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Highest Paying Industries for Other Building Cleaning Workers

The top 55 highest paying industries for other building cleaning workers (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 $39,440, foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors is the highest paying industry for other building cleaning workers. It is followed by building equipment contractors industry (average annual salary $34,300). 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 building cleaning workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 55 Highest Paying Industries for Other Building Cleaning Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$39,440	$25,390	n/a
2	Building Equipment Contractors	$34,300	$24,630	50
3	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,840	$21,400	60
4	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$33,340	$24,490	n/a
5	Specialty Trade Contractors	$31,260	$22,360	450
6	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$31,080	$19,950	60
7	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$30,650	$21,560	280
8	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$29,880	$21,180	n/a
9	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,840	$21,170	n/a
10	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$29,560	$19,740	11,830
11	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$29,540	$19,760	12,250
12	Administrative and Support Services	$29,530	$19,720	11,980
13	Construction	$28,410	$20,270	770
14	Employment Services	$28,330	$19,390	100
15	Manufacturing	$27,950	$21,050	60
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,920	$20,720	130
17	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,920	$20,720	130
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$27,840	$20,620	130
19	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,840	$16,880	80
20	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$27,600	$19,050	n/a
21	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$27,480	$20,650	140
22	Wholesale Trade	$27,130	$17,100	100
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,070	$19,810	40
24	Educational Services - State government owned	$27,070	$19,810	40
25	Health Care and Social Assistance	$26,500	$19,530	180
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$25,530	$20,170	400
27	Educational Services - Privately owned	$25,440	$20,240	370
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$25,380	$20,210	360
29	Residential Building Construction	$25,310	$18,560	310
30	Construction of Buildings	$25,160	$18,590	320
31	Educational Services	$24,910	$19,730	560
32	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$24,820	$16,290	n/a
33	Educational Services - Local government owned	$23,790	$18,660	150
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$23,750	$18,610	140
35	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$23,700	$18,640	140
36	Accommodation	$23,560	$18,450	120
37	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$23,450	$18,310	460
38	Traveler Accommodation	$23,410	$18,330	120
39	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$23,270	$20,120	n/a
40	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$23,120	$20,100	n/a
41	Retail Trade	$22,950	$17,800	70
42	Accommodation and Food Services	$22,580	$18,620	200
43	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$22,470	$18,140	270
44	Activities Related to Real Estate	$21,850	$18,270	30
45	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$21,740	$19,370	1,100
46	Food Services and Drinking Places	$21,720	$18,960	n/a
47	State government, including schools and hospitals	$21,640	$20,410	650
48	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$21,640	$19,420	860
49	Federal, State, and Local Government	$21,640	$19,420	860
50	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,630	$20,510	590
51	Real Estate	$21,610	$17,680	60
52	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,470	$17,320	180
53	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$19,530	$19,390	30
54	Repair and Maintenance	$19,480	$16,210	n/a
55	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$18,600	$17,260	190