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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$2,676.793
SP
Software publishers
Weekly earnings$2,624.064
CS
Computer systems design and related services
Weekly earnings$2,445.705
UT
Utilities
Weekly earnings$2,381.776
PI
Publishing industries
Weekly earnings$2,338.947
CI
Computing infrastructure and data processing
Weekly earnings$2,317.148
LS
Legal services
Weekly earnings$2,283.279
OA
Oil and gas extraction
Weekly earnings$2,151.0010
TE
Telecommunications
Weekly earnings$2,143.3511
PS
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Weekly earnings$2,085.4412
IN
Information
Weekly earnings$2,067.9113
AA
Architectural and engineering services
Weekly earnings$2,062.5314
MO
Management of companies and enterprises
Weekly earnings$2,030.5915
SA
Support activities for mining
Weekly earnings$2,019.8216
CI
Credit intermediation and related activities
Weekly earnings$1,985.4717
CA
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,946.4818
MA
Management and technical consulting services
Weekly earnings$1,941.2919
MA
Mining and logging
Weekly earnings$1,919.8620
NB
Nonresidential building construction
Weekly earnings$1,890.0021
IC
Insurance carriers and related activities
Weekly earnings$1,881.6822
HA
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Weekly earnings$1,861.7223
TE
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,856.3824
FA
Financial activities
Weekly earnings$1,852.0525
AT
Air transportation
Weekly earnings$1,843.2526
AA
Advertising and public relations services
Weekly earnings$1,823.8127
ME
Mining, except oil and gas
Weekly earnings$1,801.8028
HS
Highway, street, and bridge construction
Weekly earnings$1,785.0729
WT
Wholesale trade agents and brokers
Weekly earnings$1,752.1430
OO
Offices of physicians
Weekly earnings$1,751.6531
SD
Specialized design services
Weekly earnings$1,745.1832
EC
Electrical contractors and wiring installation
Weekly earnings$1,732.8933
CM
Chemical manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,711.8834
PA
Professional and business services
Weekly earnings$1,676.0935
CO
Construction of buildings
Weekly earnings$1,670.1036
AA
Accounting and payroll services
Weekly earnings$1,655.9137
OI
Other information services
Weekly earnings$1,633.4738
CO
Construction
Weekly earnings$1,625.4539
PH
Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
Weekly earnings$1,623.1640
HO
Hospitals
Weekly earnings$1,623.0841
DG
Durable goods wholesalers
Weekly earnings$1,621.8542
DG
Durable goods
Weekly earnings$1,592.6543
MM
Machinery manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,585.8444
EE
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,580.0145
WT
Wholesale trade
Weekly earnings$1,567.7346
PM
Primary metal manufacturing
Weekly earnings$1,562.5047
ST
Specialty trade contractors
Weekly earnings$1,559.7648
SP
Site preparation contractors
Weekly earnings$1,557.8449
MA
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
Weekly earnings$1,540.0850
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