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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Teachers

The top 84 highest paying industries for postsecondary teachers (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 $154,550, outpatient care centers is the highest paying industry for postsecondary teachers. It is followed by ambulatory health care services industry (average annual salary $140,250). 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 teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 84 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Outpatient Care Centers	$154,550	$82,600	1,390
2	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$140,250	$65,020	1,890
3	Hospitals - State government owned	$125,990	$33,930	3,150
4	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$108,510	$55,490	n/a
5	Hospitals - Local government owned	$97,380	$53,420	130
6	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$95,840	$30,700	10,820
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$93,780	$23,900	1,690
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$93,660	$36,340	21,060
9	Health Care and Social Assistance	$91,600	$30,530	14,370
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$90,580	$28,720	9,270
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$90,070	$30,110	7,470
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$89,970	$53,010	110
13	Hospitals - Privately owned	$89,960	$30,220	7,540
14	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$89,440	$36,620	30
15	Offices of Physicians	$88,860	$43,750	440
16	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$86,840	$61,240	130
17	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$84,750	$40,340	760
18	Scientific Research and Development Services	$84,750	$40,340	760
19	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$82,530	$40,560	1,040
20	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$78,740	$40,310	80
21	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$76,120	$31,700	610
22	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$74,470	$42,090	130
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$69,310	$31,990	455,430
24	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$67,830	$45,370	390
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$67,660	$28,470	260,400
26	Educational Services - Local government owned	$67,650	$28,460	259,880
27	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$67,020	$49,930	80
28	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$67,000	$41,560	n/a
29	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$67,000	$41,560	n/a
30	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$66,590	$29,010	1,051,350
31	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$66,280	$27,890	235,400
32	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,150	$43,130	30
33	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$65,650	$43,810	40
34	Educational Services - Privately owned	$65,120	$30,910	552,080
35	Performing Arts Companies	$64,870	$48,320	510
36	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$64,870	$48,320	510
37	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$63,370	$38,560	560
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$63,280	$35,990	390
39	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$63,250	$26,950	574,860
40	Educational Services	$62,880	$28,890	1,500,240
41	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$61,750	$27,730	955,680
42	Manufacturing	$61,640	$34,730	60
43	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$61,040	$30,050	1,460
44	Temporary Help Services	$60,660	$34,030	60
45	State government, including schools and hospitals	$59,800	$27,530	695,280
46	Educational Services - State government owned	$59,770	$27,460	688,280
47	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$59,140	$28,570	360,780
48	Educational Support Services	$58,830	$24,240	1,560
49	Software Publishers	$56,860	$27,960	40
50	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$56,860	$27,960	40
51	Repair and Maintenance	$56,370	$17,300	50
52	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$55,760	$27,870	16,210
53	Other Schools and Instruction	$55,590	$27,980	16,550
54	Social Advocacy Organizations	$54,400	$17,690	n/a
55	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$54,310	$28,940	19,730
56	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,980	$37,530	4,240
57	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,980	$37,530	4,240
58	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,910	$37,650	3,850
59	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$52,640	$37,080	3,220
60	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$51,880	$25,960	40
61	Junior colleges - State government owned	$51,210	$29,460	105,640
62	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$50,670	$31,970	10,200
63	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$50,390	$31,970	9,480
64	Transportation and Warehousing	$48,500	$30,400	120
65	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
66	Support Activities for Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
67	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$47,380	$32,750	6,810
68	Technical and Trade Schools	$47,100	$28,620	59,800
69	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$46,860	$27,170	250
70	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$46,490	$28,030	49,770
71	Employment Services	$44,540	$32,550	90
72	Wholesale Trade	$43,660	$32,670	410
73	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$42,890	$25,780	1,500
74	Social Assistance	$42,790	$25,710	1,540
75	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$42,360	$21,490	40
76	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$42,180	$26,760	n/a
77	Administrative and Support Services	$40,880	$31,240	120
78	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$40,880	$31,240	120
79	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$38,890	$23,060	130
80	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,610	$22,440	110
81	Personal and Laundry Services	$34,570	$26,910	n/a
82	Personal Care Services	$34,380	$26,830	n/a
83	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$31,960	$23,360	70
84	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$23,670	$18,580	100