Government Highest Paying Industry

Data from market research organization Global Knowledge shows that the government is the highest paying industry for technology workers, with a federal civilian averaging $82,882 per year. Check out the information provided in Finding and Applying for Government Jobs to learn how you can find a job with the US Federal Government.

There industry averages:

• Defense Contractor/Aerospace $81,321
• Government - Military/National Security $80,000
• Insurance (all)/Real Estate/Legal $79,596
• IT/Tech/Comm - related services/consulting $78,446
• Manufacturing - Consumer Goods $77,794
• Pharmaceutical/Medical/Biotech $76,579
• IT/Tech/Comm - related software development $76,180
• Transportation/Public Utilities $76,080
• Financial Services/Banking $75,981
• Media/Print/Film/Music $75,250
• IT/Tech/Comm - related hardware manufacturing $74,786
• Professional Business/Management Services $73,362
• Natural Resources - Mining/Oil/Gas $71,071
• Retail/Wholesale (non-computer) $68,627
• Communications (telco, cable, satellite) $67,435
• Manufacturing - Industrial (non-computer) $67,169
• Hospitality/Recreation $63,421
• Natural Resources - Agriculture/Forestry $63,333
• Construction/Architecture/Engineering $62,037
• Government - State/Local $61,535
• Education - public/private schools $57,544
• Other $68,836

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