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Highest Paying Industries for Law Enforcement Workers

The top 48 highest paying industries for law enforcement 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 $86,870, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for law enforcement workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $86,310). 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 law enforcement workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 48 Highest Paying Industries for Law Enforcement Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$86,870	$44,650	70,490
2	Federal government, including USPS	$86,310	$44,840	71,470
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$69,420	$35,000	n/a
4	Postal Service (federal government)	$62,200	$55,130	980
5	Rail Transportation	$60,330	$32,950	630
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,770	$42,480	920
7	Hospitals - Privately owned	$57,500	$41,440	950
8	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$56,720	$40,470	170
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$55,600	$36,550	1,120
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$55,560	$36,670	1,860
11	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$54,400	$32,660	2,280
12	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$52,430	$30,140	778,200
13	Health Care and Social Assistance	$52,380	$26,470	2,550
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$52,340	$30,150	783,740
15	Hospitals - State government owned	$51,750	$29,750	1,200
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$51,740	$29,990	1,167,610
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$51,740	$29,990	1,167,610
18	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$51,730	$29,880	970
19	Urban Transit Systems	$51,720	$21,660	120
20	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$51,630	$29,980	1,185,370
21	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$51,410	$29,200	990
22	Educational Services - Privately owned	$51,340	$30,770	4,490
23	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$51,230	$30,740	4,440
24	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$47,320	$27,740	13,780
25	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$46,440	$30,320	2,040
26	Educational Services	$46,390	$28,570	19,930
27	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$45,590	$29,720	2,830
28	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$45,380	$26,520	9,260
29	Educational Services - Local government owned	$45,330	$31,070	5,410
30	State government, including schools and hospitals	$45,320	$29,030	330,160
31	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$45,280	$29,030	318,920
32	Educational Services - State government owned	$45,120	$26,690	10,040
33	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$44,580	$31,230	3,280
34	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$44,540	$31,270	3,310
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,420	$32,650	130
36	Hospitals - Local government owned	$44,420	$32,650	130
37	Junior colleges - State government owned	$42,920	$28,630	750
38	Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services	$38,700	$26,070	n/a
39	Investigation and Security Services	$38,700	$26,070	n/a
40	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$34,500	$17,830	70
41	Administrative and Support Services	$32,540	$22,050	24,040
42	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$32,540	$22,050	24,040
43	Facilities Support Services	$32,350	$22,010	23,230
44	Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	$30,570	$20,780	190
45	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$24,690	$19,990	n/a
46	Other Residential Care Facilities	$23,900	$19,600	150
47	Temporary Help Services	$23,880	$18,860	n/a
48	Employment Services	$23,880	$18,860	n/a