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Highest Paying Industries for Budget Analysts

The top 100 highest paying industries for budget analysts (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 $96,340, accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services is the highest paying industry for budget analysts. It is followed by wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) industry (average annual salary $90,700). 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 budget analysts in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Budget Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$96,340	$39,300	320
2	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$90,700	$54,350	430
3	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$90,370	$81,140	n/a
4	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$89,740	$45,450	60
5	Real Estate	$88,200	$59,100	100
6	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$87,850	$43,570	n/a
7	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$86,210	$55,230	130
8	Telecommunications	$85,670	$54,350	1,150
9	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$84,060	$53,440	1,290
10	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$83,830	$55,980	1,060
11	Oil and Gas Extraction	$83,730	$51,830	60
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$83,630	$48,630	160
13	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$83,400	$55,350	670
14	Machinery Manufacturing	$82,730	$53,870	320
15	Software Publishers	$81,590	$53,560	100
16	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$81,400	$53,560	1,390
17	Postal Service (federal government)	$81,310	$67,860	130
18	Information	$80,630	$51,710	1,910
19	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$80,530	$52,020	40
20	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$80,490	$51,750	1,460
21	Engineering Services	$80,200	$51,660	1,370
22	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$80,130	$53,970	2,300
23	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$79,660	$51,540	270
24	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$79,590	$46,460	160
25	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$79,440	$49,230	6,240
26	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$79,320	$56,880	60
27	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$78,950	$53,240	2,590
28	Rail Transportation	$78,830	$58,210	80
29	Manufacturing	$78,650	$52,320	4,900
30	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$78,570	$51,120	50
31	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$78,370	$53,880	150
32	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$78,150	$51,570	1,090
33	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$77,940	$47,810	120
34	Mining	$77,940	$45,310	220
35	Depository Credit Intermediation	$77,830	$50,770	440
36	Other Telecommunications	$77,790	$40,090	50
37	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$77,480	$45,190	130
38	Scientific Research and Development Services	$77,260	$51,340	1,250
39	Other Information Services	$77,230	$54,090	n/a
40	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$77,180	$53,880	90
41	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$77,120	$52,130	200
42	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$77,120	$50,780	140
43	Federal government, including USPS	$76,860	$55,550	11,140
44	Chemical Manufacturing	$76,860	$44,910	130
45	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$76,680	$44,890	140
46	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$76,460	$55,160	11,010
47	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$76,430	$51,750	40
48	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$76,170	$48,020	4,070
49	Transportation and Warehousing	$76,150	$51,220	560
50	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$75,810	$51,300	30
51	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$75,290	$53,000	280
52	Activities Related to Real Estate	$75,250	$51,260	30
53	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$75,190	$55,070	n/a
54	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$75,110	$51,780	80
55	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$74,950	$49,230	600
56	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$74,620	$43,940	1,490
57	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$74,500	$56,380	120
58	Other Financial Investment Activities	$74,340	$52,810	200
59	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$74,090	$41,050	30
60	Support Activities for Mining	$74,090	$43,460	150
61	Building Equipment Contractors	$74,080	$59,400	50
62	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$74,050	$47,180	40
63	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$74,010	$49,290	740
64	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$73,910	$51,800	40
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$73,860	$48,440	100
66	Hospitals - Local government owned	$73,860	$48,440	100
67	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$73,720	$45,670	90
68	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$73,590	$54,110	130
69	Wholesale Trade	$73,470	$47,290	1,060
70	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$73,360	$44,690	40
71	Office Administrative Services	$73,100	$50,000	270
72	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$73,090	$49,260	160
73	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$72,700	$51,070	80
74	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$72,660	$44,810	260
75	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$72,570	$51,890	100
76	Specialty Trade Contractors	$72,360	$46,180	70
77	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$72,090	$63,020	n/a
78	Pipeline Transportation	$71,950	$49,630	90
79	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$71,910	$49,790	70
80	Paper Manufacturing	$71,880	$50,800	40
81	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$71,840	$43,770	50
82	Utilities	$71,650	$45,860	590
83	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$71,590	$49,590	460
84	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$71,570	$53,840	40
85	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$71,410	$52,500	100
86	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$71,390	$45,010	280
87	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$71,220	$49,490	480
88	Scheduled Air Transportation	$71,140	$41,170	150
89	Nonstore Retailers	$71,050	$50,120	80
90	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$71,030	$43,740	60
91	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$70,960	$48,360	40
92	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$70,910	$46,930	840
93	Air Transportation	$70,870	$41,240	160
94	Administrative and Support Services	$70,710	$46,460	800
95	Finance and Insurance	$70,370	$45,290	1,980
96	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$70,300	$42,600	70
97	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$70,190	$45,800	360
98	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$70,140	$45,730	120
99	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$69,860	$45,640	40
100	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$69,710	$56,730	n/a