Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
|
$41,650 |
$26,350 |
60 |
2 |
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
|
$41,460 |
$25,650 |
120 |
3 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$40,660 |
$19,020 |
680 |
4 |
Other Investment Pools and Funds
|
$39,100 |
$25,890 |
n/a |
5 |
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
|
$38,300 |
$25,130 |
80 |
6 |
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
|
$36,650 |
$20,280 |
60 |
7 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$36,590 |
$30,990 |
30 |
8 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$36,380 |
$20,340 |
100 |
9 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$36,130 |
$19,410 |
70 |
10 |
Other Information Services
|
$35,820 |
$27,330 |
40 |
11 |
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
|
$35,510 |
$32,140 |
n/a |
12 |
Paper Manufacturing
|
$35,510 |
$32,140 |
n/a |
13 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$35,490 |
$22,280 |
740 |
14 |
Utilities
|
$35,240 |
$18,730 |
n/a |
15 |
Mining
|
$34,980 |
$24,320 |
50 |
16 |
Apparel Manufacturing
|
$34,890 |
$27,530 |
80 |
17 |
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
|
$34,880 |
$27,340 |
80 |
18 |
Oil and Gas Extraction
|
$34,860 |
$22,120 |
30 |
19 |
Engineering Services
|
$34,810 |
$25,410 |
70 |
20 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$34,600 |
$20,540 |
120 |
21 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
|
$34,450 |
$25,950 |
60 |
22 |
Activities Related to Real Estate
|
$34,330 |
$22,760 |
290 |
23 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$34,000 |
$26,870 |
5,320 |
24 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$34,000 |
$26,870 |
5,320 |
25 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$33,940 |
$23,770 |
1,680 |
26 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$33,920 |
$25,620 |
8,170 |
27 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$33,920 |
$25,620 |
8,170 |
28 |
Other Financial Investment Activities
|
$33,820 |
$23,220 |
650 |
29 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$33,810 |
$20,670 |
50 |
30 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$33,700 |
$21,110 |
80 |
31 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$33,680 |
$21,160 |
110 |
32 |
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
|
$33,680 |
$21,420 |
n/a |
33 |
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
|
$33,680 |
$18,270 |
n/a |
34 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$33,650 |
$20,580 |
1,390 |
35 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
|
$33,400 |
$22,860 |
980 |
36 |
Primary Metal Manufacturing
|
$33,370 |
$21,550 |
n/a |
37 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries
|
$33,320 |
$20,550 |
60 |
38 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$33,250 |
$20,140 |
1,440 |
39 |
Chemical Manufacturing
|
$33,140 |
$19,100 |
100 |
40 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$33,120 |
$24,770 |
10,810 |
41 |
Real Estate
|
$33,090 |
$20,840 |
340 |
42 |
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
|
$33,070 |
$19,450 |
50 |
43 |
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
|
$32,980 |
$21,770 |
100 |
44 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$32,970 |
$22,030 |
1,160 |
45 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$32,970 |
$23,330 |
50 |
46 |
Educational Support Services - Privately owned
|
$32,930 |
$22,270 |
50 |
47 |
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
|
$32,900 |
$21,860 |
60 |
48 |
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
|
$32,870 |
$20,970 |
70 |
49 |
Educational Support Services
|
$32,690 |
$22,360 |
50 |
50 |
Software Publishers
|
$32,600 |
$20,590 |
90 |
51 |
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$32,550 |
$21,110 |
40 |
52 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$32,340 |
$21,200 |
40 |
53 |
Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage
|
$32,310 |
$22,190 |
330 |
54 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$32,230 |
$23,910 |
70 |
55 |
Legal Services
|
$32,070 |
$19,420 |
2,600 |
56 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$31,980 |
$20,560 |
180 |
57 |
General Freight Trucking
|
$31,970 |
$22,930 |
n/a |
58 |
Religious Organizations
|
$31,940 |
$19,340 |
210 |
59 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$31,830 |
$22,180 |
3,430 |
60 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$31,790 |
$21,330 |
2,050 |
61 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$31,630 |
$23,050 |
80 |
62 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$31,380 |
$24,430 |
30 |
63 |
Traveler Accommodation
|
$31,120 |
$21,380 |
140 |
64 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$31,120 |
$22,180 |
1,780 |
65 |
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
|
$31,000 |
$21,300 |
1,260 |
66 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$30,970 |
$20,380 |
350 |
67 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$30,890 |
$20,400 |
520 |
68 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$30,880 |
$20,360 |
780 |
69 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$30,810 |
$21,100 |
3,630 |
70 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$30,770 |
$20,110 |
420 |
71 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$30,690 |
$19,930 |
1,870 |
72 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$30,680 |
$20,040 |
2,060 |
73 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$30,680 |
$20,830 |
380 |
74 |
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank
|
$30,660 |
$18,910 |
40 |
75 |
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned
|
$30,650 |
$21,480 |
40 |
76 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$30,600 |
$21,390 |
4,220 |
77 |
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
$30,570 |
$23,060 |
70 |
78 |
Casino Hotels
|
$30,490 |
$22,400 |
80 |
79 |
Food Manufacturing
|
$30,490 |
$20,670 |
40 |
80 |
Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
|
$30,410 |
$24,720 |
n/a |
81 |
Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
|
$30,360 |
$19,560 |
30 |
82 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$30,290 |
$19,990 |
70 |
83 |
Educational Services
|
$30,230 |
$20,480 |
4,520 |
84 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$30,200 |
$20,640 |
3,490 |
85 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$30,170 |
$19,800 |
370 |
86 |
Construction of Buildings
|
$30,150 |
$23,010 |
40 |
87 |
Telecommunications
|
$30,120 |
$19,720 |
n/a |
88 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$30,110 |
$19,280 |
490 |
89 |
Accommodation and Food Services
|
$30,070 |
$19,960 |
170 |
90 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$30,020 |
$20,760 |
220 |
91 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$30,010 |
$20,820 |
6,840 |
92 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$29,980 |
$20,950 |
410 |
93 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$29,970 |
$20,670 |
30 |
94 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
|
$29,940 |
$18,920 |
90 |
95 |
Accommodation
|
$29,920 |
$19,910 |
170 |
96 |
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
|
$29,900 |
$19,530 |
70 |
97 |
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
|
$29,860 |
$21,410 |
50 |
98 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$29,860 |
$20,890 |
11,050 |
99 |
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
$29,850 |
$18,740 |
40 |
100 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
|
$29,820 |
$20,750 |
70 |