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Highest Paying Industries for Property, Real Estate Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for property, real estate 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 $172,040, metal ore mining is the highest paying industry for property, real estate managers. It is followed by machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $131,240). 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 property, real estate managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Property, Real Estate Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Metal Ore Mining	$172,040	$107,740	n/a
2	Machinery Manufacturing	$131,240	$76,260	30
3	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$129,070	$55,540	70
4	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$118,090	$59,400	70
5	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$117,630	$52,930	70
6	Telecommunications	$113,700	$41,910	180
7	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$110,200	$49,680	110
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$110,200	$49,680	110
9	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$108,500	$55,400	60
10	Natural Gas Distribution	$107,800	$54,590	80
11	Pipeline Transportation	$107,250	$29,340	60
12	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$101,870	$53,190	100
13	Depository Credit Intermediation	$101,350	$50,540	660
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$99,820	$65,720	80
15	Educational Services - Local government owned	$99,060	$57,880	120
16	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$98,450	$57,670	90
17	Religious Organizations	$98,060	$44,480	140
18	Mining	$97,910	$43,700	1,300
19	Insurance Carriers	$97,160	$48,520	150
20	Oil and Gas Extraction	$97,160	$43,950	1,050
21	Federal government, including USPS	$96,180	$65,720	680
22	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$96,010	$65,720	680
23	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$95,080	$39,210	1,110
24	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$94,330	$40,240	30
25	Transportation and Warehousing	$94,050	$37,640	300
26	Scheduled Air Transportation	$93,490	$31,950	60
27	Air Transportation	$93,490	$31,950	60
28	Utilities	$93,350	$46,370	280
29	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$92,990	$45,560	40
30	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$92,290	$44,280	220
31	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$90,980	$59,300	40
32	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$90,390	$41,820	40
33	Rail Transportation	$89,760	$46,690	130
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$89,590	$45,480	250
35	Finance and Insurance	$88,340	$39,480	1,830
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$88,170	$43,790	270
37	Educational Services	$87,750	$42,070	750
38	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$87,090	$40,450	70
39	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$86,880	$32,300	n/a
40	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$86,290	$41,230	610
41	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$85,680	$44,890	190
42	Manufacturing	$85,610	$26,150	290
43	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$84,930	$51,680	60
44	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$84,190	$38,080	350
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$84,040	$49,140	260
46	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$83,930	$29,800	390
47	Educational Services - State government owned	$83,520	$37,950	360
48	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$82,320	$49,190	230
49	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$82,310	$39,030	5,970
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$82,110	$45,410	260
51	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$81,250	$32,820	70
52	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$81,200	$45,410	300
53	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$80,310	$32,330	60
54	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$80,160	$36,790	30
55	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$78,830	$51,400	40
56	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$76,100	$27,220	320
57	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$75,470	$35,730	440
58	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$75,340	$24,560	40
59	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$73,690	$53,430	n/a
60	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$73,210	$37,770	40
61	Utility System Construction	$73,040	$51,700	n/a
62	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$70,980	$38,570	430
63	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$70,970	$36,130	60
64	Other Financial Investment Activities	$69,540	$38,150	410
65	Nonresidential Building Construction	$69,420	$33,540	540
66	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$69,370	$36,070	2,280
67	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$69,290	$35,040	250
68	Individual and Family Services	$69,200	$32,250	310
69	Engineering Services	$68,670	$35,890	220
70	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$68,600	$29,880	130
71	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$67,450	$35,730	9,500
72	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$66,500	$35,600	8,970
73	Federal, State, and Local Government	$66,500	$35,600	8,970
74	Retail Trade	$66,490	$19,310	110
75	Facilities Support Services	$66,230	$35,070	90
76	State government, including schools and hospitals	$65,130	$30,990	1,520
77	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$65,050	$35,730	7,290
78	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,500	$35,650	7,150
79	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$64,180	$28,060	3,070
80	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$63,920	$34,880	100
81	Land Subdivision	$63,390	$27,280	2,900
82	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$63,160	$35,430	1,250
83	Construction	$63,090	$28,730	5,320
84	Construction of Buildings	$62,890	$28,820	2,140
85	Wholesale Trade	$60,940	$37,330	110
86	Residential Building Construction	$60,720	$27,750	1,600
87	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$60,460	$27,760	90
88	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$59,660	$41,350	200
89	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,510	$29,800	1,140
90	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$58,130	$26,730	90
91	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$57,560	$40,500	160
92	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$56,920	$33,400	70
93	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$56,500	$50,830	n/a
94	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$55,750	$40,350	130
95	Civic and Social Organizations	$55,430	$28,890	190
96	Personal and Laundry Services	$54,200	$18,590	150
97	Health Care and Social Assistance	$54,140	$30,850	2,110
98	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$54,080	$26,900	1,900
99	Administrative and Support Services	$54,040	$26,890	1,900
100	Death Care Services	$53,990	$18,480	140