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Highest Paying Industries for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for child, family, and school social workers (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 $59,040, elementary and secondary schools - local government owned is the highest paying industry for child, family, and school social workers. It is followed by educational services - local government owned industry (average annual salary $58,330). 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 child, family, and school social workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$59,040	$33,840	32,070
2	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,330	$32,390	33,950
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$57,690	$33,050	36,920
4	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$57,490	$41,410	550
5	Hospitals - State government owned	$56,460	$40,410	n/a
6	Elementary and Secondary Schools - State government owned	$55,940	$29,180	580
7	Educational Services	$55,810	$31,260	43,180
8	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$54,820	$32,410	60
9	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,660	$32,800	87,430
10	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$52,130	$33,450	800
11	Legal Services	$51,910	$33,330	520
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,010	$32,970	53,270
13	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$48,670	$28,400	800
14	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$48,190	$32,050	3,200
15	Educational Services - State government owned	$47,900	$28,400	1,730
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$47,850	$31,960	1,970
17	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$47,850	$29,750	4,270
18	Other Schools and Instruction	$47,620	$30,880	520
19	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$47,420	$29,820	500
20	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$47,390	$31,730	2,200
21	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,380	$27,930	950
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$47,320	$31,460	154,510
23	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$47,090	$33,440	60
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$46,730	$32,060	720
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$46,700	$28,390	7,500
26	Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,410	$31,500	2,380
27	Religious Organizations	$46,000	$26,420	390
28	Educational Support Services	$45,820	$26,540	2,480
29	Temporary Help Services	$45,720	$28,550	480
30	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,590	$29,520	1,850
31	Employment Services	$45,560	$27,270	620
32	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,980	$31,320	118,020
33	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,980	$31,320	118,020
34	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$44,870	$28,090	1,140
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$44,850	$32,350	50
36	Office Administrative Services	$44,370	$27,730	90
37	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$44,140	$26,000	1,680
38	Offices of Physicians	$43,970	$28,380	690
39	Technical and Trade Schools	$43,690	$26,880	340
40	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$43,170	$26,660	n/a
41	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$43,140	$31,090	190
42	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$43,070	$30,990	200
43	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$42,760	$31,050	340
44	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$42,330	$29,460	190
45	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$42,290	$31,980	230
46	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$41,880	$27,580	50
47	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$41,460	$27,950	1,420
48	State government, including schools and hospitals	$41,390	$29,960	67,090
49	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$41,060	$29,950	64,750
50	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,840	$27,210	2,100
51	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$40,360	$26,020	110
52	Administrative and Support Services	$39,510	$20,860	890
53	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$39,510	$20,860	890
54	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$39,320	$25,540	620
55	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$38,820	$24,730	1,640
56	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$38,510	$27,150	11,970
57	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$38,470	$27,560	3,960
58	Social Advocacy Organizations	$38,380	$24,980	4,750
59	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,230	$24,190	2,750
60	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$38,110	$22,790	8,890
61	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$38,080	$22,770	8,870
62	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$38,060	$26,380	1,460
63	Real Estate	$38,050	$26,640	50
64	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$38,050	$26,640	50
65	Home Health Care Services	$38,040	$29,120	910
66	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,000	$26,970	8,180
67	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$37,920	$27,120	7,430
68	Individual and Family Services	$37,060	$25,980	64,890
69	Health Care and Social Assistance	$36,860	$25,500	111,620
70	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$36,670	$23,770	1,310
71	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,670	$28,760	220
72	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$36,580	$24,670	15,410
73	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$36,510	$24,100	5,250
74	Social Assistance	$36,390	$25,370	81,050
75	Activities Related to Real Estate	$36,320	$26,470	n/a
76	Other Residential Care Facilities	$36,260	$24,700	9,590
77	Scientific Research and Development Services	$35,980	$25,250	n/a
78	Civic and Social Organizations	$35,700	$18,480	2,150
79	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,650	$23,760	3,610
80	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$35,550	$25,150	n/a
81	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,010	$17,740	n/a
82	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$35,010	$17,740	n/a
83	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$34,120	$22,290	8,240
84	Child Day Care Services	$32,230	$22,760	6,600
85	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$28,120	$16,920	n/a
86	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$27,470	$16,900	n/a
87	Facilities Support Services	$22,980	$17,670	180
88	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,440	$16,330	120
89	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$19,310	$16,310	120
90	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$19,310	$16,310	120
91	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$18,610	$16,170	90