Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Junior colleges - Privately owned
|
$75,350 |
$20,370 |
1,200 |
2 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$74,900 |
$24,310 |
70 |
3 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$65,720 |
$46,760 |
16,300 |
4 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$65,710 |
$47,010 |
16,480 |
5 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$65,190 |
$31,440 |
50 |
6 |
Manufacturing
|
$64,560 |
$24,200 |
130 |
7 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
|
$63,150 |
$21,220 |
1,010 |
8 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$59,810 |
$31,460 |
1,260 |
9 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$59,660 |
$24,480 |
28,400 |
10 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$59,660 |
$24,480 |
28,400 |
11 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
|
$59,660 |
$37,420 |
330 |
12 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$59,660 |
$28,770 |
1,450 |
13 |
Home Health Care Services
|
$59,030 |
$38,650 |
40 |
14 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$58,800 |
$36,840 |
360 |
15 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$57,240 |
$18,410 |
190 |
16 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$55,930 |
$40,560 |
120 |
17 |
Postal Service (federal government)
|
$55,570 |
$55,560 |
170 |
18 |
Transportation and Warehousing
|
$55,570 |
$53,810 |
250 |
19 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$55,460 |
$39,720 |
130 |
20 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$54,930 |
$23,700 |
2,770 |
21 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
|
$54,060 |
$26,130 |
580 |
22 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$52,220 |
$23,330 |
1,820 |
23 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$52,150 |
$27,890 |
730 |
24 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$51,590 |
$20,960 |
4,980 |
25 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$50,990 |
$22,690 |
1,230 |
26 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$50,950 |
$28,310 |
30 |
27 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$50,210 |
$18,420 |
n/a |
28 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
|
$49,910 |
$21,770 |
740 |
29 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$49,760 |
$22,170 |
1,080 |
30 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$49,760 |
$32,840 |
80 |
31 |
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$49,700 |
$30,190 |
80 |
32 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
|
$49,560 |
$40,160 |
40 |
33 |
Software Publishers
|
$49,530 |
$30,760 |
40 |
34 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$49,280 |
$37,140 |
40 |
35 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$48,600 |
$27,380 |
170 |
36 |
Technical and trade schools - State government owned
|
$48,600 |
$20,670 |
460 |
37 |
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
$48,190 |
$26,450 |
50 |
38 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$48,020 |
$22,320 |
1,330 |
39 |
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
|
$45,940 |
$29,000 |
n/a |
40 |
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned
|
$45,580 |
$20,990 |
3,280 |
41 |
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
|
$45,530 |
$21,010 |
3,300 |
42 |
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
|
$45,200 |
$23,400 |
120 |
43 |
Technical and trade schools - Privately owned
|
$43,930 |
$19,900 |
2,800 |
44 |
Technical and Trade Schools
|
$43,650 |
$19,980 |
3,460 |
45 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned
|
$43,550 |
$31,470 |
6,680 |
46 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$43,460 |
$23,120 |
250 |
47 |
Information
|
$43,030 |
$21,600 |
230 |
48 |
Facilities Support Services
|
$42,670 |
$27,390 |
70 |
49 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$42,640 |
$22,020 |
790 |
50 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
|
$41,480 |
$24,400 |
350 |
51 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$41,350 |
$20,140 |
7,110 |
52 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$40,690 |
$19,010 |
550 |
53 |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
|
$39,830 |
$17,660 |
n/a |
54 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$39,070 |
$18,650 |
n/a |
55 |
Other Information Services
|
$38,580 |
$21,030 |
150 |
56 |
Other Residential Care Facilities
|
$37,750 |
$19,380 |
740 |
57 |
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$37,600 |
$21,940 |
560 |
58 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$37,130 |
$18,530 |
4,820 |
59 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
|
$37,030 |
$17,320 |
100 |
60 |
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
|
$36,850 |
$22,210 |
70 |
61 |
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$36,380 |
$23,820 |
n/a |
62 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$36,300 |
$20,610 |
480 |
63 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$36,300 |
$18,500 |
24,560 |
64 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$36,290 |
$18,610 |
11,300 |
65 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$35,870 |
$18,490 |
5,030 |
66 |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
$35,440 |
$20,380 |
1,640 |
67 |
Other schools and instruction - Local government owned
|
$35,080 |
$20,100 |
250 |
68 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$35,070 |
$18,950 |
1,290 |
69 |
Retail Trade
|
$34,750 |
$17,940 |
320 |
70 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
|
$34,710 |
$18,950 |
1,040 |
71 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$34,370 |
$18,310 |
19,950 |
72 |
Electronics and Appliance Stores
|
$33,830 |
$17,560 |
270 |
73 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$33,800 |
$18,430 |
15,350 |
74 |
Social Advocacy Organizations
|
$33,580 |
$18,710 |
670 |
75 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$32,860 |
$18,120 |
2,350 |
76 |
Other Schools and Instruction
|
$32,820 |
$18,440 |
60,500 |
77 |
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
|
$32,810 |
$18,430 |
60,240 |
78 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$32,640 |
$20,750 |
850 |
79 |
Individual and Family Services
|
$32,280 |
$18,260 |
6,970 |
80 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
|
$32,150 |
$18,050 |
n/a |
81 |
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
|
$32,020 |
$18,140 |
n/a |
82 |
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
|
$31,870 |
$17,400 |
390 |
83 |
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
|
$31,850 |
$22,990 |
140 |
84 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$31,680 |
$18,290 |
19,610 |
85 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$31,470 |
$18,350 |
26,050 |
86 |
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
$31,460 |
$17,990 |
n/a |
87 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$31,190 |
$18,540 |
127,410 |
88 |
Performing Arts Companies
|
$31,040 |
$18,380 |
120 |
89 |
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
|
$30,730 |
$17,380 |
300 |
90 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$30,590 |
$17,410 |
3,390 |
91 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
|
$30,540 |
$19,680 |
540 |
92 |
Educational Support Services - Privately owned
|
$30,280 |
$18,930 |
13,160 |
93 |
Technical and trade schools - Local government owned
|
$29,890 |
$19,600 |
200 |
94 |
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
|
$29,700 |
$18,650 |
70 |
95 |
Civic and Social Organizations
|
$29,610 |
$18,270 |
1,770 |
96 |
Educational Support Services
|
$29,260 |
$18,420 |
16,150 |
97 |
Social Assistance
|
$29,050 |
$17,970 |
15,350 |
98 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$29,050 |
$18,170 |
14,000 |
99 |
Religious Organizations
|
$29,020 |
$17,810 |
810 |
100 |
Educational Services
|
$28,180 |
$17,880 |
790,370 |