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Highest Paying Industries for Commercial and Industrial Designers

The top 100 highest paying industries for commercial and industrial designers (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 $92,940, support activities for mining is the highest paying industry for commercial and industrial designers. It is followed by mining industry (average annual salary $92,840). 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 commercial and industrial designers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Commercial and Industrial Designers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Mining	$92,940	$76,760	n/a
2	Mining	$92,840	$75,460	n/a
3	Warehousing and Storage	$79,910	$54,970	30
4	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$78,510	$35,470	40
5	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$78,080	$43,180	120
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$77,610	$51,110	420
7	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$77,130	$41,400	500
8	Forging and Stamping	$74,640	$42,750	40
9	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$74,580	$40,400	170
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$74,300	$44,060	60
11	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$73,700	$44,700	n/a
12	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$73,420	$50,540	70
13	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$72,830	$44,380	340
14	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$72,720	$45,150	540
15	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$72,620	$44,250	2,660
16	Other Support Services	$72,420	$36,280	90
17	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$72,410	$52,520	40
18	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$71,950	$30,670	120
19	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$71,810	$55,820	40
20	Employment Services	$71,770	$44,440	n/a
21	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$71,170	$45,190	250
22	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$71,020	$42,080	80
23	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$70,930	$41,430	110
24	Administrative and Support Services	$70,880	$43,070	920
25	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$70,880	$43,070	920
26	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$70,740	$42,440	70
27	Temporary Help Services	$70,510	$41,950	360
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$70,410	$43,230	2,370
29	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$70,350	$50,340	160
30	Engineering Services	$70,340	$43,410	2,350
31	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$70,330	$51,520	70
32	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$70,250	$42,990	100
33	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$70,210	$36,070	30
34	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$69,960	$34,950	200
35	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$69,520	$45,720	80
36	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$68,970	$42,860	3,020
37	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,570	$39,120	8,730
38	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$68,420	$31,020	180
39	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$67,880	$40,820	60
40	Nonstore Retailers	$67,320	$36,190	340
41	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$67,100	$36,140	340
42	Testing Laboratories	$66,700	$44,070	340
43	Machine Shops	$66,680	$33,880	n/a
44	Information	$66,260	$40,230	230
45	Building Equipment Contractors	$65,810	$34,910	110
46	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$65,800	$34,200	n/a
47	Software Publishers	$65,380	$45,100	50
48	Educational Services - Privately owned	$65,360	$18,730	30
49	Specialty Trade Contractors	$65,040	$34,430	260
50	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$64,760	$39,210	220
51	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$64,660	$41,420	70
52	Ship and Boat Building	$64,450	$44,460	200
53	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$64,440	$34,940	50
54	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$64,080	$41,880	90
55	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$64,050	$39,460	550
56	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$63,860	$40,530	780
57	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$62,490	$42,570	150
58	Manufacturing	$62,330	$35,480	12,280
59	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$62,170	$46,600	60
60	Machinery Manufacturing	$61,910	$36,190	1,800
61	Retail Trade	$61,850	$32,540	650
62	Security Systems Services	$61,710	$37,840	50
63	Investigation and Security Services	$61,710	$37,840	50
64	Chemical Manufacturing	$61,550	$43,260	230
65	Textile Furnishings Mills	$61,540	$30,300	140
66	Specialized Design Services	$61,460	$34,990	4,140
67	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$61,190	$37,120	200
68	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$61,120	$40,880	270
69	Paper Manufacturing	$60,990	$37,710	630
70	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$60,750	$33,210	130
71	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$60,750	$37,520	610
72	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$60,550	$35,000	50
73	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$59,880	$35,460	330
74	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$59,850	$37,720	450
75	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,790	$36,920	40
76	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$59,690	$35,950	510
77	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$59,380	$36,240	200
78	Fabric Mills	$59,290	$36,850	140
79	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$58,530	$31,890	250
80	Newspaper Publishers	$58,520	$45,310	40
81	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$58,400	$33,930	250
82	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$58,300	$37,340	1,910
83	Textile Mills	$58,080	$35,340	170
84	Wholesale Trade	$57,970	$36,540	3,130
85	Construction	$57,870	$36,770	560
86	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$57,740	$37,320	170
87	Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	$57,650	$38,440	330
88	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$57,630	$33,220	40
89	Building Finishing Contractors	$57,410	$33,510	60
90	Printing and Related Support Activities	$57,380	$28,670	110
91	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$57,320	$41,890	n/a
92	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$56,940	$35,520	80
93	Nonresidential Building Construction	$56,410	$45,280	n/a
94	Construction of Buildings	$56,220	$40,880	n/a
95	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$55,740	$33,630	1,090
96	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$55,230	$35,090	120
97	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$55,150	$32,340	420
98	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$54,910	$30,240	100
99	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$54,600	$35,480	220
100	Federal, State, and Local Government	$54,600	$35,480	220