The average salaries of all occupations in 43
industries in the health care and social assistance sector are shown below.
We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries.
The highest paying industry for all occupations occupations is the specialty hospitals - privately owned
industry with an annual salary $53,230.
The lowest paying industry is the services for the elderly and persons with disabilities industry (annual salary $21,950).
For detailed all occupations salary information in a particular industry,
use the links provided below.
| Industry Name |
Median Annual Salary |
| Specialty hospitals - Privately owned |
$53,230 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
$53,220 |
| Specialty hospitals - State government owned |
$53,060 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned |
$52,490 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists |
$52,470 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned |
$51,100 |
| Hospitals - Privately owned |
$50,880 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
$50,490 |
| Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals) |
$50,140 |
| Hospitals - State government owned |
$48,620 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned |
$45,870 |
| Hospitals - Local government owned |
$45,860 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
$44,140 |
| Offices of Dentists |
$42,370 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned |
$41,820 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
$41,550 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
$40,190 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) |
$40,160 |
| Offices of Physicians |
$39,640 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
$38,700 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned |
$38,380 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services |
$37,810 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
$37,550 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers |
$36,790 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners |
$35,490 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
$33,020 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
$31,440 |
| Offices of Optometrists |
$31,030 |
| Offices of Chiropractors |
$30,330 |
| Ambulance Services |
$29,840 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities |
$29,180 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
$28,180 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
$27,130 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
$26,170 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities |
$26,130 |
| Home Health Care Services |
$24,810 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
$24,730 |
| Individual and Family Services |
$24,300 |
| Social Assistance |
$23,980 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
$23,710 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities |
$23,400 |
| Child Day Care Services |
$22,160 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities |
$21,950 |