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Highest Paying Industries for Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)

The top 67 highest paying industries for architects (except landscape and naval) (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 $138,410, testing laboratories is the highest paying industry for architects (except landscape and naval). It is followed by information industry (average annual salary $130,590). 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 architects (except landscape and naval) in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 67 Highest Paying Industries for Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Testing Laboratories	$138,410	$100,030	100
2	Information	$130,590	$62,230	60
3	Scientific Research and Development Services	$118,780	$72,640	90
4	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$116,960	$71,920	90
5	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$112,750	$69,120	110
6	Finance and Insurance	$102,080	$70,220	40
7	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$95,620	$59,100	30
8	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$92,920	$73,210	1,470
9	Federal government, including USPS	$92,890	$74,110	1,540
10	Postal Service (federal government)	$89,920	$86,520	80
11	Transportation and Warehousing	$89,920	$76,270	100
12	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$89,260	$50,050	500
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$88,280	$51,000	80
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$88,280	$51,000	80
15	Health Care and Social Assistance	$87,480	$54,800	200
16	Hospitals - State government owned	$87,470	$57,450	70
17	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$87,460	$56,060	160
18	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$87,240	$56,620	710
19	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$86,880	$40,750	40
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$86,560	$53,540	100
21	Specialized Design Services	$86,560	$51,770	840
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$86,180	$59,590	3,510
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$86,180	$59,590	3,510
24	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$85,680	$59,050	4,510
25	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$85,140	$66,060	150
26	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$85,100	$56,550	970
27	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$85,030	$57,450	1,150
28	Educational Services - Local government owned	$84,920	$65,430	170
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$84,750	$61,430	160
30	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$84,410	$57,670	n/a
31	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$84,400	$66,020	160
32	Educational Services - Privately owned	$83,460	$57,030	160
33	Lessors of Real Estate	$82,870	$52,320	90
34	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$82,560	$53,120	50
35	Employment Services	$82,290	$48,510	690
36	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$81,390	$49,010	780
37	Administrative and Support Services	$81,320	$48,870	770
38	Engineering Services	$81,220	$50,020	7,240
39	Educational Services	$80,420	$56,080	1,000
40	Temporary Help Services	$80,410	$47,100	480
41	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$79,230	$55,020	800
42	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$78,850	$50,560	260
43	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$78,090	$54,170	640
44	Educational Services - State government owned	$77,840	$54,110	660
45	Real Estate	$77,760	$50,300	240
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$77,510	$54,650	1,810
47	Specialty Trade Contractors	$77,340	$49,810	130
48	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$76,950	$54,650	1,080
49	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$73,720	$44,410	79,070
50	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$73,450	$44,310	77,500
51	Building Equipment Contractors	$72,580	$50,770	60
52	Wholesale Trade	$71,650	$49,480	n/a
53	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$71,350	$50,400	50
54	Activities Related to Real Estate	$71,340	$49,380	150
55	Nonresidential Building Construction	$68,990	$41,620	1,050
56	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$68,770	$50,510	n/a
57	Construction	$67,950	$41,690	2,500
58	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$67,380	$47,020	50
59	Construction of Buildings	$67,220	$41,210	2,300
60	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$67,070	$49,690	70
61	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$67,070	$49,690	70
62	Residential Building Construction	$65,680	$40,930	1,250
63	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$63,100	$41,620	60
64	Manufacturing	$60,890	$40,690	260
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$59,930	$37,690	100
66	Wood Product Manufacturing	$52,620	$34,630	100
67	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$50,190	$39,670	60