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Highest Paying Industries for Secondary School Special Education Teachers

The top 37 highest paying industries for secondary 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 $65,640, local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for secondary school special education teachers. It is followed by services for the elderly and persons with disabilities industry (average annual salary $62,110). 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 secondary school special education teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 37 Highest Paying Industries for Secondary School Special Education Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,640	$38,870	350
2	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$62,110	$41,720	n/a
3	Individual and Family Services	$61,520	$40,120	380
4	Social Assistance	$59,520	$37,140	520
5	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$58,530	$39,640	121,950
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$58,530	$39,670	120,870
7	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,510	$39,640	121,600
8	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$58,480	$39,630	124,460
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$58,160	$39,680	80
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$58,160	$39,680	80
11	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$57,930	$39,210	131,910
12	Educational Services	$57,900	$39,170	132,760
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$57,630	$40,260	1,920
14	Educational Services - State government owned	$57,630	$40,260	1,920
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$56,640	$39,200	2,500
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$56,110	$38,400	850
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$56,110	$38,400	850
18	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$55,750	$36,420	140
19	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$55,540	$35,360	710
20	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$55,180	$35,990	210
21	Educational Support Services	$54,630	$34,830	790
22	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$52,580	$30,340	100
23	Hospitals - Privately owned	$52,350	$34,850	130
24	Health Care and Social Assistance	$51,650	$31,420	1,830
25	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,550	$38,400	500
26	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$49,610	$34,330	9,120
27	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,540	$34,290	9,230
28	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$49,060	$28,610	470
29	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,890	$34,630	60
30	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$47,440	$33,520	40
31	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$46,990	$27,380	830
32	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$46,700	$28,290	1,060
33	Other Residential Care Facilities	$45,830	$32,060	230
34	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$45,720	$25,030	370
35	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$44,840	$32,770	80
36	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$44,100	$29,040	30
37	Other Schools and Instruction	$41,340	$30,920	40