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Highest Paying Industries for Social and Community Service Managers

The top 100 highest paying industries for social and community service managers (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 $96,930, direct health and medical insurance carriers is the highest paying industry for social and community service managers. It is followed by research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences industry (average annual salary $96,660). 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 social and community service managers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Social and Community Service Managers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$96,930	$60,790	60
2	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$96,660	$60,080	150
3	Federal government, including USPS	$96,410	$75,370	930
4	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$96,410	$75,370	930
5	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$95,550	$60,230	80
6	Insurance Carriers	$95,030	$59,960	60
7	Finance and Insurance	$93,350	$58,390	100
8	Scientific Research and Development Services	$92,270	$54,920	230
9	Temporary Help Services	$87,600	$74,150	n/a
10	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$82,230	$51,890	90
11	Employment Services	$81,410	$47,590	150
12	Offices of Physicians	$80,520	$45,790	280
13	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$80,300	$44,670	190
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$79,040	$49,630	2,370
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$78,640	$49,430	2,660
16	Hospitals - Privately owned	$78,070	$48,870	2,810
17	Hospitals - State government owned	$77,910	$53,460	350
18	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$77,900	$49,400	3,440
19	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$77,720	$54,160	290
20	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$77,400	$50,950	350
21	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$77,320	$44,310	170
22	Hospitals - Local government owned	$76,440	$48,570	280
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$76,020	$47,260	240
24	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$75,880	$51,820	550
25	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$75,040	$50,570	40
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$74,820	$50,570	600
27	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$74,740	$44,680	610
28	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$74,500	$43,240	17,390
29	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$74,470	$43,220	16,410
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$74,280	$42,110	700
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$73,100	$44,500	27,070
32	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$73,020	$44,470	25,060
33	Federal, State, and Local Government	$73,020	$44,470	25,060
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$72,540	$46,220	570
35	Administrative and Support Services	$70,660	$42,960	440
36	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$70,660	$42,960	440
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$70,600	$38,570	250
38	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$70,440	$46,190	270
39	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$70,350	$39,050	690
40	Educational Services - State government owned	$70,080	$43,730	680
41	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$69,690	$51,160	250
42	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$69,280	$42,360	3,360
43	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$68,790	$52,320	170
44	Home Health Care Services	$68,720	$38,920	700
45	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$68,610	$52,240	170
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$68,350	$45,720	8,750
47	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$67,860	$45,690	7,720
48	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$67,820	$42,120	1,440
49	Educational Services	$67,580	$39,720	2,890
50	Social Advocacy Organizations	$67,490	$38,750	5,590
51	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$67,080	$39,860	230
52	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$66,640	$36,870	300
53	Office Administrative Services	$65,970	$41,980	180
54	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$65,710	$40,880	3,750
55	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$65,500	$41,810	4,720
56	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$64,550	$40,750	330
57	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$64,320	$37,140	13,550
58	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$64,320	$37,140	13,560
59	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$64,070	$39,740	840
60	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$63,910	$42,940	2,740
61	Outpatient Care Centers	$63,850	$41,860	3,210
62	Religious Organizations	$63,530	$33,480	490
63	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$63,370	$36,550	400
64	Educational Services - Privately owned	$63,170	$36,340	1,520
65	Facilities Support Services	$62,510	$42,430	100
66	Used Merchandise Stores	$61,180	$33,760	50
67	Lessors of Real Estate	$61,070	$45,790	140
68	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$60,710	$47,450	30
69	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$60,480	$40,780	80
70	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$60,130	$33,290	320
71	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$60,100	$33,220	320
72	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$59,840	$38,130	200
73	Information	$59,380	$41,790	30
74	Educational Support Services	$59,190	$32,760	240
75	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$59,150	$37,510	3,780
76	Health Care and Social Assistance	$59,000	$36,750	69,130
77	Real Estate	$58,950	$43,740	240
78	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$58,900	$43,780	240
79	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$58,720	$34,350	610
80	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$58,720	$32,120	230
81	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$58,540	$35,850	1,880
82	Individual and Family Services	$58,480	$36,940	31,910
83	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$58,400	$33,550	250
84	Other Residential Care Facilities	$58,030	$34,420	3,290
85	Social Assistance	$57,930	$36,520	45,940
86	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$57,700	$34,860	9,240
87	Other Schools and Instruction	$57,220	$27,470	170
88	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$57,150	$27,400	160
89	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$57,070	$35,230	15,020
90	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$56,960	$35,490	7,150
91	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$56,710	$36,390	6,660
92	Child Day Care Services	$56,530	$35,770	1,120
93	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$56,480	$35,110	6,260
94	Civic and Social Organizations	$56,300	$33,300	3,420
95	Activities Related to Real Estate	$56,270	$42,290	100
96	Junior colleges - State government owned	$55,600	$34,400	90
97	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$55,460	$29,560	50
98	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$55,150	$35,380	2,710
99	Retail Trade	$54,320	$36,080	80
100	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$54,070	$34,070	3,360