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Highest Paying Industries for Loan Officers

The top 79 highest paying industries for loan officers (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 $91,880, activities related to real estate is the highest paying industry for loan officers. It is followed by securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage industry (average annual salary $88,590). 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 loan officers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 79 Highest Paying Industries for Loan Officers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Activities Related to Real Estate	$91,880	$38,530	1,080
2	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$88,590	$38,050	2,370
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$85,080	$36,820	5,090
4	Automobile Dealers	$83,380	$43,720	11,060
5	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$82,860	$43,220	11,430
6	Retail Trade	$82,860	$43,220	11,430
7	Rental and Leasing Services	$81,180	$33,580	50
8	Other Financial Investment Activities	$81,070	$36,150	2,730
9	Lessors of Real Estate	$75,850	$37,570	70
10	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$74,650	$37,020	2,160
11	Real Estate	$74,490	$37,250	2,110
12	Federal government, including USPS	$74,130	$54,030	3,620
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$74,130	$54,030	3,620
14	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$73,430	$50,660	4,260
15	Federal, State, and Local Government	$73,430	$50,660	4,260
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$72,330	$49,300	4,410
17	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$72,120	$43,820	850
18	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$71,800	$33,810	370
19	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$70,540	$48,690	130
20	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$70,480	$39,890	950
21	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$69,910	$39,250	980
22	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$68,750	$37,450	15,630
23	Land Subdivision	$67,940	$31,910	60
24	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$67,940	$31,910	60
25	Individual and Family Services	$67,760	$40,430	n/a
26	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$67,120	$34,800	30
27	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$66,270	$35,630	770
28	Information	$66,070	$35,600	770
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,680	$38,960	390
30	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$63,770	$40,590	n/a
31	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$63,640	$29,040	31,310
32	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$63,370	$37,840	420
33	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$62,320	$35,270	n/a
34	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$62,110	$40,910	370
35	Depository Credit Intermediation	$61,780	$34,880	131,080
36	Finance and Insurance	$61,390	$32,540	259,820
37	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$61,100	$32,510	250,520
38	Employment Services	$60,820	$33,930	1,030
39	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$59,360	$30,930	4,150
40	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$59,190	$29,900	410
41	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$59,170	$29,920	88,130
42	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$58,810	$29,270	78,160
43	Construction	$58,340	$35,650	190
44	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$58,030	$29,840	3,020
45	Insurance Carriers	$57,820	$29,860	3,170
46	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$57,620	$31,780	2,750
47	Residential Building Construction	$56,870	$36,670	130
48	Construction of Buildings	$56,870	$36,670	130
49	Wholesale Trade	$56,310	$34,440	90
50	Administrative and Support Services	$55,000	$31,210	2,150
51	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$55,000	$31,210	2,150
52	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$54,890	$35,090	30
53	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$53,880	$28,890	250
54	Educational Services - Local government owned	$53,820	$34,210	40
55	Legal Services	$53,630	$32,220	1,310
56	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$53,070	$32,890	70
57	Office Administrative Services	$52,830	$33,810	160
58	State government, including schools and hospitals	$52,490	$29,760	360
59	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$51,600	$31,200	n/a
60	Scheduled Air Transportation	$51,020	$19,110	280
61	Air Transportation	$51,020	$19,110	280
62	Transportation and Warehousing	$51,020	$19,110	280
63	Educational Services - Privately owned	$50,790	$34,810	290
64	Educational Services	$50,670	$34,580	450
65	Business Support Services	$50,540	$29,010	950
66	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$50,430	$32,870	50
67	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,280	$32,520	100
68	Educational Services - State government owned	$49,830	$33,870	120
69	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$49,780	$35,050	330
70	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$49,540	$35,840	230
71	Other Insurance Related Activities	$49,300	$32,020	40
72	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$48,910	$33,170	190
73	Social Advocacy Organizations	$48,330	$40,340	80
74	Social Assistance	$46,910	$27,410	n/a
75	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$45,990	$17,670	320
76	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,510	$32,290	180
77	Telephone Call Centers	$44,190	$27,350	580
78	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$44,010	$23,640	90
79	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$41,610	$32,500	30