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Highest Paying Industries for Information Security Analysts

The top 100 highest paying industries for information security 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 $107,920, securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage is the highest paying industry for information security analysts. It is followed by wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) industry (average annual salary $105,700). 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 information security analysts in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Information Security Analysts

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$107,920	$56,670	2,730
2	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$105,700	$63,400	830
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$105,260	$58,750	3,390
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$105,050	$79,050	40
5	Federal government, including USPS	$101,700	$74,750	70
6	Natural Gas Distribution	$100,960	$65,240	150
7	Temporary Help Services	$100,750	$53,570	1,210
8	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$100,600	$59,230	370
9	Nonstore Retailers	$100,440	$58,440	370
10	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$100,180	$63,560	30
11	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$99,690	$59,580	50
12	Pipeline Transportation	$98,630	$59,750	40
13	Machinery Manufacturing	$98,360	$65,160	240
14	Telecommunications	$98,290	$54,210	3,200
15	Employment Services	$98,040	$52,830	1,530
16	Other Financial Investment Activities	$97,350	$64,170	630
17	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$97,330	$44,840	30
18	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$97,230	$56,930	30
19	Engineering Services	$96,570	$57,560	2,130
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$96,070	$54,970	2,050
21	Newspaper Publishers	$96,070	$50,840	80
22	Scientific Research and Development Services	$95,800	$55,290	2,100
23	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$95,730	$55,880	2,280
24	Satellite Telecommunications	$95,610	$43,920	n/a
25	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$95,560	$61,360	580
26	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$95,530	$54,970	3,840
27	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$95,390	$56,900	40
28	Educational Support Services	$95,360	$45,030	40
29	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$95,350	$59,390	890
30	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$94,860	$48,490	240
31	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$94,810	$66,890	n/a
32	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$94,800	$59,080	950
33	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$94,510	$61,420	310
34	Information	$94,000	$52,560	7,910
35	Finance and Insurance	$93,740	$55,060	15,090
36	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$93,590	$53,890	1,920
37	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$93,590	$53,000	140
38	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$93,460	$56,210	1,430
39	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$93,360	$59,500	1,180
40	Support Activities for Mining	$93,300	$68,950	50
41	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$93,260	$56,410	1,010
42	Other Information Services	$93,050	$41,830	n/a
43	Depository Credit Intermediation	$92,930	$55,720	6,010
44	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$92,930	$55,090	8,360
45	Manufacturing	$92,670	$57,600	3,090
46	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$92,620	$53,160	680
47	Other Telecommunications	$92,310	$51,280	n/a
48	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$92,140	$49,620	920
49	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$91,940	$53,440	2,570
50	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$91,850	$56,160	70
51	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$91,670	$42,120	50
52	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$91,190	$66,110	n/a
53	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$90,880	$55,740	680
54	Travel Agencies	$90,810	$58,100	50
55	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$90,550	$50,820	70
56	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$90,460	$50,310	31,400
57	Individual and Family Services	$90,450	$34,520	40
58	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$90,410	$53,440	160
59	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$90,160	$53,950	90
60	Technical and Trade Schools	$89,970	$65,410	n/a
61	Software Publishers	$89,840	$55,160	870
62	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$89,610	$53,650	1,170
63	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$89,310	$63,990	320
64	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$89,210	$50,740	1,200
65	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$89,110	$48,010	430
66	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$89,010	$54,090	220
67	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$88,890	$48,460	300
68	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$88,680	$48,600	21,740
69	Legal Services	$88,260	$42,460	90
70	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$88,100	$53,350	270
71	Mining	$88,030	$56,930	270
72	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$87,450	$51,370	1,780
73	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$87,410	$43,760	30
74	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$87,410	$43,760	30
75	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$87,240	$48,220	520
76	Insurance Carriers	$87,210	$53,790	2,570
77	Wholesale Trade	$86,940	$50,410	2,180
78	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$86,780	$61,800	80
79	Oil and Gas Extraction	$86,770	$53,380	210
80	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$86,700	$61,120	80
81	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$86,520	$53,060	2,980
82	Retail Trade	$86,420	$33,410	560
83	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$86,280	$53,010	1,140
84	Social Assistance	$86,250	$40,470	100
85	Testing Laboratories	$86,250	$35,530	110
86	Civic and Social Organizations	$86,060	$45,380	50
87	Offices of Physicians	$85,990	$46,360	160
88	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$85,720	$50,480	6,340
89	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$85,440	$54,560	50
90	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$85,400	$62,750	60
91	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$85,330	$50,430	740
92	Educational Services - Privately owned	$85,150	$49,200	880
93	Administrative and Support Services	$84,910	$40,830	3,600
94	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$84,880	$40,860	3,620
95	Real Estate	$84,770	$63,560	60
96	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$84,730	$55,040	170
97	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$84,210	$44,490	400
98	Television Broadcasting	$84,000	$45,950	60
99	Utilities	$83,700	$55,640	870
100	Building Equipment Contractors	$83,300	$52,270	50