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Highest Paying Industries for Other Sales Representatives

The top 100 highest paying industries for other 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 $104,860, wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing is the highest paying industry for other sales representatives. It is followed by semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing industry (average annual salary $97,840). 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 sales representatives in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Other Sales Representatives

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$104,860	$49,180	70
2	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$97,840	$39,820	100
3	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$91,420	$43,550	120
4	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$85,780	$46,460	n/a
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$84,110	$34,330	2,400
6	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$83,900	$36,150	270
7	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$81,620	$51,290	60
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$81,020	$33,960	2,750
9	Support Activities for Mining	$79,460	$24,140	3,220
10	Mining	$78,510	$25,560	3,810
11	Engineering Services	$76,570	$33,850	4,710
12	Pipeline Transportation	$75,810	$35,870	320
13	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$75,580	$28,280	70
14	Inland Water Transportation	$75,370	$18,230	300
15	Oil and Gas Extraction	$75,070	$32,640	360
16	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$74,620	$35,650	270
17	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$74,270	$29,810	180
18	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$73,860	$30,570	2,300
19	Rail Transportation	$73,740	$46,720	390
20	Natural Gas Distribution	$73,600	$38,310	890
21	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$73,560	$27,710	440
22	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$73,470	$35,140	300
23	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$72,980	$31,610	220
24	Utilities	$72,340	$32,290	3,400
25	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$71,850	$39,770	100
26	Software Publishers	$71,480	$30,230	4,960
27	Federal government, including USPS	$70,710	$57,390	680
28	Postal Service (federal government)	$70,710	$57,390	680
29	Nonresidential Building Construction	$70,680	$33,120	3,090
30	Coal Mining	$70,520	$48,630	40
31	Other Financial Investment Activities	$70,380	$31,480	2,870
32	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$70,280	$30,140	4,430
33	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$70,090	$35,120	130
34	Paper Manufacturing	$70,090	$35,120	130
35	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$69,710	$35,660	50
36	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$69,540	$33,070	8,430
37	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$69,340	$31,270	54,490
38	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$68,670	$28,740	1,500
39	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$68,320	$27,390	40
40	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$67,870	$28,630	100
41	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$67,780	$18,990	300
42	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$67,410	$31,320	70
43	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$66,830	$33,490	390
44	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$66,570	$33,230	380
45	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$66,270	$37,300	70
46	Other Information Services	$66,140	$30,890	10,670
47	Utility System Construction	$65,780	$29,280	1,430
48	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$65,760	$26,940	270
49	Furniture Stores	$65,630	$29,020	n/a
50	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$64,820	$41,380	50
51	Travel Agencies	$64,170	$29,620	1,510
52	Chemical Manufacturing	$63,990	$32,520	340
53	Machinery Manufacturing	$63,980	$30,620	700
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$63,760	$28,240	150,460
55	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$63,180	$27,100	44,380
56	Support Activities for Rail Transportation	$62,990	$32,720	100
57	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$62,490	$29,500	1,030
58	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$62,220	$22,110	60
59	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$62,170	$29,500	10,160
60	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$62,090	$22,970	440
61	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$62,090	$32,600	350
62	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$62,020	$33,940	230
63	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$62,010	$31,490	720
64	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$61,980	$30,250	2,830
65	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$61,940	$35,230	40
66	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$61,830	$31,160	6,090
67	Satellite Telecommunications	$61,820	$25,460	640
68	Other Insurance Related Activities	$61,730	$32,680	3,190
69	Support Activities for Crop Production	$61,680	$30,020	280
70	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$61,520	$28,160	360
71	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$61,390	$32,730	40
72	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$61,030	$27,950	1,170
73	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$60,930	$30,860	1,160
74	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$60,930	$27,670	n/a
75	Support Activities for Animal Production	$60,780	$23,920	80
76	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$60,440	$33,340	2,610
77	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$60,390	$32,250	3,720
78	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$60,310	$32,980	260
79	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$60,180	$32,530	5,290
80	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$60,100	$31,910	2,110
81	Hospitals - Privately owned	$60,050	$31,690	1,420
82	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$60,040	$18,880	40
83	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$59,870	$34,260	1,940
84	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$59,860	$29,150	2,460
85	Roofing Contractors	$59,850	$30,670	2,850
86	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$59,690	$26,890	12,410
87	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$59,670	$30,790	1,510
88	Testing Laboratories	$59,650	$31,450	2,060
89	General Freight Trucking	$59,600	$30,810	8,210
90	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$59,470	$33,820	620
91	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$59,360	$25,650	10,610
92	Building Equipment Contractors	$59,210	$27,700	22,250
93	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$59,200	$24,900	8,270
94	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$59,070	$41,330	n/a
95	Facilities Support Services	$58,750	$31,980	300
96	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$58,590	$34,910	80
97	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$58,480	$28,990	20,660
98	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$58,410	$22,850	430
99	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$58,310	$29,000	3,810
100	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$58,260	$27,960	7,730