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Highest Paying Industries for Computer Support Specialists

The top 100 highest paying industries for computer support specialists (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 $77,980, other pipeline transportation is the highest paying industry for computer support specialists. It is followed by aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry (average annual salary $77,540). 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 computer support specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Computer Support Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Pipeline Transportation	$77,980	$43,820	30
2	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$77,540	$41,540	1,600
3	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$75,960	$39,020	150
4	Taxi and Limousine Service	$72,850	$23,610	40
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$71,500	$55,010	270
6	Natural Gas Distribution	$69,900	$43,320	640
7	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$68,540	$41,500	n/a
8	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$68,440	$39,780	4,240
9	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$67,040	$31,280	180
10	Utilities	$66,920	$39,840	3,040
11	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$66,560	$29,590	80
12	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$66,260	$39,730	2,290
13	Oil and Gas Extraction	$65,970	$35,090	1,240
14	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$64,780	$38,500	7,990
15	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$64,640	$41,380	70
16	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$63,550	$36,470	530
17	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$63,030	$37,820	210
18	Metal Ore Mining	$62,960	$44,310	30
19	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$62,570	$34,120	6,100
20	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$61,460	$36,450	70
21	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$61,020	$35,610	2,680
22	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$60,930	$32,510	31,210
23	Landscaping Services	$60,890	$32,360	50
24	Other Financial Investment Activities	$60,740	$36,960	3,590
25	Water Transportation	$60,470	$31,640	200
26	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$60,440	$31,580	200
27	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$60,330	$35,810	1,090
28	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$60,190	$38,870	5,590
29	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$60,140	$34,500	n/a
30	Telecommunications	$59,980	$32,750	42,770
31	Mining	$59,770	$33,030	2,200
32	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$59,700	$35,430	630
33	Scientific Research and Development Services	$59,330	$35,800	6,560
34	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$59,100	$35,190	6,300
35	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$59,100	$34,970	13,460
36	Rail Transportation	$58,980	$36,970	170
37	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$58,770	$37,400	3,620
38	Pipeline Transportation	$58,740	$33,210	230
39	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$57,850	$33,410	170
40	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$57,810	$40,290	110
41	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$57,750	$34,870	300
42	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$57,560	$37,800	740
43	Scheduled Air Transportation	$57,350	$32,930	850
44	Couriers and Messengers	$57,280	$37,460	790
45	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$56,950	$35,060	230
46	Air Transportation	$56,690	$32,410	940
47	Chemical Manufacturing	$56,630	$34,200	2,250
48	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$56,530	$34,470	2,370
49	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$56,340	$31,980	360
50	Legal Services	$56,330	$30,750	6,110
51	Engineering Services	$56,160	$32,310	7,560
52	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$56,070	$29,980	n/a
53	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$55,770	$32,230	9,040
54	Information	$55,740	$31,200	99,960
55	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$55,700	$32,400	3,440
56	Other Telecommunications	$55,670	$31,820	5,110
57	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$55,540	$33,000	50
58	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$55,450	$32,820	740
59	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$55,440	$38,520	130
60	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$55,330	$33,740	5,160
61	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$55,280	$33,080	2,800
62	Other Information Services	$55,240	$30,810	4,910
63	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$55,110	$34,800	2,030
64	Insurance Carriers	$55,100	$34,840	13,700
65	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$55,090	$32,990	26,820
66	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$55,050	$33,780	420
67	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$55,000	$33,980	4,160
68	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$54,880	$36,670	60
69	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$54,740	$31,390	160
70	Television Broadcasting	$54,540	$34,930	780
71	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$54,540	$36,520	190
72	Manufacturing	$54,510	$33,130	34,920
73	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$54,460	$34,170	1,400
74	Other Food Manufacturing	$54,440	$33,310	210
75	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$54,380	$34,740	1,270
76	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$54,340	$32,560	800
77	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$54,250	$33,300	60
78	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$54,190	$33,540	100
79	Finance and Insurance	$54,150	$33,150	49,070
80	Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing	$54,140	$33,160	40
81	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$54,040	$32,420	70
82	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$53,930	$32,170	36,210
83	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$53,890	$35,480	240
84	Land Subdivision	$53,840	$38,100	n/a
85	Local Messengers and Local Delivery	$53,570	$30,630	50
86	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$53,570	$33,720	180
87	Federal government, including USPS	$53,510	$40,940	2,450
88	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$53,510	$33,900	370
89	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$53,460	$33,410	19,860
90	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$53,370	$32,280	60
91	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$53,330	$29,130	100
92	Rental and Leasing Services	$53,260	$32,860	870
93	Utility System Construction	$53,160	$33,750	330
94	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$53,140	$26,820	24,590
95	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$53,130	$33,630	680
96	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$53,130	$32,780	690
97	Software Publishers	$53,110	$31,810	21,700
98	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$53,070	$41,120	130
99	Wholesale Trade	$53,010	$31,870	49,970
100	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$52,990	$34,660	420