Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Lessors of Real Estate
|
$39,820 |
$24,510 |
120 |
2 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned
|
$39,640 |
$32,340 |
380 |
3 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
|
$39,400 |
$27,260 |
170 |
4 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
|
$38,920 |
$25,630 |
300 |
5 |
Real Estate
|
$38,210 |
$25,360 |
n/a |
6 |
Depository Credit Intermediation
|
$38,160 |
$27,230 |
100 |
7 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
|
$38,130 |
$25,950 |
1,780 |
8 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned
|
$37,410 |
$25,080 |
780 |
9 |
Technical and trade schools - Privately owned
|
$37,150 |
$24,910 |
1,780 |
10 |
Technical and Trade Schools
|
$37,110 |
$24,860 |
1,810 |
11 |
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
|
$37,050 |
$27,110 |
1,390 |
12 |
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
|
$36,850 |
$25,190 |
3,200 |
13 |
Insurance Carriers
|
$36,850 |
$26,440 |
1,810 |
14 |
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
|
$36,760 |
$26,140 |
350 |
15 |
Activities Related to Real Estate
|
$36,730 |
$28,710 |
n/a |
16 |
Other Support Services
|
$36,460 |
$17,980 |
460 |
17 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools
|
$36,250 |
$24,410 |
1,940 |
18 |
Manufacturing
|
$36,070 |
$24,810 |
130 |
19 |
Home Health Care Services
|
$35,790 |
$24,850 |
1,580 |
20 |
Junior colleges - Privately owned
|
$35,780 |
$22,690 |
860 |
21 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$35,700 |
$25,410 |
280 |
22 |
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
|
$35,540 |
$25,850 |
2,840 |
23 |
Finance and Insurance
|
$35,350 |
$25,310 |
3,620 |
24 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$35,290 |
$25,720 |
1,580 |
25 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$35,280 |
$22,620 |
10,900 |
26 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
|
$35,260 |
$24,040 |
1,150 |
27 |
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
|
$35,170 |
$25,770 |
60 |
28 |
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
|
$35,100 |
$25,930 |
70 |
29 |
Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned
|
$35,090 |
$19,190 |
310 |
30 |
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training
|
$35,090 |
$19,190 |
310 |
31 |
Religious Organizations
|
$35,060 |
$23,180 |
n/a |
32 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$35,020 |
$25,540 |
1,380 |
33 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$35,000 |
$22,330 |
10,370 |
34 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
|
$34,940 |
$22,360 |
6,220 |
35 |
Educational Services
|
$34,880 |
$22,490 |
18,660 |
36 |
Grantmaking and Giving Services
|
$34,800 |
$25,400 |
110 |
37 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$34,790 |
$25,500 |
2,460 |
38 |
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$34,630 |
$23,630 |
890 |
39 |
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
|
$34,610 |
$26,400 |
320 |
40 |
Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers
|
$34,580 |
$25,820 |
70 |
41 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$34,510 |
$25,490 |
2,590 |
42 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$34,440 |
$21,740 |
3,770 |
43 |
Educational Services - Local government owned
|
$34,380 |
$22,910 |
3,610 |
44 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$34,340 |
$25,910 |
n/a |
45 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$34,200 |
$21,770 |
4,150 |
46 |
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
|
$33,870 |
$24,780 |
710 |
47 |
Other Residential Care Facilities
|
$33,850 |
$25,180 |
230 |
48 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$33,790 |
$24,820 |
4,200 |
49 |
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
|
$33,740 |
$19,150 |
660 |
50 |
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
|
$33,720 |
$22,920 |
720 |
51 |
Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$33,710 |
$25,270 |
860 |
52 |
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities
|
$33,600 |
$25,140 |
1,030 |
53 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$33,570 |
$23,710 |
2,730 |
54 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$33,450 |
$23,940 |
1,190 |
55 |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
|
$33,390 |
$24,790 |
460 |
56 |
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
|
$33,380 |
$25,000 |
200 |
57 |
Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)
|
$33,160 |
$22,060 |
3,280 |
58 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
|
$33,070 |
$24,290 |
1,350 |
59 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$33,070 |
$23,550 |
9,790 |
60 |
Offices of Dentists
|
$33,040 |
$25,160 |
160 |
61 |
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
|
$32,960 |
$24,060 |
170 |
62 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$32,540 |
$23,530 |
8,800 |
63 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$32,430 |
$23,240 |
2,430 |
64 |
Office Administrative Services
|
$32,380 |
$23,340 |
2,240 |
65 |
Junior colleges - Local government owned
|
$32,200 |
$21,740 |
2,070 |
66 |
Other schools and instruction - Privately owned
|
$32,170 |
$18,750 |
330 |
67 |
Junior colleges - State government owned
|
$32,050 |
$22,260 |
350 |
68 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$32,000 |
$22,850 |
18,530 |
69 |
Other Schools and Instruction
|
$31,980 |
$18,680 |
340 |
70 |
Educational Support Services
|
$31,940 |
$22,510 |
620 |
71 |
Educational Support Services - Privately owned
|
$31,930 |
$22,490 |
620 |
72 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
|
$31,900 |
$22,410 |
900 |
73 |
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
|
$31,700 |
$21,860 |
350 |
74 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$31,640 |
$22,700 |
101,800 |
75 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$31,510 |
$22,950 |
64,810 |
76 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$31,450 |
$22,070 |
23,840 |
77 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$31,390 |
$22,880 |
62,230 |
78 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$31,350 |
$22,670 |
76,390 |
79 |
Social Assistance
|
$31,260 |
$20,850 |
3,670 |
80 |
Individual and Family Services
|
$31,240 |
$21,320 |
2,700 |
81 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$31,240 |
$22,590 |
73,470 |
82 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$30,890 |
$22,270 |
10,370 |
83 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
|
$30,820 |
$22,790 |
450 |
84 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$30,750 |
$21,580 |
15,040 |
85 |
Legal Services
|
$30,510 |
$20,460 |
1,000 |
86 |
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries
|
$30,450 |
$21,120 |
700 |
87 |
Amusement Parks and Arcades
|
$30,440 |
$21,060 |
690 |
88 |
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
|
$30,430 |
$21,260 |
110 |
89 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$30,390 |
$23,690 |
4,490 |
90 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$30,390 |
$23,690 |
4,490 |
91 |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
$30,320 |
$21,150 |
710 |
92 |
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
|
$30,310 |
$21,430 |
1,900 |
93 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$30,210 |
$21,070 |
2,650 |
94 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$30,160 |
$21,430 |
870 |
95 |
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$30,120 |
$21,390 |
860 |
96 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$29,880 |
$20,430 |
750 |
97 |
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
|
$29,850 |
$20,170 |
260 |
98 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
|
$29,670 |
$25,150 |
100 |
99 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$29,480 |
$21,090 |
8,990 |
100 |
Health and Personal Care Stores
|
$29,380 |
$23,840 |
170 |