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Highest Paying Industries for Public Relations Specialists

The top 100 highest paying industries for public relations specialists (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 $89,970, semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing is the highest paying industry for public relations specialists. It is followed by postal service (federal government) industry (average annual salary $88,890). 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 public relations specialists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Public Relations Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$89,970	$48,560	n/a
2	Postal Service (federal government)	$88,890	$64,710	80
3	Federal government, including USPS	$88,220	$57,980	5,110
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$88,190	$57,980	5,030
5	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$87,480	$46,660	40
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$85,920	$50,170	n/a
7	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$84,400	$45,520	80
8	Specialized Freight Trucking	$84,350	$47,960	40
9	Truck Transportation	$81,840	$35,580	40
10	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$81,310	$45,690	n/a
11	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$80,500	$50,850	90
12	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$80,470	$38,850	n/a
13	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$79,490	$43,120	830
14	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$77,460	$42,960	150
15	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$76,910	$42,000	380
16	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$76,690	$23,450	230
17	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$76,590	$39,180	450
18	Software Publishers	$74,520	$38,930	1,060
19	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$73,930	$55,000	50
20	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$73,820	$47,010	90
21	Water Transportation	$73,210	$47,410	90
22	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$72,510	$43,220	220
23	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$72,310	$40,460	260
24	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$71,950	$35,540	1,090
25	Rail Transportation	$71,880	$44,880	90
26	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$71,740	$50,210	50
27	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$71,370	$43,030	60
28	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$70,660	$38,460	520
29	Pipeline Transportation	$69,990	$40,540	70
30	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$69,950	$41,390	1,420
31	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$69,890	$43,040	1,350
32	Transportation and Warehousing	$69,730	$38,100	770
33	Utilities	$69,700	$42,640	1,540
34	Natural Gas Distribution	$69,390	$41,910	170
35	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$69,330	$40,660	50
36	Scientific Research and Development Services	$69,200	$39,690	2,260
37	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$69,130	$41,070	50
38	Apparel Manufacturing	$69,080	$40,110	70
39	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$69,050	$39,530	50
40	Other Financial Investment Activities	$68,330	$32,720	600
41	Support Activities for Mining	$68,270	$35,610	160
42	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$68,040	$36,710	850
43	Manufacturing	$67,390	$39,140	3,370
44	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$67,310	$36,630	520
45	Metal Ore Mining	$67,250	$19,500	40
46	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$66,580	$32,220	50
47	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$66,440	$32,000	250
48	Mining	$66,100	$35,620	520
49	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$65,950	$40,270	60
50	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$65,800	$35,650	2,690
51	Air Transportation	$65,660	$38,310	190
52	Telecommunications	$65,530	$29,290	1,050
53	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$65,220	$33,930	240
54	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$65,070	$34,810	180
55	Machinery Manufacturing	$65,070	$40,470	360
56	Oil and Gas Extraction	$64,980	$36,670	310
57	Scheduled Air Transportation	$64,930	$38,980	170
58	Engineering Services	$64,880	$35,640	810
59	Other Insurance Related Activities	$64,790	$34,750	290
60	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$64,420	$36,760	9,050
61	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$64,090	$34,740	320
62	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$63,560	$41,210	1,620
63	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$63,020	$40,230	40
64	Insurance Carriers	$63,000	$38,950	3,050
65	Support Activities for Transportation	$62,970	$33,760	70
66	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$62,870	$40,460	80
67	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$62,860	$41,540	30
68	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$62,840	$33,620	2,950
69	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$62,830	$31,740	680
70	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$62,720	$37,780	3,950
71	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$62,660	$34,160	980
72	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$62,560	$33,780	80
73	Finance and Insurance	$62,520	$36,090	8,240
74	Other Information Services	$62,520	$34,110	1,220
75	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$62,270	$40,070	110
76	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$62,200	$32,890	570
77	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$62,170	$33,960	450
78	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$62,100	$37,540	410
79	Hospitals - State government owned	$61,830	$40,360	210
80	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$61,780	$32,400	1,300
81	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$61,610	$34,760	900
82	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$61,390	$38,180	240
83	Other Telecommunications	$61,280	$24,410	140
84	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$60,870	$34,940	20,750
85	Federal, State, and Local Government	$60,870	$34,940	20,750
86	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$60,840	$22,490	150
87	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$60,740	$26,830	220
88	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$60,570	$38,840	150
89	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$60,270	$34,940	40
90	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$60,240	$19,010	2,080
91	Wholesale Trade	$60,210	$32,030	2,820
92	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$60,180	$42,460	50
93	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$60,160	$34,760	600
94	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$60,080	$34,560	830
95	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$59,890	$34,840	40
96	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$59,780	$36,220	360
97	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$59,650	$31,370	890
98	Chemical Manufacturing	$59,360	$36,430	270
99	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$59,260	$42,900	40
100	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,250	$31,960	50,890