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Highest Paying Industries for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

The top 68 highest paying industries for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents (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 $116,210, natural gas distribution is the highest paying industry for securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents. It is followed by chemical manufacturing industry (average annual salary $113,080). 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 securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 68 Highest Paying Industries for Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Natural Gas Distribution	$116,210	$50,430	170
2	Chemical Manufacturing	$113,080	$34,360	30
3	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$112,550	$37,500	121,390
4	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$109,980	$57,420	50
5	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$109,960	$37,480	159,230
6	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$105,970	$39,020	500
7	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$104,810	$70,660	50
8	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$104,810	$70,660	50
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$102,650	$40,650	140
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$102,650	$40,650	140
11	Other Financial Investment Activities	$101,810	$37,400	36,660
12	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$100,960	$61,220	110
13	Federal, State, and Local Government	$100,960	$61,220	110
14	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$100,140	$52,920	110
15	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$97,050	$60,110	290
16	Utilities	$95,920	$35,740	380
17	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$93,570	$35,450	1,220
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$91,850	$50,580	60
19	Manufacturing	$91,600	$35,310	70
20	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$91,090	$33,740	170
21	Automobile Dealers	$89,840	$34,830	2,060
22	State government, including schools and hospitals	$89,550	$50,530	60
23	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$88,440	$34,480	2,130
24	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$88,300	$40,000	950
25	Retail Trade	$88,100	$34,510	2,140
26	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$87,130	$39,700	890
27	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$85,700	$39,540	n/a
28	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$82,180	$32,910	210
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$82,070	$35,310	340
30	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$80,820	$32,120	12,850
31	Other Insurance Related Activities	$80,360	$44,800	410
32	Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	$78,860	$32,050	160
33	Wholesale Trade	$77,750	$34,560	1,310
34	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$76,750	$31,330	50
35	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$76,230	$51,790	n/a
36	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$76,170	$34,820	800
37	Office Administrative Services	$73,110	$35,740	220
38	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$72,740	$28,540	380
39	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$72,410	$34,950	920
40	Information	$71,900	$28,890	430
41	Finance and Insurance	$71,430	$32,150	296,690
42	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$68,820	$33,490	40
43	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$68,820	$33,490	40
44	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$66,640	$33,230	60
45	Business Support Services	$66,600	$38,310	200
46	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$64,880	$33,350	150
47	Mining	$64,230	$34,480	70
48	Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	$64,220	$27,590	70
49	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$63,640	$31,060	3,100
50	Oil and Gas Extraction	$63,300	$33,380	30
51	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$62,350	$33,170	6,630
52	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$61,620	$29,840	2,700
53	Insurance Carriers	$61,470	$34,570	3,520
54	Administrative and Support Services	$60,560	$31,130	800
55	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$60,560	$31,130	800
56	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$58,690	$33,240	130
57	Real Estate	$58,570	$35,740	80
58	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$57,860	$28,590	16,590
59	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$55,810	$32,630	100
60	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$55,610	$31,590	5,250
61	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$53,000	$27,060	10,230
62	Employment Services	$49,990	$25,200	320
63	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$48,680	$19,750	130
64	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$48,680	$19,750	130
65	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$48,680	$21,070	230
66	Telephone Call Centers	$48,090	$37,170	80
67	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$44,590	$30,170	129,790
68	Depository Credit Intermediation	$42,950	$30,400	107,950