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Highest Paying Industries for Computer Occupations

The top 100 highest paying industries for computer occupations (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 $107,960, computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing is the highest paying industry for computer occupations. It is followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry (average annual salary $106,750). 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 computer occupations in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Computer Occupations

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$107,960	$58,410	49,430
2	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$106,750	$66,760	39,580
3	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$102,380	$66,410	250
4	Other Information Services	$102,260	$47,140	62,080
5	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$101,850	$55,410	30,000
6	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$101,320	$51,950	30
7	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$101,020	$59,010	48,310
8	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$100,860	$56,150	130,590
9	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$99,350	$54,030	640
10	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$98,710	$54,610	23,880
11	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$97,730	$53,260	54,390
12	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$97,410	$57,140	42,250
13	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$97,210	$55,730	65,140
14	Software Publishers	$96,380	$47,450	161,170
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$96,250	$54,300	69,060
16	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$94,550	$62,580	810
17	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$93,760	$53,740	3,540
18	Support Activities for Mining	$93,760	$44,060	3,290
19	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$93,320	$45,480	181,480
20	Oil and Gas Extraction	$93,120	$50,240	8,170
21	Other Financial Investment Activities	$92,840	$51,160	23,750
22	Natural Gas Distribution	$92,700	$54,410	4,700
23	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$92,460	$52,060	12,590
24	Mining	$91,880	$47,920	11,940
25	Manufacturing	$90,950	$48,610	269,550
26	Federal government, including USPS	$90,910	$63,490	83,570
27	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$90,910	$63,780	81,960
28	Rail Transportation	$90,020	$57,120	3,110
29	Other Pipeline Transportation	$89,740	$54,750	170
30	Satellite Telecommunications	$88,970	$47,920	1,060
31	Pipeline Transportation	$88,780	$50,160	1,160
32	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$88,710	$47,500	950
33	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$87,730	$51,190	1,770
34	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$87,540	$47,960	29,970
35	Engineering Services	$87,480	$48,680	60,260
36	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$87,370	$49,160	8,580
37	Travel Agencies	$86,900	$40,870	n/a
38	Information	$86,680	$42,820	492,280
39	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$86,490	$44,200	16,880
40	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$86,170	$47,530	68,100
41	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$86,140	$46,910	800
42	Utilities	$86,100	$51,730	16,280
43	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$85,900	$48,150	4,630
44	Tobacco Manufacturing	$85,190	$50,790	180
45	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$85,130	$44,990	1,490
46	Finance and Insurance	$84,790	$45,910	305,530
47	Scheduled Air Transportation	$84,690	$46,660	5,370
48	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$84,330	$48,140	800
49	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$84,240	$53,610	1,060
50	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$84,140	$43,890	20,310
51	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$84,110	$46,240	16,430
52	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$84,010	$51,410	11,230
53	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$83,900	$43,260	113,500
54	Air Transportation	$83,870	$45,920	5,600
55	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$83,560	$45,160	2,940
56	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$83,400	$34,750	550
57	Testing Laboratories	$83,240	$42,870	4,220
58	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$83,170	$46,080	740
59	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$83,140	$54,060	n/a
60	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$83,000	$43,420	109,700
61	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$82,830	$46,680	34,360
62	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$82,780	$52,000	1,230
63	Water Transportation	$82,770	$47,150	850
64	Insurance Carriers	$82,580	$48,010	105,390
65	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$82,560	$44,100	2,420
66	Depository Credit Intermediation	$82,500	$42,110	60,780
67	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$82,470	$42,090	1,327,050
68	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$82,320	$41,240	22,750
69	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$81,940	$41,590	1,005,190
70	Chemical Manufacturing	$81,880	$46,210	14,350
71	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$81,490	$47,910	700
72	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$81,300	$44,510	5,630
73	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$81,270	$41,950	89,580
74	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$81,040	$47,370	41,780
75	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$81,000	$45,890	132,860
76	Telecommunications	$80,990	$41,790	125,120
77	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$80,900	$47,940	240
78	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$80,860	$44,460	219,620
79	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$80,470	$39,920	1,540
80	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$80,360	$43,310	n/a
81	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$80,100	$43,580	410
82	Footwear Manufacturing	$80,100	$42,080	140
83	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$79,370	$41,200	32,090
84	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$79,240	$40,500	4,770
85	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$79,220	$40,660	81,990
86	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$78,920	$40,290	5,200
87	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$78,900	$39,870	107,780
88	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$78,490	$44,240	2,980
89	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$78,390	$37,590	350
90	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$78,140	$48,170	1,430
91	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$78,110	$41,060	460
92	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$78,110	$39,550	5,650
93	Machinery Manufacturing	$78,010	$43,420	21,320
94	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$77,910	$44,120	1,490
95	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$77,670	$42,160	1,200
96	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$77,600	$39,890	118,530
97	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$77,600	$44,140	6,280
98	Hardware Manufacturing	$77,570	$46,360	430
99	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$77,560	$37,820	6,750
100	Postal Service (federal government)	$77,470	$55,570	1,620