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Highest Paying Industries for Electrical Engineers

The top 100 highest paying industries for electrical engineers (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 $125,590, other information services is the highest paying industry for electrical engineers. It is followed by independent artists, writers, and performers industry (average annual salary $122,210). 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 electrical engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Electrical Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Information Services	$125,590	$74,490	n/a
2	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$122,210	$71,500	50
3	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$119,140	$72,740	60
4	Residential Building Construction	$113,980	$65,610	40
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$113,610	$63,250	230
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$110,790	$72,920	6,260
7	Other Support Services	$108,650	$72,160	60
8	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$106,450	$68,640	30
9	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$105,520	$67,940	n/a
10	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$105,200	$62,570	13,070
11	Scientific Research and Development Services	$104,890	$66,710	10,280
12	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$104,880	$68,540	1,000
13	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$104,820	$66,670	10,240
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$104,570	$67,220	70
15	Hospitals - Privately owned	$104,570	$67,220	70
16	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$104,200	$68,830	130
17	Health Care and Social Assistance	$103,680	$67,970	120
18	Insurance Carriers	$102,990	$68,810	140
19	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$102,990	$68,810	140
20	Software Publishers	$102,870	$63,790	200
21	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$102,720	$64,150	210
22	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$102,230	$64,320	150
23	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$101,630	$66,200	8,850
24	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$101,410	$66,910	40
25	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$100,830	$66,270	100
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$100,550	$65,800	100
27	Specialized Design Services	$100,130	$64,510	310
28	Finance and Insurance	$99,450	$48,950	170
29	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$99,110	$62,220	5,090
30	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$98,610	$68,340	100
31	Natural Gas Distribution	$97,910	$66,330	1,190
32	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$97,880	$68,880	230
33	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$96,650	$69,820	280
34	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$96,500	$65,640	170
35	Mining	$96,450	$58,550	530
36	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$96,290	$62,220	32,290
37	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$96,280	$65,550	170
38	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$96,120	$63,840	170
39	Pipeline Transportation	$95,950	$64,110	80
40	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$95,820	$57,930	730
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$95,210	$61,440	3,290
42	Support Activities for Mining	$94,910	$59,850	200
43	Construction of Buildings	$94,380	$57,450	450
44	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$94,250	$68,290	200
45	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$94,210	$63,450	80
46	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$94,100	$59,760	3,410
47	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$94,070	$63,760	8,360
48	Federal, State, and Local Government	$94,070	$63,760	8,360
49	Chemical Manufacturing	$93,890	$66,650	830
50	Utility System Construction	$93,840	$62,320	1,020
51	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$93,700	$62,200	1,050
52	Federal government, including USPS	$93,640	$68,440	4,350
53	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$93,640	$68,440	4,350
54	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$92,690	$59,290	460
55	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$92,610	$61,730	960
56	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$92,530	$60,970	12,160
57	Support Activities for Transportation	$92,520	$55,960	120
58	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$92,470	$57,970	59,460
59	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$92,230	$60,940	170
60	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$92,230	$63,120	6,030
61	Manufacturing	$92,020	$59,970	61,800
62	Nonresidential Building Construction	$91,870	$57,360	400
63	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$91,810	$59,250	9,250
64	Information	$91,740	$62,150	3,340
65	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$91,470	$59,930	2,690
66	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$91,430	$63,620	3,200
67	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$91,420	$55,400	100
68	Administrative and Support Services	$91,250	$59,550	2,530
69	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$91,210	$64,170	370
70	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$91,210	$62,380	3,390
71	Transportation and Warehousing	$91,160	$63,310	380
72	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$91,010	$60,470	980
73	Television Broadcasting	$90,660	$58,620	180
74	Telecommunications	$90,550	$62,510	2,450
75	Employment Services	$90,050	$58,000	1,920
76	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$90,030	$55,250	1,350
77	Engineering Services	$89,960	$56,970	38,280
78	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$89,620	$56,560	2,230
79	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$89,430	$56,760	41,290
80	Utilities	$89,280	$61,670	18,740
81	Temporary Help Services	$89,050	$58,200	1,440
82	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$88,920	$57,980	630
83	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$88,790	$61,200	17,520
84	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$88,400	$58,100	1,070
85	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$88,230	$57,760	80
86	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$88,080	$55,440	350
87	Repair and Maintenance	$87,940	$57,650	1,030
88	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$87,910	$62,100	150
89	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$87,700	$65,080	n/a
90	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$87,600	$58,410	1,230
91	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$87,470	$58,550	2,100
92	Wholesale Trade	$87,430	$55,490	6,640
93	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$87,380	$54,720	310
94	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$87,370	$57,340	2,020
95	Rail Transportation	$87,330	$67,070	120
96	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$87,260	$53,850	80
97	Other Telecommunications	$86,930	$58,160	350
98	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$86,680	$57,090	390
99	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$86,600	$54,930	5,550
100	Security Systems Services	$86,460	$57,650	260