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Highest Paying Industries for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

The top 100 highest paying industries for maids and housekeeping cleaners (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 $42,050, support activities for air transportation is the highest paying industry for maids and housekeeping cleaners. It is followed by support activities for transportation industry (average annual salary $42,020). 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 maids and housekeeping cleaners in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$42,050	$20,250	n/a
2	Support Activities for Transportation	$42,020	$20,200	n/a
3	Transportation and Warehousing	$35,490	$18,720	n/a
4	Other Financial Investment Activities	$33,450	$17,990	270
5	Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	$33,390	$17,990	270
6	Casino Hotels	$30,710	$17,820	25,020
7	Outpatient Care Centers	$28,770	$18,230	3,520
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$28,300	$20,460	2,290
9	Hospitals - State government owned	$26,780	$18,220	3,330
10	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$26,580	$16,980	1,710
11	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$26,530	$17,900	100
12	Land Subdivision	$26,390	$17,730	80
13	Performing Arts Companies	$25,980	$18,100	120
14	State government, including schools and hospitals	$25,970	$17,640	6,650
15	Beverage Manufacturing	$25,970	$18,970	140
16	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$25,970	$18,970	140
17	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$25,850	$17,320	120
18	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$25,460	$17,900	170
19	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$25,280	$18,760	30
20	Offices of Dentists	$24,900	$16,690	230
21	Nonstore Retailers	$24,880	$18,370	30
22	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$24,720	$17,030	210
23	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$24,680	$17,510	980
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$24,490	$18,380	1,430
25	Support Activities for Animal Production	$24,470	$16,320	70
26	Landscaping Services	$24,180	$18,580	180
27	Educational Services - State government owned	$24,120	$17,860	1,610
28	Department Stores	$24,070	$18,000	320
29	General Merchandise Stores	$24,070	$18,000	320
30	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$24,010	$17,210	1,030
31	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$23,940	$17,130	2,780
32	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,930	$20,490	60
33	Scientific Research and Development Services	$23,750	$17,360	230
34	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$23,690	$17,350	230
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,670	$17,860	91,660
36	Hospitals - Privately owned	$23,620	$17,840	96,590
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$23,490	$17,690	108,080
38	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$23,490	$17,690	620
39	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$23,480	$16,610	n/a
40	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$23,440	$17,670	114,160
41	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$23,440	$16,190	80
42	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$23,440	$16,190	80
43	Finance and Insurance	$23,360	$17,400	500
44	Consumer Goods Rental	$23,320	$16,880	50
45	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,290	$17,150	10,210
46	Religious Organizations	$23,130	$17,620	2,960
47	Printing and Related Support Activities	$23,120	$17,750	30
48	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$23,080	$17,320	3,860
49	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$23,050	$17,330	1,050
50	Rental and Leasing Services	$22,980	$17,020	60
51	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$22,930	$17,830	3,160
52	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$22,930	$17,800	3,290
53	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$22,910	$17,520	40
54	Educational Services	$22,840	$17,230	5,610
55	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$22,820	$17,210	90
56	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$22,790	$17,190	290
57	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$22,740	$17,370	8,110
58	Other Personal Services	$22,700	$17,050	580
59	Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Stores	$22,690	$17,110	60
60	Civic and Social Organizations	$22,640	$17,050	1,740
61	Educational Services - Local government owned	$22,560	$17,060	720
62	Offices of Physicians	$22,550	$17,060	3,630
63	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$22,460	$16,830	370
64	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$22,450	$17,330	3,030
65	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$22,440	$17,790	110
66	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$22,400	$16,930	6,740
67	Federal, State, and Local Government	$22,400	$16,930	6,740
68	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$22,400	$17,200	1,770
69	Manufacturing	$22,390	$17,000	630
70	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$22,380	$16,960	2,790
71	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$22,380	$16,960	430
72	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$22,230	$17,010	33,330
73	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$22,230	$16,560	970
74	Residential Building Construction	$22,230	$16,410	150
75	Educational Services - Privately owned	$22,220	$17,110	3,290
76	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$22,200	$17,040	2,420
77	Office Administrative Services	$22,200	$16,580	1,280
78	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$22,180	$16,880	460
79	Construction of Buildings	$22,140	$16,440	200
80	Health Care and Social Assistance	$21,980	$17,100	256,900
81	Nonresidential Building Construction	$21,960	$16,530	60
82	Health and Personal Care Stores	$21,910	$16,300	50
83	Construction	$21,890	$16,730	460
84	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,880	$16,900	5,040
85	Business Support Services	$21,880	$16,980	50
86	Special Food Services	$21,870	$17,630	2,490
87	Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,860	$16,820	14,240
88	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,840	$17,010	11,160
89	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$21,840	$16,810	14,130
90	Warehousing and Storage	$21,710	$16,980	60
91	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$21,680	$16,930	26,690
92	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$21,680	$17,030	25,900
93	Real Estate	$21,670	$17,030	25,830
94	Activities Related to Real Estate	$21,610	$17,090	13,570
95	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$21,520	$16,290	n/a
96	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$21,480	$17,310	60
97	Investigation and Security Services	$21,450	$16,390	n/a
98	Offices of Optometrists	$21,390	$17,220	40
99	Lessors of Real Estate	$21,320	$16,910	9,490
100	Death Care Services	$21,290	$16,620	310