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Highest Paying Industries for Computer Systems Analysts

The top 100 highest paying industries for computer systems 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 $110,960, support activities for mining is the highest paying industry for computer systems analysts. It is followed by other building equipment contractors industry (average annual salary $102,580). 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 systems analysts in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Computer Systems Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Mining	$110,960	$69,820	790
2	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$102,580	$81,140	n/a
3	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$102,460	$70,260	n/a
4	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$102,110	$64,710	n/a
5	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$100,620	$63,450	n/a
6	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$98,500	$57,120	3,790
7	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$98,020	$58,980	4,290
8	Mining	$97,890	$58,860	4,300
9	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$97,250	$61,470	n/a
10	Other Information Services	$96,560	$55,190	3,040
11	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$96,490	$68,110	320
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$96,100	$64,800	1,520
13	Oil and Gas Extraction	$95,700	$55,800	3,450
14	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$95,650	$64,120	1,280
15	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$95,600	$64,230	5,840
16	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$94,970	$55,070	2,400
17	Utilities	$94,700	$63,030	4,210
18	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$94,680	$53,960	200
19	Satellite Telecommunications	$94,530	$63,630	110
20	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$94,410	$57,670	7,680
21	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$94,300	$62,510	2,640
22	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$93,820	$57,600	11,070
23	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$93,540	$62,190	130
24	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$93,500	$54,620	220
25	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$93,310	$62,730	510
26	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$92,910	$59,990	730
27	Building Equipment Contractors	$92,780	$62,680	370
28	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$92,540	$61,850	3,510
29	Machinery Manufacturing	$92,350	$58,830	3,210
30	Scientific Research and Development Services	$91,930	$56,300	7,940
31	Specialty Trade Contractors	$91,830	$61,110	390
32	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$91,810	$55,940	7,210
33	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$91,490	$57,180	180
34	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$91,330	$69,440	280
35	Other Financial Investment Activities	$90,640	$56,050	3,340
36	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$90,500	$54,950	50
37	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$89,980	$59,610	70
38	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$89,960	$55,160	8,360
39	Lessors of Real Estate	$89,840	$62,270	80
40	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$89,820	$65,640	580
41	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$89,640	$57,470	710
42	Pipeline Transportation	$89,520	$60,070	190
43	Residential Building Construction	$89,350	$53,380	80
44	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$89,290	$62,110	290
45	Manufacturing	$89,010	$54,360	32,300
46	Specialized Freight Trucking	$88,950	$57,300	40
47	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$88,810	$61,510	140
48	Tobacco Manufacturing	$88,500	$56,980	140
49	Nonstore Retailers	$88,210	$50,490	1,710
50	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$88,190	$50,460	1,700
51	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$87,870	$52,070	5,200
52	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$87,670	$64,420	40
53	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$87,430	$49,070	180
54	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$87,420	$65,790	250
55	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$86,960	$53,550	90
56	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$86,950	$49,680	10,950
57	Construction	$86,840	$53,260	830
58	Testing Laboratories	$86,560	$38,570	850
59	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$86,450	$49,980	80
60	Water Transportation	$86,450	$49,980	80
61	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$86,400	$50,570	290
62	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$86,350	$52,440	2,100
63	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$86,290	$52,080	1,590
64	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$86,260	$55,190	390
65	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$86,240	$51,610	220
66	Scheduled Air Transportation	$86,220	$51,670	1,240
67	Air Transportation	$86,150	$51,580	1,240
68	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$86,040	$55,130	50
69	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$85,920	$50,900	1,630
70	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$85,910	$54,570	2,890
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$85,750	$49,920	13,330
72	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$85,610	$54,420	50
73	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$85,430	$55,690	1,010
74	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$85,400	$53,160	7,880
75	Wholesale Trade	$85,390	$50,670	17,440
76	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$85,330	$53,110	9,140
77	Engineering Services	$85,310	$54,250	8,100
78	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$85,310	$50,420	199,030
79	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$85,310	$53,130	790
80	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$85,140	$56,420	970
81	Chemical Manufacturing	$85,140	$52,430	3,450
82	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$85,130	$51,880	1,140
83	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$85,070	$49,920	154,790
84	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$84,850	$50,650	220
85	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$84,760	$53,230	47,900
86	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$84,720	$51,440	19,870
87	Television Broadcasting	$84,690	$48,070	100
88	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$84,660	$57,260	540
89	Construction of Buildings	$84,650	$48,550	240
90	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$84,610	$51,440	25,120
91	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$84,420	$53,810	730
92	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$84,410	$53,050	250
93	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$84,050	$56,420	960
94	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$84,010	$55,180	130
95	Information	$83,860	$50,500	44,080
96	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$83,840	$50,850	19,960
97	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$83,760	$57,080	390
98	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$83,730	$50,090	410
99	Federal government, including USPS	$83,650	$64,610	680
100	Employment Services	$83,580	$48,070	15,590