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Highest Paying Industries for Web Developers

The top 100 highest paying industries for web developers (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 $100,450, independent artists, writers, and performers is the highest paying industry for web developers. It is followed by truck transportation industry (average annual salary $88,540). 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 web developers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Web Developers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$100,450	$32,940	40
2	Truck Transportation	$88,540	$40,010	n/a
3	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$87,550	$36,030	70
4	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$85,700	$46,460	230
5	Software Publishers	$84,510	$44,220	3,110
6	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$82,720	$51,180	30
7	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$82,720	$53,620	80
8	Natural Gas Distribution	$82,380	$51,490	40
9	Depository Credit Intermediation	$81,700	$41,890	1,220
10	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$81,530	$48,260	90
11	Utilities	$81,490	$38,160	110
12	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$81,020	$37,020	70
13	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$79,170	$48,920	100
14	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$78,170	$35,650	60
15	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$77,740	$47,760	410
16	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$77,630	$42,910	2,300
17	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$77,120	$40,420	180
18	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$76,210	$46,050	340
19	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$75,540	$52,130	70
20	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$75,310	$46,780	680
21	Insurance Carriers	$75,090	$43,670	2,130
22	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$74,930	$44,730	350
23	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$74,800	$43,660	640
24	Finance and Insurance	$74,470	$41,950	6,590
25	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$73,920	$41,830	1,140
26	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$73,790	$41,240	80
27	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$73,300	$40,720	400
28	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$73,290	$28,900	180
29	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$73,170	$43,070	840
30	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$73,050	$43,200	940
31	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$72,850	$49,450	50
32	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$72,810	$43,110	5,930
33	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$72,610	$39,010	670
34	Other Insurance Related Activities	$72,600	$41,080	600
35	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$72,560	$42,910	120
36	Hospitals - State government owned	$72,490	$44,020	100
37	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$72,410	$40,740	3,240
38	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$72,150	$38,230	120
39	Apparel Manufacturing	$72,020	$40,810	120
40	Scientific Research and Development Services	$71,940	$40,640	900
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,880	$46,700	880
42	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$71,850	$38,220	80
43	Hospitals - Privately owned	$71,600	$46,590	940
44	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$71,510	$46,530	1,130
45	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$71,420	$46,380	1,040
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$70,730	$45,310	600
47	Couriers and Messengers	$70,700	$50,550	80
48	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$70,510	$37,280	70
49	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$70,270	$51,270	n/a
50	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$70,200	$40,370	940
51	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$70,080	$47,310	40
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$69,830	$49,790	90
53	Hospitals - Local government owned	$69,830	$49,790	90
54	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$69,700	$42,410	360
55	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$69,460	$42,000	70
56	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$69,270	$50,060	80
57	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$69,210	$34,360	n/a
58	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$69,150	$42,490	230
59	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$68,870	$36,360	50
60	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$68,850	$42,340	790
61	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$68,550	$52,720	n/a
62	Employment Services	$68,490	$35,050	2,840
63	Investigation and Security Services	$68,470	$42,520	90
64	Direct Selling Establishments	$68,220	$33,870	70
65	Security Systems Services	$68,170	$36,020	40
66	Other Financial Investment Activities	$67,950	$40,620	460
67	Chemical Manufacturing	$67,730	$40,140	170
68	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$67,710	$32,580	90
69	Temporary Help Services	$67,520	$34,480	1,770
70	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$67,520	$36,170	1,110
71	Outpatient Care Centers	$67,420	$44,890	130
72	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$67,400	$35,270	610
73	Other Information Services	$67,270	$34,910	6,990
74	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$67,240	$35,830	5,680
75	Engineering Services	$67,130	$42,210	800
76	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$66,600	$32,410	110
77	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$66,590	$34,580	360
78	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$66,380	$35,670	7,260
79	Telecommunications	$66,270	$33,540	1,230
80	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$66,140	$51,750	40
81	Food Manufacturing	$66,090	$38,740	80
82	Mining	$66,030	$44,510	60
83	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$66,020	$34,840	920
84	Transportation and Warehousing	$65,920	$29,140	470
85	Full-Service Restaurants	$65,910	$51,620	n/a
86	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$65,680	$34,300	120
87	Information	$65,560	$34,810	24,010
88	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$65,080	$33,000	520
89	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$65,020	$40,730	60
90	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$64,850	$32,130	29,600
91	Testing Laboratories	$64,770	$35,900	40
92	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$64,760	$39,700	950
93	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$64,640	$34,140	6,250
94	Educational Services - Local government owned	$64,450	$39,930	1,190
95	Administrative and Support Services	$64,340	$34,010	6,150
96	Rental and Leasing Services	$64,190	$28,760	90
97	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$64,160	$38,280	1,720
98	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$64,010	$41,250	70
99	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$63,840	$33,170	1,010
100	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$63,800	$40,560	120