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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers

The top 15 highest paying industries for postsecondary architecture 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 $102,240, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for postsecondary architecture teachers. It is followed by local government, including schools and hospitals industry (average annual salary $83,930). 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 architecture teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 15 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Architecture Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$102,240	$66,570	n/a
2	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$83,930	$46,620	970
3	Educational Services - Local government owned	$83,930	$46,620	970
4	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$75,830	$40,240	n/a
5	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$74,430	$38,230	6,130
6	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$74,060	$39,900	4,190
7	Educational Services	$73,720	$38,190	7,190
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$73,180	$37,000	n/a
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$73,030	$39,470	2,970
10	Educational Services - Privately owned	$72,960	$37,140	3,000
11	State government, including schools and hospitals	$71,780	$38,600	3,210
12	Educational Services - State government owned	$71,780	$38,600	3,210
13	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$70,150	$37,700	1,030
14	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$69,800	$40,150	130
15	Junior colleges - State government owned	$57,550	$33,420	240