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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Education Administrators

The top 47 highest paying industries for postsecondary 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 $155,310, ambulatory health care services is the highest paying industry for postsecondary education administrators. It is followed by offices of physicians industry (average annual salary $130,930). 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 postsecondary education administrators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 47 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Education Administrators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$155,310	$100,140	80
2	Offices of Physicians	$130,930	$108,080	30
3	Scientific Research and Development Services	$124,280	$69,340	130
4	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$121,360	$68,370	120
5	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$112,740	$68,260	150
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$108,990	$69,500	1,420
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$102,470	$60,330	250
8	Hospitals - Privately owned	$102,270	$60,590	260
9	Health Care and Social Assistance	$99,970	$53,350	560
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$97,110	$54,250	45,250
11	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$94,700	$49,540	50
12	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$94,320	$51,880	480
13	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$93,740	$54,410	13,860
14	Educational Services - Local government owned	$93,740	$54,430	13,810
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$93,700	$51,670	470
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$92,960	$55,060	190
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$92,960	$55,060	190
18	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$92,560	$53,610	11,730
19	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$92,490	$53,110	68,910
20	Educational Services - State government owned	$92,130	$52,880	54,700
21	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$92,120	$57,150	140
22	State government, including schools and hospitals	$92,100	$52,870	55,050
23	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$91,160	$50,820	99,690
24	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$90,550	$54,100	260
25	Educational Services	$88,310	$50,200	129,830
26	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$87,730	$50,050	400
27	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$85,350	$48,110	53,020
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$84,650	$50,190	540
29	Hospitals - State government owned	$84,360	$45,930	220
30	Educational Services - Privately owned	$83,170	$47,160	61,320
31	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$82,990	$45,640	210
32	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$82,930	$50,310	23,170
33	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$79,730	$53,380	230
34	Educational Support Services	$77,140	$48,870	490
35	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$76,680	$48,780	480
36	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$75,260	$45,110	2,470
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$75,060	$50,600	130
38	Junior colleges - State government owned	$74,610	$48,530	8,970
39	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$72,510	$44,220	960
40	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$72,460	$50,500	350
41	Technical and Trade Schools	$71,610	$43,080	4,140
42	Other Schools and Instruction	$71,540	$41,750	830
43	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$71,110	$41,610	810
44	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$70,850	$42,390	3,560
45	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$70,250	$43,340	840
46	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$66,220	$49,140	50
47	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$66,220	$49,140	50