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Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Postsecondary Teachers

The top 65 highest paying industries for miscellaneous postsecondary 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 $100,140, general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for miscellaneous postsecondary teachers. It is followed by hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $87,890). 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 miscellaneous postsecondary teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 65 Highest Paying Industries for Miscellaneous Postsecondary Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$100,140	$19,240	510
2	Hospitals - State government owned	$87,890	$19,490	540
3	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$86,840	$61,240	130
4	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$77,390	$31,950	580
5	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$66,470	$34,010	380
6	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$66,150	$43,130	30
7	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$65,650	$43,810	40
8	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,000	$36,290	340
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$62,400	$18,840	4,200
10	Manufacturing	$62,160	$34,820	60
11	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$61,600	$25,390	400
12	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$58,660	$21,500	67,600
13	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$58,140	$20,910	74,780
14	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,100	$20,870	74,430
15	Software Publishers	$56,860	$27,960	40
16	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$56,860	$27,960	40
17	Repair and Maintenance	$56,370	$17,300	50
18	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$54,960	$23,640	n/a
19	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$54,890	$23,170	n/a
20	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$53,690	$22,390	109,790
21	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$53,570	$19,360	95,460
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$52,910	$37,500	3,940
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$52,910	$37,500	3,940
24	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,290	$37,600	3,600
25	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$52,280	$34,300	30
26	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$52,280	$34,300	30
27	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$51,850	$25,740	520
28	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$51,300	$35,830	2,510
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,160	$26,350	510
30	Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,160	$26,350	510
31	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,570	$22,400	156,480
32	Junior colleges - State government owned	$49,260	$24,810	32,860
33	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$49,110	$25,380	9,330
34	Transportation and Warehousing	$48,500	$30,400	120
35	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
36	Support Activities for Transportation	$48,280	$29,630	90
37	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$48,100	$30,980	6,150
38	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$47,890	$30,820	6,430
39	Educational Support Services	$47,330	$21,110	620
40	Educational Services	$46,770	$19,910	450,180
41	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$46,460	$31,640	4,710
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$45,770	$28,130	n/a
43	Technical and Trade Schools	$45,700	$27,900	49,940
44	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$45,670	$19,610	n/a
45	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$45,050	$27,500	42,720
46	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$44,940	$18,670	n/a
47	Scientific Research and Development Services	$44,940	$18,670	n/a
48	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,820	$24,930	2,610
49	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$44,680	$19,200	280,810
50	Other Schools and Instruction	$44,140	$24,380	2,570
51	State government, including schools and hospitals	$43,260	$19,390	223,400
52	Educational Services - State government owned	$43,050	$19,340	219,260
53	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$42,790	$25,740	1,420
54	Social Assistance	$42,720	$25,710	1,450
55	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$42,200	$23,580	2,310
56	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$41,600	$19,130	181,160
57	Administrative and Support Services	$38,830	$28,290	60
58	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$38,830	$28,290	60
59	Wholesale Trade	$38,530	$32,050	n/a
60	Personal and Laundry Services	$34,570	$26,910	n/a
61	Personal Care Services	$34,380	$26,830	n/a
62	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$31,610	$23,280	70
63	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$31,240	$21,760	80
64	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$30,600	$21,630	80
65	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$23,610	$18,560	100