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Highest Paying Industries for Religious Workers

The top 74 highest paying industries for religious workers (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 $78,770, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for religious workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $78,770). 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 religious workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 74 Highest Paying Industries for Religious Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$78,770	$35,140	1,160
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$78,770	$35,140	1,160
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$62,430	$32,290	2,920
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$62,430	$32,290	2,920
5	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$56,970	$31,840	40
6	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$55,840	$34,700	160
7	Outpatient Care Centers	$55,020	$32,670	110
8	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,010	$29,030	4,450
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$54,640	$27,330	50
10	Information	$54,550	$27,240	90
11	Hospitals - State government owned	$54,280	$31,560	360
12	Educational Services - State government owned	$54,080	$26,330	50
13	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$53,270	$34,110	220
14	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$52,950	$35,050	190
15	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$52,420	$21,080	80
16	Educational Support Services	$52,420	$21,080	80
17	State government, including schools and hospitals	$52,410	$33,920	1,760
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$52,230	$25,950	170
19	Offices of Physicians	$51,140	$37,470	130
20	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,130	$34,770	1,360
21	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$50,790	$33,030	260
22	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$49,570	$28,570	400
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,250	$28,890	6,990
24	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$49,230	$28,920	7,770
25	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$49,220	$28,700	6,700
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$49,050	$25,720	1,930
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$49,020	$28,640	7,290
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$48,760	$25,690	1,880
29	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$48,130	$32,770	5,650
30	Home Health Care Services	$48,010	$32,660	5,370
31	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$48,000	$32,450	80
32	Social Advocacy Organizations	$47,100	$21,870	810
33	Temporary Help Services	$46,900	$28,940	n/a
34	Health Care and Social Assistance	$46,780	$27,420	18,150
35	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$46,420	$18,940	70
36	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$46,130	$26,070	910
37	Food Manufacturing	$45,740	$32,570	100
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,670	$21,780	410
39	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,540	$28,160	430
40	Hospitals - Local government owned	$45,520	$28,190	430
41	Manufacturing	$45,170	$30,270	120
42	Civic and Social Organizations	$45,080	$23,220	310
43	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$44,560	$27,300	1,640
44	Employment Services	$44,430	$20,780	270
45	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$44,400	$26,680	2,910
46	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,780	$31,700	90
47	Administrative and Support Services	$43,730	$23,620	380
48	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$43,730	$23,620	380
49	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$43,670	$25,440	1,530
50	Educational Services - Privately owned	$42,930	$19,040	4,610
51	Facilities Support Services	$42,920	$31,910	100
52	Educational Services	$42,840	$19,230	5,350
53	Educational Services - Local government owned	$41,840	$25,540	690
54	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$41,760	$25,520	680
55	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$41,320	$19,190	310
56	Other Residential Care Facilities	$40,450	$24,860	140
57	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$38,500	$25,690	30
58	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$38,450	$18,700	3,230
59	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$38,390	$25,020	30
60	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$38,090	$26,210	220
61	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$38,060	$26,580	190
62	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$37,320	$22,290	260
63	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$37,250	$18,460	2,550
64	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$36,840	$18,980	45,740
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$36,810	$18,980	45,810
66	Religious Organizations	$36,650	$18,960	44,250
67	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$36,410	$26,920	40
68	Social Assistance	$33,600	$17,960	1,820
69	Individual and Family Services	$32,970	$17,170	1,190
70	Child Day Care Services	$31,010	$24,160	340
71	Personal and Laundry Services	$25,370	$18,040	70
72	Other Personal Services	$25,100	$18,160	n/a
73	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$19,110	$16,030	60
74	Other Schools and Instruction	$19,110	$16,030	60