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Highest Paying Industries for Audiologists

The top 46 highest paying industries for audiologists (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 $81,360, outpatient care centers is the highest paying industry for audiologists. It is followed by specialty hospitals - privately owned industry (average annual salary $78,610). 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 audiologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 46 Highest Paying Industries for Audiologists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Outpatient Care Centers	$81,360	$37,610	300
2	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$78,610	$52,680	250
3	Hospitals - Privately owned	$78,590	$57,830	1,590
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$78,580	$59,040	1,340
5	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$78,560	$52,920	260
6	Manufacturing	$78,250	$59,890	140
7	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$78,240	$60,250	140
8	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$78,240	$60,250	140
9	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$78,070	$58,070	1,770
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$78,020	$59,180	1,510
11	Hospitals - Local government owned	$77,800	$59,630	90
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$77,610	$59,280	90
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$76,040	$45,160	40
14	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$74,460	$46,930	60
15	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$74,460	$46,930	60
16	Wholesale Trade	$74,460	$46,930	60
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$74,170	$55,150	70
18	Health Care and Social Assistance	$74,140	$48,570	8,880
19	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$73,460	$44,270	3,230
20	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$73,350	$44,140	3,260
21	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$72,870	$52,860	80
22	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$72,840	$46,230	7,040
23	Hospitals - State government owned	$72,480	$60,960	90
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$72,430	$60,940	80
25	Offices of Physicians	$72,100	$50,250	3,290
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$70,980	$51,770	190
27	Educational Services	$70,840	$44,390	1,520
28	Health and Personal Care Stores	$69,670	$47,550	1,450
29	Retail Trade	$69,670	$47,550	1,450
30	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$69,540	$41,730	1,220
31	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$69,470	$42,940	1,530
32	Educational Services - State government owned	$69,340	$49,340	150
33	State government, including schools and hospitals	$69,250	$51,170	310
34	Educational Services - Local government owned	$68,860	$42,000	1,060
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$68,280	$42,850	1,160
36	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$68,070	$41,800	970
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$67,500	$52,330	150
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$67,370	$49,790	110
39	Social Assistance	$66,550	$30,590	n/a
40	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$65,840	$50,690	n/a
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,980	$34,970	60
42	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$64,920	$50,620	70
43	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$64,920	$39,400	140
44	Federal, State, and Local Government	$64,920	$39,400	140
45	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,250	$17,140	150
46	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,250	$17,140	150