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Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers

The top 42 highest paying industries for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers (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 $117,760, specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the highest paying industry for postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers. It is followed by psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $107,700). 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 postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 42 Highest Paying Industries for Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$117,760	$81,460	40
2	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$107,700	$67,900	50
3	Hospitals - Local government owned	$103,440	$58,400	100
4	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$100,380	$57,860	80
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$97,940	$48,070	90
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$86,740	$65,970	120
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$86,740	$65,970	120
8	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$86,730	$65,810	110
9	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$84,810	$41,820	n/a
10	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$82,940	$51,810	3,060
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$82,910	$53,800	2,550
12	Hospitals - Privately owned	$82,830	$53,360	2,600
13	Health Care and Social Assistance	$82,530	$50,320	3,160
14	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$82,390	$51,870	2,920
15	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$80,490	$35,080	60
16	Hospitals - State government owned	$78,880	$28,300	350
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$73,060	$24,260	290
18	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$72,770	$45,980	1,900
19	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$72,580	$59,910	130
20	Educational Support Services	$72,580	$59,910	130
21	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$71,130	$37,820	160
22	Other Schools and Instruction	$70,970	$38,120	160
23	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$69,340	$47,260	590
24	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$69,020	$47,750	530
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$68,420	$39,530	12,180
26	Educational Services - Privately owned	$68,230	$40,380	19,700
27	Educational Services - Local government owned	$68,220	$39,460	12,070
28	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$67,870	$39,170	11,160
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$67,660	$39,760	15,400
30	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$67,160	$40,410	29,700
31	Technical and Trade Schools	$66,130	$42,120	2,860
32	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$66,070	$41,110	n/a
33	Junior colleges - Privately owned	$65,400	$38,530	1,580
34	Educational Services	$65,050	$39,550	53,390
35	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,420	$39,110	34,270
36	Technical and trade schools - Local government owned	$62,240	$49,100	310
37	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$61,800	$36,810	19,950
38	State government, including schools and hospitals	$61,310	$38,760	22,090
39	Educational Services - State government owned	$61,060	$38,750	21,630
40	Junior colleges - State government owned	$56,180	$33,770	7,210
41	Technical and trade schools - State government owned	$52,990	$35,980	650
42	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$49,260	$37,490	40