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Highest Paying Industries for Podiatrists

The top 17 highest paying industries for podiatrists (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 $156,020, offices of physicians is the highest paying industry for podiatrists. It is followed by outpatient care centers industry (average annual salary $143,490). 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 podiatrists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 17 Highest Paying Industries for Podiatrists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Physicians	$156,020	$68,460	1,060
2	Outpatient Care Centers	$143,490	$68,210	150
3	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$131,750	$79,540	30
4	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$128,250	$54,680	60
5	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$121,800	$55,450	7,640
6	Health Care and Social Assistance	$121,450	$53,950	8,050
7	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$117,960	$53,550	6,360
8	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$117,910	$53,570	6,410
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$117,180	$43,850	870
10	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$117,170	$43,830	810
11	Federal, State, and Local Government	$117,170	$43,830	810
12	Federal government, including USPS	$115,940	$43,490	770
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$115,940	$43,490	770
14	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$112,590	$43,060	400
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$111,370	$42,860	380
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$104,510	$42,680	350
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$104,400	$42,710	350