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Highest Paying Industries for Financial Analysts and Advisors

The top 100 highest paying industries for financial analysts and advisors (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 $98,880, metalworking machinery manufacturing is the highest paying industry for financial analysts and advisors. It is followed by securities and commodity exchanges industry (average annual salary $94,680). 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 financial analysts and advisors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Financial Analysts and Advisors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$98,880	$59,300	n/a
2	Securities and Commodity Exchanges	$94,680	$55,310	470
3	Other Information Services	$94,390	$56,300	1,290
4	Satellite Telecommunications	$92,380	$55,350	30
5	Postal Service (federal government)	$91,840	$60,150	40
6	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$91,500	$59,630	n/a
7	Other Financial Investment Activities	$91,460	$42,880	116,630
8	Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	$91,330	$50,950	90
9	Oil and Gas Extraction	$91,260	$55,010	1,820
10	Federal government, including USPS	$91,020	$67,950	540
11	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$91,020	$69,390	500
12	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$90,620	$43,340	197,170
13	Mining	$90,450	$54,410	2,080
14	Lessors of Real Estate	$89,960	$52,870	1,190
15	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$89,390	$43,910	80,080
16	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$89,320	$57,860	140
17	Natural Gas Distribution	$88,500	$56,330	850
18	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$88,430	$55,830	60
19	Utilities	$86,640	$54,810	1,930
20	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$86,620	$51,050	500
21	Support Activities for Mining	$86,350	$51,060	260
22	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$86,260	$55,530	n/a
23	Testing Laboratories	$86,180	$52,000	150
24	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$85,570	$53,890	1,060
25	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$85,550	$57,610	100
26	Software Publishers	$85,200	$50,760	1,770
27	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$84,890	$56,070	790
28	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$84,860	$56,080	70
29	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$84,750	$54,560	220
30	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$84,390	$51,660	2,610
31	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$84,230	$54,460	490
32	Pipeline Transportation	$83,910	$53,660	270
33	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$83,900	$52,670	2,790
34	Scientific Research and Development Services	$83,590	$52,460	3,130
35	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$83,510	$45,220	80
36	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$83,340	$45,420	80
37	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$83,010	$55,140	250
38	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$83,010	$50,710	1,670
39	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$83,000	$54,210	n/a
40	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$82,970	$52,610	50
41	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$82,960	$49,980	70
42	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$82,830	$51,210	2,680
43	Chemical Manufacturing	$82,540	$52,460	1,340
44	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$82,470	$52,830	n/a
45	Telecommunications	$82,430	$50,810	3,930
46	Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	$82,150	$48,750	50
47	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$82,080	$55,360	50
48	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$81,850	$43,960	7,070
49	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$81,790	$48,130	9,240
50	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$81,780	$55,650	150
51	Information	$81,580	$49,690	10,090
52	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$81,480	$50,790	2,300
53	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$81,290	$54,810	260
54	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$81,210	$52,120	6,300
55	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$80,510	$53,120	3,020
56	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$80,510	$53,010	2,660
57	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$80,280	$48,050	110
58	Machinery Manufacturing	$80,260	$52,660	1,480
59	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$80,150	$50,860	340
60	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$80,110	$48,120	160
61	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$80,090	$48,830	640
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$79,900	$45,710	39,550
63	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$79,760	$50,470	990
64	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$79,750	$44,730	14,970
65	Real Estate	$79,730	$45,100	4,080
66	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$79,250	$51,680	1,310
67	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$79,220	$45,250	4,440
68	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$79,210	$48,320	740
69	Manufacturing	$79,170	$51,860	17,220
70	Electronics and Appliance Stores	$79,130	$46,570	50
71	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$79,060	$52,720	4,010
72	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$78,870	$50,640	2,150
73	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$78,640	$54,430	160
74	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$78,560	$38,200	570
75	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$78,470	$48,390	290
76	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$78,430	$51,840	910
77	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$78,380	$48,440	1,840
78	Social Advocacy Organizations	$78,300	$50,760	470
79	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$78,180	$52,870	140
80	Engineering Services	$78,120	$50,300	1,920
81	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$78,020	$62,450	90
82	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$77,960	$53,540	690
83	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$77,940	$56,690	150
84	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$77,620	$46,920	1,970
85	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$77,580	$48,970	3,150
86	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$77,090	$42,590	150
87	Hardware Manufacturing	$76,860	$51,940	70
88	Activities Related to Real Estate	$76,850	$40,970	2,290
89	Wholesale Trade	$76,690	$48,060	4,870
90	Finance and Insurance	$76,630	$40,400	386,500
91	Building Equipment Contractors	$76,620	$52,510	70
92	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$76,560	$45,900	750
93	Rail Transportation	$76,370	$42,560	200
94	Travel Agencies	$76,260	$50,900	80
95	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$76,090	$46,360	48,860
96	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$76,060	$49,770	90
97	Beverage Manufacturing	$76,050	$49,590	70
98	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$76,050	$49,590	70
99	Other Support Services	$75,790	$45,030	130
100	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	$75,770	$59,410	n/a