Management analysts
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Management Analysts: Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplifications and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Include program analysts and management consultants.
Management analysts held about 605,000 jobs in 2004. About 29 percent of these workers, more than 3 times the average for all occupations, were self-employed. Management analysts are found throughout the country, but employ.ment is concentrated in large metropolitan areas. Management analyst jobs are found in a wide range of industries, including management, scientific, and technical consulting firms; computer systems design and related services firms; and Federal, State, and local governments. The majority of those working for the Federal Government are in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Salaries for management analysts vary widely by years of experience and education, geographic location, sector of expertise, and size of employer. Generally, management analysts employed in large firms or in metropolitan areas have the highest salaries. Median annual wage and salary earnings of management analysts in May 2004 were $63,450. The middle 50 percent earned between $48,340 and $86,650. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $37,680, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $120,220. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of management analysts in May 2004 were:
| Management, scientific, and technical consulting services | $72,480 |
| Federal Government | 72,440 |
| Computer systems design and related services | 69,800 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 59,420 |
| State government | 48,070 |
According to a the Association of Management Consulting Firms, typical earnings in 2004—including bonuses and profit sharing—averaged $52,482 for research associates in member firms; $65,066 for entry-level consultants; $89,116 for management consultants; $123,305 for senior consultants; $191,664 for junior partners; and $317,339 for senior partners. Only the most experienced workers in highly successful management consulting firms earn these top salaries.
Salaried management analysts usually receive common benefits, such as health and life insurance, a retirement plan, vacation, and sick leave, as well as less common benefits, such as profit sharing and bonuses for outstanding work. In addition, all travel expenses usually are reimbursed by the employer. Self-employed consultants have to maintain their own office and provide their own benefits.
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Management Analysts)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)
| Management analysts | |||||
| Percentile earnings distribution | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting employment: 30 mean earnings: $51,360 (def) (IG) | $32,040 | $39,220 | $44,950 | $64,440 | $82,750 |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry employment: 30 mean earnings: $51,360 | $32,040 | $39,220 | $44,950 | $64,440 | $82,750 |
| Mining employment: 2,060 mean earnings: $64,540 (EC) (def) (IG) | $39,980 | $53,130 | $63,550 | $71,640 | $93,620 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction employment: 1,320 mean earnings: $65,910 | $38,530 | $48,730 | $63,440 | $79,190 | $102,870 |
| Mining (except Oil and Gas) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $63,440 | $57,970 | $60,280 | $64,150 | $68,020 | $70,340 |
| Support Activities for Mining employment: 190 mean earnings: $58,350 | $30,970 | $41,140 | $57,140 | $76,490 | $89,270 |
| Utilities employment: 5,230 mean earnings: $67,410 (EC) (def) (IG) | $44,840 | $53,120 | $65,750 | $80,030 | $91,650 |
| Utilities employment: 5,230 mean earnings: $67,410 | $44,840 | $53,120 | $65,750 | $80,030 | $91,650 |
| Construction employment: 1,650 mean earnings: $73,130 (EC) (def) (IG) | $34,350 | $46,730 | $57,480 | $84,450 | $143,340 |
| Construction of Buildings employment: 480 mean earnings: $83,730 | $38,670 | $48,360 | $60,780 | $100,810 | >$145K |
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction employment: 870 mean earnings: $71,340 | $32,220 | $44,460 | $56,540 | $83,290 | $137,870 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors employment: 300 mean earnings: $61,270 | $38,400 | $48,840 | $57,670 | $77,130 | $88,760 |
| Manufacturing employment: 26,060 mean earnings: $70,780 (EC) (def) (IG) | $41,280 | $51,890 | $66,660 | $85,600 | $108,220 |
| Food Manufacturing employment: 600 mean earnings: $69,990 | $39,830 | $49,760 | $62,130 | $84,180 | $110,370 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing employment: n.a. mean earnings: $64,130 | $37,520 | $45,820 | $54,290 | $77,190 | $108,550 |
| Apparel Manufacturing employment: 50 mean earnings: $53,490 | $25,640 | $30,490 | $46,930 | $70,070 | $84,780 |
| Wood Product Manufacturing employment: 70 mean earnings: $64,380 | $46,270 | $52,380 | $61,890 | $73,490 | $88,220 |
| Paper Manufacturing employment: 380 mean earnings: $65,290 | $39,210 | $48,410 | $64,850 | $81,090 | $93,930 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities employment: 230 mean earnings: $60,920 | $35,410 | $42,760 | $55,130 | $71,560 | $100,440 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing employment: 280 mean earnings: $75,940 | $45,420 | $56,590 | $73,250 | $91,660 | $113,570 |
| Chemical Manufacturing employment: 2,630 mean earnings: $67,600 | $38,070 | $49,170 | $63,320 | $81,810 | $103,040 |
| Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing employment: 170 mean earnings: $59,940 | $30,300 | $42,590 | $56,830 | $73,350 | $101,730 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing employment: 90 mean earnings: $68,950 | $38,970 | $50,280 | $63,070 | $89,070 | $110,690 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing employment: 200 mean earnings: $77,590 | $44,180 | $54,330 | $72,770 | $99,360 | $125,650 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing employment: 450 mean earnings: $70,250 | $46,080 | $54,350 | $67,380 | $83,060 | $99,340 |
| Machinery Manufacturing employment: 1,650 mean earnings: $76,180 | $40,750 | $52,100 | $68,550 | $89,770 | $121,950 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing employment: 6,930 mean earnings: $73,930 | $42,170 | $53,070 | $69,460 | $90,340 | $114,850 |
| Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing employment: 690 mean earnings: $62,720 | $37,130 | $45,620 | $57,670 | $74,810 | $93,420 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing employment: 10,920 mean earnings: $69,800 | $42,740 | $53,050 | $66,830 | $83,950 | $102,040 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing employment: 90 mean earnings: $59,990 | $35,710 | $45,080 | $56,370 | $76,480 | $88,080 |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing employment: 540 mean earnings: $73,140 | $41,870 | $51,150 | $65,030 | $85,580 | $110,320 |
| Wholesale Trade employment: 9,870 mean earnings: $81,130 (EC) (def) (IG) | $42,470 | $55,480 | $77,230 | $103,850 | $126,540 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods employment: 6,550 mean earnings: $85,620 | $42,950 | $58,860 | $85,090 | $109,350 | $132,040 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods employment: 1,640 mean earnings: $68,530 | $39,240 | $48,870 | $61,520 | $83,330 | $110,080 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers employment: 1,690 mean earnings: $75,940 | $45,000 | $57,000 | $72,070 | $89,310 | $111,900 |
| Retail Trade employment: 1,500 mean earnings: $64,400 (EC) (def) (IG) | $33,490 | $43,950 | $56,910 | $79,350 | $106,450 |
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers employment: 60 mean earnings: $65,260 | $24,940 | $36,030 | $58,450 | $77,030 | $127,350 |
| Electronics and Appliance Stores employment: 270 mean earnings: $85,140 | $44,100 | $60,540 | $90,470 | $107,440 | $117,540 |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers employment: 50 mean earnings: $58,000 | $26,970 | $36,970 | $52,330 | $79,590 | $86,980 |
| Food and Beverage Stores employment: 60 mean earnings: $55,580 | $38,430 | $43,630 | $53,050 | $64,070 | $76,670 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores employment: 100 mean earnings: $51,440 | $24,560 | $26,300 | $29,190 | $64,340 | $118,530 |
| General Merchandise Stores employment: 200 mean earnings: $56,270 | $38,440 | $44,870 | $54,470 | $65,830 | $79,330 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers employment: 220 mean earnings: $67,210 | $39,950 | $46,060 | $55,150 | $74,020 | $107,950 |
| Nonstore Retailers employment: 430 mean earnings: $59,700 | $35,080 | $42,370 | $54,480 | $71,580 | $91,500 |
| Transportation and Warehousing employment: 4,610 mean earnings: $63,410 (EC) (def) (IG) | $36,790 | $47,770 | $61,650 | $78,070 | $90,400 |
| Air Transportation employment: 1,600 mean earnings: $57,060 | $32,790 | $41,000 | $55,010 | $71,200 | $87,380 |
| Rail Transportation employment: 400 mean earnings: $69,560 | $48,040 | $56,210 | $71,730 | $83,730 | $91,030 |
| Water Transportation employment: n.a. mean earnings: $80,490 | $26,360 | $49,520 | $67,240 | $95,940 | >$145K |
| Truck Transportation employment: 290 mean earnings: $59,530 | $32,800 | $41,160 | $57,140 | $72,610 | $89,500 |
| Pipeline Transportation employment: 320 mean earnings: $65,560 | $39,820 | $47,550 | $61,400 | $80,530 | $100,970 |
| Support Activities for Transportation employment: 890 mean earnings: $69,790 | $42,810 | $50,970 | $72,310 | $84,050 | $91,320 |
| Postal Service employment: 700 mean earnings: $67,100 | $49,750 | $57,240 | $65,050 | $75,060 | $89,140 |
| Couriers and Messengers employment: 160 mean earnings: $58,610 | $30,840 | $42,430 | $58,750 | $73,490 | $88,370 |
| Warehousing and Storage employment: 190 mean earnings: $64,780 | $35,330 | $43,190 | $57,760 | $77,330 | $105,060 |
| Information employment: 21,180 mean earnings: $68,550 (EC) (def) (IG) | $40,660 | $50,470 | $62,630 | $82,680 | $105,130 |
| Publishing Industries (except Internet) employment: 5,740 mean earnings: $75,460 | $42,980 | $54,490 | $70,730 | $91,060 | $115,760 |
| Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries employment: 490 mean earnings: $70,320 | $45,710 | $52,650 | $64,260 | $78,840 | $100,770 |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) employment: 420 mean earnings: $65,290 | $40,890 | $50,280 | $61,880 | $78,870 | $94,410 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting employment: 390 mean earnings: $71,760 | $41,700 | $51,250 | $66,920 | $86,150 | $107,270 |
| Telecommunications employment: 7,820 mean earnings: $63,000 | $40,120 | $49,510 | $58,170 | $74,650 | $92,380 |
| Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service employment: 6,280 mean earnings: $68,920 | $39,580 | $49,260 | $62,790 | $82,940 | $107,430 |
| Other Information Services employment: 40 mean earnings: $86,600 | $47,340 | $55,900 | $76,420 | $95,590 | >$145K |
| Finance and Insurance employment: 46,370 mean earnings: $66,230 (EC) (def) (IG) | $38,420 | $47,340 | $60,560 | $80,020 | $102,140 |
| Monetary Authorities - Central Bank employment: 290 mean earnings: $69,530 | $44,840 | $51,550 | $62,780 | $78,750 | $106,510 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities employment: 16,530 mean earnings: $66,330 | $37,800 | $47,140 | $61,830 | $82,440 | $103,160 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities employment: 6,020 mean earnings: $80,130 | $43,810 | $53,730 | $70,410 | $94,720 | $135,980 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities employment: 22,660 mean earnings: $62,320 | $38,000 | $45,950 | $57,720 | $73,930 | $92,560 |
| Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles employment: 880 mean earnings: $68,740 | $39,180 | $49,130 | $63,000 | $83,680 | $108,110 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing employment: 2,320 mean earnings: $76,910 (EC) (def) (IG) | $33,840 | $46,750 | $62,330 | $91,530 | >$145K |
| Real Estate employment: 1,160 mean earnings: $79,400 | $32,350 | $47,500 | $65,590 | $98,490 | >$145K |
| Rental and Leasing Services employment: 530 mean earnings: $71,770 | $38,710 | $46,810 | $58,140 | $75,240 | $135,600 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) employment: 630 mean earnings: $76,620 | $31,550 | $44,990 | $61,890 | $89,800 | >$145K |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 162,430 mean earnings: $86,400 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,590 | $51,770 | $73,990 | $110,310 | >$145K |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 162,430 mean earnings: $86,400 | $37,590 | $51,770 | $73,990 | $110,310 | >$145K |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 26,140 mean earnings: $72,630 (EC) (def) (IG) | $40,940 | $51,070 | $66,490 | $88,340 | $114,580 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises employment: 26,140 mean earnings: $72,630 | $40,940 | $51,070 | $66,490 | $88,340 | $114,580 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 19,670 mean earnings: $78,940 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,870 | $47,590 | $65,500 | $96,740 | >$145K |
| Administrative and Support Services employment: 19,510 mean earnings: $78,980 | $37,900 | $47,600 | $65,460 | $96,800 | >$145K |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services employment: 160 mean earnings: $73,430 | $35,690 | $45,780 | $69,480 | $90,660 | $122,910 |
| Educational Services employment: 10,870 mean earnings: $63,950 (EC) (def) (IG) | $36,450 | $44,960 | $57,770 | $75,140 | $97,270 |
| Educational Services employment: 10,870 mean earnings: $63,950 | $36,450 | $44,960 | $57,770 | $75,140 | $97,270 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance employment: 8,200 mean earnings: $60,900 (EC) (def) (IG) | $34,890 | $43,640 | $56,440 | $72,020 | $91,290 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services employment: 1,670 mean earnings: $69,940 | $34,540 | $46,730 | $60,640 | $86,310 | $111,750 |
| Hospitals employment: 5,610 mean earnings: $59,370 | $36,010 | $44,260 | $56,570 | $70,870 | $86,920 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities employment: 220 mean earnings: $59,020 | $32,390 | $40,210 | $51,810 | $68,630 | $101,760 |
| Social Assistance employment: 690 mean earnings: $52,120 | $30,650 | $36,990 | $46,830 | $64,170 | $82,750 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation employment: 690 mean earnings: $70,790 (EC) (def) (IG) | $35,040 | $46,830 | $58,410 | $92,560 | $113,670 |
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries employment: 440 mean earnings: $70,500 | $35,480 | $47,390 | $57,280 | $84,950 | $115,110 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries employment: n.a. mean earnings: $77,090 | $32,690 | $48,410 | $91,300 | $106,520 | $114,440 |
| Accomodation and Food Service employment: 360 mean earnings: $61,290 (EC) (def) (IG) | $32,300 | $42,440 | $54,940 | $70,590 | $84,550 |
| Accommodation employment: 190 mean earnings: $64,400 | $26,670 | $38,560 | $50,340 | $73,350 | $132,330 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places employment: 170 mean earnings: $57,930 | $39,770 | $46,670 | $59,260 | $69,620 | $75,010 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) employment: 4,730 mean earnings: $71,300 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,630 | $48,380 | $62,930 | $87,160 | $113,570 |
| Repair and Maintenance employment: 210 mean earnings: $78,090 | $48,830 | $57,200 | $72,890 | $93,030 | $119,960 |
| Personal and Laundry Services employment: n.a. mean earnings: $78,700 | $29,830 | $52,060 | $95,020 | $106,330 | $113,210 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations employment: 4,260 mean earnings: $70,510 | $37,660 | $47,950 | $61,230 | $84,740 | $113,280 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 87,050 mean earnings: $64,870 (def) (IG) | $39,160 | $48,250 | $62,250 | $80,410 | $97,120 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 87,050 mean earnings: $64,870 | $39,160 | $48,250 | $62,250 | $80,410 | $97,120 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.
The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.
The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.