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Highest Paying Industries for Couriers and Messengers

The top 100 highest paying industries for couriers and messengers (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 $55,590, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for couriers and messengers. It is followed by postal service (federal government) industry (average annual salary $55,590). 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 couriers and messengers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Couriers and Messengers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$55,590	$37,470	180
2	Postal Service (federal government)	$55,590	$55,580	150
3	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$51,100	$23,680	90
4	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$41,620	$22,620	n/a
5	Telephone Call Centers	$40,770	$21,470	40
6	Utilities	$38,890	$23,350	40
7	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$37,470	$25,330	40
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,900	$23,790	70
9	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$36,900	$23,790	70
10	Software Publishers	$36,760	$24,810	30
11	Direct Selling Establishments	$34,870	$31,200	n/a
12	Telecommunications	$34,290	$21,170	130
13	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$33,960	$26,020	n/a
14	Nonstore Retailers	$33,310	$24,970	n/a
15	Warehousing and Storage	$32,850	$19,290	200
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,650	$19,120	2,700
17	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,160	$18,410	3,100
18	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,160	$18,410	3,100
19	Specialized Freight Trucking	$31,370	$18,460	90
20	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$31,280	$17,830	60
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,990	$19,050	3,950
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,670	$18,570	4,830
23	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$30,520	$18,750	520
24	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$30,310	$19,540	90
25	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$30,310	$19,540	90
26	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$29,990	$19,130	90
27	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,910	$19,020	770
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$29,900	$18,950	650
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$29,850	$18,880	160
30	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$29,280	$23,810	n/a
31	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$29,250	$19,170	110
32	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$29,250	$18,790	710
33	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$29,210	$18,820	170
34	Casino Hotels	$29,180	$19,710	180
35	Outpatient Care Centers	$29,030	$19,540	540
36	Other Insurance Related Activities	$29,020	$19,090	70
37	Office Administrative Services	$29,010	$18,820	530
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$28,770	$20,260	220
39	Educational Services	$28,610	$18,670	1,330
40	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$28,570	$18,940	70
41	Nonresidential Building Construction	$28,490	$20,450	30
42	Travel Agencies	$28,420	$18,080	50
43	Land Subdivision	$28,330	$24,800	n/a
44	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$28,210	$18,390	30
45	Engineering Services	$28,180	$18,220	270
46	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$28,090	$20,800	120
47	Facilities Support Services	$28,070	$20,620	n/a
48	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,930	$20,120	910
49	Traveler Accommodation	$27,900	$18,720	280
50	Accommodation	$27,900	$18,720	280
51	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$27,880	$20,050	9,720
52	Educational Services - Privately owned	$27,860	$19,330	300
53	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$27,840	$18,880	150
54	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,720	$20,080	950
55	Local Messengers and Local Delivery	$27,690	$17,980	9,160
56	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,670	$20,250	4,670
57	Accommodation and Food Services	$27,650	$18,560	290
58	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$27,650	$19,660	14,630
59	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$27,620	$20,770	60
60	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$27,610	$18,840	1,420
61	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,580	$20,240	4,580
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	$27,570	$19,720	20,160
63	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$27,550	$18,290	470
64	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,480	$17,130	50
65	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,470	$20,120	5,220
66	Testing Laboratories	$27,470	$19,120	1,000
67	Other Information Services	$27,410	$18,640	n/a
68	Couriers and Messengers	$27,410	$18,050	17,540
69	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,390	$20,110	5,110
70	Printing and Related Support Activities	$27,390	$18,310	500
71	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$27,310	$18,250	230
72	Offices of Physicians	$27,270	$19,020	2,370
73	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$27,260	$18,300	480
74	Transportation and Warehousing	$27,250	$18,020	18,960
75	Wholesale Trade	$27,180	$17,940	460
76	Scientific Research and Development Services	$27,130	$19,700	70
77	Information	$27,130	$18,300	1,670
78	Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$27,090	$19,200	130
79	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$27,070	$18,150	8,380
80	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$27,060	$18,040	210
81	Insurance Carriers	$27,020	$18,780	420
82	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,000	$16,240	360
83	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$26,990	$18,300	70
84	Death Care Services	$26,880	$17,440	50
85	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$26,750	$17,540	30
86	Food Manufacturing	$26,710	$18,420	40
87	Chemical Manufacturing	$26,700	$17,310	90
88	Construction of Buildings	$26,670	$18,580	100
89	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$26,620	$18,850	310
90	Truck Transportation	$26,590	$17,080	210
91	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$26,580	$17,260	90
92	Personal and Laundry Services	$26,560	$19,230	260
93	Investigation and Security Services	$26,520	$17,030	950
94	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$26,500	$17,030	950
95	Other Personal Services	$26,470	$19,930	210
96	Home Health Care Services	$26,440	$19,700	600
97	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$26,410	$19,960	n/a
98	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$26,400	$18,420	650
99	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$26,400	$17,330	130
100	Manufacturing	$26,340	$17,930	960