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Highest Paying Industries for Avionics Technicians

The top 38 highest paying industries for avionics technicians (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 $83,210, testing laboratories is the highest paying industry for avionics technicians. It is followed by scheduled air transportation industry (average annual salary $74,330). 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 avionics technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 38 Highest Paying Industries for Avionics Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Testing Laboratories	$83,210	$30,100	n/a
2	Scheduled Air Transportation	$74,330	$48,390	1,390
3	Air Transportation	$70,610	$45,600	1,670
4	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$66,930	$51,190	480
5	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,420	$50,710	40
6	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$64,010	$36,700	700
7	Engineering Services	$62,760	$51,700	330
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$62,200	$44,140	5,330
9	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$61,770	$42,760	5,430
10	Manufacturing	$60,870	$41,990	6,070
11	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$60,230	$40,490	270
12	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$57,100	$44,800	80
13	Technical and Trade Schools	$57,100	$44,800	80
14	Educational Services - Privately owned	$57,030	$44,930	80
15	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$56,230	$35,730	570
16	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$55,720	$34,320	620
17	Transportation and Warehousing	$55,370	$32,280	6,800
18	Educational Services	$55,320	$38,980	100
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,270	$48,280	1,870
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$55,270	$48,280	1,840
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$55,270	$48,280	1,840
22	Federal government, including USPS	$55,000	$48,280	1,790
23	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,000	$48,280	1,790
24	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$52,350	$30,930	5,080
25	Support Activities for Transportation	$52,340	$30,940	5,080
26	Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance	$50,790	$34,970	340
27	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$49,090	$32,490	420
28	Repair and Maintenance	$48,800	$32,410	410
29	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$48,610	$39,860	n/a
30	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$46,740	$32,780	n/a
31	Wholesale Trade	$46,740	$32,780	n/a
32	Administrative and Support Services	$46,340	$16,780	810
33	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$46,340	$16,780	810
34	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$46,050	$28,530	130
35	Employment Services	$45,350	$16,740	790
36	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$44,920	$30,440	40
37	Temporary Help Services	$44,470	$16,760	560
38	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$43,130	$33,380	n/a