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Highest Paying Industries for Special Education Teachers

The top 65 highest paying industries for special education 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 $68,670, junior colleges - local government owned is the highest paying industry for special education teachers. It is followed by junior colleges (including private, state, and local government schools) industry (average annual salary $65,510). 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 special education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 65 Highest Paying Industries for Special Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$68,670	$22,940	230
2	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$65,510	$23,290	250
3	Home Health Care Services	$65,460	$41,260	n/a
4	Hospitals - State government owned	$64,770	$43,040	160
5	Federal government, including USPS	$61,120	$44,170	n/a
6	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$61,120	$44,170	940
7	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$60,880	$34,380	610
8	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$60,640	$40,710	130
9	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$59,760	$34,940	n/a
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$59,760	$34,940	n/a
11	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$59,760	$34,940	n/a
12	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$59,620	$35,120	270
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$59,300	$36,030	4,310
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$59,300	$36,030	4,310
15	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,140	$32,230	2,190
16	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$58,880	$38,510	460
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$58,410	$31,490	320
18	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$58,360	$48,580	n/a
19	Technical and Trade Schools	$58,360	$48,580	n/a
20	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,960	$37,570	340
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$57,640	$35,940	910
22	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,180	$38,410	1,180
23	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$56,980	$34,580	n/a
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$56,720	$38,070	n/a
25	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$56,720	$38,150	432,080
26	Educational Services - Local government owned	$56,710	$38,110	434,880
27	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$56,700	$38,050	445,280
28	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$56,300	$35,850	2,090
29	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$56,220	$37,540	465,200
30	Educational Services	$56,200	$37,470	469,840
31	Hospitals - Privately owned	$56,030	$35,070	750
32	Educational Support Services	$55,720	$34,570	3,000
33	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$55,060	$34,630	2,390
34	State government, including schools and hospitals	$54,640	$36,030	n/a
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$54,230	$34,600	n/a
36	Educational Services - State government owned	$53,920	$34,590	n/a
37	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$53,360	$31,830	2,490
38	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$53,340	$34,700	n/a
39	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,440	$32,970	660
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$52,260	$31,080	3,010
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$51,970	$31,660	180
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,780	$31,560	180
43	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$49,880	$33,260	200
44	Educational Services - Privately owned	$48,230	$32,800	n/a
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$48,220	$34,230	330
46	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$48,210	$32,960	n/a
47	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$47,950	$22,770	4,230
48	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$47,230	$30,860	1,110
49	Other Residential Care Facilities	$47,060	$30,600	940
50	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$46,710	$34,340	150
51	Outpatient Care Centers	$45,900	$25,110	460
52	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$45,780	$26,880	3,180
53	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$45,430	$25,180	2,210
54	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$45,170	$31,950	210
55	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$45,170	$31,950	210
56	Health Care and Social Assistance	$45,160	$24,530	19,870
57	Individual and Family Services	$44,400	$23,650	6,450
58	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$43,290	$22,570	1,090
59	Other Schools and Instruction	$42,850	$25,200	690
60	Social Assistance	$42,420	$22,920	12,770
61	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$41,300	$23,690	n/a
62	Child Day Care Services	$40,730	$22,240	5,320
63	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$37,340	$21,310	990
64	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$36,510	$22,080	140
65	Civic and Social Organizations	$35,060	$21,200	40