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Highest Paying Industries for Graduate Teaching Assistants

The top 23 highest paying industries for graduate teaching assistants (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 $41,050, junior colleges - state government owned is the highest paying industry for graduate teaching assistants. It is followed by research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences industry (average annual salary $40,230). 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 graduate teaching assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for Graduate Teaching Assistants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Junior colleges - State government owned	$41,050	$18,040	900
2	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$40,230	$17,700	n/a
3	Scientific Research and Development Services	$40,230	$17,700	n/a
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$40,230	$17,700	n/a
5	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$33,740	$17,430	2,880
6	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$32,430	$17,340	1,820
7	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$32,330	$17,270	60
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,050	$18,330	98,390
9	State government, including schools and hospitals	$32,020	$18,330	98,540
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$31,990	$18,300	100,800
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$31,980	$18,330	97,430
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$31,790	$19,400	430
13	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$31,790	$19,400	430
14	Health Care and Social Assistance	$31,790	$19,400	430
15	Educational Services	$31,570	$18,250	125,440
16	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$31,510	$18,270	122,330
17	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,510	$17,420	2,270
18	Educational Services - Local government owned	$30,510	$17,420	2,270
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$29,860	$18,110	24,570
20	Educational Services - Privately owned	$29,810	$18,090	24,790
21	Technical and Trade Schools	$29,720	$17,490	90
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$22,380	$17,540	340
23	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$21,640	$17,010	160