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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Political Science Teachers

The top 14 highest paying industries for postsecondary political science 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 $102,370, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for postsecondary political science teachers. It is followed by colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned industry (average annual salary $79,710). 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 political science teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 14 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Political Science Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$102,370	$55,510	310
2	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$79,710	$42,790	7,080
3	Educational Services - Privately owned	$79,600	$42,720	7,110
4	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$76,110	$40,050	14,560
5	Educational Services	$73,790	$37,950	17,050
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$72,050	$37,730	7,180
7	State government, including schools and hospitals	$70,030	$36,600	7,800
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$70,030	$36,600	7,800
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$69,890	$35,580	9,940
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$69,360	$30,060	2,140
11	Educational Services - Local government owned	$69,360	$30,060	2,140
12	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$65,160	$27,870	1,830
13	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$60,630	$29,790	2,480
14	Junior colleges - State government owned	$51,430	$32,380	630