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Highest Paying Industries for Sales Representatives

The top 100 highest paying industries for sales representatives (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 $111,640, securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage is the highest paying industry for sales representatives. It is followed by securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities industry (average annual salary $104,920). 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 sales representatives in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Sales Representatives

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$111,640	$37,270	123,350
2	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$104,920	$36,660	169,360
3	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$104,860	$49,180	70
4	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$91,420	$43,550	120
5	Other Financial Investment Activities	$88,600	$35,200	44,770
6	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$86,600	$39,580	920
7	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$85,720	$46,370	n/a
8	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$85,080	$34,760	2,550
9	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$84,830	$40,310	n/a
10	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$83,550	$40,200	100
11	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$82,360	$36,440	270
12	Scientific Research and Development Services	$81,920	$34,350	2,900
13	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$79,460	$36,810	1,210
14	Support Activities for Mining	$79,250	$24,210	3,260
15	Natural Gas Distribution	$78,490	$39,190	1,060
16	Mining	$77,930	$25,990	3,890
17	Pipeline Transportation	$76,070	$35,450	330
18	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$75,580	$28,280	70
19	Engineering Services	$75,560	$33,800	4,830
20	Inland Water Transportation	$75,370	$18,230	300
21	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$74,620	$35,650	270
22	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$74,370	$30,850	2,510
23	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$74,320	$27,870	450
24	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$74,270	$29,810	180
25	Utilities	$74,160	$32,720	3,790
26	Rail Transportation	$73,530	$46,060	390
27	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$73,470	$35,140	300
28	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$72,980	$31,610	220
29	Oil and Gas Extraction	$72,460	$32,770	410
30	Software Publishers	$71,260	$30,240	5,040
31	Federal government, including USPS	$70,710	$57,390	680
32	Postal Service (federal government)	$70,710	$57,390	680
33	Nonresidential Building Construction	$70,670	$33,130	3,090
34	Coal Mining	$70,520	$48,630	40
35	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$70,340	$27,520	40
36	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$70,310	$36,440	110
37	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$70,090	$35,120	130
38	Paper Manufacturing	$70,090	$35,120	130
39	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$69,710	$35,660	50
40	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$69,250	$31,260	56,050
41	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$68,860	$32,840	8,580
42	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$67,870	$28,630	100
43	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$67,520	$19,040	320
44	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$66,830	$33,490	390
45	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$66,570	$33,230	380
46	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$66,270	$37,300	70
47	Utility System Construction	$65,970	$29,350	1,430
48	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$65,760	$26,940	270
49	Chemical Manufacturing	$65,500	$32,820	380
50	Furniture Stores	$63,690	$28,870	n/a
51	Machinery Manufacturing	$63,360	$30,780	720
52	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$62,990	$32,720	100
53	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$62,490	$29,500	1,030
54	Other Information Services	$62,410	$29,920	16,610
55	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$62,290	$29,410	10,600
56	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$62,220	$22,110	60
57	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$62,110	$29,570	37,740
58	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$62,080	$30,280	2,840
59	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$62,020	$33,940	230
60	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$62,010	$31,490	720
61	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$61,970	$33,560	150
62	Satellite Telecommunications	$61,820	$25,460	640
63	Support Activities for Crop Production	$61,680	$30,020	280
64	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$61,640	$31,160	6,130
65	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$61,520	$28,160	360
66	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$61,320	$32,770	350
67	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$61,240	$27,330	49,060
68	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$61,190	$32,710	40
69	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$61,050	$33,700	80
70	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$60,930	$27,670	n/a
71	Support Activities for Animal Production	$60,780	$23,920	80
72	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$60,580	$27,430	219,780
73	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$60,520	$30,710	1,170
74	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$60,400	$33,320	2,640
75	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$60,390	$32,250	3,720
76	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$60,310	$32,980	260
77	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$60,180	$32,530	5,290
78	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$60,100	$31,910	2,110
79	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$60,040	$18,880	40
80	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$59,870	$34,270	1,940
81	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$59,860	$29,150	2,460
82	Roofing Contractors	$59,850	$30,670	2,850
83	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$59,690	$26,890	12,410
84	Hospitals - Privately owned	$59,680	$31,280	1,460
85	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$59,590	$26,790	1,220
86	General Freight Trucking	$59,590	$30,800	8,210
87	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$59,580	$25,140	9,940
88	Testing Laboratories	$59,570	$31,470	2,060
89	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$59,500	$35,870	60
90	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$59,260	$30,160	1,550
91	Building Equipment Contractors	$59,210	$27,680	22,260
92	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$59,070	$41,330	n/a
93	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$58,640	$24,820	8,800
94	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$58,590	$34,910	80
95	Facilities Support Services	$58,550	$32,000	300
96	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$58,530	$29,510	4,230
97	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$58,350	$29,260	4,640
98	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$58,310	$29,210	3,960
99	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$58,230	$27,900	7,740
100	Other Insurance Related Activities	$58,200	$29,760	15,110