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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for miscellaneous legal support workers (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 $103,160, elementary and secondary schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous legal support workers. It is followed by computer and electronic product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $100,470). 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 miscellaneous legal support workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$103,160	$38,950	50
2	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$100,470	$52,590	50
3	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$94,160	$38,250	n/a
4	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$87,040	$65,840	n/a
5	Educational Services - Local government owned	$78,130	$39,140	70
6	Telecommunications	$77,320	$46,320	80
7	Federal government, including USPS	$75,100	$44,830	16,970
8	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$75,100	$44,830	16,960
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$74,690	$34,480	70
10	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$73,430	$34,410	50
11	Pipeline Transportation	$73,430	$34,410	50
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$69,290	$36,780	170
13	Oil and Gas Extraction	$68,930	$32,910	2,120
14	Lessors of Real Estate	$68,610	$36,100	110
15	Mining	$68,160	$32,330	2,390
16	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$64,940	$40,500	300
17	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$64,520	$42,100	80
18	Support Activities for Mining	$62,170	$27,670	270
19	Manufacturing	$61,990	$35,210	180
20	Utilities	$61,790	$39,660	140
21	Scientific Research and Development Services	$61,770	$37,960	200
22	Software Publishers	$60,540	$41,250	60
23	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$58,720	$39,670	80
24	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$58,160	$27,390	330
25	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$58,120	$39,020	70
26	Transportation and Warehousing	$58,010	$36,500	150
27	Rail Transportation	$57,640	$42,470	50
28	Natural Gas Distribution	$56,750	$35,720	n/a
29	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,400	$34,490	42,660
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$56,400	$34,480	42,520
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$56,400	$34,480	42,520
32	Educational Services	$56,250	$32,190	290
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,810	$22,710	140
34	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$54,390	$41,330	n/a
35	Employment Services	$54,020	$32,100	750
36	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$53,680	$39,440	40
37	Offices of Physicians	$53,220	$35,950	40
38	Educational Services - Privately owned	$53,210	$23,840	160
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,590	$29,580	200
40	Machinery Manufacturing	$52,080	$33,030	30
41	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$51,660	$30,130	13,490
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$51,640	$31,340	1,570
43	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,580	$30,070	13,410
44	Other Financial Investment Activities	$51,380	$25,400	920
45	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$51,110	$25,930	970
46	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$50,710	$34,180	340
47	Temporary Help Services	$50,110	$31,060	550
48	Construction of Buildings	$49,800	$34,020	40
49	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$49,140	$32,650	12,150
50	State government, including schools and hospitals	$49,110	$32,680	12,210
51	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$48,480	$19,150	50
52	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$48,460	$31,490	n/a
53	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$48,420	$31,500	520
54	Construction	$48,160	$18,490	80
55	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$48,150	$26,680	240
56	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$47,920	$27,950	200
57	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,670	$23,720	60
58	Residential Building Construction	$47,620	$33,780	40
59	Wholesale Trade	$47,580	$27,300	360
60	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$47,360	$24,990	280
61	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$47,250	$26,550	210
62	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$47,140	$30,040	660
63	Insurance Carriers	$46,400	$29,270	14,380
64	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$46,380	$29,370	14,080
65	Educational Services - State government owned	$46,280	$33,720	60
66	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$46,260	$33,770	60
67	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$46,220	$29,130	15,100
68	Information	$45,560	$21,830	1,070
69	Activities Related to Real Estate	$45,400	$31,210	3,800
70	Finance and Insurance	$45,290	$28,640	18,330
71	Real Estate	$45,240	$30,910	4,620
72	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$45,240	$30,800	4,700
73	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$44,630	$28,670	110
74	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$44,470	$16,900	40
75	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$44,430	$27,550	320
76	Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,310	$28,460	110
77	Other Information Services	$44,290	$24,540	370
78	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$43,890	$28,190	100
79	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,540	$28,040	100
80	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,470	$26,960	170
81	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$43,010	$27,920	710
82	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$42,870	$27,410	720
83	Other Personal Services	$42,690	$27,370	n/a
84	Personal and Laundry Services	$42,690	$27,370	n/a
85	Administrative and Support Services	$42,440	$21,230	6,610
86	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,440	$21,230	6,610
87	Business Support Services	$42,030	$20,180	5,240
88	Other Insurance Related Activities	$41,560	$27,230	400
89	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$41,080	$27,640	80
90	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,740	$25,470	36,150
91	Legal Services	$40,480	$25,360	34,480
92	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$38,680	$27,120	2,240
93	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$38,280	$26,580	660
94	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$38,250	$26,520	810
95	Depository Credit Intermediation	$38,150	$27,650	1,230
96	Health Care and Social Assistance	$37,670	$26,050	560
97	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$37,490	$27,690	460
98	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$36,070	$26,990	100
99	Office Administrative Services	$35,490	$19,080	240
100	Automobile Dealers	$35,440	$23,920	550