National Salary Info » Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

The top 34 highest paying industries for postsecondary health specialties 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 $183,790, hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for postsecondary health specialties teachers. It is followed by educational support services - privately owned industry (average annual salary $140,910). 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 specialties teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 34 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hospitals - State government owned	$183,790	$56,660	1,830
2	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$140,910	$43,650	370
3	Educational Support Services	$140,910	$43,650	370
4	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$137,750	$65,490	2,440
5	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$131,090	$51,050	790
6	Health Care and Social Assistance	$123,510	$30,250	7,060
7	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$122,870	$28,650	6,260
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$114,240	$32,860	850
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$110,790	$26,210	5,270
10	Hospitals - Privately owned	$110,700	$26,020	4,400
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$110,690	$26,010	4,400
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$99,460	$43,450	75,910
13	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$98,110	$44,410	133,820
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$95,270	$45,470	55,470
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$94,970	$41,550	83,810
16	Educational Services - State government owned	$94,170	$41,420	81,980
17	Educational Services - Privately owned	$90,050	$41,270	62,790
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$89,440	$39,680	100,060
19	Educational Services	$89,280	$40,200	160,980
20	Offices of Physicians	$86,780	$43,130	410
21	Educational Services - Local government owned	$68,030	$31,220	16,220
22	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$68,020	$31,210	16,240
23	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$67,150	$40,190	340
24	Other Schools and Instruction	$66,370	$40,280	350
25	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$62,970	$28,480	13,600
26	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$57,910	$29,860	21,450
27	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$55,390	$40,830	180
28	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$54,450	$35,470	920
29	Junior colleges - State government owned	$53,160	$30,560	5,760
30	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$52,980	$35,060	860
31	Technical and Trade Schools	$52,500	$33,320	4,080
32	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$52,270	$35,610	240
33	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$52,120	$33,110	3,660
34	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$49,640	$32,120	2,090