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Highest Paying Industries for General Internists

The top 30 highest paying industries for general internists (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 $185,950, outpatient care centers is the highest paying industry for general internists. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $184,620). 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 general internists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 30 Highest Paying Industries for General Internists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Outpatient Care Centers	$185,950	$118,610	1,800
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$184,620	$58,370	1,020
3	Hospitals - Local government owned	$184,620	$58,390	1,020
4	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$184,440	$58,850	140
5	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$184,110	$58,020	1,070
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$180,850	$134,280	130
7	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$180,500	$73,780	70
8	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$180,070	$102,460	180
9	Federal, State, and Local Government	$180,070	$102,460	180
10	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$179,780	$71,620	50
11	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$179,750	$145,650	70
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$178,410	$53,660	50
13	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$178,220	$131,500	90
14	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$177,600	$75,760	40
15	Scientific Research and Development Services	$177,600	$75,760	40
16	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$177,550	$127,250	70
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$158,840	$47,780	9,450
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$156,990	$47,630	9,300
19	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$142,900	$49,360	11,780
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$137,080	$49,190	11,510
21	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$93,400	$53,620	2,930
22	Hospitals - State government owned	$84,820	$66,240	1,300
23	State government, including schools and hospitals	$83,930	$50,360	1,860
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$83,080	$65,850	1,200
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$58,030	$51,010	670
26	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$57,960	$51,000	660
27	Educational Services	$57,050	$41,440	1,100
28	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$57,000	$41,380	1,090
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$53,540	$34,280	430
30	Educational Services - State government owned	$53,540	$34,280	430