Earnings at the National Level

• The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics states that these professionals earned a mean annual rate of $65,900 and $31.68 per hour in 2010. Those in the 90th percentile earned at or above $112,370 annually and $54.02 per hour, while those in the 50th percentile earned at or below $56,490 and $27.16 per hour. Those in the 10th percentile earned at or below $30,930 and $14.87 per hour in 2010.
  
  

Earnings by Industry

• Other financial investments paid the highest mean annual rate of $87,890 and $42.26 per hour in 2010. Automotive equipment rental and leasing earned the second highest mean annual salary of $87,720 and $42.17 per hour. Other investment pools and funds paid the third highest mean annual rate of $86,100 and $41.40 per hour in the same year. Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage services paid the fourth highest mean annual salary of $80,610 and $38.76 per hour in 2010.
  
  

Earnings by State

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that New York paid the highest mean annual rate of $104,230 and $50.11 per hour in 2010. The District of Columbia paid the second highest mean annual salary of $79,190 and $38.07 per hour. Washington paid the third highest mean annual rate of $75,990 and $36.53 per hour, while California paid the fourth highest mean annual rate of $36.28 in 2010.
  
  

Earnings by Larger Urban Areas

• New York, White Plains and Wayne in New York and New Jersey paid the highest mean yearly salary of $119,610 and $57.51 per hour in 2010. New Haven, Connecticut paid the second highest mean annual compensation of $96,370 and $46.33 per hour. Nassau and Suffolk, New York paid the third highest mean annual salary of $92,840 and $44.64 per hour. Gary, Indiana paid the fourth highest mean annual salary of $90,800 and $43.65 per hour in 2010.