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Highest Paying Industries for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives

The top 100 highest paying industries for wholesale and manufacturing 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 $95,690, pharmacies and drug stores is the highest paying industry for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives. It is followed by fiber, yarn, and thread mills industry (average annual salary $88,540). 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 wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$95,690	$63,780	n/a
2	Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills	$88,540	$53,390	140
3	Health and Personal Care Stores	$87,990	$42,420	9,080
4	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$86,530	$39,750	230
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$85,860	$29,900	690
6	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$85,770	$39,530	240
7	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$84,210	$43,350	4,900
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$83,580	$43,240	5,050
9	Outpatient Care Centers	$83,390	$36,650	n/a
10	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$81,830	$36,080	1,440
11	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$80,290	$20,190	200
12	Engineering Services	$80,030	$40,130	3,400
13	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$79,830	$41,170	2,860
14	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$79,460	$36,000	3,650
15	Water Transportation	$79,280	$22,120	210
16	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$78,810	$38,180	33,910
17	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$77,370	$40,190	4,920
18	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$76,720	$40,670	120
19	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$75,790	$37,270	560
20	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$75,460	$39,130	3,090
21	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$75,410	$36,900	170
22	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$74,580	$39,070	2,790
23	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$73,920	$37,980	23,540
24	Testing Laboratories	$73,680	$40,180	1,240
25	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$73,660	$37,180	6,080
26	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$73,410	$34,480	64,390
27	Software Publishers	$73,320	$35,090	18,740
28	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$72,870	$38,320	10,380
29	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$72,350	$37,620	900
30	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$71,740	$39,490	2,220
31	Office Administrative Services	$71,420	$31,100	2,060
32	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$70,830	$40,590	150
33	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$70,650	$35,210	4,000
34	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$70,420	$35,580	1,690
35	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$70,290	$40,290	1,470
36	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$70,240	$36,480	3,110
37	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$69,770	$36,920	8,510
38	Offices of Physicians	$69,700	$27,990	60
39	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$69,700	$34,990	8,180
40	Support Activities for Mining	$69,550	$35,200	3,900
41	Chemical Manufacturing	$69,420	$33,450	17,910
42	Grocery Stores	$69,250	$24,760	n/a
43	Paper Manufacturing	$69,250	$34,210	8,900
44	Other Information Services	$69,190	$38,650	1,640
45	Rail Transportation	$69,020	$44,130	60
46	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$68,880	$39,090	90
47	Mining	$68,680	$33,520	5,680
48	Support Activities for Road Transportation	$68,600	$35,200	90
49	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$68,500	$34,310	32,890
50	Facilities Support Services	$68,470	$38,940	n/a
51	Natural Gas Distribution	$68,100	$31,930	1,480
52	Hardware Manufacturing	$68,050	$29,760	790
53	Utilities	$67,930	$32,800	2,530
54	Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance	$67,600	$27,600	110
55	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$67,600	$37,430	3,680
56	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$67,520	$32,840	570
57	Foundries	$67,270	$35,570	1,230
58	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$67,130	$35,180	1,460
59	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$67,000	$33,630	2,780
60	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$66,880	$39,050	450
61	Specialized Design Services	$66,810	$32,250	1,260
62	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$66,770	$26,730	n/a
63	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$66,700	$30,280	46,700
64	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$66,560	$28,470	910
65	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$66,300	$33,400	1,390
66	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$66,230	$28,280	305,470
67	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$66,160	$35,450	10,050
68	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$66,110	$31,310	3,160
69	Forging and Stamping	$66,060	$32,210	1,620
70	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$66,030	$32,310	26,370
71	Support Activities for Animal Production	$65,900	$32,350	250
72	Insurance Carriers	$65,860	$37,640	530
73	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$65,590	$36,080	260
74	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$65,560	$33,430	880
75	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$65,210	$34,170	4,210
76	Other Financial Investment Activities	$65,200	$22,600	n/a
77	Information	$65,150	$32,150	39,340
78	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$65,030	$32,850	560
79	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$64,960	$31,810	370
80	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$64,840	$32,990	2,150
81	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$64,330	$35,140	9,270
82	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$64,320	$32,590	410
83	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$63,990	$28,810	1,660
84	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$63,870	$34,700	630
85	Photographic Services	$63,750	$35,420	80
86	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$63,750	$30,500	4,020
87	Machinery Manufacturing	$63,650	$34,900	31,290
88	Masonry Contractors	$63,630	$32,540	520
89	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$63,450	$35,440	1,660
90	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$63,240	$33,410	5,260
91	Utility System Construction	$62,980	$30,090	840
92	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$62,870	$38,300	n/a
93	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$62,860	$28,310	720
94	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$62,790	$36,700	4,060
95	Ship and Boat Building	$62,730	$31,790	650
96	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$62,720	$32,710	780
97	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$62,690	$34,620	3,080
98	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$62,430	$31,270	3,340
99	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$62,330	$26,700	360
100	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$62,320	$27,430	390