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Highest Paying Industries for Education Administrators

The top 100 highest paying industries for education administrators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $108,840, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for education administrators. It is followed by research and development in the social sciences and humanities industry (average annual salary $106,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of education administrators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Education Administrators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$108,840	$69,040	1,450
2	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$106,790	$83,180	40
3	Offices of Physicians	$105,570	$27,350	120
4	Scientific Research and Development Services	$99,520	$53,350	230
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$97,690	$52,000	200
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$95,680	$51,360	790
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$95,530	$52,710	47,820
8	Hospitals - Privately owned	$94,420	$51,730	870
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$93,750	$49,430	1,090
10	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$92,780	$50,170	1,190
11	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$91,710	$52,700	12,360
12	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$91,580	$49,030	30
13	Educational Services - Local government owned	$91,050	$61,770	218,720
14	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$90,960	$62,380	203,650
15	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$90,950	$61,310	221,160
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$90,760	$58,360	288,960
17	Educational Services - State government owned	$90,390	$51,720	59,680
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$90,190	$51,930	62,100
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$90,020	$49,780	104,450
20	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$89,260	$57,930	240,170
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$89,070	$48,330	260
22	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$88,790	$52,010	800
23	Hospitals - State government owned	$88,730	$49,570	290
24	Educational Services	$88,240	$53,140	386,610
25	Federal government, including USPS	$87,650	$58,800	5,700
26	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$87,650	$58,800	5,700
27	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$86,680	$49,640	530
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$86,180	$53,170	60
29	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$85,880	$58,120	2,130
30	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$85,750	$58,740	1,750
31	Information	$85,440	$48,660	70
32	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$85,020	$53,310	10,220
33	Federal, State, and Local Government	$85,020	$53,310	10,220
34	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$84,800	$44,630	670
35	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$84,550	$57,010	80
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$84,450	$47,300	55,180
37	Wholesale Trade	$83,080	$39,380	40
38	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$81,910	$45,060	190
39	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$81,810	$49,250	24,520
40	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$80,560	$54,190	360
41	Educational Support Services	$80,130	$44,710	3,580
42	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$78,700	$45,330	50
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$78,460	$44,410	108,200
44	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$77,730	$29,890	350
45	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$76,370	$43,500	2,780
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$76,240	$43,370	34,760
47	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$75,420	$37,610	2,400
48	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$74,720	$44,760	2,740
49	Junior colleges - State government owned	$73,600	$47,020	9,430
50	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$73,440	$43,770	1,840
51	Temporary Help Services	$73,380	$62,250	n/a
52	Outpatient Care Centers	$73,170	$34,050	180
53	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$73,050	$51,130	500
54	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$72,240	$43,110	1,690
55	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$71,980	$29,970	60
56	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$71,420	$36,920	40
57	Hospitals - Local government owned	$71,420	$36,920	40
58	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$70,860	$30,010	220
59	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$70,640	$52,920	90
60	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$70,580	$38,780	90
61	Technical and Trade Schools	$70,000	$41,710	6,370
62	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$69,100	$39,010	1,490
63	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$68,550	$41,020	5,510
64	Other Residential Care Facilities	$68,260	$45,200	210
65	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$67,840	$37,940	370
66	Performing Arts Companies	$67,380	$38,240	70
67	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$66,920	$35,920	490
68	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$66,020	$28,970	170
69	Engineering Services	$63,790	$50,210	n/a
70	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$63,790	$50,210	n/a
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$61,840	$34,770	690
72	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$60,750	$36,200	40
73	Other Schools and Instruction	$59,790	$37,690	5,670
74	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$59,460	$37,470	5,540
75	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$57,140	$33,330	460
76	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$56,630	$31,480	420
77	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$56,340	$36,440	30
78	Religious Organizations	$55,490	$28,840	1,480
79	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$53,750	$29,910	4,650
80	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$53,750	$29,930	4,660
81	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$52,970	$30,410	220
82	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$52,860	$30,380	220
83	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$52,420	$29,990	210
84	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$52,290	$31,810	460
85	Individual and Family Services	$52,090	$32,430	2,630
86	Social Advocacy Organizations	$49,860	$29,900	530
87	Civic and Social Organizations	$45,410	$28,540	1,510
88	Health Care and Social Assistance	$43,840	$28,200	37,120
89	Social Assistance	$42,920	$27,980	35,090
90	Child Day Care Services	$42,180	$27,730	31,900
91	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$41,620	$31,060	140
92	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$41,020	$29,780	30