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Ranked listPublic
Industries Ranked by Average Weekly Earnings
Private-sector industries and major sectors ranked by latest average weekly earnings. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics.
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SR
Scientific research and development services
Weekly earnings$2,673.793
SP
Software publishers
Weekly earnings$2,632.614
CS
Computer systems design and related services
Weekly earnings$2,447.785
UT
Utilities
Weekly earnings$2,395.046
PI
Publishing industries
Weekly earnings$2,360.457
CI
Computing infrastructure and data processing
Weekly earnings$2,309.238
LS
Legal services
Weekly earnings$2,276.469
OA
Oil and gas extraction
Weekly earnings$2,138.6610
TE
Telecommunications
Weekly earnings$2,120.4011
PS
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Weekly earnings$2,092.5012
IN
Information
Weekly earnings$2,070.9213
AA
Architectural and engineering services
Weekly earnings$2,058.6214
MO
Management of companies and enterprises
Weekly earnings$2,036.2715
SA
Support activities for mining
Weekly earnings$1,969.6716
CI
Credit intermediation and related activities
Weekly earnings$1,959.2817
MA
Management and technical consulting services
Weekly earnings$1,953.1318
CA
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,928.3119
MA
Mining and logging
Weekly earnings$1,895.9020
NB
Nonresidential building construction
Weekly earnings$1,880.2921
IC
Insurance carriers and related activities
Weekly earnings$1,874.7922
TE
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,859.5123
FA
Financial activities
Weekly earnings$1,855.0424
HA
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Weekly earnings$1,848.8425
AT
Air transportation
Weekly earnings$1,847.2126
AA
Advertising and public relations services
Weekly earnings$1,809.1427
ME
Mining, except oil and gas
Weekly earnings$1,808.0428
HS
Highway, street, and bridge construction
Weekly earnings$1,802.7429
OO
Offices of physicians
Weekly earnings$1,759.9030
WT
Wholesale trade agents and brokers
Weekly earnings$1,758.3031
SD
Specialized design services
Weekly earnings$1,755.5432
EC
Electrical contractors and wiring installation
Weekly earnings$1,720.5533
CM
Chemical manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,697.4434
PA
Professional and business services
Weekly earnings$1,673.7235
CO
Construction of buildings
Weekly earnings$1,663.2336
AA
Accounting and payroll services
Weekly earnings$1,649.4737
HO
Hospitals
Weekly earnings$1,628.2838
CO
Construction
Weekly earnings$1,625.4539
PH
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
Weekly earnings$1,621.6340
DG
Durable goods wholesalers
Weekly earnings$1,608.4441
DG
Durable goods
Weekly earnings$1,588.7542
EE
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,585.7243
MM
Machinery manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,583.2844
OI
Other information services
Weekly earnings$1,583.1345
PM
Primary metal manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,560.0046
SP
Site preparation contractors
Weekly earnings$1,557.7747
WT
Wholesale trade
Weekly earnings$1,557.0248
ST
Specialty trade contractors
Weekly earnings$1,548.7749
MA
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Weekly earnings$1,535.3750
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