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Highest Paying Industries for Other Therapists

The top 58 highest paying industries for other 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 $74,480, elementary and secondary schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for other therapists. It is followed by educational services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $73,680). 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 therapists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 58 Highest Paying Industries for Other Therapists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$74,480	$44,500	520
2	Educational Services - Local government owned	$73,680	$44,700	540
3	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$72,910	$54,800	60
4	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$72,360	$38,320	110
5	Offices of Physicians	$71,780	$49,870	480
6	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$71,220	$39,400	180
7	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$69,200	$36,340	120
8	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$69,070	$40,100	700
9	Hospitals - State government owned	$68,840	$44,110	770
10	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$68,640	$40,330	370
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$68,240	$47,620	n/a
12	Educational Services	$67,790	$40,690	940
13	State government, including schools and hospitals	$67,020	$41,950	1,290
14	Educational Support Services	$66,700	$51,810	40
15	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$65,770	$39,700	100
16	Educational Services - State government owned	$65,570	$40,100	100
17	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$65,040	$41,340	200
18	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$64,410	$40,810	2,610
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$63,470	$42,030	100
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$61,530	$40,610	2,790
21	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$61,350	$38,540	420
22	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$61,330	$39,840	3,720
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$61,190	$39,470	2,050
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$60,870	$39,790	1,300
25	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$60,680	$35,600	180
26	Educational Services - Privately owned	$60,050	$37,080	290
27	Hospitals - Privately owned	$59,130	$38,590	2,550
28	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$58,440	$36,700	790
29	Federal, State, and Local Government	$58,440	$36,700	790
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,350	$42,670	400
31	Hospitals - Local government owned	$58,330	$42,670	400
32	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$57,450	$37,530	760
33	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$55,370	$34,870	n/a
34	Home Health Care Services	$55,140	$35,140	360
35	Health Care and Social Assistance	$54,630	$31,920	9,730
36	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$53,820	$28,820	1,040
37	Other Residential Care Facilities	$53,790	$34,610	300
38	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$53,230	$33,040	280
39	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$52,480	$35,690	690
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$51,540	$28,080	4,300
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$51,010	$34,950	360
42	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$50,390	$39,940	160
43	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$50,290	$39,890	180
44	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$49,320	$29,360	2,660
45	Administrative and Support Services	$47,780	$31,710	160
46	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$47,780	$31,710	160
47	Employment Services	$47,720	$31,700	160
48	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$47,600	$36,060	380
49	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$47,580	$29,470	1,120
50	Individual and Family Services	$45,720	$29,600	910
51	Outpatient Care Centers	$45,410	$17,620	790
52	Social Assistance	$44,830	$29,710	1,020
53	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$44,460	$28,820	250
54	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$43,150	$32,940	40
55	Temporary Help Services	$40,600	$28,880	n/a
56	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$36,650	$30,180	90
57	Offices of Optometrists	$35,410	$28,710	n/a
58	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$35,150	$16,920	480