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Highest Paying Industries for Teacher Assistants

The top 87 highest paying industries for teacher assistants (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 $33,090, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for teacher assistants. It is followed by offices of physicians industry (average annual salary $32,890). 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 teacher assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest Paying Industries for Teacher Assistants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$33,090	$20,150	70
2	Offices of Physicians	$32,890	$21,720	190
3	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$31,630	$20,850	280
4	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$31,070	$21,060	220
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$31,070	$18,850	60
6	Hospitals - State government owned	$31,030	$18,310	130
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,170	$18,480	13,570
8	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$29,010	$18,330	9,580
9	Educational Services - State government owned	$28,340	$18,430	25,380
10	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$28,220	$21,800	7,190
11	Scientific Research and Development Services	$28,190	$17,870	130
12	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$28,140	$17,800	14,260
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$28,100	$18,340	27,750
14	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$27,880	$20,310	550
15	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$27,850	$18,450	21,530
16	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$27,330	$18,390	400
17	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$27,090	$20,830	160
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$26,840	$20,390	280
19	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$26,800	$18,000	6,350
20	Junior colleges - State government owned	$26,540	$16,930	4,370
21	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$26,060	$18,200	1,230
22	Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,000	$18,980	1,090
23	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$25,990	$18,480	1,290
24	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$25,960	$18,200	100
25	Other Residential Care Facilities	$25,700	$18,620	1,240
26	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$25,490	$18,220	1,910
27	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$25,340	$18,370	7,680
28	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$25,310	$20,540	130
29	Technical and Trade Schools	$25,190	$17,730	1,720
30	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$25,100	$17,560	933,500
31	Educational Services	$25,050	$17,580	1,026,240
32	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$25,030	$17,760	260
33	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$25,020	$18,390	1,430
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,020	$17,560	965,800
35	Educational Services - Local government owned	$25,000	$17,540	895,780
36	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$24,990	$17,550	905,760
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$24,990	$17,540	879,590
38	Outpatient Care Centers	$24,950	$18,320	440
39	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$24,770	$18,680	3,840
40	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$24,730	$17,720	79,020
41	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$24,680	$18,590	220
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,660	$18,280	740
43	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$24,600	$18,290	1,030
44	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$24,590	$17,280	310
45	Educational Services - Privately owned	$24,510	$17,690	105,080
46	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$24,460	$18,460	380
47	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$24,400	$18,170	770
48	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$24,280	$18,900	240
49	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$24,280	$18,180	690
50	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$24,280	$18,180	430
51	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$24,270	$20,060	230
52	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$24,250	$17,660	9,900
53	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$24,240	$17,620	12,130
54	Federal, State, and Local Government	$24,240	$17,620	12,130
55	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,240	$18,620	2,450
56	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$24,210	$17,300	70
57	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$24,140	$17,420	2,230
58	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$24,130	$17,750	850
59	Educational Support Services	$24,130	$17,670	11,820
60	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,040	$18,920	1,420
61	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$23,880	$18,150	580
62	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$23,230	$20,250	n/a
63	Individual and Family Services	$23,040	$17,590	17,900
64	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$22,850	$18,030	30
65	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$22,790	$17,500	420
66	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$22,710	$17,430	6,200
67	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$22,580	$17,490	14,510
68	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$22,570	$17,480	14,520
69	Home Health Care Services	$22,510	$17,240	100
70	Civic and Social Organizations	$22,380	$17,430	6,260
71	Religious Organizations	$22,240	$17,620	4,210
72	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$22,100	$17,470	5,480
73	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,080	$17,180	1,480
74	Other Schools and Instruction	$21,700	$17,120	10,680
75	Social Advocacy Organizations	$21,450	$16,690	1,900
76	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$21,370	$17,070	10,100
77	Health Care and Social Assistance	$21,310	$17,200	133,390
78	Social Assistance	$21,120	$17,170	126,830
79	Child Day Care Services	$20,760	$17,110	107,210
80	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$20,550	$17,020	680
81	Hospitals - Local government owned	$20,200	$16,390	80
82	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$20,100	$16,380	80
83	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$19,870	$16,400	30
84	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$19,780	$16,300	230
85	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,700	$16,360	230
86	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$18,690	$16,360	230
87	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$18,690	$16,360	230