Industry

%

Base Salary

Monthly Range

Average

Aerospace

~

Auto/ transportation equipment

2

$5,000- 5,400

$5,300

Chemicals

1

$4,500- 5,500

$5,000

Computers/ consumer products

6

$2,500- 6,000

$4,900

Food/ beverage

4

$3,000- 6,300

$4,800

Forest products/ packaging

~

Household/ personal products

3

$4,000- 6,500

$4,800

Machinery

~

Other electronic equipment

~

Other manufacturing

~

Petroleum/ energy

~

Pharmaceuticals/ biotechnology/ health products

6

$1,300- 6,000

$5,100

Software/ printing/ publishing

2

$4,000- 6,100

$4,800

Telecommunications

1

$5,000-10,000

$6,700

Widely diversified

1

$2,500- 5,100

$4,300

Services:

69

Advertising

~

Commercial banking

1

$900- 6,200

$3,900

Computer-related services

2

$3,200- 6,000

$4,800

Construction

~

Consulting

27

$1,800- 9,200

$7,700

Diversified financial services

~

E-commerce

6

$1,200- 8,800

$4,600

Entertainment/ leisure

4

$2,000-12,500

$4,700

Government

~

Healthcare services

1

$4,000- 7,800

$5,800

Import/ export/ trading

~

Insurance

~

Investment banking/ brokerage/ securities

13

$4,500- 9,000

$6,200

Investment management

4

$3,200- 7,000

$5,500

Law

~

Media

1

$4,000- 7,700

$5,300

Non-profit

~

Other services

1

$4,000- 5,000

$4,600

Private equity/ LBO

~

Private equity/ venture capital

2

$1,000- 8,000

$4,500

Real estate

~

Retail

2

$2,600- 5,400

$4,300

Telecommunications

1

$3,700- 6,800

$5,100

Utilities

1

$5,500- 5,500

$5,500