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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Law, Criminal Justice, and Social Work Teachers

The top 23 highest paying industries for postsecondary law, criminal justice, and social work 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 $85,380, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for postsecondary law, criminal justice, and social work teachers. It is followed by colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned industry (average annual salary $79,120). 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 law, criminal justice, and social work teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Law, Criminal Justice, and Social Work Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$85,380	$50,130	n/a
2	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$79,120	$33,700	16,260
3	Educational Services - Privately owned	$77,310	$33,780	16,920
4	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$75,470	$34,920	31,350
5	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$72,170	$35,750	n/a
6	Educational Services	$69,000	$33,110	41,770
7	Educational Services - State government owned	$65,140	$34,800	17,580
8	State government, including schools and hospitals	$65,030	$34,750	17,670
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$64,770	$32,730	24,920
10	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$64,210	$25,540	7,260
11	Educational Services - Local government owned	$64,210	$25,540	7,260
12	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$61,980	$24,040	6,120
13	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$58,750	$36,940	500
14	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$57,190	$28,500	10,210
15	Junior colleges - State government owned	$53,110	$32,880	3,590
16	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$51,580	$36,230	80
17	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$51,580	$36,230	80
18	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$48,720	$41,230	n/a
19	Technical and Trade Schools	$48,690	$24,430	110
20	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$48,100	$22,920	60
21	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,130	$32,040	80
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$45,130	$32,040	80
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$45,130	$32,040	80