Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
|
$73,300 |
$37,480 |
90 |
2 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$70,940 |
$23,550 |
50 |
3 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$61,960 |
$33,870 |
190 |
4 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$61,960 |
$33,870 |
190 |
5 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$58,370 |
$35,490 |
140 |
6 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$52,000 |
$25,810 |
120 |
7 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$51,380 |
$25,900 |
120 |
8 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
|
$49,890 |
$26,470 |
560 |
9 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$49,670 |
$27,020 |
300 |
10 |
Other Information Services
|
$49,570 |
$25,250 |
3,870 |
11 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$48,250 |
$28,700 |
190 |
12 |
Educational Services
|
$47,630 |
$25,800 |
340 |
13 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$47,560 |
$26,540 |
200 |
14 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$46,650 |
$21,880 |
50 |
15 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
$46,180 |
$24,790 |
80 |
16 |
Telecommunications
|
$46,180 |
$25,410 |
90 |
17 |
Television Broadcasting
|
$44,850 |
$23,310 |
11,320 |
18 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$44,250 |
$26,420 |
240 |
19 |
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
$43,210 |
$23,120 |
15,120 |
20 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$43,070 |
$23,190 |
370 |
21 |
Radio and Television Broadcasting
|
$43,010 |
$22,980 |
14,550 |
22 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$41,230 |
$26,560 |
340 |
23 |
Employment Services
|
$39,900 |
$24,290 |
80 |
24 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$39,900 |
$24,290 |
80 |
25 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$39,900 |
$24,290 |
80 |
26 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$38,110 |
$30,150 |
70 |
27 |
Radio Broadcasting
|
$37,800 |
$21,940 |
3,230 |
28 |
Information
|
$36,990 |
$21,340 |
45,250 |
29 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$36,930 |
$26,770 |
90 |
30 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$36,750 |
$27,460 |
120 |
31 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$36,750 |
$27,460 |
120 |
32 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$33,570 |
$20,330 |
26,040 |
33 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
$33,560 |
$20,330 |
26,030 |
34 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$33,330 |
$26,330 |
50 |
35 |
Newspaper Publishers
|
$32,490 |
$20,060 |
23,350 |