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Highest Paying Industries for Other Legal Support Workers

The top 87 highest paying industries for other 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 other legal support workers. It is followed by other information services industry (average annual salary $102,420). 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 other legal support workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest Paying Industries for Other 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	Other Information Services	$102,420	$54,030	70
3	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$100,470	$52,590	50
4	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$98,740	$37,580	50
5	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$87,040	$65,840	n/a
6	Educational Services - Local government owned	$79,900	$37,530	60
7	Telecommunications	$77,320	$46,320	80
8	Federal government, including USPS	$75,570	$44,830	16,710
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$75,570	$44,830	16,710
10	Information	$74,960	$43,820	270
11	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$69,190	$36,590	170
12	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$68,610	$44,460	250
13	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$68,080	$37,060	50
14	Engineering Services	$66,380	$38,550	40
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$65,670	$37,130	180
16	Other Financial Investment Activities	$65,120	$42,460	40
17	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$63,580	$50,300	30
18	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$62,090	$34,950	40
19	Wholesale Trade	$61,810	$36,890	200
20	Mining	$61,740	$39,440	200
21	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$61,440	$31,870	140
22	Oil and Gas Extraction	$61,300	$39,250	190
23	Software Publishers	$61,210	$41,780	50
24	Utilities	$59,630	$43,140	40
25	Manufacturing	$58,950	$34,270	150
26	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$58,820	$38,030	70
27	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$58,720	$39,670	80
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$58,370	$37,900	28,440
29	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$58,360	$37,910	28,310
30	Federal, State, and Local Government	$58,360	$37,910	28,310
31	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$57,790	$23,330	40
32	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$57,750	$40,650	80
33	Rail Transportation	$56,980	$41,860	50
34	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$56,730	$31,790	810
35	Educational Services	$56,030	$31,920	260
36	Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,390	$31,050	40
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,010	$29,250	40
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$54,810	$22,710	140
39	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$54,670	$29,880	40
40	Transportation and Warehousing	$54,600	$36,690	90
41	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$54,550	$32,070	50
42	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$54,390	$41,330	n/a
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,180	$22,950	140
44	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$53,680	$39,440	40
45	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$53,410	$39,110	n/a
46	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,430	$29,360	200
47	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$52,100	$30,440	290
48	Insurance Carriers	$51,020	$27,390	520
49	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$50,920	$34,430	330
50	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$50,670	$33,280	6,130
51	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,550	$33,240	6,070
52	Administrative and Support Services	$50,540	$29,040	1,040
53	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$50,540	$29,040	1,040
54	Business Support Services	$49,130	$31,590	290
55	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$48,950	$31,800	530
56	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$48,520	$31,660	520
57	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,450	$27,220	5,540
58	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,450	$27,550	150
59	State government, including schools and hospitals	$47,420	$27,460	5,600
60	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$47,200	$26,450	200
61	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$46,870	$27,490	930
62	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,970	$33,670	60
63	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,940	$33,720	60
64	Finance and Insurance	$45,380	$28,420	1,550
65	Retail Trade	$44,760	$24,430	160
66	Activities Related to Real Estate	$43,570	$33,020	n/a
67	Automobile Dealers	$43,480	$24,900	130
68	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,470	$26,960	170
69	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$43,410	$24,270	150
70	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$42,830	$25,770	190
71	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$42,830	$26,660	60
72	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$42,530	$27,610	410
73	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,510	$23,140	10,850
74	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$42,370	$26,930	100
75	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$42,040	$29,010	530
76	Depository Credit Intermediation	$41,890	$31,000	370
77	Legal Services	$41,460	$22,680	10,000
78	Other Insurance Related Activities	$41,370	$27,260	370
79	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$40,870	$31,160	n/a
80	Real Estate	$40,760	$30,800	n/a
81	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$40,100	$25,970	30
82	Office Administrative Services	$37,650	$17,810	110
83	Health Care and Social Assistance	$37,240	$25,910	490
84	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$36,070	$26,990	100
85	Social Assistance	$34,570	$25,780	380
86	Individual and Family Services	$33,570	$25,650	270
87	Other Support Services	$24,820	$20,110	n/a