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Highest Paying Industries for Other Social Workers

The top 83 highest paying industries for other 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 $71,910, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for other social workers. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $71,910). 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 other social workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 83 Highest Paying Industries for Other Social Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$71,910	$59,910	12,970
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$71,910	$59,910	12,970
3	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$70,460	$43,520	520
4	Insurance Carriers	$69,510	$45,110	660
5	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$69,240	$43,980	690
6	Finance and Insurance	$68,820	$43,430	720
7	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$67,590	$41,030	2,540
8	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$66,490	$35,730	n/a
9	Hospitals - Privately owned	$66,210	$39,860	2,790
10	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$63,780	$35,290	41,190
11	Federal, State, and Local Government	$63,780	$35,290	41,190
12	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,230	$35,300	43,100
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$62,040	$42,480	3,700
14	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$61,160	$41,090	4,150
15	Other Insurance Related Activities	$60,120	$35,930	30
16	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$60,120	$35,930	30
17	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$59,780	$49,790	70
18	Real Estate	$59,700	$32,180	n/a
19	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$59,700	$32,180	n/a
20	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$59,160	$38,370	18,710
21	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$58,750	$38,440	20,150
22	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$58,300	$30,330	70
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$57,520	$23,240	n/a
24	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$56,870	$41,870	40
25	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$56,870	$41,870	40
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$56,830	$45,600	1,140
27	Hospitals - Local government owned	$56,780	$45,390	1,160
28	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$55,750	$34,730	30
29	Home Health Care Services	$55,500	$33,710	500
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$53,770	$31,840	520
31	Outpatient Care Centers	$53,730	$29,050	930
32	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$53,170	$29,140	1,880
33	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$53,010	$32,170	150
34	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,590	$30,580	410
35	Legal Services	$52,170	$30,970	340
36	Offices of Physicians	$51,910	$27,820	250
37	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$50,930	$28,600	30
38	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$50,920	$32,860	220
39	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$50,890	$33,970	410
40	Hospitals - State government owned	$49,870	$33,580	190
41	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$49,810	$35,100	160
42	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$48,780	$27,350	490
43	Educational Services - State government owned	$47,200	$33,940	280
44	Educational Services - Privately owned	$47,190	$27,660	480
45	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$46,880	$26,460	90
46	State government, including schools and hospitals	$46,240	$32,350	9,980
47	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$46,180	$32,240	9,510
48	Health Care and Social Assistance	$46,110	$28,030	15,940
49	Educational Services	$46,060	$28,950	1,030
50	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$45,780	$28,790	240
51	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$45,430	$26,470	320
52	Other Residential Care Facilities	$45,200	$27,580	370
53	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,180	$33,230	110
54	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$44,440	$28,820	820
55	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$44,440	$28,820	820
56	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$44,290	$27,700	460
57	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$44,000	$26,620	180
58	Social Advocacy Organizations	$43,400	$28,500	590
59	Junior colleges - State government owned	$43,280	$32,840	70
60	Administrative and Support Services	$42,660	$31,850	410
61	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$42,660	$31,850	410
62	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$42,470	$27,150	50
63	Educational Services - Local government owned	$42,100	$25,560	280
64	Child Day Care Services	$40,900	$26,860	100
65	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$40,120	$24,780	240
66	Employment Services	$40,120	$32,060	350
67	Activities Related to Real Estate	$40,000	$31,060	70
68	Other Schools and Instruction	$39,830	$27,660	n/a
69	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$39,660	$27,620	n/a
70	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$39,310	$27,250	1,640
71	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$39,300	$27,370	1,580
72	Individual and Family Services	$39,140	$27,100	5,930
73	Civic and Social Organizations	$38,720	$26,180	60
74	Temporary Help Services	$38,430	$32,050	310
75	Social Assistance	$38,420	$26,590	8,270
76	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$38,250	$25,790	100
77	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$37,590	$26,870	140
78	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$37,540	$31,900	80
79	Educational Support Services	$37,530	$31,880	80
80	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$37,270	$26,810	950
81	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$37,230	$24,670	740
82	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$37,230	$26,800	800
83	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$36,390	$25,770	1,500