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Highest-Paying Industries by Average Weekly Wages
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Average Weekly Wages is an amount that results from dividing total annual wages by annual average employment. The data unit is in dollars, not thousands of dollars. Read more about wages.

Average Annual Wages is the quotient that results from dividing the total annual wages by average monthly employment for the year and dividing the result by 52 weeks per year for annual measures. The data unit is in dollars, not thousands of dollars. Read more about wages.

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) derives its industry data from quarterly tax reports submitted to State Employment Security Agencies by over eight million employers. Read more.
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These are the industries with the highest average weekly wages in 2007. Industry wages are wages paid for all occupations within an industry. Individual wages among occupations within an industry could vary significantly from the average.

Top 50 Highest-Paying Industries by Average Weekly Wages
Displaying Records 1-25 of 50
 
 
#IndustryAverage Weekly WagesAverage Annual Wages
1 Securities Brokerage $4,042$210,188
2 Commodity Contracts Dealing $3,816$198,424
3 Securities and Commodity Exchanges $3,613$187,894
4 Sports Teams and Clubs $3,488$181,384
5 Miscellaneous Intermediation $3,275$170,282
6 Offices of Other Holding Companies $3,179$165,285
7 Portfolio Management $3,157$164,133
8 Investment Banking and Securities Dealing $3,034$157,781
9 Electronic Computer Manufacturing $2,848$148,104
10 Commodity Contracts Brokerage $2,823$146,813
11 Open-End Investment Funds $2,740$142,482
12 International Trade Financing $2,648$137,684
13 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction $2,550$132,599
14 Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities $2,530$131,553
15 Natural Gas Liquid Extraction $2,498$129,894
16 Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing $2,414$125,528
17 Offices of Bank Holding Companies $2,318$120,545
18 Other Financial Vehicles $2,316$120,440
19 Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities $2,298$119,519
20 Investment Advice $2,283$118,730
21 Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing $2,258$117,412
22 Reinsurance Carriers $2,248$116,908
23 Record Production $2,215$115,189
24 Computer Terminal Manufacturing $2,199$114,325
25 Petroleum Refineries $2,197$114,254
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Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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