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Highest Paying Industries for Statisticians

The top 100 highest paying industries for statisticians (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 $116,170, wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers is the highest paying industry for statisticians. It is followed by other information services industry (average annual salary $110,680). 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 statisticians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Statisticians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$116,170	$81,600	50
2	Other Information Services	$110,680	$24,180	n/a
3	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$108,640	$61,600	140
4	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$108,170	$60,370	140
5	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$108,150	$66,580	60
6	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$104,900	$78,830	50
7	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$103,620	$62,230	130
8	Wholesale Trade	$102,570	$56,140	250
9	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$98,910	$74,130	4,190
10	Federal government, including USPS	$98,320	$71,820	4,260
11	Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	$97,280	$57,560	210
12	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$96,210	$40,570	670
13	Chemical Manufacturing	$95,300	$40,790	700
14	Manufacturing	$95,070	$42,640	970
15	Telecommunications	$93,840	$67,060	30
16	Temporary Help Services	$93,720	$62,100	160
17	Employment Services	$93,440	$51,790	190
18	Offices of Physicians	$92,850	$52,950	170
19	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$92,520	$48,580	640
20	Nondepository Credit Intermediation	$91,040	$66,120	160
21	Scientific Research and Development Services	$90,390	$51,310	4,100
22	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$90,070	$51,870	3,460
23	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$88,530	$58,580	290
24	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$88,320	$51,210	80
25	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$88,320	$51,210	80
26	Software Publishers	$86,420	$58,530	170
27	Outpatient Care Centers	$86,270	$56,210	220
28	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$86,270	$51,290	1,270
29	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$86,270	$55,530	320
30	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$86,000	$52,240	140
31	Information	$85,560	$40,780	1,320
32	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$85,330	$53,680	230
33	Administrative and Support Services	$85,260	$47,200	380
34	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$85,260	$47,200	380
35	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$85,170	$51,260	510
36	Other Support Services	$83,730	$51,930	50
37	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$83,390	$49,680	120
38	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$83,200	$43,800	6,510
39	Federal, State, and Local Government	$83,200	$43,800	6,510
40	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$81,730	$50,940	300
41	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$81,580	$49,940	50
42	Nonstore Retailers	$81,580	$49,940	50
43	Retail Trade	$81,580	$50,650	50
44	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$81,290	$50,570	310
45	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$81,290	$38,520	1,150
46	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$81,040	$42,300	8,110
47	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$80,010	$47,780	n/a
48	Other Financial Investment Activities	$79,660	$47,470	n/a
49	Social Advocacy Organizations	$79,170	$52,260	50
50	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$78,990	$43,540	8,010
51	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$78,870	$49,770	1,090
52	Finance and Insurance	$77,740	$46,510	3,260
53	Insurance Carriers	$76,470	$45,470	1,780
54	Utilities	$76,320	$41,100	50
55	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$74,380	$44,970	2,270
56	Health Care and Social Assistance	$74,330	$43,990	1,900
57	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$74,250	$54,890	30
58	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$74,130	$45,970	970
59	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$74,040	$38,410	40
60	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$73,440	$46,270	990
61	Office Administrative Services	$73,340	$45,610	80
62	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$73,210	$45,550	1,080
63	Postal Service (federal government)	$72,790	$60,140	70
64	Hospitals - Privately owned	$72,500	$42,320	1,110
65	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$72,470	$43,070	450
66	Educational Services - Privately owned	$72,260	$44,970	1,200
67	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$71,900	$42,600	1,310
68	Hospitals - State government owned	$71,640	$47,350	130
69	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$70,740	$51,050	n/a
70	Transportation and Warehousing	$70,640	$49,540	90
71	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$70,340	$53,010	n/a
72	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$69,550	$40,170	2,030
73	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,390	$24,140	550
74	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$68,350	$43,620	2,020
75	Other Insurance Related Activities	$68,350	$44,540	400
76	Educational Support Services	$68,240	$41,830	200
77	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$68,180	$41,760	200
78	Educational Services	$67,670	$43,190	2,430
79	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$67,580	$35,130	n/a
80	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$67,050	$43,880	490
81	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$66,130	$43,110	40
82	Home Health Care Services	$66,100	$42,840	60
83	Testing Laboratories	$65,090	$24,150	100
84	Educational Services - Local government owned	$64,970	$44,550	150
85	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$64,900	$47,260	110
86	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$64,900	$47,260	110
87	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$64,880	$46,940	40
88	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$63,550	$42,200	1,030
89	Educational Services - State government owned	$62,790	$41,730	1,070
90	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$62,720	$38,330	70
91	Hospitals - Local government owned	$62,720	$38,330	70
92	Individual and Family Services	$62,490	$41,350	50
93	Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	$61,830	$41,040	90
94	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$61,390	$39,480	720
95	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,630	$38,320	500
96	Social Assistance	$56,640	$35,810	70
97	State government, including schools and hospitals	$55,940	$37,760	3,030
98	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$54,710	$36,590	80
99	Business Support Services	$54,480	$41,040	30
100	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$54,010	$33,470	120