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Highest Paying Industries for Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators

The top 53 highest paying industries for preschool and childcare center 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 $80,140, educational support services - local government owned is the highest paying industry for preschool and childcare center education administrators. It is followed by elementary and secondary schools - local government owned industry (average annual salary $76,870). 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 preschool and childcare center education administrators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$80,140	$50,630	40
2	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$76,870	$36,120	4,450
3	Educational Services - Local government owned	$76,160	$36,290	4,700
4	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$72,140	$34,590	5,430
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$70,120	$34,220	5,900
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$68,970	$33,540	7,190
7	Educational Services	$65,380	$33,420	8,560
8	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$62,760	$37,490	190
9	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$57,330	$37,180	320
10	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$56,760	$35,520	120
11	Educational Support Services	$56,430	$19,630	130
12	Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,110	$35,510	110
13	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$56,080	$32,040	170
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$55,890	$35,230	120
15	Other Residential Care Facilities	$55,600	$41,990	50
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$55,410	$35,310	110
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$54,920	$30,950	2,720
18	Educational Services - Privately owned	$54,520	$31,280	3,420
19	Other Schools and Instruction	$53,420	$37,660	410
20	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$53,100	$37,350	390
21	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,680	$34,590	620
22	State government, including schools and hospitals	$51,230	$32,300	480
23	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$50,850	$30,220	370
24	Junior colleges - State government owned	$50,460	$36,430	110
25	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$50,230	$31,100	480
26	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$50,200	$27,700	130
27	Individual and Family Services	$49,540	$31,900	2,160
28	Educational Services - State government owned	$49,300	$32,010	440
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$47,270	$30,460	310
30	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$46,540	$30,820	750
31	Federal, State, and Local Government	$46,540	$30,820	750
32	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$46,300	$29,170	240
33	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$46,270	$26,950	80
34	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,800	$30,480	720
35	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$45,720	$26,630	80
36	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$45,280	$28,070	3,060
37	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,280	$28,070	3,060
38	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$45,050	$26,650	80
39	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$45,050	$26,650	80
40	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$44,850	$27,090	160
41	Religious Organizations	$44,570	$27,170	1,010
42	Civic and Social Organizations	$44,510	$28,320	1,340
43	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,260	$28,260	370
44	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$42,720	$18,870	90
45	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,510	$27,870	34,020
46	Social Assistance	$42,470	$27,870	33,670
47	Child Day Care Services	$41,980	$27,700	31,210
48	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,490	$27,150	50
49	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$38,810	$30,500	130
50	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$37,360	$26,460	60
51	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$33,650	$26,270	100
52	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$31,620	$26,260	50
53	Offices of Physicians	$28,640	$25,680	n/a