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Highest Paying Industries for Residential Advisors

The top 74 highest paying industries for residential advisors (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 $36,550, hospitals - state government owned is the highest paying industry for residential advisors. It is followed by psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $36,250). 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 residential advisors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 74 Highest Paying Industries for Residential Advisors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hospitals - State government owned	$36,550	$31,120	n/a
2	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$36,250	$31,050	250
3	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$32,800	$18,810	120
4	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$31,710	$18,830	710
5	Facilities Support Services	$31,420	$18,200	50
6	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$31,090	$16,110	3,090
7	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$30,400	$19,810	1,050
8	State government, including schools and hospitals	$30,040	$17,130	8,770
9	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$29,840	$19,440	2,390
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$29,650	$20,980	n/a
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,550	$17,450	4,500
12	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$29,200	$22,310	220
13	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$29,180	$17,340	820
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$29,010	$20,940	n/a
15	Educational Services - State government owned	$28,790	$17,590	5,400
16	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$28,650	$17,290	11,800
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$28,570	$19,700	3,130
18	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$28,470	$17,710	10,810
19	Educational Services	$28,400	$18,020	15,320
20	Junior colleges - State government owned	$28,330	$16,860	240
21	Technical and Trade Schools	$28,320	$19,230	250
22	Educational Services - Privately owned	$28,290	$18,310	9,340
23	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$28,280	$17,430	450
24	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$28,080	$18,100	440
25	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$27,910	$17,890	6,310
26	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$27,790	$16,840	5,500
27	Federal, State, and Local Government	$27,790	$16,840	5,500
28	Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,530	$19,300	730
29	Educational Services - Local government owned	$27,410	$17,510	570
30	Administrative and Support Services	$27,210	$18,050	130
31	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$27,210	$18,050	130
32	Lessors of Real Estate	$26,780	$17,500	540
33	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,530	$17,620	670
34	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$26,400	$20,430	160
35	Other Schools and Instruction	$26,400	$20,430	160
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$26,100	$20,310	n/a
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$25,920	$20,340	640
38	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$25,770	$17,760	3,040
39	Employment Services	$25,420	$17,970	80
40	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$25,380	$17,840	2,420
41	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$24,940	$17,590	14,290
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$24,860	$18,780	110
43	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$24,730	$18,480	3,220
44	Outpatient Care Centers	$24,530	$17,660	1,150
45	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$24,250	$17,590	24,360
46	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$24,000	$17,570	n/a
47	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$23,990	$17,690	45,870
48	Real Estate	$23,890	$17,070	1,160
49	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$23,890	$17,070	1,160
50	Other Residential Care Facilities	$23,820	$18,010	15,940
51	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$23,780	$19,790	150
52	Educational Support Services	$23,780	$19,790	150
53	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$23,720	$17,180	1,500
54	Health Care and Social Assistance	$23,720	$17,470	71,150
55	Hospitals - Local government owned	$23,710	$17,130	n/a
56	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$23,630	$17,580	10,070
57	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$23,490	$17,290	7,040
58	Accommodation	$23,300	$17,040	1,550
59	Accommodation and Food Services	$23,300	$17,040	1,550
60	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$23,180	$17,240	6,010
61	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,030	$17,220	1,610
62	Social Assistance	$23,020	$17,110	22,620
63	Individual and Family Services	$22,690	$16,920	9,300
64	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$21,390	$16,420	260
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$21,390	$16,420	260
66	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$21,350	$16,490	4,510
67	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$21,100	$17,130	2,350
68	Child Day Care Services	$20,380	$16,540	270
69	Civic and Social Organizations	$20,310	$16,290	180
70	Home Health Care Services	$19,720	$17,130	n/a
71	Activities Related to Real Estate	$19,230	$16,610	470
72	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$18,680	$16,110	130
73	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$18,440	$16,060	120
74	Traveler Accommodation	$17,450	$15,560	n/a