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Highest Paying Industries for Other Media and Communication Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for other media and communication 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 $132,160, wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers is the highest paying industry for other media and communication workers. It is followed by computer and electronic product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $85,120). 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 media and communication workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Media and Communication Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$132,160	$40,820	n/a
2	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$85,120	$43,490	120
3	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$75,290	$38,870	40
4	Manufacturing	$68,140	$33,300	330
5	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$64,050	$37,530	70
6	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$63,470	$26,290	n/a
7	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$62,940	$40,940	70
8	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,470	$31,470	60
9	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$62,400	$39,990	260
10	Offices of Physicians	$61,240	$35,260	30
11	Scientific Research and Development Services	$59,940	$35,470	80
12	Finance and Insurance	$59,350	$32,820	250
13	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$58,420	$34,350	340
14	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$58,130	$32,870	200
15	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$58,110	$35,440	160
16	Insurance Carriers	$58,080	$35,230	180
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,070	$38,980	100
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$56,500	$38,840	110
19	Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,170	$37,700	110
20	Wholesale Trade	$56,050	$33,650	520
21	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$54,000	$31,710	400
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$53,770	$36,180	120
23	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,040	$27,780	550
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$51,920	$29,310	800
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,820	$25,090	900
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,820	$25,090	900
27	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$51,540	$37,680	40
28	Health Care and Social Assistance	$51,500	$33,050	230
29	Social Advocacy Organizations	$50,170	$31,190	80
30	Software Publishers	$49,960	$26,360	120
31	State government, including schools and hospitals	$49,590	$29,810	1,260
32	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$49,090	$28,080	1,750
33	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$48,620	$19,180	n/a
34	Casino Hotels	$48,300	$34,340	350
35	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,050	$20,620	960
36	Machinery Manufacturing	$47,970	$27,090	30
37	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$47,590	$27,310	920
38	Traveler Accommodation	$47,520	$32,450	360
39	Accommodation	$47,520	$32,450	360
40	Educational Services - State government owned	$47,430	$26,790	990
41	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,180	$25,710	2,650
42	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$47,180	$22,230	270
43	Accommodation and Food Services	$47,090	$31,800	390
44	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$47,090	$23,490	10,900
45	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$46,940	$23,820	11,100
46	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,750	$23,240	630
47	Transportation and Warehousing	$46,620	$21,580	70
48	Spectator Sports	$46,460	$24,890	60
49	Educational Services	$46,380	$24,920	2,670
50	Information	$46,090	$22,510	13,440
51	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$46,050	$33,040	80
52	Telecommunications	$46,050	$33,040	80
53	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$45,560	$25,760	410
54	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$45,400	$22,110	1,210
55	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$45,090	$26,950	n/a
56	Television Broadcasting	$44,810	$21,850	830
57	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$44,770	$25,460	290
58	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$44,540	$19,490	300
59	Social Assistance	$44,450	$33,390	30
60	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$44,180	$21,280	490
61	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$44,090	$21,230	480
62	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$44,030	$28,280	970
63	Other Support Services	$43,960	$27,730	210
64	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$43,950	$25,410	2,450
65	Rental and Leasing Services	$43,880	$25,890	110
66	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$43,710	$21,370	140
67	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,600	$24,930	1,380
68	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$43,240	$23,510	1,620
69	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$43,210	$19,370	1,540
70	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$42,920	$22,550	2,120
71	Gambling Industries	$42,890	$32,060	30
72	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$42,710	$19,330	1,230
73	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$42,230	$30,810	50
74	Other Information Services	$42,130	$24,350	240
75	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$42,080	$29,260	470
76	Newspaper Publishers	$41,950	$20,940	150
77	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$41,650	$26,190	510
78	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$41,590	$23,830	250
79	Educational Services - Local government owned	$41,510	$25,590	730
80	Business Support Services	$41,280	$21,670	90
81	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,060	$23,670	310
82	Administrative and Support Services	$40,700	$26,170	610
83	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$40,700	$26,170	610
84	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$40,550	$26,050	450
85	Retail Trade	$40,530	$25,440	370
86	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$40,280	$26,090	310
87	Nonstore Retailers	$40,280	$26,090	310
88	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$39,490	$25,840	n/a
89	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$38,950	$20,780	250
90	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$38,850	$29,310	300
91	Sound Recording Industries	$38,820	$29,830	200
92	Junior colleges - State government owned	$38,190	$22,720	50
93	Performing Arts Companies	$38,180	$20,140	390
94	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$36,010	$18,130	190
95	Radio Broadcasting	$34,580	$17,960	400
96	Employment Services	$33,850	$25,990	180
97	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$33,510	$23,750	150
98	Temporary Help Services	$31,710	$25,760	130
99	Civic and Social Organizations	$29,870	$17,650	50
100	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$29,790	$18,930	n/a