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Highest Paying Industries for Reporters and Correspondents

The top 34 highest paying industries for reporters and correspondents (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 $71,500, business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations is the highest paying industry for reporters and correspondents. It is followed by independent artists, writers, and performers industry (average annual salary $70,070). 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 reporters and correspondents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest Paying Industries for Reporters and Correspondents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$71,500	$23,190	50
2	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$70,070	$34,780	80
3	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$61,510	$33,750	190
4	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$61,510	$33,750	190
5	Social Advocacy Organizations	$58,370	$35,490	140
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$49,990	$24,930	90
7	Other Information Services	$49,610	$25,290	3,800
8	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,380	$25,100	100
9	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,520	$20,830	30
10	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$46,740	$25,490	330
11	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,620	$24,690	200
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$43,810	$24,380	100
13	Educational Services - State government owned	$42,830	$23,200	110
14	Educational Services	$42,710	$24,010	230
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$41,450	$22,690	350
16	Telecommunications	$40,160	$25,920	30
17	Employment Services	$39,900	$24,290	80
18	Administrative and Support Services	$39,900	$24,290	80
19	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$39,900	$24,290	80
20	Television Broadcasting	$39,430	$22,060	8,490
21	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,940	$24,960	160
22	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$38,700	$22,000	11,180
23	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$38,590	$21,920	10,850
24	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,160	$29,650	70
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,860	$25,500	250
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,680	$27,310	120
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,680	$27,310	120
28	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$36,630	$26,520	90
29	Radio Broadcasting	$36,610	$21,450	2,370
30	Information	$35,820	$21,020	41,110
31	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$33,510	$20,320	25,960
32	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$33,510	$20,320	25,970
33	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,330	$26,330	50
34	Newspaper Publishers	$32,440	$20,050	23,290