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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Communications Teachers

The top 16 highest paying industries for postsecondary communications 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 $94,210, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for postsecondary communications teachers. It is followed by local government, including schools and hospitals industry (average annual salary $74,850). 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 communications teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 16 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Communications Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$94,210	$47,200	330
2	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$74,850	$35,930	6,830
3	Educational Services - Local government owned	$74,850	$35,930	6,830
4	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$74,040	$35,310	6,500
5	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$66,040	$37,790	120
6	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$65,570	$33,120	8,480
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$62,560	$32,470	20,000
8	Educational Services	$62,560	$32,570	29,470
9	Educational Services - Privately owned	$62,550	$32,910	9,470
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$62,460	$32,820	9,300
11	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$61,670	$32,330	20,910
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$60,600	$31,910	11,290
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$58,340	$31,740	13,170
14	Educational Services - State government owned	$58,340	$31,740	13,170
15	Technical and Trade Schools	$51,130	$33,680	40
16	Junior colleges - State government owned	$48,520	$30,940	1,850