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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Health Teachers

The top 43 highest paying industries for postsecondary health 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 $180,250, outpatient care centers is the highest paying industry for postsecondary health teachers. It is followed by hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $152,010). 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 health teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 43 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Health Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Outpatient Care Centers	$180,250	$97,260	370
2	Hospitals - State government owned	$152,010	$51,100	2,180
3	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$123,250	$47,130	850
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$121,660	$58,670	n/a
5	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$114,610	$56,070	n/a
6	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$107,700	$67,900	50
7	Health Care and Social Assistance	$100,160	$39,740	10,210
8	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$99,270	$37,770	9,310
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$97,940	$48,070	90
10	Hospitals - Local government owned	$97,590	$53,340	130
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$94,650	$28,370	1,140
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$93,590	$31,140	8,190
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$93,490	$31,130	6,950
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$93,390	$31,280	7,010
15	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$91,500	$42,920	n/a
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$89,910	$52,930	110
17	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$89,810	$43,280	163,520
18	Offices of Physicians	$88,430	$43,670	440
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$87,000	$43,400	70,870
20	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$85,560	$46,960	500
21	Educational Support Services	$85,560	$46,960	500
22	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$84,290	$64,880	120
23	State government, including schools and hospitals	$83,430	$40,770	105,900
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$82,710	$40,680	103,600
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$82,030	$41,000	82,480
26	Educational Services	$79,740	$39,990	214,370
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$78,710	$39,510	134,320
28	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$68,410	$39,720	500
29	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$68,210	$34,130	28,420
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$68,130	$34,090	28,290
31	Other Schools and Instruction	$67,930	$39,870	510
32	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$65,380	$32,660	24,760
33	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$62,300	$37,830	1,500
34	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$61,460	$37,340	1,390
35	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$60,710	$34,440	5,560
36	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$60,040	$32,440	41,400
37	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$59,340	$44,050	490
38	Technical and Trade Schools	$58,870	$34,890	6,940
39	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$57,700	$33,160	3,670
40	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$56,180	$18,340	40
41	Junior colleges - State government owned	$55,010	$31,950	12,980
42	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$52,840	$35,880	890
43	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$49,260	$37,490	40