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Highest Paying Industries for Brokerage Clerks

The top 38 highest paying industries for brokerage 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 $55,230, securities and commodity exchanges is the highest paying industry for brokerage clerks. It is followed by office administrative services industry (average annual salary $51,480). 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 brokerage clerks in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 38 Highest Paying Industries for Brokerage Clerks

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$55,230	$34,270	n/a
2	Office Administrative Services	$51,480	$19,240	50
3	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,420	$34,560	90
4	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$50,800	$34,860	100
5	Depository Credit Intermediation	$49,090	$33,740	5,900
6	Other Insurance Related Activities	$48,860	$29,450	110
7	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$48,810	$32,600	6,940
8	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$48,520	$33,960	430
9	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$47,980	$32,290	920
10	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$47,860	$32,490	800
11	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$47,700	$31,680	37,160
12	Finance and Insurance	$47,700	$31,750	54,170
13	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$47,660	$31,760	45,060
14	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$47,290	$26,190	110
15	Federal, State, and Local Government	$47,290	$26,190	110
16	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$47,220	$28,000	980
17	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$47,160	$32,110	250
18	Support Activities for Transportation	$47,160	$32,110	250
19	Other Financial Investment Activities	$47,150	$32,100	7,670
20	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,630	$32,510	1,940
21	Transportation and Warehousing	$45,010	$32,100	400
22	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$44,640	$28,860	1,790
23	Other Investment Pools and Funds	$43,930	$30,740	380
24	Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles	$43,930	$30,740	380
25	Insurance Carriers	$42,520	$26,940	880
26	Administrative and Support Services	$41,990	$30,930	n/a
27	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$41,990	$30,930	n/a
28	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$39,190	$32,390	n/a
29	Telephone Call Centers	$37,500	$31,240	100
30	Business Support Services	$37,500	$31,240	100
31	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$37,500	$28,750	60
32	Wholesale Trade	$36,970	$31,590	200
33	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$36,310	$22,090	n/a
34	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$35,590	$32,010	n/a
35	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$35,590	$32,010	n/a
36	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$30,120	$20,620	110
37	Real Estate	$30,120	$20,620	110
38	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$30,120	$20,620	110