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Highest Paying Industries for Librarians

The top 100 highest paying industries for librarians (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 $80,650, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for librarians. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $80,650). 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 librarians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Librarians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$80,650	$59,920	1,430
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$80,650	$59,920	1,430
3	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$74,300	$36,790	50
4	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$72,220	$51,130	80
5	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$72,150	$50,060	80
6	Other Financial Investment Activities	$70,600	$35,180	40
7	Legal Services	$68,300	$41,950	1,480
8	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$67,160	$46,880	340
9	Office Administrative Services	$67,120	$42,180	40
10	Manufacturing	$66,700	$42,740	160
11	Finance and Insurance	$66,630	$39,460	140
12	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$66,270	$44,200	130
13	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$65,360	$41,970	150
14	Engineering Services	$65,160	$40,710	100
15	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$64,500	$39,470	2,780
16	Insurance Carriers	$63,710	$38,970	60
17	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$62,670	$33,540	580
18	Scientific Research and Development Services	$62,470	$34,590	710
19	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$62,450	$37,460	280
20	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$62,420	$39,420	60
21	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$61,620	$39,110	160
22	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$61,490	$38,550	120
23	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$60,820	$35,270	180
24	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$59,700	$39,650	19,490
25	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$59,560	$39,900	3,110
26	Educational Services - State government owned	$59,540	$41,000	10,390
27	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$59,420	$40,720	140
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$59,120	$37,450	10,730
29	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$58,940	$41,250	50
30	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$58,780	$26,870	100
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,660	$40,020	12,540
32	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,400	$39,050	49,910
33	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$58,320	$38,970	46,670
34	Educational Services	$58,170	$37,630	76,630
35	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$58,130	$41,380	50
36	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$57,900	$39,820	50
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$57,820	$36,790	51,840
38	Offices of Physicians	$57,660	$27,980	60
39	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$57,150	$39,410	4,700
40	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,080	$32,110	1,120
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,050	$31,910	1,080
42	Educational Support Services	$56,950	$31,270	50
43	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$56,870	$40,200	40
44	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$56,490	$33,700	30
45	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$56,470	$37,880	30
46	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$56,460	$37,710	190
47	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$56,320	$31,350	1,260
48	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$56,290	$30,830	1,160
49	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$56,280	$34,390	200
50	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,260	$34,460	102,900
51	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$56,170	$35,550	180
52	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,160	$32,700	16,330
53	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$55,800	$34,060	190
54	Health Care and Social Assistance	$55,660	$30,490	1,440
55	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,620	$33,600	88,930
56	Hospitals - State government owned	$54,170	$36,010	80
57	Employment Services	$54,170	$22,640	160
58	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$54,100	$34,210	60
59	Junior colleges - State government owned	$54,070	$38,430	1,330
60	Temporary Help Services	$53,000	$22,460	150
61	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$52,990	$22,170	200
62	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,890	$36,580	2,070
63	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$52,450	$33,730	50
64	Information	$52,310	$27,470	7,200
65	Civic and Social Organizations	$52,250	$31,260	150
66	Performing Arts Companies	$52,140	$25,230	140
67	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$52,060	$29,150	630
68	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$52,030	$29,990	580
69	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$51,970	$28,600	800
70	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,950	$30,520	42,450
71	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,950	$30,520	42,450
72	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$51,830	$29,990	590
73	Other Information Services	$51,790	$27,120	6,620
74	Other Schools and Instruction	$51,540	$22,690	210
75	Administrative and Support Services	$51,430	$22,970	270
76	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,430	$22,970	270
77	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$51,340	$25,450	140
78	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,990	$29,760	38,950
79	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$50,200	$32,730	250
80	Wholesale Trade	$50,200	$32,730	250
81	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$49,870	$26,400	4,830
82	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$48,720	$32,440	230
83	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$48,540	$33,260	270
84	Social Advocacy Organizations	$48,210	$25,730	70
85	Newspaper Publishers	$48,020	$29,940	80
86	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$47,410	$27,940	70
87	Religious Organizations	$47,410	$26,530	110
88	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$47,240	$26,920	150
89	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$47,160	$27,010	150
90	Technical and Trade Schools	$46,500	$33,090	210
91	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$46,410	$32,530	150
92	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$46,110	$32,970	50
93	Facilities Support Services	$45,740	$28,430	50
94	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$45,530	$34,790	50
95	Social Assistance	$44,090	$30,730	60
96	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,710	$23,140	60
97	Hospitals - Local government owned	$43,710	$23,140	60
98	Individual and Family Services	$40,060	$28,470	40
99	Specialized Design Services	$35,150	$28,770	n/a