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Highest Paying Industries for Other Physicians and Surgeons

The top 45 highest paying industries for other physicians and surgeons (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 $177,050, offices of all other health practitioners is the highest paying industry for other physicians and surgeons. It is followed by psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals industry (average annual salary $176,950). 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 other physicians and surgeons in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 45 Highest Paying Industries for Other Physicians and Surgeons

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$177,050	$56,490	780
2	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$176,950	$99,870	620
3	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$175,970	$52,840	59,450
4	Home Health Care Services	$174,230	$70,750	600
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$173,800	$121,510	420
6	Scientific Research and Development Services	$173,070	$48,690	1,050
7	Health and Personal Care Stores	$172,070	$55,230	n/a
8	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$171,560	$60,830	130
9	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$170,090	$82,170	110
10	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$170,050	$51,270	1,250
11	Retail Trade	$168,180	$53,670	n/a
12	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$167,430	$71,030	360
13	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$166,860	$75,680	1,630
14	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$164,830	$66,710	1,950
15	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$164,330	$66,000	30
16	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$162,260	$65,600	180
17	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$157,850	$66,460	900
18	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$157,800	$66,280	910
19	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$151,450	$90,330	1,620
20	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$148,650	$46,220	810
21	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$145,490	$109,550	130
22	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$144,390	$60,260	3,810
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$143,810	$51,480	3,250
24	Social Assistance	$142,950	$80,960	130
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$141,830	$51,540	3,370
26	Offices of Optometrists	$140,410	$67,750	440
27	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$137,910	$61,060	3,590
28	Individual and Family Services	$133,930	$80,880	120
29	Hospitals - Privately owned	$130,310	$51,510	84,720
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$129,440	$51,360	80,940
31	Offices of Chiropractors	$126,410	$63,500	200
32	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$117,520	$51,230	102,240
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$114,000	$51,090	97,820
34	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$91,810	$50,730	15,710
35	Hospitals - Local government owned	$76,860	$50,330	13,200
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$76,600	$50,320	13,180
37	Hospitals - State government owned	$60,640	$50,250	4,320
38	State government, including schools and hospitals	$60,370	$45,150	11,750
39	Educational Services	$59,710	$44,690	10,060
40	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$59,530	$44,540	9,840
41	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$59,060	$49,780	3,710
42	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$58,260	$50,900	110
43	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,150	$51,460	880
44	Educational Services - State government owned	$56,440	$42,600	5,810
45	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$56,410	$42,600	5,800