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Highest Paying Industries for Advertising and Promotions Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for advertising and promotions managers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $165,720, wired telecommunications carriers is the highest paying industry for advertising and promotions managers. It is followed by insurance agencies and brokerages industry (average annual salary $138,710). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of advertising and promotions managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Advertising and Promotions Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$165,720	$64,790	130
2	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$138,710	$38,240	n/a
3	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$131,190	$42,780	140
4	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$131,080	$53,130	170
5	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$130,440	$63,000	100
6	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$128,550	$54,480	30
7	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$127,840	$57,610	50
8	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$127,120	$77,390	60
9	Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores	$124,470	$63,910	50
10	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$122,640	$47,660	60
11	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$120,710	$57,580	9,480
12	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$120,040	$58,230	380
13	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$119,140	$81,610	50
14	Chemical Manufacturing	$118,720	$65,230	90
15	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$118,200	$55,480	10,650
16	Telecommunications	$116,570	$56,160	250
17	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$113,340	$50,480	50
18	Insurance Carriers	$113,230	$64,300	240
19	Software Publishers	$110,660	$65,310	190
20	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$109,200	$46,330	260
21	Furniture Stores	$109,060	$55,820	120
22	Finance and Insurance	$108,150	$58,350	770
23	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$107,720	$61,770	60
24	Specialized Design Services	$107,690	$54,520	120
25	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$107,660	$60,340	70
26	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$107,410	$54,130	60
27	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$106,670	$50,130	190
28	Food Manufacturing	$106,350	$64,130	40
29	Other Information Services	$106,250	$57,680	470
30	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$105,550	$50,030	2,420
31	Depository Credit Intermediation	$103,480	$61,810	270
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$102,580	$49,230	50
33	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$102,210	$57,970	330
34	Manufacturing	$101,540	$55,840	470
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$101,100	$48,670	50
36	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$100,430	$52,300	60
37	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$100,410	$46,710	60
38	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$99,220	$63,320	40
39	Scientific Research and Development Services	$99,220	$63,320	40
40	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$99,180	$63,420	60
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$98,490	$52,520	50
42	Other Insurance Related Activities	$96,610	$80,210	40
43	Activities Related to Real Estate	$96,160	$45,420	60
44	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$95,740	$54,720	40
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$95,140	$46,400	190
46	Information	$94,560	$44,700	5,120
47	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$94,430	$49,600	170
48	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$94,390	$46,710	170
49	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$94,350	$56,190	70
50	Educational Services - State government owned	$94,020	$46,690	190
51	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$93,200	$49,750	170
52	Clothing Stores	$93,140	$49,580	110
53	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$93,050	$51,160	60
54	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$92,590	$57,490	250
55	Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	$92,130	$38,300	30
56	Health Care and Social Assistance	$91,910	$44,410	190
57	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$91,340	$43,700	280
58	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$91,330	$61,060	50
59	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$91,290	$63,540	40
60	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$91,270	$43,860	30
61	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$91,160	$46,910	640
62	Business Support Services	$91,050	$55,600	50
63	Wholesale Trade	$90,980	$47,800	1,830
64	Other Financial Investment Activities	$90,770	$50,950	40
65	Educational Services - Local government owned	$90,750	$62,630	40
66	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$90,650	$58,120	40
67	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$90,380	$33,120	300
68	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$90,270	$47,490	770
69	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$90,030	$45,020	400
70	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$89,820	$49,020	110
71	Nonstore Retailers	$89,580	$45,160	740
72	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$89,580	$47,530	1,550
73	Educational Services	$88,140	$43,040	410
74	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$87,710	$41,830	1,540
75	Other Telecommunications	$87,630	$50,120	50
76	Social Advocacy Organizations	$87,420	$54,450	130
77	State government, including schools and hospitals	$87,160	$47,370	250
78	Machinery Manufacturing	$87,150	$52,060	40
79	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$86,630	$48,660	30
80	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$86,170	$48,330	40
81	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$86,140	$44,530	1,260
82	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$86,020	$53,110	140
83	Transportation and Warehousing	$85,700	$52,000	70
84	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$85,660	$43,790	1,290
85	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$85,660	$51,330	390
86	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$85,320	$44,420	50
87	Building Equipment Contractors	$85,320	$44,420	50
88	Specialty Trade Contractors	$85,320	$44,420	50
89	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$85,220	$46,620	440
90	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$85,020	$37,730	90
91	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$85,010	$40,360	1,340
92	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$84,730	$44,840	140
93	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$83,020	$52,310	200
94	Federal, State, and Local Government	$83,020	$52,310	200
95	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$81,620	$36,180	100
96	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$81,430	$44,640	630
97	Real Estate	$81,360	$41,390	250
98	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$81,310	$62,490	40
99	Educational Services - Privately owned	$81,290	$36,440	170
100	Spectator Sports	$81,260	$36,160	170