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Highest Paying Industries for Accountants and Auditors

The top 100 highest paying industries for accountants and auditors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $90,490, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for accountants and auditors. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $90,350). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of accountants and auditors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

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