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Highest Paying Industries for Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers

The top 87 highest paying industries for preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school 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 $66,480, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school teachers. It is followed by psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $62,270). 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 preschool, primary, secondary, and special education school teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest Paying Industries for Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and Special Education School Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$66,480	$48,500	100
2	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$62,270	$42,640	180
3	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$61,970	$47,990	420
4	Hospitals - State government owned	$61,220	$36,510	270
5	Federal government, including USPS	$61,120	$44,170	n/a
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$61,120	$44,170	940
7	Technical and Trade Schools	$58,590	$33,410	540
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$58,510	$38,220	570
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,280	$36,050	390
10	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$55,950	$39,650	24,990
11	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$55,730	$37,980	3,312,820
12	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,730	$37,960	3,318,270
13	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$55,720	$29,230	n/a
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,690	$37,860	3,328,730
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,680	$37,820	3,362,140
16	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$55,290	$35,080	2,190
17	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$55,110	$33,800	350
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$54,870	$36,410	3,696,580
19	Educational Services	$54,830	$36,330	3,712,700
20	Educational Services - State government owned	$54,520	$35,920	27,740
21	State government, including schools and hospitals	$54,440	$34,090	n/a
22	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$53,760	$24,770	n/a
23	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$53,380	$33,230	3,340
24	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,870	$23,190	4,460
25	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$52,700	$33,460	320
26	Scientific Research and Development Services	$52,630	$23,500	150
27	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$52,380	$31,310	2,620
28	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$51,470	$22,880	50
29	Educational Support Services	$50,510	$30,060	5,420
30	Information	$48,780	$38,710	180
31	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$48,630	$40,650	80
32	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$48,360	$32,160	200
33	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$46,460	$26,380	3,870
34	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$45,660	$30,320	1,390
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$45,610	$27,090	358,770
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$45,540	$26,960	366,700
37	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$44,820	$24,950	2,080
38	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$44,740	$25,580	2,570
39	Other Residential Care Facilities	$44,320	$27,450	1,660
40	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$44,110	$25,920	4,350
41	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$43,580	$24,770	3,480
42	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$43,420	$22,740	1,180
43	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,780	$23,080	15,820
44	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,780	$23,080	15,820
45	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$42,510	$25,440	610
46	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$42,120	$21,140	390
47	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$42,110	$22,090	5,640
48	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$41,970	$24,770	2,220
49	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,720	$24,960	5,840
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$39,790	$24,640	1,900
51	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$39,660	$23,170	1,380
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$38,580	$29,970	50
53	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$38,430	$22,620	1,820
54	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,310	$25,000	2,260
55	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$38,060	$22,030	10,410
56	Other Schools and Instruction	$37,160	$19,540	2,480
57	Offices of Physicians	$36,690	$30,020	90
58	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$36,500	$21,240	1,640
59	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$36,150	$19,300	2,270
60	Junior colleges - State government owned	$35,700	$21,520	440
61	Outpatient Care Centers	$35,260	$21,350	1,010
62	Individual and Family Services	$34,250	$21,150	20,800
63	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$34,140	$22,270	80
64	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$33,660	$25,230	210
65	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$32,700	$22,630	1,290
66	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,450	$22,790	1,190
67	Social Advocacy Organizations	$31,710	$20,750	2,500
68	Manufacturing	$31,510	$19,820	40
69	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$30,900	$18,890	22,730
70	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$30,900	$18,890	22,730
71	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$30,730	$17,830	40
72	Home Health Care Services	$30,550	$21,640	140
73	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$29,080	$20,440	540
74	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$29,000	$18,230	1,080
75	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$27,900	$18,520	60
76	Civic and Social Organizations	$27,700	$18,190	7,520
77	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$27,580	$20,190	50
78	Hospitals - Local government owned	$27,580	$20,190	50
79	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,850	$18,500	277,260
80	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,720	$18,160	1,870
81	Social Assistance	$26,490	$18,420	266,830
82	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$26,400	$18,110	1,780
83	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$26,400	$18,110	1,780
84	Child Day Care Services	$25,960	$18,300	243,850
85	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,800	$18,010	1,560
86	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$23,930	$16,810	50
87	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$22,980	$17,340	50