Best Paying Industries for Accountants and Auditors

$81,680
National Median Salary
354
Industries Analyzed

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Rank Industry Annual Median Pay Premium Employment
1 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media $131,830 +61.4% 150
2 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $125,790 +54.0% 130
3 Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services $124,510 +52.4% 1,860
4 Biomass Electric Power Generation $118,160 +44.7% 40
5 Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) $117,960 +44.4% 22,350
6 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $109,150 +33.6% 720
7 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $107,650 +31.8% 31,790
8 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $106,980 +31.0% 12,140
9 Other Pipeline Transportation $106,630 +30.5% 140
10 Scientific Research and Development Services $106,160 +30.0% 12,770

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