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Highest Paying Industries for Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers

The top 69 highest paying industries for preschool and kindergarten 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 $51,390, elementary and secondary schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for preschool and kindergarten teachers. It is followed by educational services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $51,290). 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 and kindergarten teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 69 Highest Paying Industries for Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$51,390	$34,190	181,530
2	Educational Services - Local government owned	$51,290	$34,050	183,230
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$50,640	$33,170	n/a
4	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$50,440	$32,960	191,710
5	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$48,800	$35,530	n/a
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$48,650	$29,980	221,750
7	Educational Services	$48,310	$29,230	227,970
8	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$47,710	$29,530	480
9	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$47,190	$26,120	40
10	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$44,260	$21,500	60
11	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$40,600	$26,360	100
12	Educational Support Services	$39,530	$21,500	1,220
13	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$39,080	$25,400	130
14	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$37,360	$23,240	1,150
15	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$37,190	$23,110	140
16	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$36,630	$22,480	1,570
17	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,620	$30,620	n/a
18	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$36,620	$30,620	n/a
19	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,520	$23,170	n/a
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,480	$23,250	n/a
21	Offices of Physicians	$36,240	$30,210	80
22	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,470	$22,400	n/a
23	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$35,270	$20,880	n/a
24	Educational Services - Privately owned	$35,030	$20,730	n/a
25	Junior colleges - State government owned	$34,800	$21,320	410
26	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$34,430	$20,840	1,260
27	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,970	$21,940	2,580
28	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$33,780	$19,860	740
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$33,680	$23,080	1,310
30	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$33,660	$25,230	210
31	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,440	$20,550	6,140
32	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,440	$20,550	6,140
33	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,430	$20,530	6,120
34	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$32,250	$19,710	1,410
35	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$31,830	$20,260	260
36	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$31,300	$20,850	480
37	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$30,910	$19,700	n/a
38	Social Advocacy Organizations	$30,730	$20,500	2,320
39	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,580	$20,430	770
40	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$30,550	$22,280	n/a
41	Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,410	$22,450	n/a
42	Individual and Family Services	$30,360	$20,170	13,250
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$30,160	$22,120	n/a
44	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,000	$22,270	n/a
45	Other Residential Care Facilities	$29,180	$19,040	170
46	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,990	$19,440	470
47	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$28,750	$20,290	510
48	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$28,560	$18,500	18,430
49	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$28,560	$18,500	18,430
50	Religious Organizations	$28,470	$18,440	8,090
51	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$28,160	$18,050	940
52	Civic and Social Organizations	$27,680	$18,180	7,480
53	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$27,100	$18,290	60
54	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,950	$20,140	50
55	Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,950	$20,140	50
56	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$26,450	$18,120	1,760
57	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$26,440	$18,130	1,730
58	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$26,440	$18,130	1,730
59	Home Health Care Services	$26,410	$20,590	80
60	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$26,260	$19,450	320
61	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,060	$18,340	254,440
62	Other Schools and Instruction	$26,060	$17,760	810
63	Social Assistance	$26,020	$18,320	252,170
64	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$25,850	$18,030	1,510
65	Child Day Care Services	$25,770	$18,260	238,080
66	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$25,400	$17,620	750
67	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$24,210	$16,810	n/a
68	Technical and Trade Schools	$23,480	$17,470	50
69	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$22,980	$17,340	50