Rank |
Industry |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
|
$57,030 |
$33,700 |
170 |
2 |
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned
|
$56,480 |
$34,150 |
120 |
3 |
Educational Services
|
$55,770 |
$33,710 |
190 |
4 |
Educational Services - State government owned
|
$55,690 |
$33,440 |
120 |
5 |
Federal government, including USPS
|
$55,510 |
$48,360 |
120 |
6 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
|
$55,510 |
$48,360 |
120 |
7 |
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
|
$55,380 |
$36,180 |
50 |
8 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
|
$55,360 |
$36,290 |
190 |
9 |
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
|
$55,350 |
$36,350 |
130 |
10 |
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
|
$54,560 |
$36,420 |
120 |
11 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
|
$54,560 |
$36,420 |
120 |
12 |
Office Administrative Services
|
$54,290 |
$31,780 |
90 |
13 |
Administrative and Support Services
|
$54,020 |
$29,400 |
210 |
14 |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
|
$54,020 |
$29,400 |
210 |
15 |
Facilities Support Services
|
$54,010 |
$35,510 |
30 |
16 |
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
|
$53,670 |
$33,160 |
480 |
17 |
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
|
$53,670 |
$33,160 |
480 |
18 |
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
|
$53,040 |
$33,990 |
390 |
19 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises
|
$52,350 |
$28,300 |
930 |
20 |
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
|
$52,310 |
$29,820 |
540 |
21 |
Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$51,980 |
$30,540 |
5,390 |
22 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
|
$51,890 |
$30,420 |
5,250 |
23 |
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
|
$51,770 |
$30,260 |
140 |
24 |
Offices of Physicians
|
$51,760 |
$26,890 |
440 |
25 |
Machinery Manufacturing
|
$51,500 |
$30,440 |
160 |
26 |
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
|
$51,390 |
$30,590 |
6,390 |
27 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
|
$51,310 |
$30,610 |
6,180 |
28 |
Manufacturing
|
$50,920 |
$31,640 |
1,290 |
29 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
|
$50,790 |
$33,050 |
90 |
30 |
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
|
$50,550 |
$24,370 |
280 |
31 |
Federal, State, and Local Government
|
$50,550 |
$24,370 |
280 |
32 |
Hospitals - State government owned
|
$50,100 |
$32,300 |
420 |
33 |
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
|
$49,540 |
$29,240 |
1,430 |
34 |
State government, including schools and hospitals
|
$49,530 |
$29,800 |
610 |
35 |
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
|
$48,910 |
$30,730 |
650 |
36 |
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
|
$48,910 |
$30,730 |
650 |
37 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
|
$48,550 |
$32,010 |
370 |
38 |
Educational Services - Privately owned
|
$48,340 |
$30,480 |
40 |
39 |
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
|
$48,070 |
$32,900 |
70 |
40 |
Scientific Research and Development Services
|
$48,070 |
$32,900 |
70 |
41 |
Health Care and Social Assistance
|
$47,850 |
$28,040 |
10,260 |
42 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$47,560 |
$31,040 |
560 |
43 |
Local government, including schools and hospitals
|
$47,180 |
$27,760 |
700 |
44 |
Hospitals - Local government owned
|
$47,100 |
$29,610 |
580 |
45 |
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
|
$47,000 |
$30,070 |
9,150 |
46 |
Repair and Maintenance
|
$46,970 |
$30,000 |
9,200 |
47 |
Wholesale Trade
|
$46,960 |
$28,510 |
13,390 |
48 |
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
|
$46,890 |
$29,960 |
9,230 |
49 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
|
$46,700 |
$28,420 |
12,730 |
50 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
|
$46,680 |
$28,420 |
12,710 |
51 |
Outpatient Care Centers
|
$45,700 |
$31,040 |
1,990 |
52 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
$42,790 |
$31,640 |
390 |
53 |
Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$42,470 |
$25,720 |
3,850 |
54 |
Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
|
$41,590 |
$27,270 |
40 |
55 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$41,290 |
$19,980 |
100 |
56 |
Offices of Dentists
|
$40,750 |
$26,820 |
n/a |
57 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
|
$39,570 |
$32,410 |
170 |
58 |
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
|
$39,340 |
$26,630 |
370 |
59 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
|
$39,080 |
$25,880 |
60 |
60 |
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$37,550 |
$23,240 |
250 |
61 |
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
|
$36,850 |
$23,650 |
280 |
62 |
Testing Laboratories
|
$36,370 |
$26,520 |
n/a |
63 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
|
$36,370 |
$26,520 |
n/a |
64 |
Health and Personal Care Stores
|
$35,380 |
$24,250 |
2,140 |
65 |
Retail Trade
|
$35,360 |
$24,290 |
2,160 |
66 |
Pharmacies and Drug Stores
|
$35,240 |
$21,420 |
320 |
67 |
Rental and Leasing Services
|
$34,200 |
$25,190 |
3,020 |
68 |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
|
$34,200 |
$25,190 |
3,020 |
69 |
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
|
$34,190 |
$23,450 |
30 |
70 |
Consumer Goods Rental
|
$33,580 |
$25,060 |
2,630 |
71 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
|
$30,550 |
$24,370 |
60 |
72 |
Home Health Care Services
|
$28,600 |
$21,180 |
660 |