Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$71,630 |
$54,050 |
450 |
2 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$71,450 |
$54,050 |
450 |
3 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$63,270 |
$33,240 |
160 |
4 |
Utilities
|
$61,050 |
$33,920 |
170 |
5 |
Educational Support Services - Local government owned
|
$60,170 |
$48,650 |
30 |
6 |
Educational Support Services
|
$58,270 |
$36,680 |
40 |
7 |
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$56,700 |
$28,170 |
60 |
8 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$54,470 |
$30,750 |
110 |
9 |
Legal Services
|
$53,980 |
$24,730 |
60 |
10 |
Support Activities for Mining
|
$53,710 |
$48,270 |
n/a |
11 |
Other Information Services
|
$52,960 |
$35,660 |
50 |
12 |
Engineering Services
|
$52,760 |
$35,060 |
40 |
13 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$52,550 |
$31,320 |
100 |
14 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$52,350 |
$26,550 |
40 |
15 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$52,090 |
$31,960 |
70 |
16 |
Mining
|
$51,500 |
$27,640 |
n/a |
17 |
Primary Metal Manufacturing
|
$49,690 |
$39,100 |
40 |
18 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$48,980 |
$30,510 |
15,960 |
19 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$48,820 |
$27,940 |
70 |
20 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$48,810 |
$32,090 |
40 |
21 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$48,270 |
$29,820 |
18,550 |
22 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$48,270 |
$29,820 |
18,550 |
23 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$48,160 |
$33,590 |
70 |
24 |
Land Subdivision
|
$47,850 |
$27,060 |
170 |
25 |
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
|
$47,780 |
$28,710 |
270 |
26 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$46,900 |
$25,780 |
90 |
27 |
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
|
$46,620 |
$29,130 |
4,150 |
28 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$46,500 |
$29,560 |
1,650 |
29 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
|
$46,450 |
$26,160 |
n/a |
30 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$46,340 |
$26,100 |
40 |
31 |
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$46,280 |
$26,160 |
380 |
32 |
Grain and Oilseed Milling
|
$46,260 |
$27,300 |
60 |
33 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$45,650 |
$29,840 |
1,100 |
34 |
Utility System Construction
|
$45,310 |
$25,840 |
90 |
35 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$45,260 |
$24,620 |
850 |
36 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$45,010 |
$25,970 |
40 |
37 |
Office Administrative Services
|
$44,950 |
$30,760 |
420 |
38 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$44,860 |
$29,150 |
5,350 |
39 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$44,730 |
$25,550 |
310 |
40 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$44,660 |
$29,750 |
50 |
41 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
|
$44,480 |
$26,840 |
12,590 |
42 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$44,420 |
$29,420 |
3,460 |
43 |
Other Financial Investment Activities
|
$44,270 |
$25,720 |
30 |
44 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$44,250 |
$26,710 |
1,110 |
45 |
Religious Organizations
|
$44,060 |
$26,290 |
820 |
46 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
|
$44,020 |
$25,010 |
160 |
47 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$43,960 |
$28,210 |
1,610 |
48 |
Depository Credit Intermediation
|
$43,840 |
$24,960 |
140 |
49 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
$43,830 |
$25,040 |
80 |
50 |
Information
|
$43,770 |
$23,080 |
300 |
51 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$43,750 |
$22,690 |
60 |
52 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$43,740 |
$26,810 |
n/a |
53 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$43,650 |
$27,170 |
910 |
54 |
Newspaper Publishers
|
$43,540 |
$26,030 |
70 |
55 |
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
$43,500 |
$26,350 |
14,260 |
56 |
Technical and trade schools - Local government owned
|
$43,460 |
$28,450 |
50 |
57 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$43,360 |
$26,310 |
16,210 |
58 |
Warehousing and Storage
|
$43,310 |
$25,370 |
260 |
59 |
Death Care Services
|
$43,200 |
$26,650 |
1,670 |
60 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$43,100 |
$24,800 |
580 |
61 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$42,910 |
$26,760 |
50,020 |
62 |
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
|
$42,850 |
$25,010 |
100 |
63 |
Manufacturing
|
$42,820 |
$25,450 |
1,700 |
64 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$42,710 |
$26,570 |
100 |
65 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned
|
$42,680 |
$27,490 |
130 |
66 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$42,650 |
$25,420 |
200 |
67 |
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
|
$42,530 |
$25,000 |
50 |
68 |
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
|
$42,520 |
$26,240 |
380 |
69 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$42,510 |
$26,620 |
220 |
70 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$42,500 |
$25,730 |
590 |
71 |
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
|
$42,140 |
$25,520 |
2,130 |
72 |
Support Activities for Air Transportation
|
$42,130 |
$23,640 |
150 |
73 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$42,020 |
$26,660 |
680 |
74 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$41,930 |
$25,770 |
2,940 |
75 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$41,920 |
$27,110 |
420 |
76 |
Child Day Care Services
|
$41,840 |
$27,480 |
110 |
77 |
Junior colleges - Privately owned
|
$41,830 |
$24,280 |
50 |
78 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$41,820 |
$23,640 |
270 |
79 |
Performing Arts Companies
|
$41,800 |
$25,200 |
100 |
80 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$41,800 |
$26,150 |
2,590 |
81 |
Other Residential Care Facilities
|
$41,790 |
$25,420 |
220 |
82 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$41,760 |
$25,950 |
5,010 |
83 |
Special Food Services
|
$41,700 |
$26,490 |
650 |
84 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
|
$41,650 |
$23,100 |
70 |
85 |
Amusement Parks and Arcades
|
$41,580 |
$21,830 |
370 |
86 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$41,510 |
$26,000 |
22,920 |
87 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$41,390 |
$26,000 |
22,430 |
88 |
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
|
$41,370 |
$25,370 |
1,040 |
89 |
Spectator Sports
|
$41,360 |
$25,030 |
540 |
90 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
|
$41,350 |
$26,080 |
400 |
91 |
Educational Services
|
$41,220 |
$26,370 |
33,590 |
92 |
Food and Beverage Stores
|
$41,190 |
$26,700 |
140 |
93 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$41,170 |
$25,890 |
21,150 |
94 |
Landscaping Services
|
$41,160 |
$26,690 |
57,300 |
95 |
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
|
$41,010 |
$28,290 |
820 |
96 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$40,990 |
$26,330 |
2,140 |
97 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$40,910 |
$25,930 |
470 |
98 |
Real Estate
|
$40,880 |
$25,320 |
6,720 |
99 |
Food Manufacturing
|
$40,880 |
$24,350 |
1,100 |
100 |
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
|
$40,870 |
$24,790 |
70 |