| Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$45,930 |
$34,710 |
50 |
| 2 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$44,210 |
$26,880 |
60 |
| 3 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$43,910 |
$29,390 |
430 |
| 4 |
Other Financial Investment Activities
|
$43,860 |
$24,740 |
3,190 |
| 5 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$43,370 |
$24,270 |
3,730 |
| 6 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
|
$41,560 |
$28,600 |
90 |
| 7 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$41,180 |
$27,390 |
100 |
| 8 |
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
|
$40,430 |
$22,840 |
540 |
| 9 |
Technical and trade schools - Privately owned
|
$39,900 |
$25,700 |
90 |
| 10 |
Technical and Trade Schools
|
$39,900 |
$25,700 |
90 |
| 11 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$39,520 |
$27,030 |
80 |
| 12 |
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing
|
$39,240 |
$32,570 |
n/a |
| 13 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$39,000 |
$26,140 |
260 |
| 14 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$39,000 |
$26,140 |
260 |
| 15 |
Rental and Leasing Services
|
$39,000 |
$31,990 |
n/a |
| 16 |
Automobile Dealers
|
$38,780 |
$26,050 |
3,260 |
| 17 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$38,760 |
$26,100 |
5,340 |
| 18 |
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
|
$38,730 |
$26,000 |
3,450 |
| 19 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$38,720 |
$27,560 |
n/a |
| 20 |
Retail Trade
|
$38,720 |
$26,040 |
3,480 |
| 21 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$38,600 |
$26,410 |
8,240 |
| 22 |
Activities Related to Real Estate
|
$38,590 |
$26,040 |
970 |
| 23 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$38,560 |
$26,050 |
5,620 |
| 24 |
Employment Services
|
$38,540 |
$26,340 |
8,570 |
| 25 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$38,300 |
$26,200 |
6,970 |
| 26 |
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers
|
$38,260 |
$25,410 |
180 |
| 27 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$38,240 |
$26,960 |
13,780 |
| 28 |
Construction
|
$38,200 |
$26,200 |
130 |
| 29 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$38,110 |
$26,100 |
9,670 |
| 30 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$38,110 |
$26,100 |
9,670 |
| 31 |
Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$37,680 |
$26,610 |
710 |
| 32 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$37,660 |
$26,200 |
5,450 |
| 33 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$37,520 |
$22,770 |
190 |
| 34 |
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
|
$37,520 |
$23,190 |
22,860 |
| 35 |
Residential Building Construction
|
$37,410 |
$25,840 |
110 |
| 36 |
Construction of Buildings
|
$37,410 |
$25,840 |
110 |
| 37 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$37,250 |
$26,640 |
1,340 |
| 38 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$37,120 |
$25,190 |
210 |
| 39 |
Social Assistance
|
$37,070 |
$22,520 |
150 |
| 40 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
|
$36,970 |
$30,060 |
670 |
| 41 |
Information
|
$36,970 |
$30,060 |
670 |
| 42 |
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
|
$36,830 |
$26,690 |
630 |
| 43 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$36,800 |
$28,120 |
280 |
| 44 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$36,630 |
$23,890 |
175,080 |
| 45 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$36,600 |
$22,320 |
2,550 |
| 46 |
Nondepository Credit Intermediation
|
$36,560 |
$22,300 |
69,630 |
| 47 |
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation
|
$36,460 |
$21,880 |
61,640 |
| 48 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
|
$36,450 |
$23,740 |
164,340 |
| 49 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$36,210 |
$25,760 |
210 |
| 50 |
Depository Credit Intermediation
|
$36,060 |
$24,980 |
71,850 |
| 51 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$36,030 |
$23,400 |
500 |
| 52 |
Legal Services
|
$35,860 |
$25,040 |
3,200 |
| 53 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$35,850 |
$25,950 |
280 |
| 54 |
Real Estate
|
$35,750 |
$21,840 |
2,200 |
| 55 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$35,710 |
$24,770 |
590 |
| 56 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$35,530 |
$26,180 |
410 |
| 57 |
Business Support Services
|
$35,460 |
$23,580 |
990 |
| 58 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$35,380 |
$24,180 |
380 |
| 59 |
Educational Services
|
$35,070 |
$23,530 |
830 |
| 60 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$34,880 |
$26,520 |
130 |
| 61 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$34,140 |
$24,900 |
160 |
| 62 |
Engineering Services
|
$32,880 |
$21,120 |
30 |
| 63 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$32,880 |
$21,120 |
30 |
| 64 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$32,510 |
$23,280 |
170 |
| 65 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$32,510 |
$23,280 |
170 |
| 66 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$31,630 |
$21,650 |
230 |
| 67 |
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
|
$30,880 |
$20,610 |
1,140 |
| 68 |
Individual and Family Services
|
$30,370 |
$18,770 |
60 |
| 69 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$29,090 |
$16,830 |
30 |
| 70 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$23,890 |
$17,400 |
270 |
| 71 |
Other Personal Services
|
$21,100 |
$16,770 |
n/a |
| 72 |
Personal and Laundry Services
|
$21,100 |
$16,770 |
n/a |