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Highest Paying Industries for Computer and Information Analysts

The top 100 highest paying industries for computer and information 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 $109,450, support activities for mining is the highest paying industry for computer and information analysts. It is followed by metalworking machinery manufacturing industry (average annual salary $102,170). 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 analysts in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Computer and Information Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Mining	$109,450	$69,740	840
2	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$102,170	$71,190	n/a
3	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$102,110	$64,710	n/a
4	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$101,830	$58,390	7,010
5	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$101,210	$79,220	n/a
6	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$97,820	$56,930	3,960
7	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$97,780	$65,350	90
8	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$97,650	$57,880	11,070
9	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$97,060	$68,260	330
10	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$97,050	$63,180	n/a
11	Mining	$96,960	$58,750	4,570
12	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$96,760	$53,900	260
13	Natural Gas Distribution	$96,540	$64,830	1,670
14	Other Information Services	$96,100	$53,190	3,800
15	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$95,720	$54,480	280
16	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$95,570	$63,770	6,730
17	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$95,440	$64,010	1,300
18	Oil and Gas Extraction	$94,980	$55,660	3,660
19	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$94,920	$55,810	2,720
20	Satellite Telecommunications	$94,630	$57,390	n/a
21	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$93,770	$57,800	12,250
22	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$93,700	$52,780	2,460
23	Utilities	$93,010	$61,500	5,080
24	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$92,960	$61,790	4,090
25	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$92,880	$57,940	210
26	Machinery Manufacturing	$92,740	$59,240	3,440
27	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$92,650	$55,770	9,260
28	Scientific Research and Development Services	$92,630	$56,140	10,040
29	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$92,430	$70,480	320
30	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$92,430	$60,500	770
31	Building Equipment Contractors	$91,830	$61,530	420
32	Other Financial Investment Activities	$91,740	$56,970	3,960
33	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$91,600	$60,230	3,360
34	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$91,590	$59,950	150
35	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$91,410	$63,210	840
36	Pipeline Transportation	$90,980	$60,000	230
37	Specialty Trade Contractors	$90,950	$59,310	440
38	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$90,610	$54,320	60
39	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$90,450	$65,740	600
40	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$90,440	$55,530	9,310
41	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$90,200	$51,570	2,060
42	Nonstore Retailers	$90,180	$51,490	2,080
43	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$89,990	$57,660	710
44	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$89,820	$61,750	160
45	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$89,700	$57,300	n/a
46	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$89,600	$53,270	130
47	Manufacturing	$89,320	$54,590	35,390
48	Tobacco Manufacturing	$88,500	$56,980	140
49	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$88,430	$62,350	n/a
50	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$88,380	$51,740	6,120
51	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$88,210	$57,010	90
52	Engineering Services	$87,650	$54,890	10,220
53	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$87,390	$53,630	11,420
54	Lessors of Real Estate	$87,390	$63,750	110
55	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$87,310	$51,300	240
56	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$87,270	$65,750	260
57	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$87,190	$64,460	50
58	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$87,160	$49,790	12,150
59	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$87,040	$53,710	90
60	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$86,860	$50,780	90
61	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$86,690	$55,240	1,210
62	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$86,690	$48,920	190
63	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$86,530	$52,140	33,490
64	Testing Laboratories	$86,520	$37,760	960
65	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$86,440	$53,550	9,310
66	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$86,420	$51,850	23,710
67	Water Transportation	$86,210	$50,350	90
68	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$86,200	$52,300	2,220
69	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$86,060	$54,560	3,110
70	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$85,980	$50,400	230,430
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$85,940	$50,090	15,110
72	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$85,930	$51,110	310
73	Residential Building Construction	$85,930	$57,850	120
74	Depository Credit Intermediation	$85,880	$51,610	18,050
75	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$85,770	$52,160	1,410
76	Other Telecommunications	$85,640	$52,130	n/a
77	Telecommunications	$85,610	$53,340	11,440
78	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$85,610	$54,420	50
79	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$85,590	$55,230	50
80	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$85,560	$53,400	820
81	Wholesale Trade	$85,550	$50,640	19,620
82	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$85,520	$55,860	1,090
83	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$85,500	$49,790	176,530
84	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$85,380	$53,790	280
85	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$85,350	$48,840	3,790
86	Information	$85,210	$50,760	51,990
87	Finance and Insurance	$85,100	$52,330	80,730
88	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$84,990	$51,010	1,990
89	Chemical Manufacturing	$84,980	$52,140	3,710
90	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$84,860	$52,920	54,240
91	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$84,850	$53,870	740
92	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$84,740	$57,540	600
93	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$84,720	$51,070	22,530
94	Scheduled Air Transportation	$84,710	$49,400	1,460
95	Construction	$84,680	$52,040	1,120
96	Federal government, including USPS	$84,660	$64,620	750
97	Air Transportation	$84,640	$49,340	1,460
98	Employment Services	$84,630	$48,360	17,120
99	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$84,600	$56,410	1,030
100	Television Broadcasting	$84,280	$47,340	170