Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$65,450 |
$53,830 |
960 |
2 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$65,450 |
$53,830 |
960 |
3 |
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
|
$62,760 |
$38,510 |
60 |
4 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$52,770 |
$30,840 |
3,290 |
5 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$52,770 |
$30,840 |
3,290 |
6 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$50,000 |
$36,580 |
n/a |
7 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$49,800 |
$35,320 |
190 |
8 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$49,530 |
$31,010 |
5,450 |
9 |
Educational Services
|
$48,680 |
$28,450 |
350 |
10 |
Home Health Care Services
|
$48,000 |
$33,000 |
100 |
11 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$47,700 |
$32,840 |
3,470 |
12 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$47,680 |
$32,810 |
2,890 |
13 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$47,640 |
$32,860 |
600 |
14 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$47,590 |
$21,450 |
50 |
15 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$47,590 |
$21,450 |
50 |
16 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$47,070 |
$31,400 |
1,600 |
17 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$46,920 |
$32,380 |
410 |
18 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$46,820 |
$32,240 |
380 |
19 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$46,790 |
$32,550 |
540 |
20 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$46,690 |
$32,080 |
6,340 |
21 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$46,550 |
$32,300 |
4,330 |
22 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
|
$46,140 |
$30,860 |
1,340 |
23 |
Employment Services
|
$45,870 |
$28,540 |
50 |
24 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$45,780 |
$30,820 |
3,300 |
25 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$45,550 |
$28,270 |
50 |
26 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$45,550 |
$28,270 |
50 |
27 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$45,280 |
$24,990 |
140 |
28 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$45,150 |
$28,610 |
70 |
29 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
|
$44,930 |
$30,860 |
2,270 |
30 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$44,710 |
$17,600 |
210 |
31 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$44,660 |
$25,980 |
1,200 |
32 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$44,640 |
$20,530 |
90 |
33 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$44,550 |
$28,170 |
60 |
34 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$44,290 |
$21,080 |
90 |
35 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$44,010 |
$30,610 |
1,600 |
36 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$43,520 |
$30,750 |
900 |
37 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$43,280 |
$19,170 |
70 |
38 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$42,710 |
$26,620 |
14,110 |
39 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$42,360 |
$24,620 |
730 |
40 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$41,400 |
$25,200 |
1,440 |
41 |
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$40,140 |
$25,940 |
410 |
42 |
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
|
$40,080 |
$24,210 |
n/a |
43 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$40,080 |
$24,210 |
n/a |
44 |
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
|
$39,620 |
$27,070 |
920 |
45 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
|
$39,600 |
$27,010 |
920 |
46 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$39,540 |
$19,790 |
210 |
47 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
|
$38,960 |
$24,560 |
3,750 |
48 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$38,740 |
$24,820 |
610 |
49 |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
$38,630 |
$24,400 |
5,530 |
50 |
Other Residential Care Facilities
|
$37,760 |
$23,960 |
110 |
51 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
|
$37,740 |
$23,640 |
1,050 |
52 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
|
$35,910 |
$22,540 |
200 |
53 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
|
$35,380 |
$21,660 |
120 |
54 |
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
|
$35,260 |
$22,850 |
380 |
55 |
Social Assistance
|
$35,010 |
$22,430 |
800 |
56 |
Individual and Family Services
|
$34,410 |
$22,550 |
640 |
57 |
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
|
$30,730 |
$19,080 |
100 |