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Highest Paying Industries for Billing and Posting Clerks

The top 100 highest paying industries for billing and posting clerks (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 $49,400, rail transportation is the highest paying industry for billing and posting clerks. It is followed by labor unions and similar labor organizations industry (average annual salary $48,460). 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 billing and posting clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Billing and Posting Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rail Transportation	$49,400	$27,580	230
2	Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	$48,460	$32,940	180
3	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$45,760	$26,960	n/a
4	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$45,280	$28,360	30
5	Masonry Contractors	$44,460	$40,180	n/a
6	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$43,710	$32,730	270
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$43,460	$33,720	80
8	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$43,150	$31,720	50
9	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$42,930	$26,700	30
10	Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	$42,810	$29,860	230
11	Engineering Services	$42,700	$28,340	1,800
12	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$42,680	$31,540	40
13	Water Transportation	$42,560	$30,710	500
14	Legal Services	$42,470	$26,760	6,660
15	Inland Water Transportation	$42,410	$31,370	270
16	Other Information Services	$41,930	$21,990	270
17	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$41,780	$27,570	1,590
18	Scientific Research and Development Services	$41,690	$25,760	400
19	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$41,530	$25,460	290
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$41,460	$25,350	360
21	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$40,990	$23,390	320
22	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$40,900	$26,690	2,660
23	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$40,720	$26,060	220
24	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$40,410	$27,390	30
25	Land Subdivision	$40,340	$25,490	50
26	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$40,310	$24,940	110
27	Software Publishers	$40,170	$30,100	480
28	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$39,910	$26,710	50
29	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$39,660	$27,710	300
30	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$39,620	$29,250	130
31	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$39,580	$27,870	680
32	Other Telecommunications	$39,560	$25,220	320
33	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$39,520	$25,950	90
34	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$39,260	$27,380	60
35	Nonresidential Building Construction	$39,100	$25,930	1,150
36	Utilities	$39,030	$25,360	2,600
37	Natural Gas Distribution	$38,930	$26,140	480
38	Oil and Gas Extraction	$38,800	$30,670	100
39	Pipeline Transportation	$38,760	$27,790	30
40	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$38,580	$26,870	1,740
41	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$38,490	$27,580	80
42	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$38,360	$25,360	2,220
43	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$38,340	$28,360	840
44	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,290	$26,260	3,690
45	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$38,190	$25,950	220
46	Construction of Buildings	$38,170	$25,200	1,890
47	Chemical Manufacturing	$38,150	$26,160	370
48	Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	$37,950	$25,580	490
49	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$37,890	$23,850	50
50	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$37,870	$24,760	150
51	Other Financial Investment Activities	$37,850	$28,880	540
52	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$37,710	$26,060	60
53	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$37,690	$26,400	570
54	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$37,630	$25,670	1,880
55	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	$37,620	$26,820	40
56	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,610	$26,430	2,800
57	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$37,600	$25,810	100
58	Hospitals - State government owned	$37,570	$27,590	2,790
59	Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	$37,550	$25,660	90
60	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$37,530	$24,200	2,580
61	Educational Services - State government owned	$37,480	$25,720	1,940
62	Educational Services	$37,390	$26,070	5,260
63	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$37,320	$28,260	4,040
64	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$37,310	$23,970	130
65	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$37,300	$22,860	30
66	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$37,270	$25,010	360
67	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$37,200	$27,580	2,420
68	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$37,100	$25,430	140
69	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$37,070	$25,520	80
70	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$37,040	$26,440	190
71	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$36,930	$25,740	410
72	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,920	$26,150	5,240
73	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$36,900	$26,210	230
74	Insurance Carriers	$36,880	$26,830	7,160
75	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$36,880	$25,850	220
76	Construction	$36,880	$24,280	5,910
77	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$36,840	$27,160	130
78	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$36,790	$27,060	200
79	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$36,790	$25,830	210
80	Facilities Support Services	$36,780	$21,930	130
81	Residential Building Construction	$36,780	$23,010	740
82	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$36,720	$26,630	40
83	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$36,710	$25,170	2,010
84	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$36,640	$25,870	430
85	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$36,600	$26,230	120
86	Building Equipment Contractors	$36,570	$24,340	1,280
87	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$36,560	$26,690	210
88	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$36,530	$26,400	40
89	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$36,490	$26,230	1,430
90	Telecommunications	$36,480	$23,380	3,910
91	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$36,380	$26,070	580
92	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$36,380	$25,800	610
93	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$36,310	$25,750	130
94	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$36,240	$25,340	6,310
95	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$36,220	$23,130	3,420
96	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$36,180	$25,220	690
97	Offices of Dentists	$36,160	$24,620	9,780
98	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$36,160	$25,530	130
99	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$36,150	$26,110	420
100	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$36,130	$26,140	240