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Highest Paying Industries for Financial Examiners

The top 51 highest paying industries for financial examiners (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 $130,670, colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned is the highest paying industry for financial examiners. It is followed by educational services - privately owned industry (average annual salary $129,030). 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 examiners in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest Paying Industries for Financial Examiners

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$130,670	$64,150	40
2	Educational Services - Privately owned	$129,030	$62,260	40
3	Federal government, including USPS	$110,920	$61,610	6,790
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$110,920	$61,610	6,790
5	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$104,200	$47,660	170
6	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$99,500	$52,890	n/a
7	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$90,760	$44,000	50
8	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$82,940	$44,680	570
9	Educational Services	$82,820	$38,240	60
10	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$82,710	$51,400	11,540
11	Federal, State, and Local Government	$82,710	$51,400	11,540
12	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$82,600	$48,450	2,060
13	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$82,570	$51,360	11,570
14	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$82,090	$49,570	4,540
15	Other Financial Investment Activities	$81,640	$50,500	2,480
16	Legal Services	$81,440	$37,220	70
17	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$79,910	$50,330	200
18	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$75,540	$44,270	4,210
19	Office Administrative Services	$74,060	$44,210	170
20	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$73,840	$45,650	230
21	Finance and Insurance	$73,250	$42,310	19,640
22	Information	$72,270	$45,200	130
23	Real Estate	$71,490	$42,730	n/a
24	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$71,490	$42,730	n/a
25	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$71,380	$44,730	390
26	Activities Related to Real Estate	$71,370	$43,100	n/a
27	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$71,000	$38,330	500
28	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$70,880	$39,030	3,710
29	Administrative and Support Services	$70,030	$37,090	310
30	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$70,030	$37,090	310
31	Insurance Carriers	$69,120	$38,730	1,810
32	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$69,120	$39,810	2,130
33	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$69,030	$39,880	2,580
34	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$68,820	$42,660	780
35	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$67,800	$43,320	100
36	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$67,590	$42,110	n/a
37	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$67,140	$40,510	10,960
38	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,840	$44,080	4,610
39	State government, including schools and hospitals	$65,770	$44,030	4,620
40	Depository Credit Intermediation	$65,530	$41,520	6,650
41	Other Insurance Related Activities	$64,770	$40,770	390
42	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$62,480	$35,260	600
43	Business Support Services	$59,080	$35,120	130
44	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$56,460	$38,770	140
45	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$54,580	$35,370	150
46	Telephone Call Centers	$54,540	$35,870	70
47	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,080	$37,530	80
48	Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,080	$37,530	80
49	Health Care and Social Assistance	$48,550	$33,110	110
50	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,540	$33,550	90
51	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,540	$33,550	90