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Employment Statistics | 2000

Base Salaries by Industry — Full Time

Industry

%

Base Salary

Manufacturing

24 %

Range

Median

Aerospace
~
  
  
Agribusiness
~
  
  

Auto/ Transportation Equipment

1 %

$79,000-92,400

$87,200

Chemicals

~

 

 

Computers/ Consumer Products

4 %

$52,500-125,000

$89,200

Extractive Minerals/Metals
~
  
  

Food/ Beverage

3 %

$67,000-90,000

$76,700

Forest Products/Packaging
1 %
$60,000-85,000
$74,500

Household/ Personal Products

2 %

$70,000-85,000

$77,300

Machinery
~
  
  

Other Manufacturing

1 %

$80,000-100,000

$88,000

Petroleum/Energy

1 %

$65,000-100,000

$80,300

Pharmaceuticals/ Biotechnology/ Health Products

4 %

$60,000-105,000

$83,100

Software/ Printing/ Publishing

3 %

$75,000-102,000

$91,700

Telecommunications

1 %

$70,000-120,000

$95,000

Textiles
~
  
  

Widely diversified

1 %

$73,800-100,000

$85,700

Services

76 %

 

 

Commercial Banking

2 %

$52,000-119,000

$85,500

Computer-Related Services

2 %

$75,000-140,000

$97,100

Construction

~

 

 

Consulting

33 %

$70,000-120,000

$99,300

Diversified Financial Services

1 %

$55,000-87,000

$77,000

E-commerce

8 %

$70,000-150,000

$92,900

Education

~

 

 

Entertainment/ Leisure
1 %
$75,000-110,000
$91,000

Health-care Services

1 %

$52,000-125,000

$90,700

Insurance

~

 

 

Investment Banking/ Brokerage/ Securities

14 %

$64,000-110,000

$80,000

Investment Management

1 %

$80,000-175,000

$105,500

Law

~

 

 

Media

~

 

 

Other Services

~

 

 

Private Equity/LBO
1 %
$80,000-115,000
$95,000

Private Equity/Venture Capital

3 %

$75,000-135,000

$91,800

Real Estate

1 %

$80,000-100,000

$90,000

Retail

1 %

$65,000-95,000

$82,500

Telecommunications

1 %

$80,000-180,000

$109,400

Transportation Services

1 %

$75,000-80,000

$77,800

Utilities

~

 

 

Widely Diversified
~
  
  
* Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
† Indicates less than one percent of accepted offers.
 
 
 
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