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Highest Paying Industries for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The top 100 highest paying industries for electrical and electronics engineers (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 $126,030, research and development in the social sciences and humanities is the highest paying industry for electrical and electronics engineers. It is followed by other information services industry (average annual salary $122,400). 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 electrical and electronics engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$126,030	$82,730	40
2	Other Information Services	$122,400	$78,850	n/a
3	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$117,810	$66,480	60
4	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$116,380	$68,210	60
5	Oil and Gas Extraction	$114,260	$64,470	270
6	Residential Building Construction	$113,980	$65,610	40
7	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	$113,190	$82,670	60
8	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$112,810	$74,180	10,710
9	Scientific Research and Development Services	$108,010	$67,780	17,580
10	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$107,980	$67,750	17,540
11	Software Publishers	$106,940	$65,810	330
12	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$106,080	$68,040	40
13	Other Support Services	$106,030	$71,130	70
14	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$105,910	$65,960	350
15	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$105,460	$68,040	n/a
16	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$104,690	$67,370	14,440
17	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$103,330	$68,890	130
18	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$102,880	$65,040	170
19	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$102,660	$44,300	90
20	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$102,460	$67,910	40
21	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$102,370	$64,000	25,850
22	Federal government, including USPS	$101,870	$73,780	20,840
23	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$101,870	$73,880	20,800
24	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$101,470	$65,770	40
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$100,610	$70,550	25,670
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$100,610	$70,550	25,670
27	Finance and Insurance	$99,660	$50,020	290
28	Specialized Design Services	$99,590	$62,980	470
29	Insurance Carriers	$99,490	$68,660	160
30	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$99,170	$67,490	26,910
31	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$99,070	$68,210	170
32	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$98,960	$66,360	250
33	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$98,620	$59,030	11,700
34	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$98,450	$62,560	61,710
35	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$98,000	$59,160	330
36	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	$97,950	$64,980	5,210
37	Support Activities for Transportation	$97,940	$59,170	350
38	Natural Gas Distribution	$97,820	$66,410	1,240
39	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$97,230	$65,510	230
40	Mining	$97,150	$60,070	650
41	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$97,140	$64,920	110
42	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$97,050	$68,170	300
43	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$96,510	$61,980	21,700
44	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$96,260	$68,550	290
45	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$96,220	$63,890	170
46	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$95,990	$63,060	330
47	Utility System Construction	$95,840	$62,510	1,150
48	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$95,630	$62,420	1,190
49	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$94,840	$62,190	1,080
50	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$94,740	$61,980	3,790
51	Manufacturing	$94,680	$60,990	101,560
52	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$94,590	$58,110	92,510
53	Construction of Buildings	$94,500	$57,540	450
54	Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	$94,410	$64,470	7,110
55	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$94,120	$67,570	40
56	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$94,050	$60,120	1,110
57	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$93,970	$67,650	220
58	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$93,910	$57,710	7,490
59	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$93,700	$60,290	3,940
60	Support Activities for Mining	$93,620	$61,320	270
61	Warehousing and Storage	$93,400	$48,540	80
62	Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services	$93,380	$64,520	n/a
63	Chemical Manufacturing	$93,080	$65,410	1,100
64	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$92,220	$57,200	7,240
65	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$92,140	$64,300	520
66	Telephone Call Centers	$92,130	$63,130	370
67	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$92,120	$61,980	8,140
68	Nonresidential Building Construction	$92,010	$57,450	410
69	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$91,830	$53,400	1,080
70	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$91,570	$60,120	180
71	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$91,570	$60,180	170
72	Business Support Services	$91,550	$63,900	400
73	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$91,290	$59,800	130
74	Hospitals - Privately owned	$91,290	$59,800	130
75	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$91,250	$59,630	770
76	Engineering Services	$91,170	$56,630	53,100
77	Pipeline Transportation	$91,170	$63,720	100
78	Health Care and Social Assistance	$91,070	$57,610	210
79	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$91,000	$59,800	160
80	Satellite Telecommunications	$90,930	$61,450	280
81	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$90,600	$56,470	57,230
82	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$90,450	$59,300	5,500
83	Administrative and Support Services	$90,320	$59,110	5,330
84	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$90,240	$56,280	2,490
85	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$89,940	$48,360	580
86	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$89,730	$52,410	4,730
87	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$89,720	$58,580	1,490
88	Employment Services	$89,450	$58,030	3,970
89	Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas	$89,410	$63,320	90
90	Repair and Maintenance	$89,390	$58,300	1,440
91	Utilities	$89,260	$61,600	19,050
92	Transportation and Warehousing	$89,030	$58,830	890
93	Rail Transportation	$89,010	$67,520	170
94	Wholesale Trade	$88,890	$55,360	15,970
95	Temporary Help Services	$88,750	$58,240	3,170
96	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$88,740	$61,090	17,780
97	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$88,600	$55,200	13,370
98	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$88,330	$51,930	110
99	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$88,190	$54,240	40
100	Postal Service (federal government)	$88,120	$64,910	40