 |
22 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$94,100 |
$51,510 |
33,860 |
23 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$94,030 |
$51,320 |
34,140 |
24 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$92,980 |
$51,950 |
780 |
25 |
Other Pipeline Transportation
|
$92,830 |
$67,950 |
50 |
26 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$92,350 |
$44,920 |
1,570 |
27 |
Information
|
$91,780 |
$40,680 |
920 |
28 |
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
|
$90,550 |
$50,030 |
1,920 |
29 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$90,530 |
$43,410 |
2,370 |
30 |
Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing
|
$90,300 |
$51,810 |
2,610 |
31 |
Utilities
|
$90,110 |
$57,490 |
3,070 |
32 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$89,560 |
$57,610 |
2,360 |
33 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$89,440 |
$55,490 |
310 |
34 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$88,890 |
$44,980 |
660 |
35 |
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
|
$88,860 |
$50,880 |
100 |
36 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$88,620 |
$48,660 |
890 |
37 |
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
|
$88,240 |
$61,170 |
290 |
38 |
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
|
$87,360 |
$50,150 |
150 |
39 |
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
|
$87,070 |
$46,250 |
60 |
40 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
|
$86,610 |
$49,920 |
750 |
41 |
Metal Ore Mining
|
$86,440 |
$58,070 |
600 |
42 |
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
|
$86,140 |
$62,330 |
40 |
43 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
|
$85,740 |
$53,480 |
240 |
44 |
Television Broadcasting
|
$84,860 |
$38,050 |
660 |
45 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting
|
$84,770 |
$37,960 |
680 |
46 |
Coal Mining
|
$84,760 |
$49,060 |
50 |
47 |
Mining (except Oil and Gas)
|
$84,690 |
$55,880 |
750 |
48 |
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
$84,650 |
$37,880 |
720 |
49 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$84,500 |
$40,860 |
1,810 |
50 |
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
|
$83,740 |
$45,230 |
490 |
51 |
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$83,390 |
$48,620 |
980 |
52 |
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
|
$82,990 |
$47,600 |
60 |
53 |
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
|
$82,830 |
$51,050 |
570 |
54 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
|
$82,640 |
$47,710 |
550 |
55 |
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
|
$82,230 |
$45,130 |
190 |
56 |
Water, Sewage and Other Systems
|
$81,990 |
$51,030 |
180 |
57 |
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing
|
$81,860 |
$43,260 |
80 |
58 |
Plastics Product Manufacturing
|
$81,620 |
$42,760 |
610 |
59 |
Paper Manufacturing
|
$80,940 |
$49,640 |
330 |
60 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$80,850 |
$48,680 |
730 |
61 |
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
|
$80,470 |
$42,850 |
130 |
62 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$80,240 |
$36,560 |
4,510 |
63 |
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
|
$80,090 |
$43,550 |
80 |
64 |
Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
|
$79,850 |
$44,610 |
n/a |
65 |
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
|
$79,400 |
$50,010 |
150 |
66 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$79,190 |
$49,340 |
130 |
67 |
Air Transportation
|
$79,000 |
$52,490 |
70 |
68 |
Scheduled Air Transportation
|
$78,610 |
$52,390 |
70 |
69 |
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
|
$78,520 |
$44,040 |
810 |
70 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
|
$76,970 |
$51,110 |
40 |
71 |
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing
|
$76,900 |
$40,920 |
n/a |
72 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$76,600 |
$35,400 |
280 |
73 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$76,450 |
$41,730 |
101,160 |
74 |
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
|
$76,150 |
$49,440 |
100 |
75 |
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills
|
$76,130 |
$49,250 |
90 |
76 |
Manufacturing
|
$76,060 |
$43,850 |
39,550 |
77 |
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing
|
$76,020 |
$46,830 |
2,140 |
78 |
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$75,760 |
$51,200 |
180 |
79 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$75,260 |
$48,480 |
320 |
80 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$75,090 |
$42,740 |
72,790 |
81 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$75,090 |
$42,740 |
72,790 |
82 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$74,590 |
$41,900 |
60 |
83 |
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
|
$74,540 |
$42,090 |
900 |
84 |
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
|
$74,150 |
$45,220 |
140 |
85 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$74,140 |
$43,490 |
28,800 |
86 |
Engineering Services
|
$73,870 |
$43,990 |
18,540 |
87 |
Rubber Product Manufacturing
|
$73,410 |
$50,920 |
200 |
88 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$73,220 |
$43,080 |
15,080 |
89 |
Printing and Related Support Activities
|
$73,130 |
$49,360 |
40 |
90 |
Tobacco Manufacturing
|
$73,030 |
$44,660 |
120 |
91 |
Facilities Support Services
|
$72,790 |
$41,160 |
40 |
92 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
|
$72,750 |
$44,820 |
40 |
93 |
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$72,660 |
$38,500 |
100 |
94 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$72,430 |
$42,190 |
89,790 |
95 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$72,020 |
$35,300 |
2,450 |
96 |
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
|
$71,950 |
$42,460 |
5,000 |
97 |
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
|
$71,900 |
$44,260 |
60 |
98 |
Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
|
$71,660 |
$44,020 |
1,260 |
99 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$71,650 |
$38,460 |
5,260 |
100 |
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
|
$71,590 |
$34,820 |
1,110 |