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Highest Paying Industries for Construction Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for construction managers (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 $138,550, other fabricated metal product manufacturing is the highest paying industry for construction managers. It is followed by depository credit intermediation industry (average annual salary $130,240). 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 construction managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Construction Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$138,550	$73,390	60
2	Depository Credit Intermediation	$130,240	$73,490	60
3	Air Transportation	$129,360	$71,620	50
4	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$121,610	$68,520	70
5	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$120,430	$51,650	30
6	Oil and Gas Extraction	$119,080	$35,420	750
7	Insurance Carriers	$115,520	$73,340	50
8	Chemical Manufacturing	$115,280	$71,140	70
9	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$114,990	$67,330	50
10	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$111,990	$73,600	50
11	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$111,830	$55,520	80
12	Natural Gas Distribution	$110,940	$73,040	260
13	Finance and Insurance	$110,660	$67,710	160
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$110,630	$68,090	160
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$110,630	$68,090	160
16	Lessors of Real Estate	$109,240	$57,690	1,630
17	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$107,630	$70,210	70
18	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$107,310	$81,390	50
19	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$106,920	$68,530	60
20	Coal Mining	$105,530	$80,810	170
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$105,430	$67,750	410
22	Hospitals - Privately owned	$105,320	$67,930	420
23	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$105,260	$81,930	30
24	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$104,830	$66,530	520
25	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$104,810	$65,110	40
26	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$104,800	$64,200	170
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$104,420	$65,500	470
28	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$103,830	$60,740	30
29	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$103,830	$60,740	30
30	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$103,140	$67,390	490
31	Hospitals - State government owned	$103,090	$60,280	50
32	Utilities	$102,930	$63,390	1,250
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$102,920	$55,230	50
34	Hospitals - Local government owned	$102,920	$55,230	50
35	Casino Hotels	$102,890	$65,940	30
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$102,590	$67,480	530
37	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$102,560	$55,370	130
38	Ship and Boat Building	$102,460	$66,060	170
39	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$102,370	$61,730	940
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$102,170	$71,410	40
41	Real Estate	$102,120	$59,130	4,210
42	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$101,680	$58,490	4,270
43	Accommodation and Food Services	$101,320	$56,640	70
44	Accommodation	$100,990	$59,740	60
45	Metal Ore Mining	$99,750	$64,730	40
46	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$99,430	$65,710	530
47	Mining	$99,360	$48,870	3,270
48	Traveler Accommodation	$99,130	$58,670	60
49	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$98,670	$65,430	210
50	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$98,380	$63,640	120
51	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$97,920	$63,340	80
52	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$97,600	$60,720	4,770
53	Activities Related to Real Estate	$97,510	$59,540	2,150
54	Machinery Manufacturing	$97,330	$63,810	160
55	Offices of Physicians	$97,320	$69,130	40
56	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$96,570	$61,940	430
57	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$96,500	$72,060	190
58	Information	$96,050	$64,490	520
59	Telecommunications	$95,930	$64,710	480
60	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$95,750	$53,000	3,200
61	Support Activities for Mining	$95,600	$50,940	1,990
62	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$95,480	$62,830	320
63	Engineering Services	$95,050	$56,200	7,200
64	Warehousing and Storage	$94,950	$53,720	n/a
65	Temporary Help Services	$94,670	$44,510	530
66	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$94,420	$61,110	130
67	Health Care and Social Assistance	$94,060	$50,560	900
68	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$93,650	$54,800	12,450
69	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$93,260	$64,450	1,400
70	Employment Services	$92,710	$45,500	720
71	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$92,680	$55,110	8,790
72	Educational Services	$92,600	$64,170	2,040
73	Pipeline Transportation	$92,410	$62,760	90
74	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$91,980	$56,210	210
75	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$91,920	$65,340	470
76	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$91,330	$65,090	480
77	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$91,140	$48,050	250
78	Educational Services - Local government owned	$91,060	$63,860	620
79	Land Subdivision	$90,990	$50,250	2,030
80	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$90,950	$64,930	440
81	Manufacturing	$90,730	$58,050	1,700
82	Office Administrative Services	$90,420	$61,390	220
83	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$89,900	$52,630	1,460
84	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$89,780	$49,220	3,390
85	General Merchandise Stores	$89,770	$69,390	n/a
86	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$89,760	$68,190	n/a
87	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$89,670	$56,840	60
88	Repair and Maintenance	$89,540	$46,370	260
89	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$89,410	$60,780	60
90	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$89,250	$51,830	1,230
91	Transportation and Warehousing	$89,220	$61,100	1,600
92	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$89,200	$63,120	880
93	Educational Services - State government owned	$88,820	$62,760	890
94	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$88,820	$53,740	5,110
95	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$88,650	$61,840	110
96	Rail Transportation	$88,520	$62,110	1,370
97	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$88,320	$52,800	27,350
98	Testing Laboratories	$88,200	$51,970	140
99	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$88,140	$48,870	2,760
100	Nonresidential Building Construction	$88,120	$53,170	55,070