OC BL 03/00/98 Occupational Compensation Survey: National Summary, 1996 reference 06/00/96, Part III, wages by selected areas. Table H-1. Average weekly pay(1) in all industries, professional and administrative occupations,(2) selected areas, 1996 Professional Administrative State, area, and reference month Accountants Accountants, Public Attorneys Engineers Budget Analysts Buyers/Contracting Specialists Computer Programmers Computer Systems Analysts Computer Systems Analyst Personnel Specialists Personnel Supervisors/Managers Tax Collectors Supervisors/Managers I II III IV V VI I II III IV I II III IV V I II III IV V VI VII VIII I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV V I II III IV I II III I II III IV V I II III I II III Alabama Huntsville (March).................... - $562 $727 $1,005 - - - - - - - - - - - $635 - $923 - - - $1,718 - - - - - $447 $578 $768 $944 $549 $627 $782 - - $755 $890 $1,053 $1,034 - - - - $571 $779 $977 - - - - - - - Alaska Statewide Alaska (July)............... - 760 958 1,198 - - - - - - - - $1,282 $1,569 - 892 $971 1,124 $1,423 $1,696 $1,960 - - - - - - - 836 1,080 - - 764 878 - - 976 1,108 1,262 - - - - - 803 979 1,294 - - - - - - - Anchorage (July)...................... - 746 972 1,116 - - - - - - - - - - - - 948 1,125 1,436 1,732 1,994 - - - - - - - 741 1,087 - - 739 856 - - 978 1,101 1,260 - - - - - - 946 1,295 - - - - - - - Arizona Phoenix (April)....................... 506 603 750 977 $1,384 - $553 $568 - - - - 1,347 1,464 - 742 839 969 1,149 1,311 - 1,989 - - - $892 - 516 621 788 1,042 - 632 736 - - 778 911 1,089 1,227 $1,170 $1,433 - - 603 782 1,000 - - $1,288 - $383 $492 $628 California Sacramento-Yolo CMSA (March).......... 586 674 804 978 1,263 - - - - - - - 1,227 1,397 - 744 837 985 1,101 1,300 1,499 1,670 - - - 922 $1,076 - 670 949 - - 642 846 - - 813 960 1,071 1,200 1,173 1,235 - - 652 903 1,031 - - 1,280 - 568 611 767 San Diego (July)...................... - 655 842 1,055 1,304 - - - - - - $1,106 1,333 1,676 - - 799 893 1,087 1,313 1,517 1,833 - - - - - 528 670 886 - - - 810 - - 778 954 1,150 - - - - - 619 819 1,076 $1,285 - - - - - 800 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CMSA (March)............................ 637 700 907 1,153 1,389 $1,807 - - - - - 1,245 1,523 1,802 $2,094 751 842 1,056 1,257 1,532 1,814 2,153 $2,426 - - 924 - 610 749 972 1,184 - 723 862 - - 885 1,071 1,276 1,451 1,312 1,571 - $687 687 910 1,140 1,467 $1,347 1,604 $1,928 532 664 795 Colorado Denver-Boulder-Greeley CMSA (January). 546 638 808 1,039 - - - - - - $765 1,020 1,322 1,681 - 690 808 956 1,183 1,435 1,675 2,078 - - - 846 - 508 654 849 - - 681 817 $968 - 796 958 1,119 1,339 1,163 1,317 - - 630 816 1,016 - 1,104 1,398 - - 717 802 Connecticut Hartford (March)...................... - 628 804 1,050 1,326 - - - - - - 997 1,298 1,681 2,026 658 790 958 1,219 1,425 1,724 - - - - - - - 675 920 1,140 - 628 - - - - - - - - - - - 643 - 1,094 1,255 - - - 648 754 878 New London-Norwich (January).......... - 584 862 1,072 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,107 1,327 1,599 - - - - - - 514 - 807 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 772 1,081 - - - - - - - District of Columbia Washington (February)................. 514 632 845 1,077 1,362 - - 631 - $944 759 998 1,265 1,715 - 631 781 963 1,169 1,439 1,717 1,967 - - $706 855 1,017 559 677 833 956 - 653 800 966 - 768 928 1,070 1,195 1,223 1,402 - 502 649 810 1,080 1,416 1,175 1,390 - 460 557 768 Florida Miami-Ft. Lauderdale CMSA (November)(3)...................... 520 629 804 1,029 1,371 - 629 699 $823 1,086 - 1,012 1,386 2,057 - 662 840 1,053 1,257 1,517 1,841 - - - - - - 524 678 850 - - 618 805 1,039 - 780 943 1,148 1,353 - - - 513 618 783 1,000 1,313 - - - 475 593 - Orlando (April)....................... 454 601 763 1,009 - - - - - - - - - - - 647 787 963 1,220 1,455 1,805 - - - - 747 - - 637 - - - 551 696 958 - 667 828 1,034 - - - - - 541 720 953 - - - - - - - Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (July) - 613 759 1,025 1,330 - 644 706 839 1,116 - - 1,255 - - 627 783 983 1,142 1,281 1,523 1,601 - - - - - 496 673 863 - 568 - - - - 774 925 1,116 - 1,248 - - 500 582 757 1,001 - - - - - 447 - West Palm Beach-Boca Raton (February). - 669 829 1,018 - - - - - - - - - - - - 745 956 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 666 682 - - - 946 - - - - - - 586 765 - - - - - - - - Georgia Atlanta (March)....................... 499 609 789 1,015 1,271 - - - - - - - 1,158 1,516 - 613 772 942 1,103 1,301 1,634 - - $530 638 832 - - 654 855 1,040 556 591 778 910 $947 729 892 1,055 1,269 1,130 1,342 - 481 607 786 1,050 1,190 1,182 - - - 558 784 Decatur County (February)............. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 788 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hawaii Statewide Hawaii (August)............. - 603 753 885 927 - - 623 729 1,027 - - - - - 567 - 870 1,037 1,236 1,346 - - - - - - 548 661 740 - - 569 671 783 - 750 829 847 - 970 1,013 - 513 640 797 854 1,191 - - - - 542 639 Honolulu (August)..................... - 596 759 885 923 - - 623 729 1,027 - - - - - - - 853 1,037 1,235 1,326 1,374 - - - - - 549 672 735 - - 570 672 783 - 744 831 850 - 970 1,013 - 516 641 796 851 1,190 - - - - 531 639 Illinois Chicago-Gary-Kenosha CMSA (June)(3)... 542 637 781 1,035 1,348 1,955 593 644 752 1,037 - 934 1,281 1,693 - 733 834 987 1,203 1,461 1,749 2,111 - - 656 816 - 508 693 859 1,090 593 681 818 1,048 - 834 969 1,132 - 1,254 1,504 - 527 635 814 1,070 1,471 1,054 1,547 2,124 616 - 846 Indiana Indianapolis (August)................. $485 $622 $785 $1,001 $1,418 - - - - - - $1,058 $1,385 $1,659 - $641 $772 $908 $1,084 - - - - - $551 - - $504 $630 $910 - - $606 - $918 - $789 $918 $1,036 $1,233 $1,027 - - - $601 $806 $1,038 - - - - - - - Massachusetts Boston-Worcester-Lawrence CMSA (June)(3).......................... 545 628 803 1,021 1,424 $1,857 - $607 $707 - - - 1,441 1,975 - 684 809 995 1,162 $1,391 $1,681 $1,909 $2,505 - 657 $791 $1,095 556 695 890 $1,038 $559 647 $750 906 - 792 964 1,120 1,333 1,258 $1,419 $1,596 - 630 814 1,105 $1,341 $1,159 $1,503 $1,754 - - - Michigan Detroit (January)..................... 514 684 840 1,054 1,364 1,785 - - - - $894 1,057 1,357 1,574 $2,039 - 829 958 1,186 1,460 1,792 - - $532 685 828 - 538 734 971 1,206 595 672 804 935 - - 940 1,157 1,370 1,148 1,421 - - 691 842 1,069 1,441 1,043 1,363 - - - - Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul (February)....... 536 609 812 1,006 1,346 - - - - - - 978 1,338 1,714 2,211 696 804 946 1,141 1,350 1,606 1,897 - - - - - 519 656 816 1,026 589 652 754 905 - 795 958 1,087 - 1,157 1,364 - $532 634 768 1,020 1,244 - 1,461 1,899 $571 $650 $753 Mississippi Jackson (April)....................... - 609 762 - - - - - - - - - 1,015 - - - 806 912 1,090 1,297 - - - - - 721 898 - 539 - - - 542 694 - - 670 831 890 - 989 - - - 564 750 984 - - - - - 572 - Missouri Kansas City (September)............... 510 622 805 1,015 1,307 - - 611 746 - - - 1,285 1,703 - 627 758 900 1,083 1,236 1,396 - - - - 782 - 488 655 800 1,012 - 677 811 975 - 783 958 1,127 - - 1,400 - - 604 816 1,041 1,291 - - - 424 492 - St. Louis (March)..................... 504 593 760 1,021 - - - 608 666 $868 648 860 1,254 - 2,066 - 738 859 - - - - - - - 760 - 477 619 803 990 - 601 720 - - 765 - 1,109 - 1,158 1,426 - 491 581 731 1,026 - - 1,387 1,683 - - - Nebraska Omaha (April)......................... 443 586 758 1,006 1,351 - - - - - - 839 1,219 1,626 - 648 825 994 1,155 1,418 - - - - - - - - 603 914 - 502 594 746 949 - 766 929 1,081 - - 1,332 - - 576 817 1,051 - - - - - - - New York Nassau-Suffolk (January).............. 521 661 807 1,130 - - - - - - 788 1,078 1,198 - - - 840 936 1,129 1,306 1,512 - - - - 911 - 552 673 891 - - 711 870 1,052 - - 1,024 1,113 1,419 - - - - 680 869 1,072 - - - - - 622 752 Ohio Cincinnati (May)...................... 509 636 755 1,021 - - $564 593 676 - - 839 - - - 718 876 980 1,138 1,286 1,548 - - - - - - 500 662 894 - - 658 775 - - 852 1,014 1,189 - 1,204 1,328 - - 619 831 1,029 1,344 - - - - - - Cincinnati-Hamilton CMSA (May)(3)..... 509 643 759 1,020 - - 564 593 676 - 717 843 - - - 721 878 979 1,151 1,306 1,561 - - - - - - 514 663 908 - 631 679 768 - - 870 1,013 1,193 1,743 1,300 1,326 - 541 622 833 1,036 1,365 - - - - - - Cleveland (July)...................... - 628 787 996 1,286 - - - - - - - 1,293 - - 652 760 931 1,122 1,293 1,497 - - - - - - - 647 831 1,100 - 613 771 920 - 783 899 1,071 1,228 1,138 1,306 - - 624 832 1,035 1,320 - - - - 581 - Cleveland-Akron CMSA (August)(3)...... 500 636 789 982 1,258 - - - - - - 962 1,286 1,671 2,192 662 773 933 1,112 1,291 1,583 1,958 - - - - - 465 647 859 1,081 501 609 755 891 - 789 905 1,073 1,200 1,144 1,321 - 500 632 809 1,022 1,326 - - - 533 - - Columbus (January).................... 510 610 774 977 1,259 - - - - - 731 954 1,158 1,437 - 680 801 983 1,180 - - - - 664 - 997 - 551 643 790 - 559 662 785 - - 801 906 1,060 1,210 - 1,258 1,455 - 656 780 1,063 1,277 - - - - 510 - Dayton-Springfield (March)............ 527 583 785 1,025 1,191 - - - - - - - - - - 690 741 934 1,134 1,324 - - - - - - - 516 645 881 - 602 705 - - - 786 885 1,066 1,268 1,124 - - - 587 795 1,003 - - - - - - - Oregon Portland-Salem CMSA (July)(3)......... 518 602 800 1,045 1,284 - - 563 - 1,038 - 950 1,289 - - 706 804 954 1,159 1,380 - 1,999 - - - - - 572 648 892 1,086 - 644 797 - - 755 908 1,087 - 1,170 1,329 - - 585 815 1,054 1,355 - - - 450 583 - Pennsylvania Philadelphia (November)............... 529 651 820 1,097 1,424 - 566 686 825 1,028 644 901 - 1,560 - 664 812 1,023 1,210 1,455 - - - - 646 839 - 560 682 907 - 569 645 788 983 - 828 990 1,109 - 1,250 1,411 - - 638 806 1,036 1,369 - - - - 571 - Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City CMSA (November)(3)................. 525 650 816 1,104 1,423 - 566 686 825 1,028 644 924 1,281 1,697 1,901 666 817 1,026 1,210 1,464 - 2,112 - - 641 839 - 567 679 910 - 569 673 798 983 - 831 983 1,121 1,327 1,244 1,412 - - 638 796 1,030 1,389 - 1,345 - - 571 - Pittsburgh (May)...................... 469 594 790 1,088 - - - - - - - - 1,194 1,644 2,106 640 730 909 1,070 - - - - - 627 - - 536 650 789 1,060 499 597 725 877 - 740 894 1,060 - 1,160 1,321 - - 617 756 1,016 1,225 - - - - 555 - Reading (January)..................... - 617 718 924 - - - - - - - - - - - 666 786 911 1,097 1,291 - - - - - - - - 682 845 - - 660 - - - 765 890 - - - - - - 583 765 983 1,236 - - - - - - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton (March) 472 575 746 960 - - - - - - - - - - - - 689 910 1,150 1,318 - - - - - - - - 619 - - 475 573 - - - - - 982 - - - - - 520 735 904 - - - - - 700 - Puerto Rico San Juan-Caguas-Arecibo CMSA (October) $310 $429 $595 $887 - - - - - - - $797 $830 - - $587 $663 $769 $934 - - - - - $478 - - $319 - $755 - $383 $485 $621 - - $523 $685 $853 - - - - $322 $422 $586 $984 - $868 $1,034 - - - - Tennessee Nashville (May)....................... 479 568 746 936 - - - - - - - - 1,072 $1,477 - 630 712 876 1,062 $1,227 - - - - - - - 455 $607 863 - - 539 - - - 659 838 987 - - - - - 584 769 1,137 - - - - $447 $501 - Texas Dallas-Ft. Worth CMSA (March)......... 514 628 831 1,053 $1,362 $1,737 $595 $641 $719 $965 $682 865 1,183 1,639 $2,039 705 792 939 1,137 1,411 $1,735 $1,985 - - - $813 - 529 652 864 $1,031 526 637 752 $1,074 - 747 909 1,086 $1,292 $1,086 $1,350 $1,577 527 612 783 983 $1,262 1,051 1,379 $1,669 - 437 $512 Houston (March)....................... 575 670 881 1,166 1,544 - - - - - - 1,172 1,430 1,843 2,286 699 848 985 1,218 1,523 1,768 2,154 - - 684 862 $1,248 529 722 954 1,317 608 703 877 977 - 835 1,021 1,198 1,503 1,345 1,455 - 558 658 877 1,135 1,386 - 1,416 1,948 - 446 502 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria CMSA (April)(3)......................... 574 670 888 1,170 1,544 - - - - - - 1,163 1,411 1,845 2,286 712 852 994 1,221 1,519 1,771 2,149 - - 682 878 1,248 528 723 961 1,312 608 706 877 977 $1,155 846 1,020 1,197 1,503 1,335 1,451 - 562 656 872 1,139 1,412 - 1,416 1,956 - 536 502 Virginia Richmond-Petersburg (August).......... $539 $611 $809 $1,036 - - - - - - - - $1,048 - - $703 $784 $976 $1,177 $1,384 $1,612 - - - - - - - $700 $925 - - $609 $740 - - $844 $911 $1,075 $1,288 $1,157 $1,379 - - $630 $781 $1,067 - - - - - - - Washington Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CMSA (November)......................... 521 633 843 1,055 - - $533 $618 $785 $1,049 $739 $973 1,254 $1,630 - - - - - - - - - - $652 $841 - - 700 - - - 622 792 - - 780 896 1,043 - 1,200 1,350 - - 615 809 1,072 - $1,155 - - $521 $635 $733 Wisconsin Juneau County (March)................. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 811 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Milwaukee (August).................... 543 608 811 1,047 - - - - - - - - 1,340 - - 685 804 989 1,121 1,292 1,656 - - - - - - - 682 914 - $605 663 794 - - 818 940 1,093 - 1,244 - - - 589 828 1,047 - - - - 549 - 651 Milwaukee-Racine CMSA (August)(3)..... 542 607 811 1,052 - - - - - - - - 1,339 - - 679 804 988 1,118 1,292 1,647 - - - - - - - 681 906 - 605 662 794 - - 816 940 1,092 - 1,241 - - - 591 820 1,042 - - - - 549 - 653 Wyoming Lincoln County (April)................ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 779 876 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. 2 Pay data for the following occupational levels did not meet publication criteria in any area: Buyers/Contracting Specialists V, Computer Systems Analysts Supervisors/Managers IV, and Personnel Supervisors/Managers IV and V. In addition, for three occupations, only a single area published average pay data: Attorneys VI averaged $2,237 in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; Computer Systems Analysts V averaged $1,579 in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX; and Personnel Specialists VI averaged $1,547 in Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-DE-NJ. 3 These areas had a change in area definition in 1996 and are not comparable to similar areas presented in the 1995 National Summary. Table H-2. Average weekly pay(1) in all industries, technical and protective service occupations,(2) selected areas, 1996 Technical Protective service State, area, and reference month Computer Operators Drafters Engineering Technicians Engineering Technicians, Civil Police Officers Corrections Firefighters Officers I II III IV I II III IV I II III IV V VI I II III IV V VI I II Alabama Huntsville (March).................... $334 $430 $573 - - $484 $569 - - - $630 $838 - - - $395 $509 - - - $385 $462 $513 $681 Alaska Statewide Alaska (July)............... - 544 884 - - - 887 $850 - - - - - - $593 658 751 $891 - - 901 901 1,102 - Anchorage (July)...................... - 544 681 - - - 859 - - - - - - - - 556 - 914 - - 914 1,114 1,131 - Arizona Phoenix (April)....................... - 451 519 $623 - - 595 - - $517 - 770 $880 - - 448 579 706 $805 - - 682 734 718 California Sacramento-Yolo CMSA (March).......... - 499 604 711 - 558 729 862 - - 634 776 - - - 567 649 799 - - 829 691 825 925 San Diego (July)...................... - 471 552 - - 545 766 - - 489 - 752 - - 517 590 694 796 986 - 695 818 840 - San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CMSA (March)............................ - 598 655 695 - 573 - 826 - 567 680 818 936 $1,152 593 775 878 974 - $1,218 823 - 955 1,074 Colorado Denver-Boulder-Greeley CMSA (January). - 450 582 637 - 454 - - $424 525 616 750 834 - 446 500 634 - - - 566 751 733 890 Connecticut Hartford (March)...................... - 483 590 680 - - 601 807 - - 673 728 868 - - - - - - - 577 - 767 - New London-Norwich (January).......... - - 533 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 562 - - - District of Columbia Washington (February)................. 404 456 587 - - - 667 - 408 540 650 746 918 - - 541 597 725 839 684 604 684 698 - Florida Miami-Ft. Lauderdale CMSA (November)(3)...................... - 454 571 634 - 523 611 - - - 624 - - - 351 - - - - - 614 837 790 - Orlando (April)....................... - 402 495 - - 498 605 - - 475 547 - - - - - - - - - 518 - - 662 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater (July) - 404 491 - $393 478 626 - - - 593 - - - - 477 602 684 - - - 573 665 - West Palm Beach-Boca Raton (February). - 467 607 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 482 - - 623 751 669 892 Georgia Atlanta (March)....................... - 469 539 695 448 558 603 - - - 601 698 - - - 414 536 632 - - 391 532 521 - Decatur County (February)............. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 283 300 - - Hawaii Statewide Hawaii (August)............. -