Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$76,460 |
$54,310 |
280 |
2 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$76,450 |
$52,720 |
290 |
3 |
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$58,580 |
$28,670 |
60 |
4 |
Legal Services
|
$53,980 |
$24,730 |
60 |
5 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$53,740 |
$29,910 |
80 |
6 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$53,610 |
$32,000 |
40 |
7 |
Land Subdivision
|
$53,370 |
$19,260 |
40 |
8 |
Engineering Services
|
$53,330 |
$35,590 |
40 |
9 |
Other Information Services
|
$52,960 |
$35,660 |
50 |
10 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$52,800 |
$25,930 |
30 |
11 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$50,410 |
$30,870 |
70 |
12 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$50,070 |
$30,600 |
60 |
13 |
Primary Metal Manufacturing
|
$49,690 |
$39,100 |
40 |
14 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$48,180 |
$31,960 |
40 |
15 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$47,760 |
$33,500 |
70 |
16 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$47,300 |
$27,840 |
60 |
17 |
Grain and Oilseed Milling
|
$47,210 |
$28,530 |
50 |
18 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$47,040 |
$32,760 |
40 |
19 |
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
|
$46,570 |
$27,670 |
1,850 |
20 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$45,240 |
$27,620 |
5,730 |
21 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$45,180 |
$25,660 |
80 |
22 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$45,000 |
$29,200 |
50 |
23 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$44,750 |
$27,460 |
7,460 |
24 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$44,750 |
$27,460 |
7,460 |
25 |
Office Administrative Services
|
$44,390 |
$30,710 |
n/a |
26 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$44,350 |
$25,380 |
280 |
27 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
|
$44,020 |
$25,010 |
160 |
28 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$43,900 |
$25,720 |
550 |
29 |
Information
|
$43,900 |
$23,320 |
290 |
30 |
Depository Credit Intermediation
|
$43,840 |
$24,960 |
140 |
31 |
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
$43,830 |
$25,040 |
80 |
32 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$43,800 |
$28,370 |
1,160 |
33 |
Newspaper Publishers
|
$43,540 |
$26,030 |
70 |
34 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$43,530 |
$25,600 |
30 |
35 |
Technical and trade schools - Local government owned
|
$43,460 |
$28,450 |
50 |
36 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$43,420 |
$28,600 |
780 |
37 |
Warehousing and Storage
|
$43,310 |
$25,370 |
260 |
38 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$43,100 |
$28,800 |
2,520 |
39 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$43,090 |
$28,320 |
3,860 |
40 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$42,910 |
$26,230 |
40 |
41 |
Manufacturing
|
$42,860 |
$25,390 |
1,620 |
42 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$42,790 |
$24,770 |
560 |
43 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned
|
$42,760 |
$27,660 |
100 |
44 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$42,710 |
$26,570 |
100 |
45 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$42,650 |
$25,420 |
200 |
46 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$42,550 |
$26,620 |
510 |
47 |
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing
|
$42,530 |
$25,000 |
50 |
48 |
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing
|
$42,490 |
$26,210 |
380 |
49 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$42,180 |
$26,810 |
1,150 |
50 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$42,040 |
$22,010 |
570 |
51 |
Religious Organizations
|
$42,010 |
$26,070 |
650 |
52 |
Performing Arts Companies
|
$42,010 |
$24,890 |
90 |
53 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$41,800 |
$26,530 |
660 |
54 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$41,740 |
$26,120 |
200 |
55 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$41,720 |
$27,040 |
420 |
56 |
Special Food Services
|
$41,670 |
$26,440 |
640 |
57 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
|
$41,650 |
$23,100 |
70 |
58 |
Child Day Care Services
|
$41,620 |
$27,410 |
110 |
59 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$41,460 |
$23,660 |
260 |
60 |
Food and Beverage Stores
|
$41,320 |
$26,650 |
140 |
61 |
Support Activities for Air Transportation
|
$41,120 |
$23,650 |
150 |
62 |
Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$41,060 |
$31,750 |
100 |
63 |
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
|
$41,030 |
$24,430 |
70 |
64 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$40,990 |
$25,920 |
28,390 |
65 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
|
$40,960 |
$23,190 |
130 |
66 |
Grocery Stores
|
$40,950 |
$28,410 |
110 |
67 |
Food Manufacturing
|
$40,920 |
$24,260 |
1,090 |
68 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$40,900 |
$25,470 |
1,850 |
69 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$40,860 |
$25,910 |
20,610 |
70 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$40,780 |
$25,900 |
20,280 |
71 |
Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
|
$40,770 |
$28,370 |
30 |
72 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$40,680 |
$25,830 |
19,360 |
73 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$40,610 |
$26,550 |
1,440 |
74 |
Other Residential Care Facilities
|
$40,610 |
$24,230 |
160 |
75 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$40,360 |
$25,970 |
35,430 |
76 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$40,350 |
$27,160 |
500 |
77 |
Educational Services
|
$40,280 |
$26,120 |
28,800 |
78 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$40,070 |
$24,510 |
340 |
79 |
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$40,020 |
$26,480 |
250 |
80 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$39,950 |
$25,420 |
1,940 |
81 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
|
$39,870 |
$25,500 |
270 |
82 |
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
$39,820 |
$24,970 |
40 |
83 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$39,780 |
$24,260 |
450 |
84 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$39,710 |
$25,780 |
6,770 |
85 |
Support Activities for Transportation
|
$39,620 |
$23,920 |
230 |
86 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$39,600 |
$25,750 |
6,160 |
87 |
Technical and Trade Schools
|
$39,580 |
$26,740 |
130 |
88 |
Other Food Manufacturing
|
$39,570 |
$22,780 |
170 |
89 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$39,380 |
$26,690 |
50 |
90 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries
|
$39,330 |
$20,460 |
80 |
91 |
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
|
$39,330 |
$20,460 |
80 |
92 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$39,300 |
$25,840 |
80 |
93 |
Dairy Product Manufacturing
|
$39,120 |
$21,850 |
50 |
94 |
Other Specialty Trade Contractors
|
$39,120 |
$31,930 |
70 |
95 |
Animal Slaughtering and Processing
|
$38,960 |
$22,300 |
130 |
96 |
Other Schools and Instruction
|
$38,930 |
$26,130 |
90 |
97 |
Home Health Care Services
|
$38,900 |
$27,920 |
170 |
98 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$38,850 |
$25,320 |
2,320 |
99 |
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing
|
$38,850 |
$22,520 |
200 |
100 |
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
|
$38,840 |
$23,370 |
620 |