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Highest Paying Industries for Computer and Information Research Scientists

The top 55 highest paying industries for computer and information research scientists (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 $135,900, computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing is the highest paying industry for computer and information research scientists. It is followed by computer and electronic product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $133,960). 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 and information research scientists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 55 Highest Paying Industries for Computer and Information Research Scientists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$135,900	$100,250	280
2	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$133,960	$87,560	390
3	Other Information Services	$124,410	$54,400	540
4	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$124,120	$69,560	70
5	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$124,030	$80,900	30
6	Manufacturing	$123,240	$78,550	850
7	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$120,050	$79,300	350
8	Chemical Manufacturing	$118,100	$71,150	370
9	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$117,480	$67,140	4,680
10	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$117,120	$86,550	n/a
11	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$115,300	$73,400	3,050
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$115,130	$72,430	3,110
13	Software Publishers	$115,000	$77,400	2,710
14	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$114,990	$77,360	2,710
15	Insurance Carriers	$114,970	$84,670	290
16	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$114,970	$84,670	290
17	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$114,680	$66,150	9,240
18	Finance and Insurance	$114,230	$85,060	330
19	Temporary Help Services	$113,320	$62,570	250
20	Employment Services	$112,890	$63,560	260
21	Administrative and Support Services	$112,710	$63,770	270
22	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$112,710	$63,770	270
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$112,660	$73,040	280
24	Information	$112,590	$65,560	3,570
25	Telecommunications	$111,060	$76,980	40
26	Engineering Services	$104,880	$60,620	700
27	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$104,410	$60,640	730
28	Federal government, including USPS	$104,390	$73,300	6,530
29	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$104,390	$73,300	6,530
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$103,480	$71,910	6,630
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$103,480	$71,910	6,630
32	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$103,060	$65,610	260
33	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$103,010	$68,760	8,470
34	Wholesale Trade	$101,740	$59,450	660
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$101,090	$55,350	1,830
36	Educational Services - State government owned	$101,090	$55,350	1,830
37	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$100,540	$55,930	400
38	State government, including schools and hospitals	$100,420	$54,920	1,870
39	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$99,680	$55,550	390
40	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$99,320	$52,010	630
41	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$98,920	$44,600	50
42	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$97,280	$49,860	2,230
43	Educational Services	$97,150	$49,920	2,240
44	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$92,290	$71,350	40
45	Utilities	$92,290	$71,350	40
46	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$88,250	$67,320	60
47	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$87,860	$60,680	60
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$68,790	$41,990	410
49	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$67,540	$41,890	n/a
50	Health Care and Social Assistance	$67,430	$42,610	50
51	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$65,610	$42,780	40
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$65,610	$42,780	40
53	Hospitals - Privately owned	$65,610	$42,780	40
54	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$65,610	$42,780	40
55	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$60,860	$51,550	40