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Highest Paying Industries for Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers

The top 40 highest paying industries for kindergarten and elementary school 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 $65,670, home health care services is the highest paying industry for kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers. It is followed by state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $65,450). 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 kindergarten and elementary school special education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 40 Highest Paying Industries for Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Home Health Care Services	$65,670	$41,770	n/a
2	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,450	$43,540	420
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$61,550	$36,990	710
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$61,550	$36,990	710
5	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$58,150	$42,120	60
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$55,330	$37,110	181,140
7	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,310	$37,080	181,830
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,310	$37,090	181,530
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,260	$37,030	184,070
10	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$54,850	$36,660	193,650
11	Educational Services	$54,840	$36,650	194,160
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$54,400	$26,780	290
13	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$53,820	$36,000	1,360
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$53,590	$35,200	1,410
15	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$53,570	$41,770	90
16	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$53,120	$35,090	1,670
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,230	$36,650	100
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$51,230	$36,650	100
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,790	$31,150	2,240
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,760	$34,360	120
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$50,760	$34,360	120
22	Educational Support Services	$50,580	$34,160	440
23	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$49,200	$33,360	380
24	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$48,700	$29,830	1,820
25	Educational Services - State government owned	$48,700	$29,850	1,830
26	Outpatient Care Centers	$48,180	$33,930	200
27	Educational Services - Privately owned	$47,660	$32,830	10,800
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$47,600	$32,810	10,680
29	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$46,710	$34,300	170
30	Other Residential Care Facilities	$46,580	$29,690	200
31	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$46,030	$32,030	240
32	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$46,010	$31,070	450
33	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$44,770	$26,570	870
34	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,390	$23,580	5,890
35	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$42,890	$22,790	70
36	Individual and Family Services	$42,800	$27,120	1,620
37	Other Schools and Instruction	$42,160	$30,480	40
38	Social Assistance	$40,450	$20,100	3,650
39	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$39,370	$19,210	100
40	Child Day Care Services	$38,590	$18,160	n/a