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Highest Paying Industries for Radiation Therapists

The top 30 highest paying industries for radiation therapists (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 $98,290, colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned is the highest paying industry for radiation therapists. It is followed by educational services - privately owned industry (average annual salary $98,290). 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 radiation therapists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 30 Highest Paying Industries for Radiation Therapists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$98,290	$78,510	40
2	Educational Services - Privately owned	$98,290	$78,510	40
3	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$88,910	$59,030	760
4	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$87,900	$58,860	570
5	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$87,570	$54,860	270
6	Educational Services	$87,570	$54,860	270
7	Employment Services	$87,490	$48,430	60
8	Outpatient Care Centers	$86,320	$56,970	770
9	Administrative and Support Services	$85,430	$45,620	80
10	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$85,430	$45,620	80
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$83,490	$52,860	200
12	Educational Services - State government owned	$83,490	$52,860	200
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$82,270	$55,440	860
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$82,010	$57,120	380
15	Hospitals - State government owned	$81,970	$57,020	660
16	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$80,170	$51,950	40
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$80,160	$54,270	9,640
18	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$79,980	$52,680	4,910
19	Health Care and Social Assistance	$79,950	$53,650	15,960
20	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$79,940	$54,170	11,050
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$79,630	$54,060	9,070
22	Offices of Physicians	$79,440	$52,520	3,820
23	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$79,420	$53,150	1,670
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$79,410	$53,900	10,200
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$76,320	$51,490	800
26	Hospitals - Local government owned	$75,700	$51,760	760
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$75,670	$51,740	750
28	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$72,480	$53,460	150
29	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$64,130	$44,740	150
30	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$62,260	$43,940	130