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Highest Paying Industries for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for public relations and fundraising 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 $167,880, wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) is the highest paying industry for public relations and fundraising managers. It is followed by apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers industry (average annual salary $161,710). 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 public relations and fundraising managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Public Relations and Fundraising Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$167,880	$103,230	90
2	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$161,710	$61,890	30
3	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$147,240	$83,610	90
4	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$146,660	$84,630	90
5	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$145,820	$126,350	370
6	Federal government, including USPS	$145,810	$125,000	380
7	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$145,270	$71,450	50
8	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$144,590	$85,120	40
9	Telecommunications	$141,730	$75,700	590
10	Other Financial Investment Activities	$140,070	$70,110	270
11	Legal Services	$138,370	$79,260	130
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$138,000	$72,050	670
13	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$137,770	$85,950	170
14	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$137,230	$74,720	70
15	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$137,080	$65,570	50
16	Chemical Manufacturing	$136,880	$71,740	150
17	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$136,640	$74,640	40
18	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$135,960	$73,900	510
19	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$135,670	$71,510	480
20	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$135,550	$36,890	40
21	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$135,110	$83,320	190
22	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$135,040	$79,810	240
23	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$134,500	$77,330	220
24	Oil and Gas Extraction	$131,930	$72,380	160
25	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$131,900	$80,010	230
26	Scientific Research and Development Services	$131,700	$67,310	950
27	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$131,550	$81,680	170
28	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$131,180	$63,730	5,370
29	Mining	$130,930	$66,710	190
30	Machinery Manufacturing	$130,920	$74,080	80
31	Nonstore Retailers	$130,680	$69,720	90
32	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$130,040	$64,370	8,720
33	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$129,980	$64,810	60
34	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$129,970	$66,560	100
35	Other Information Services	$129,340	$61,090	330
36	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$129,290	$80,460	510
37	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$128,260	$77,470	100
38	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$128,050	$75,120	510
39	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$127,670	$59,250	60
40	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$127,490	$60,800	1,340
41	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$127,450	$71,400	210
42	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$126,120	$78,820	50
43	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$125,330	$81,450	30
44	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$125,130	$47,110	130
45	Information	$124,770	$65,480	2,100
46	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$124,430	$80,900	n/a
47	Software Publishers	$124,320	$80,880	280
48	Manufacturing	$123,960	$66,450	920
49	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$123,520	$60,660	150
50	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$123,300	$67,190	180
51	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$121,410	$66,620	210
52	Wholesale Trade	$121,320	$58,180	560
53	Engineering Services	$120,370	$65,260	160
54	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$119,640	$67,990	70
55	Hospitals - State government owned	$118,510	$66,200	100
56	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$118,500	$84,460	50
57	Scheduled Air Transportation	$118,030	$66,020	120
58	Air Transportation	$118,030	$66,020	120
59	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$117,760	$63,860	50
60	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$117,410	$63,600	6,200
61	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$116,820	$73,250	610
62	Retail Trade	$115,920	$66,580	200
63	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$115,870	$59,310	130
64	Finance and Insurance	$115,820	$61,230	2,760
65	Insurance Carriers	$115,150	$67,820	1,160
66	Temporary Help Services	$114,910	$72,920	40
67	Pipeline Transportation	$114,660	$19,550	70
68	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$113,000	$66,240	1,320
69	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$112,770	$53,860	100
70	Transportation and Warehousing	$112,710	$59,780	320
71	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$112,370	$61,690	60
72	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$111,520	$58,570	340
73	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$110,990	$54,220	90
74	Utilities	$110,620	$62,440	510
75	Construction	$110,220	$59,540	140
76	Rail Transportation	$109,880	$72,210	70
77	Natural Gas Distribution	$109,300	$78,460	170
78	Office Administrative Services	$108,970	$65,280	270
79	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$108,820	$60,010	120
80	Construction of Buildings	$108,310	$55,560	n/a
81	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$107,900	$48,050	30
82	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$107,610	$46,060	870
83	Nonresidential Building Construction	$107,110	$54,840	n/a
84	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$106,270	$62,590	280
85	Hospitals - Privately owned	$104,710	$66,860	1,600
86	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$104,240	$66,100	1,840
87	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$103,210	$63,320	70
88	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$102,180	$66,100	1,420
89	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$101,390	$65,270	1,630
90	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$101,050	$19,090	120
91	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$101,030	$58,530	270
92	Depository Credit Intermediation	$100,920	$43,320	640
93	Television Broadcasting	$100,460	$55,630	260
94	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$99,930	$58,140	4,760
95	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$99,790	$52,990	3,990
96	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$99,200	$59,460	80
97	Educational Services - Privately owned	$98,820	$58,230	5,960
98	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$98,530	$56,650	160
99	Business Support Services	$98,510	$58,680	320
100	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$98,500	$54,720	570