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Highest Paying Industries for Financial Analysts

The top 100 highest paying industries for financial 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 $98,880, metalworking machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for financial analysts. It is followed by other information services industry (average annual salary $94,610). 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 financial analysts in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Financial Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$98,880	$59,300	n/a
2	Other Information Services	$94,610	$56,750	1,280
3	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$92,510	$55,820	400
4	Satellite Telecommunications	$92,380	$55,350	30
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$91,840	$60,150	40
6	Other Financial Investment Activities	$91,720	$48,440	43,940
7	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$91,500	$59,630	n/a
8	Oil and Gas Extraction	$91,140	$54,980	1,820
9	Federal government, including USPS	$91,020	$67,950	540
10	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$91,020	$69,390	500
11	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$90,600	$53,970	70
12	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$90,550	$49,320	67,150
13	Mining	$90,350	$54,380	2,080
14	Lessors of Real Estate	$90,280	$53,370	1,170
15	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$89,320	$57,860	140
16	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$88,750	$50,750	22,810
17	Natural Gas Distribution	$88,470	$56,310	840
18	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$88,430	$55,830	60
19	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$88,190	$56,770	n/a
20	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$88,020	$56,410	n/a
21	Utilities	$86,680	$54,940	1,920
22	Support Activities for Mining	$86,350	$51,060	260
23	Testing Laboratories	$86,340	$52,240	150
24	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$86,260	$55,530	n/a
25	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$86,150	$50,800	490
26	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$85,660	$54,130	1,040
27	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$85,550	$57,610	100
28	Software Publishers	$84,920	$50,640	1,750
29	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$84,890	$56,070	790
30	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$84,860	$56,080	70
31	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$84,750	$54,560	220
32	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$84,390	$51,660	2,610
33	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$84,230	$54,460	490
34	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$83,910	$52,700	2,770
35	Pipeline Transportation	$83,910	$53,660	270
36	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$83,820	$48,700	3,720
37	Scientific Research and Development Services	$83,600	$52,490	3,100
38	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$83,010	$50,710	1,660
39	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$83,000	$54,210	n/a
40	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$82,970	$52,610	50
41	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$82,960	$49,980	70
42	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$82,700	$50,600	8,950
43	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$82,600	$51,130	2,660
44	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$82,580	$54,970	240
45	Chemical Manufacturing	$82,470	$52,450	1,340
46	Telecommunications	$82,430	$50,810	3,930
47	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$82,380	$52,800	n/a
48	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$82,150	$48,750	50
49	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$82,080	$55,360	50
50	Information	$81,960	$50,150	9,840
51	Finance and Insurance	$81,940	$47,840	120,880
52	Real Estate	$81,880	$50,650	3,640
53	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$81,780	$55,650	150
54	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$81,650	$50,990	2,290
55	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$81,290	$54,810	260
56	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$81,200	$52,120	6,300
57	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$81,130	$50,530	3,940
58	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$81,030	$45,600	n/a
59	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$80,720	$48,990	32,740
60	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$80,510	$53,120	3,020
61	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$80,500	$53,010	2,660
62	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$80,340	$47,290	12,710
63	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$80,280	$48,050	110
64	Machinery Manufacturing	$80,260	$52,660	1,480
65	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$80,150	$50,860	340
66	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$80,110	$48,120	160
67	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$80,090	$48,830	640
68	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$79,760	$50,470	990
69	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$79,640	$51,120	1,550
70	Social Advocacy Organizations	$79,570	$53,580	410
71	Activities Related to Real Estate	$79,440	$49,950	1,870
72	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$79,250	$51,680	1,310
73	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$79,210	$48,320	740
74	Manufacturing	$79,160	$51,850	17,210
75	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$79,130	$46,570	50
76	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$79,090	$49,460	510
77	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$79,080	$52,720	4,000
78	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$78,940	$50,450	1,660
79	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$78,930	$48,920	540
80	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$78,850	$50,700	2,140
81	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$78,640	$52,930	140
82	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$78,640	$54,430	160
83	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$78,600	$40,380	40
84	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$78,470	$48,390	290
85	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$78,250	$51,810	910
86	Engineering Services	$78,100	$50,330	1,910
87	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$78,020	$62,450	90
88	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$77,940	$56,690	150
89	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$77,710	$53,480	680
90	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$77,640	$49,130	3,140
91	Legal Services	$77,520	$43,770	510
92	Depository Credit Intermediation	$77,360	$46,870	20,920
93	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$77,070	$49,770	38,300
94	Hardware Manufacturing	$76,860	$51,940	70
95	Wholesale Trade	$76,790	$48,890	4,790
96	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$76,620	$45,800	n/a
97	Building Equipment Contractors	$76,620	$52,510	70
98	Rail Transportation	$76,520	$42,450	190
99	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$76,370	$42,270	150
100	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$76,290	$46,490	4,630