Highest Paying Industries

The 100 industries with the highest average advertised pay, out of 329 with enough postings that list a salary (300 or more, from at least 20 companies). Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Digital Entertainment top the list. Pick an industry to see the companies hiring, or compare pay by state and by city.

#	Industry	Average pay	Jobs listing pay	Companies
1	Generative AI	$221k – $271k	1,941	56
2	Natural Language Processing	$207k – $291k	578	26
3	Digital Entertainment	$177k – $253k	826	36
4	Machine Learning	$176k – $217k	5,477	255
5	Identity Management	$168k – $202k	559	30
6	Video Games	$165k – $182k	687	37
7	Developer APIs	$165k – $212k	700	61
8	Psychology	$165k – $185k	1,330	38
9	Developer Platform	$164k – $214k	605	44
10	Blockchain	$163k – $198k	726	51
11	Web3	$162k – $214k	463	21
12	Cryptocurrency	$160k – $188k	930	56
13	Cloud Security	$159k – $200k	1,518	43
14	Network Security	$158k – $220k	2,734	86
15	Artificial Intelligence (AI)	$157k – $203k	12,172	600
16	Legal Tech	$157k – $198k	701	35
17	Sensor	$156k – $173k	589	22
18	Fraud Detection	$153k – $193k	486	34
19	Cloud Data Services	$152k – $175k	1,419	79
20	Cloud Management	$150k – $229k	590	31
21	Developer Tools	$150k – $198k	1,536	96
22	Cloud Infrastructure	$150k – $192k	1,059	47
23	Trading Platform	$148k – $163k	759	28
24	Cloud Computing	$148k – $192k	3,639	124
25	Open Source	$145k – $175k	971	44
26	Productivity Tools	$145k – $187k	769	67
27	mHealth	$145k – $199k	666	31
28	B2B	$143k – $176k	753	97
29	FinTech	$143k – $181k	5,404	366
30	Collaboration	$143k – $169k	797	40
31	SaaS	$142k – $182k	6,990	439
32	Database	$141k – $175k	645	58
33	Advertising Platforms	$141k – $179k	446	36
34	Sales Automation	$141k – $181k	413	37
35	Online Games	$141k – $145k	621	22
36	Real Time	$140k – $172k	720	26
37	Data Integration	$138k – $160k	754	58
38	Cyber Security	$138k – $172k	4,108	224
39	Predictive Analytics	$137k – $164k	476	35
40	Enterprise Software	$137k – $185k	6,694	279
41	Analytics	$137k – $166k	6,422	322
42	Business Intelligence	$135k – $159k	1,269	85
43	Biopharma	$134k – $180k	2,351	57
44	Credit Cards	$133k – $155k	3,171	33
45	CRM	$132k – $173k	1,850	80
46	Big Data	$132k – $154k	1,906	123
47	Web Hosting	$132k – $169k	1,713	33
48	IT Infrastructure	$131k – $173k	1,257	38
49	Mobile Apps	$131k – $153k	2,331	96
50	Marketing Automation	$131k – $141k	795	39
51	PropTech	$129k – $150k	555	23
52	DevOps	$128k – $185k	1,262	29
53	Military	$128k – $177k	570	29
54	Apps	$128k – $156k	1,828	113
55	Software	$128k – $170k	30,129	1,520
56	Search Engine	$127k – $162k	816	32
57	Software Engineering	$125k – $170k	544	50
58	Energy Management	$125k – $148k	1,303	34
59	IT Management	$123k – $197k	1,086	43
60	Electric Vehicle	$123k – $161k	1,748	43
61	Internet of Things	$123k – $126k	1,292	47
62	TV	$122k – $178k	1,280	21
63	Robotics	$121k – $149k	1,978	95
64	Impact Investing	$121k – $147k	340	21
65	Compliance	$121k – $147k	742	57
66	Social Media	$120k – $150k	1,478	84
67	Personal Finance	$120k – $164k	507	23
68	Battery	$119k – $142k	377	22
69	Pharmaceutical	$118k – $167k	11,125	218
70	Marketplace	$118k – $149k	1,268	74
71	InsurTech	$118k – $161k	2,809	100
72	Space Travel	$118k – $158k	1,982	27
73	Clean Energy	$117k – $159k	614	32
74	Graphic Design	$116k – $198k	412	30
75	Employee Benefits	$116k – $152k	944	50
76	Payments	$114k – $153k	3,682	118
77	Product Research	$114k – $134k	622	28
78	Therapeutics	$114k – $138k	7,329	277
79	Semiconductor	$113k – $170k	3,340	53
80	Wearables	$113k – $146k	651	27
81	E-Commerce Platforms	$113k – $136k	817	22
82	Data Visualization	$112k – $120k	624	27
83	Lending	$112k – $132k	1,478	62
84	Aerospace	$111k – $145k	6,377	174
85	Biotechnology	$110k – $151k	17,370	425
86	Content	$110k – $136k	665	42
87	Document Management	$110k – $137k	420	33
88	Credit	$110k – $131k	928	52
89	Advice	$109k – $156k	2,734	114
90	Asset Management	$108k – $126k	2,116	86
91	Security	$108k – $138k	6,509	225
92	Information Technology	$106k – $145k	35,230	1,248
93	Project Management	$106k – $129k	1,048	100
94	Market Research	$106k – $124k	860	51
95	Advanced Materials	$106k – $137k	1,741	21
96	Health Diagnostics	$105k – $141k	8,324	199
97	Electronic Health Record (EHR)	$104k – $130k	1,643	25
98	Mortgage	$104k – $139k	965	29
99	Life Science	$103k – $130k	4,472	114
100	Industrial Automation	$103k – $130k	1,263	88

Averages cover advertised annual pay in US dollars between $15k and $1M from jobs hiring now. Pay data comes mostly from US postings, where pay transparency laws require a range, and companies can belong to more than one industry. Browse jobs by salary range or industry.