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Highest Paying Industries for General Pediatricians

The top 25 highest paying industries for general pediatricians (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 $182,590, hospitals - local government owned is the highest paying industry for general pediatricians. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $182,280). 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 pediatricians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 25 Highest Paying Industries for General Pediatricians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hospitals - Local government owned	$182,590	$57,650	500
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$182,280	$57,610	n/a
3	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$181,670	$58,480	540
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$172,630	$112,560	30
5	Outpatient Care Centers	$171,340	$123,290	1,280
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$165,020	$106,390	40
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$165,020	$106,390	40
8	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$164,800	$105,520	24,970
9	Health Care and Social Assistance	$164,590	$98,900	30,160
10	Offices of Physicians	$164,260	$105,010	23,590
11	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$163,910	$56,510	5,140
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$162,050	$56,080	4,810
13	Hospitals - Privately owned	$161,720	$56,300	4,610
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$159,540	$55,830	4,280
15	Home Health Care Services	$146,480	$107,280	30
16	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$144,670	$55,040	50
17	Educational Services - Privately owned	$141,070	$55,990	50
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$136,530	$46,720	1,230
19	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$73,980	$63,520	40
20	Other Residential Care Facilities	$73,020	$63,330	40
21	Educational Services	$61,450	$41,970	710
22	State government, including schools and hospitals	$61,100	$41,910	690
23	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$60,880	$41,790	690
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$59,900	$41,520	650
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$59,760	$41,460	640