Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
|
$83,770 |
$50,690 |
40 |
2 |
Food Manufacturing
|
$66,950 |
$35,440 |
50 |
3 |
Manufacturing
|
$65,340 |
$40,560 |
120 |
4 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$59,830 |
$39,310 |
180 |
5 |
Freight Transportation Arrangement
|
$58,740 |
$41,140 |
70 |
6 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$58,370 |
$38,290 |
160 |
7 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$58,370 |
$38,290 |
160 |
8 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$53,910 |
$36,450 |
130 |
9 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
|
$53,590 |
$39,360 |
140 |
10 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$52,270 |
$35,920 |
130 |
11 |
Scheduled Air Transportation
|
$51,380 |
$29,330 |
2,130 |
12 |
Air Transportation
|
$51,270 |
$29,380 |
2,170 |
13 |
Truck Transportation
|
$50,480 |
$28,000 |
n/a |
14 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
|
$49,780 |
$41,160 |
70 |
15 |
Warehousing and Storage
|
$49,060 |
$39,330 |
120 |
16 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$48,300 |
$34,930 |
320 |
17 |
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
|
$47,860 |
$40,880 |
60 |
18 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$47,110 |
$29,750 |
4,730 |
19 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$46,140 |
$31,740 |
140 |
20 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$45,790 |
$31,460 |
110 |
21 |
Employment Services
|
$44,920 |
$31,350 |
90 |
22 |
Repair and Maintenance
|
$43,920 |
$28,610 |
80 |
23 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$43,920 |
$28,610 |
80 |
24 |
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
|
$43,840 |
$28,410 |
70 |
25 |
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
|
$43,840 |
$28,410 |
70 |
26 |
Nonscheduled Air Transportation
|
$43,430 |
$32,300 |
30 |
27 |
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$43,150 |
$35,910 |
n/a |
28 |
Temporary Help Services
|
$42,600 |
$31,440 |
80 |
29 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$42,410 |
$30,930 |
110 |
30 |
Support Activities for Transportation
|
$42,000 |
$27,350 |
1,080 |
31 |
Support Activities for Air Transportation
|
$40,540 |
$27,100 |
950 |
32 |
Other Support Activities for Transportation
|
$37,630 |
$26,500 |
30 |
33 |
Retail Trade
|
$35,660 |
$21,820 |
60 |