Table 8 State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $10.91 $14.38 $20.16 $28.40 $39.49 Management occupations.............................................. 19.95 28.84 40.49 47.20 49.83 General and operations managers................................... 31.85 45.63 49.26 56.25 66.65 Financial managers................................................ 24.59 27.00 45.05 45.05 49.29 Education administrators.......................................... 20.93 34.52 41.59 47.58 49.47 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 36.32 40.49 44.69 49.47 49.83 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 25.67 29.08 29.81 44.23 48.19 Social and community service managers............................. 18.88 22.22 24.52 38.54 41.64 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.65 17.94 20.96 24.93 28.26 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 9.71 16.76 18.46 31.50 36.83 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.94 20.30 22.59 25.67 28.04 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.00 23.38 30.68 33.94 38.50 Computer systems analysts......................................... 24.17 28.74 33.86 38.43 39.28 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 17.46 19.23 23.36 29.15 39.56 Engineers......................................................... 21.68 25.76 31.00 38.99 43.07 Civil engineers................................................. 19.26 24.53 31.28 36.78 41.84 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.23 17.57 19.23 22.20 25.10 Civil engineering technicians................................... 12.65 17.50 19.23 21.84 25.56 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 12.65 20.16 22.47 29.10 36.98 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 15.54 19.65 23.29 26.18 29.10 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.61 16.68 18.35 25.60 30.68 Counselors........................................................ 16.64 19.96 27.93 32.23 43.33 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 20.15 28.66 36.18 42.86 46.60 Social workers.................................................... 14.61 16.36 17.14 20.81 27.75 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 14.61 15.53 16.68 17.51 23.50 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.23 15.59 19.38 22.47 27.34 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.02 17.83 19.91 22.29 24.98 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.12 12.23 13.82 23.50 31.34 Legal occupations................................................... 18.72 21.75 29.39 41.69 55.00 Lawyers........................................................... 24.40 27.69 35.80 43.57 46.69 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 17.95 18.72 20.91 26.60 28.83 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.49 22.48 28.52 37.14 44.97 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 22.66 33.43 45.20 60.18 134.78 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 26.31 32.77 36.12 45.00 48.48 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 19.58 22.56 23.11 45.00 50.04 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.74 24.51 29.84 36.67 42.53 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.10 22.44 23.56 28.90 33.76 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 18.10 22.44 23.26 27.18 33.76 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 19.74 23.32 29.16 36.43 42.28 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 17.95 23.06 29.31 36.82 42.84 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 20.78 24.01 28.73 35.20 40.40 Secondary school teachers....................................... 23.39 26.57 31.46 38.46 43.26 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 23.30 26.57 31.46 38.71 43.33 Special education teachers...................................... 24.51 26.16 29.82 34.24 39.81 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 25.22 26.16 28.90 34.39 39.56 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 23.65 26.52 30.37 34.24 39.81 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 10.00 11.88 24.12 33.81 39.25 Library technicians............................................... 11.11 12.86 18.14 22.50 25.32 Instructional coordinators........................................ 22.96 23.97 25.12 28.40 36.81 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.26 10.00 11.23 13.32 14.95 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.91 18.16 19.84 20.89 22.70 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.48 21.83 27.95 35.02 47.21 Registered nurses................................................. 23.10 25.00 30.92 33.55 36.46 Therapists........................................................ 27.43 27.43 30.29 40.65 45.68 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 31.12 35.33 43.96 44.88 60.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.48 12.23 14.87 16.54 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.26 11.20 12.61 14.51 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.82 12.50 14.87 16.41 24.42 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.71 16.13 20.77 26.48 30.73 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 20.83 25.01 27.53 34.59 39.69 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 23.62 26.71 29.43 35.98 41.89 Fire fighters..................................................... 10.77 12.47 18.49 20.84 22.86 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.10 15.09 17.81 19.31 23.02 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.10 15.09 17.81 19.31 23.02 Police officers................................................... 18.53 20.77 23.57 29.32 30.73 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 18.53 20.77 23.57 29.32 30.73 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.50 10.90 11.40 13.48 15.39 Security guards................................................. 10.50 10.90 11.40 13.48 15.39 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 7.63 8.76 13.68 17.63 26.84 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 6.75 7.52 8.57 8.76 15.17 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.88 8.50 10.61 12.34 13.70 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 9.60 9.60 12.24 14.83 16.81 Cooks............................................................. 8.50 9.17 10.35 11.60 12.67 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.17 9.17 10.35 11.60 12.35 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.91 9.65 11.51 12.37 13.66 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.90 9.90 11.82 12.37 13.66 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.67 9.60 11.36 13.87 18.13 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.40 9.76 11.26 13.15 15.46 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.40 9.98 11.76 13.52 15.91 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 9.42 9.60 11.36 14.54 21.00 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 9.42 9.42 11.36 14.54 21.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 5.15 7.50 10.00 13.46 14.80 Child care workers................................................ 7.00 8.18 9.00 12.59 13.44 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.08 9.60 11.26 14.80 14.80 Recreation workers.............................................. 8.08 9.60 11.26 14.80 14.80 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 8.50 10.71 12.54 22.42 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 7.25 9.91 11.00 11.95 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.25 9.91 11.00 11.95 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.25 9.91 11.00 11.95 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.21 12.02 14.47 17.08 21.30 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 16.11 16.26 19.10 23.51 25.67 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.34 11.97 13.38 16.15 19.04 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.41 12.12 13.78 17.95 19.65 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 12.32 12.91 15.35 17.55 22.50 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 13.76 14.47 15.41 17.03 18.78 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 8.00 9.00 12.59 13.11 13.31 Dispatchers....................................................... 10.28 14.43 16.07 19.04 21.81 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 10.28 13.33 15.85 19.13 25.19 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.92 13.31 15.11 17.49 20.81 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.00 13.97 15.39 18.26 22.51 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 9.87 12.39 13.82 16.47 17.52 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.76 10.80 12.98 16.32 19.96 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.95 13.90 17.01 20.72 23.94 Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.94 13.96 16.71 19.80 20.19 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 12.94 13.50 16.30 19.59 20.19 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 11.62 13.60 20.72 22.68 23.94 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 11.51 11.95 13.84 17.06 21.61 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.06 16.19 20.00 27.29 28.23 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.85 15.07 17.23 25.33 28.72 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 12.85 15.07 17.12 24.78 28.72 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 15.06 15.84 16.71 17.72 20.76 Production occupations.............................................. 13.00 16.55 19.65 24.46 27.36 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 12.00 15.51 17.67 26.46 27.38 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.71 11.96 14.19 17.53 21.48 Bus drivers....................................................... 8.71 11.12 13.48 15.83 17.53 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 12.10 13.48 16.36 17.21 18.55 Bus drivers, school............................................. 8.71 10.74 13.03 13.85 16.03 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See appendix A for more information. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.