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Highest Paying Industries for Psychiatric Aides

The top 48 highest paying industries for psychiatric aides (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 $37,090, colleges, universities, and professional schools is the highest paying industry for psychiatric aides. It is followed by general medical and surgical hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $32,220). 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 psychiatric aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 48 Highest Paying Industries for Psychiatric Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$37,090	$23,460	30
2	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$32,220	$24,650	410
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,670	$20,560	4,020
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,660	$20,670	3,180
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$29,470	$20,380	16,590
6	Hospitals - State government owned	$29,120	$20,440	17,790
7	Offices of Physicians	$28,770	$18,440	210
8	Hospitals - Local government owned	$28,220	$20,300	1,080
9	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$28,180	$20,220	27,350
10	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$28,160	$20,280	32,850
11	State government, including schools and hospitals	$27,780	$20,720	37,240
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$27,740	$17,000	1,520
13	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$27,730	$20,430	40,860
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$27,510	$18,500	3,620
15	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,240	$20,100	13,980
16	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$27,230	$18,650	310
17	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$27,150	$20,550	680
18	Educational Services	$26,900	$21,180	1,060
19	Educational Services - Local government owned	$26,840	$21,180	1,020
20	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$26,790	$21,160	1,010
21	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$26,770	$21,150	1,020
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,740	$18,430	430
23	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,620	$19,960	10,120
24	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$26,410	$18,070	210
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$26,210	$20,290	20,950
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$26,210	$20,290	20,950
27	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,210	$18,490	50,760
28	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,100	$21,340	19,430
29	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$25,110	$20,270	170
30	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$24,280	$20,530	1,470
31	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,220	$18,170	5,770
32	Social Assistance	$23,990	$16,780	1,750
33	Individual and Family Services	$23,530	$16,650	1,550
34	Other Residential Care Facilities	$23,280	$18,380	1,030
35	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$23,270	$20,530	790
36	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$22,830	$17,250	14,240
37	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$22,710	$17,150	12,890
38	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,640	$16,700	900
39	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$22,170	$16,540	440
40	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$21,850	$16,460	1,920
41	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$21,610	$16,740	7,120
42	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$21,440	$16,380	650
43	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$21,330	$16,560	750
44	Temporary Help Services	$18,490	$15,820	60
45	Employment Services	$18,490	$15,820	60
46	Administrative and Support Services	$18,490	$15,820	60
47	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$18,490	$15,820	60
48	Home Health Care Services	$18,410	$15,780	380