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Highest Paying Industries for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

The top 100 highest paying industries for stationary engineers and boiler operators (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 $102,880, colleges, universities, and professional schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for stationary engineers and boiler operators. It is followed by outpatient care centers industry (average annual salary $81,820). 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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$102,880	$64,350	130
2	Outpatient Care Centers	$81,820	$47,630	150
3	Postal Service (federal government)	$79,430	$58,030	40
4	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$77,270	$47,240	270
5	Engineering Services	$76,990	$50,530	220
6	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$75,850	$49,420	230
7	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$72,500	$64,000	40
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$72,050	$44,180	130
9	Offices of Physicians	$71,100	$46,940	110
10	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$70,520	$52,630	210
11	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$69,520	$49,960	210
12	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$69,150	$51,350	660
13	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$68,930	$53,870	200
14	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,540	$44,040	410
15	Lessors of Real Estate	$68,090	$34,070	600
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$67,270	$40,910	3,550
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,210	$40,670	490
18	Hospitals - Local government owned	$67,210	$40,670	490
19	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$66,900	$44,220	90
20	Mining	$66,390	$49,020	110
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$65,920	$39,550	5,900
22	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$65,830	$43,640	60
23	Transportation and Warehousing	$65,430	$30,690	140
24	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$65,300	$46,590	n/a
25	Real Estate	$65,280	$39,740	1,970
26	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$65,280	$39,740	1,970
27	Beverage Manufacturing	$64,770	$36,680	310
28	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$64,560	$35,120	1,470
29	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$64,470	$36,990	310
30	Activities Related to Real Estate	$64,070	$43,550	1,370
31	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$63,810	$44,960	110
32	Scientific Research and Development Services	$63,810	$44,960	110
33	Warehousing and Storage	$62,920	$27,030	40
34	Wholesale Trade	$62,740	$35,870	180
35	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$62,070	$44,060	80
36	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$61,920	$36,280	220
37	Educational Services - Local government owned	$61,530	$36,200	1,830
38	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$61,520	$47,240	110
39	Foundries	$60,770	$38,680	50
40	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$60,370	$35,280	70
41	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$60,220	$43,750	200
42	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$59,990	$39,710	7,210
43	Federal, State, and Local Government	$59,990	$39,710	7,210
44	Utilities	$59,670	$31,700	2,120
45	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$59,530	$42,810	50
46	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$58,660	$39,490	170
47	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$58,490	$40,240	5,100
48	Health Care and Social Assistance	$58,490	$39,880	6,030
49	Metal Ore Mining	$58,450	$43,390	n/a
50	Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,320	$40,350	4,680
51	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$58,190	$40,020	5,640
52	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$58,160	$40,290	4,520
53	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$57,970	$37,130	910
54	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$57,950	$35,360	1,480
55	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$57,950	$34,720	960
56	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$57,880	$36,270	12,410
57	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$57,730	$31,110	40
58	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$57,600	$33,570	2,600
59	Spectator Sports	$57,540	$44,690	40
60	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$57,460	$41,290	300
61	Machinery Manufacturing	$57,240	$31,630	190
62	Building Equipment Contractors	$57,200	$36,520	120
63	Specialty Trade Contractors	$57,200	$36,520	120
64	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$57,100	$36,410	120
65	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$56,960	$33,340	1,410
66	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$56,880	$25,170	30
67	Repair and Maintenance	$56,880	$25,170	30
68	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$56,610	$32,830	230
69	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$56,600	$44,350	80
70	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$56,570	$34,770	1,220
71	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$56,550	$34,220	50
72	Ship and Boat Building	$56,480	$44,200	40
73	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$56,200	$34,370	1,620
74	Educational Services - Privately owned	$56,100	$33,930	1,350
75	Federal government, including USPS	$56,080	$48,550	1,110
76	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$56,050	$34,050	340
77	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$55,940	$36,730	290
78	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$55,890	$48,310	1,070
79	Facilities Support Services	$55,820	$36,740	280
80	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$55,520	$43,280	80
81	Paper Manufacturing	$55,430	$36,940	2,960
82	Construction	$55,410	$34,010	160
83	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$55,380	$39,520	180
84	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$55,380	$36,960	2,670
85	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$54,750	$39,980	60
86	Administrative and Support Services	$54,630	$30,230	450
87	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$54,570	$40,680	40
88	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$54,270	$30,020	300
89	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$54,240	$30,800	340
90	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$54,200	$33,810	50
91	Chemical Manufacturing	$54,150	$36,290	1,030
92	Casino Hotels	$54,040	$40,300	70
93	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$53,980	$29,950	110
94	Accommodation and Food Services	$53,950	$27,340	1,180
95	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$53,900	$39,740	30
96	Educational Services	$53,880	$33,320	5,510
97	Hospitals - State government owned	$53,700	$33,090	470
98	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$53,700	$26,930	50
99	State government, including schools and hospitals	$53,510	$33,290	5,390
100	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$53,490	$26,120	110