Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$62,830 |
$35,790 |
80 |
2 |
Educational Support Services
|
$57,590 |
$30,320 |
40 |
3 |
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
|
$51,340 |
$25,290 |
30 |
4 |
Other Schools and Instruction
|
$51,340 |
$25,290 |
30 |
5 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$49,630 |
$30,150 |
40 |
6 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$46,950 |
$28,430 |
1,250 |
7 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$46,560 |
$27,360 |
1,750 |
8 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$44,680 |
$24,870 |
740 |
9 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$44,550 |
$22,940 |
5,270 |
10 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$44,530 |
$22,760 |
4,920 |
11 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$44,470 |
$27,120 |
2,010 |
12 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$44,470 |
$22,690 |
4,510 |
13 |
Educational Services
|
$44,440 |
$24,110 |
7,990 |
14 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$44,340 |
$24,080 |
390 |
15 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$44,280 |
$23,100 |
5,450 |
16 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$43,550 |
$24,410 |
950 |
17 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$43,500 |
$23,430 |
6,490 |
18 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$40,970 |
$27,080 |
90 |
19 |
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
|
$40,810 |
$27,040 |
80 |
20 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$40,670 |
$25,200 |
970 |
21 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$40,590 |
$27,330 |
210 |
22 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$40,590 |
$27,330 |
210 |
23 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$40,510 |
$25,380 |
1,040 |
24 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$40,430 |
$25,520 |
750 |
25 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$39,920 |
$23,450 |
200 |
26 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$39,350 |
$26,780 |
170 |
27 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$36,700 |
$29,260 |
120 |
28 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$36,480 |
$27,740 |
180 |
29 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$36,440 |
$29,040 |
120 |
30 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$36,360 |
$28,900 |
120 |
31 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$36,220 |
$27,670 |
160 |
32 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$34,240 |
$25,610 |
40 |
33 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$33,360 |
$25,410 |
30 |