Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $29.24 $26.14 $1,152 $1,052 39.4 $55,037 $50,940 1,883 Management occupations.............................................. 43.37 42.27 1,735 1,696 40.0 88,176 84,739 2,033 General and operations managers................................... 41.38 36.08 1,668 1,443 40.3 86,762 75,036 2,097 Administrative services managers.................................. 36.95 36.06 1,473 1,442 39.9 76,524 75,005 2,071 Computer and information systems managers......................... 46.44 45.97 1,873 1,839 40.3 93,923 89,999 2,022 Financial managers................................................ 39.77 41.43 1,579 1,554 39.7 80,764 77,064 2,031 Human resources managers.......................................... 44.50 36.47 1,780 1,459 40.0 92,557 75,862 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 37.93 39.66 1,517 1,586 40.0 78,894 82,491 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 49.17 50.25 1,979 2,016 40.3 93,789 95,089 1,908 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 52.76 52.77 2,119 2,111 40.2 99,121 98,954 1,879 Engineering managers.............................................. 55.03 52.79 2,201 2,112 40.0 114,461 109,809 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 44.97 48.24 1,799 1,930 40.0 93,548 100,343 2,080 Social and community service managers............................. 32.47 31.77 1,299 1,271 40.0 67,547 66,073 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.53 27.60 1,140 1,104 40.0 59,194 57,346 2,075 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 25.40 24.72 1,016 989 40.0 52,836 51,418 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 24.47 23.71 979 948 40.0 50,894 49,321 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 27.98 27.81 1,106 1,107 39.5 57,496 57,541 2,055 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 27.98 27.81 1,106 1,107 39.5 57,496 57,541 2,055 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 23.15 22.07 926 883 40.0 48,153 45,901 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.36 32.48 1,257 1,307 40.1 65,389 67,974 2,085 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 26.69 23.27 1,068 931 40.0 55,520 48,395 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 31.48 32.93 1,268 1,343 40.3 65,950 69,846 2,095 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 27.88 27.54 1,115 1,101 40.0 57,997 57,277 2,080 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 27.72 26.45 1,109 1,058 40.0 57,659 55,020 2,080 Budget analysts................................................... 26.27 24.40 1,051 976 40.0 54,647 50,752 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 23.66 22.55 946 902 40.0 49,203 46,896 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 23.66 22.55 946 902 40.0 49,203 46,896 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.21 30.34 1,207 1,212 39.9 62,269 63,028 2,061 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.38 35.01 1,415 1,400 40.0 73,599 72,823 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 32.54 33.20 1,302 1,328 40.0 67,684 69,048 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.12 31.74 1,285 1,270 40.0 66,810 66,019 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.43 22.71 937 908 40.0 47,545 47,004 2,029 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.34 33.29 1,334 1,332 40.0 69,344 69,243 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 27.97 27.28 1,103 1,056 39.4 56,532 54,911 2,021 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.81 33.63 1,392 1,345 40.0 72,400 69,952 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 39.33 38.57 1,573 1,543 40.0 81,812 80,226 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 39.74 39.30 1,590 1,572 40.0 82,662 81,750 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 29.70 29.83 1,188 1,193 40.0 61,783 62,046 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 26.75 26.39 1,070 1,056 40.0 55,639 54,891 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.08 24.67 1,120 990 39.9 56,436 51,322 2,010 Life scientists................................................... 25.43 23.55 1,017 942 40.0 51,572 48,974 2,028 Biological scientists........................................... 26.29 23.55 1,051 942 40.0 52,709 47,590 2,005 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 24.08 24.27 963 971 40.0 49,774 50,484 2,067 Conservation scientists....................................... 21.33 23.09 853 924 40.0 44,360 48,036 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 32.05 30.31 1,282 1,212 40.0 66,671 63,036 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 29.23 27.24 1,169 1,090 40.0 60,800 56,659 2,080 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 29.23 27.24 1,169 1,090 40.0 60,800 56,659 2,080 Psychologists..................................................... 38.12 41.03 1,518 1,590 39.8 67,745 69,988 1,777 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 37.65 40.63 1,495 1,552 39.7 62,117 60,535 1,650 Urban and regional planners....................................... 32.98 32.05 1,304 1,230 39.5 67,806 63,960 2,056 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.72 22.44 989 898 40.0 51,424 46,671 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 27.32 24.44 1,090 978 39.9 54,273 50,304 1,987 Counselors........................................................ 31.04 26.38 1,236 1,070 39.8 58,311 53,402 1,878 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.22 25.74 1,193 1,030 39.5 53,377 49,573 1,766 Social workers.................................................... 26.77 25.69 1,067 1,028 39.9 54,650 53,435 2,042 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.41 24.27 1,013 971 39.9 51,894 49,573 2,042 Medical and public health social workers........................ 22.80 22.37 912 895 40.0 47,421 46,525 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 24.07 23.03 962 921 40.0 49,316 47,220 2,049 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 29.57 27.42 1,184 1,110 40.1 60,847 56,597 2,058 Social and human service assistants............................. 18.48 16.79 736 672 39.8 37,345 34,923 2,021 Legal occupations................................................... 35.08 31.15 1,403 1,246 40.0 72,973 64,792 2,080 Lawyers........................................................... 44.78 43.68 1,791 1,747 40.0 93,140 90,854 2,080 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 23.32 23.49 933 940 40.0 48,515 48,865 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 25.12 21.36 1,005 854 40.0 52,244 44,433 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 39.56 38.48 1,463 1,455 37.0 57,366 55,890 1,450 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.62 44.78 1,983 1,778 39.2 82,611 73,503 1,632 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 57.93 59.25 2,277 2,425 39.3 91,599 94,581 1,581 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 75.96 70.80 3,028 2,826 39.9 143,129 134,010 1,884 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 76.33 70.80 3,043 2,832 39.9 144,355 135,009 1,891 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 51.86 46.49 2,049 1,860 39.5 82,028 77,900 1,582 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.43 37.88 1,494 1,458 38.9 61,709 59,818 1,606 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 24.43 19.83 954 793 39.1 46,631 41,236 1,909 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 41.56 40.58 1,537 1,519 37.0 57,722 57,163 1,389 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 36.68 35.30 1,290 1,243 35.2 48,992 46,996 1,336 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 41.97 40.83 1,524 1,450 36.3 56,366 53,373 1,343 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 41.78 40.61 1,550 1,526 37.1 57,908 57,421 1,386 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 41.82 40.61 1,552 1,531 37.1 58,196 57,864 1,392 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 41.54 40.08 1,537 1,492 37.0 56,228 57,036 1,354 Secondary school teachers....................................... 41.73 40.57 1,542 1,517 37.0 58,281 57,483 1,397 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 42.13 40.83 1,561 1,519 37.0 58,959 58,342 1,400 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 34.67 36.09 1,227 1,258 35.4 46,556 49,049 1,343 Special education teachers...................................... 40.96 38.96 1,514 1,444 37.0 57,238 54,748 1,397 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 39.90 37.74 1,488 1,421 37.3 56,815 54,391 1,424 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 43.55 40.34 1,570 1,464 36.0 57,777 54,748 1,327 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 41.99 40.21 1,490 1,414 35.5 58,415 58,623 1,391 Librarians........................................................ 30.71 27.88 1,189 1,115 38.7 57,758 57,984 1,881 Library technicians............................................... 19.43 18.37 765 735 39.4 36,984 35,730 1,904 Instructional coordinators........................................ 38.40 39.38 1,522 1,575 39.6 67,831 68,484 1,766 Teacher assistants................................................ 16.06 15.44 516 518 32.2 21,662 20,975 1,349 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.67 24.03 1,066 959 38.5 53,927 49,883 1,949 Public relations specialists...................................... 25.87 23.98 1,035 959 40.0 53,814 49,883 2,080 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 24.00 23.69 933 758 38.9 46,123 38,499 1,922 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.02 28.04 1,269 1,167 42.3 64,751 59,092 2,157 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 22.68 12.04 1,394 963 61.5 71,775 50,066 3,165 Registered nurses................................................. 39.60 37.84 1,533 1,408 38.7 78,940 72,800 1,993 Therapists........................................................ 31.60 29.98 1,218 1,124 38.5 52,725 46,925 1,668 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 20.09 19.57 804 783 40.0 41,785 40,706 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 19.43 19.57 777 783 40.0 40,409 40,706 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 32.53 34.13 1,268 1,365 39.0 65,921 70,992 2,027 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 32.53 34.13 1,268 1,365 39.0 65,921 70,992 2,027 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 20.15 20.60 804 824 39.9 41,831 42,842 2,076 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 22.84 22.27 910 891 39.9 47,331 46,324 2,072 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.50 18.34 738 734 37.9 37,537 38,149 1,925 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.09 29.17 1,203 1,167 40.0 62,578 60,665 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 30.31 27.71 1,212 1,108 40.0 63,047 57,635 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.76 15.00 626 599 39.7 32,312 31,142 2,050 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.85 13.02 547 503 39.5 28,191 26,162 2,036 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.86 12.18 506 487 39.4 26,054 25,324 2,026 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.64 16.87 706 675 40.0 36,415 35,065 2,064 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.57 14.68 623 587 40.0 32,393 30,536 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 30.22 29.83 1,248 1,255 41.3 64,480 65,162 2,133 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 41.22 42.25 1,651 1,690 40.1 85,864 87,886 2,083 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 37.50 38.01 1,508 1,542 40.2 78,410 80,174 2,091 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 42.73 44.65 1,709 1,780 40.0 88,875 92,552 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 33.05 31.82 1,554 1,483 47.0 80,833 77,139 2,446 Fire fighters..................................................... 27.00 27.41 1,320 1,316 48.9 68,624 68,420 2,541 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 26.33 25.91 1,054 1,036 40.0 54,815 53,893 2,082 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 26.33 25.91 1,054 1,036 40.0 54,815 53,893 2,082 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 37.21 34.37 1,488 1,375 40.0 73,584 71,490 1,978 Police officers................................................... 33.30 33.52 1,329 1,341 39.9 68,894 69,720 2,069 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 33.30 33.52 1,329 1,341 39.9 68,894 69,720 2,069 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 18.59 18.11 724 723 38.9 35,922 36,733 1,933 Security guards................................................. 18.59 18.11 724 723 38.9 35,922 36,733 1,933 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 21.63 22.31 865 892 40.0 44,998 46,405 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.34 15.02 579 554 37.8 26,527 24,007 1,729 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.85 18.61 733 558 35.2 32,845 24,007 1,575 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.85 18.61 733 558 35.2 32,845 24,007 1,575 Cooks............................................................. 14.35 14.49 570 579 39.7 26,441 24,754 1,843 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 14.98 15.40 595 616 39.7 27,228 25,794 1,817 Food preparation workers.......................................... 14.01 13.47 524 539 37.4 22,453 19,829 1,602 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 14.71 15.02 568 560 38.6 25,594 25,166 1,740 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 14.68 15.02 572 560 39.0 26,416 27,406 1,799 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 16.96 16.48 677 651 39.9 33,815 33,259 1,994 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 21.64 18.34 865 734 40.0 44,547 38,147 2,059 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 20.93 18.34 837 734 40.0 43,048 38,147 2,057 Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.04 15.73 641 629 39.9 32,750 32,051 2,041 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.17 15.73 646 629 39.9 33,001 32,406 2,040 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.95 18.66 714 739 39.8 32,303 35,019 1,800 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 18.32 17.41 726 696 39.6 37,303 36,026 2,037 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.73 15.18 573 573 38.9 28,477 29,781 1,933 Gaming services workers........................................... 9.24 8.00 369 320 40.0 19,211 16,640 2,080 Child care workers................................................ 16.13 15.00 565 564 35.0 22,631 20,290 1,403 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.56 14.24 622 569 40.0 32,361 29,609 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.21 11.85 488 474 40.0 25,402 24,638 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.21 11.85 488 474 40.0 25,402 24,638 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.26 17.66 725 705 39.7 37,131 36,046 2,034 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 22.58 21.97 898 879 39.8 46,711 45,698 2,069 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.97 18.80 757 751 39.9 39,138 38,771 2,063 Bill and account collectors..................................... 18.41 18.02 736 721 40.0 38,295 37,488 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.08 18.79 763 751 40.0 39,649 39,073 2,078 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.33 19.56 803 782 39.5 39,690 39,582 1,953 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.53 17.90 701 716 40.0 36,469 37,224 2,080 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.46 18.42 738 737 40.0 38,396 38,314 2,080 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 19.45 18.67 778 747 40.0 40,458 38,823 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.22 14.72 598 545 39.3 30,271 28,323 1,989 Dispatchers....................................................... 22.07 22.71 891 908 40.4 46,331 47,237 2,099 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 22.07 22.71 891 908 40.4 46,331 47,237 2,099 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.12 19.21 800 768 39.8 40,835 39,601 2,029 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.12 19.55 841 776 39.8 43,645 40,352 2,066 Legal secretaries............................................... 23.27 20.89 919 836 39.5 47,807 43,451 2,054 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.77 18.05 746 722 39.8 37,282 37,024 1,986 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.59 15.77 622 627 39.9 32,361 32,606 2,076 Word processors and typists..................................... 15.96 15.77 637 631 39.9 33,122 32,797 2,076 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.00 15.46 633 618 39.6 32,234 32,136 2,014 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 19.04 20.52 762 821 40.0 39,612 42,682 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 24.59 25.53 984 1,021 40.0 50,664 53,109 2,060 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.32 26.72 1,093 1,069 40.0 56,833 55,573 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 20.39 19.57 816 783 40.0 42,418 40,708 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 23.77 25.19 951 1,008 40.0 49,448 52,395 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 23.68 25.19 947 1,008 40.0 49,252 52,395 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 28.91 27.27 1,157 1,091 40.0 54,903 55,351 1,899 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 26.08 28.48 1,043 1,139 40.0 54,236 59,238 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 27.92 28.86 1,117 1,155 40.0 58,078 60,035 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 18.37 19.45 735 778 40.0 38,216 40,452 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.03 26.68 1,079 1,057 39.9 56,092 54,974 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 39.79 36.95 1,592 1,478 40.0 82,763 76,856 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 24.38 25.81 975 1,032 40.0 50,706 53,685 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 26.03 27.17 1,041 1,087 40.0 54,135 56,514 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 32.52 30.25 1,289 1,210 39.6 67,049 62,918 2,062 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.07 22.96 962 918 40.0 50,015 47,748 2,078 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 30.12 31.66 1,205 1,266 40.0 62,649 65,853 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.37 21.38 894 855 39.9 46,478 44,470 2,077 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 22.09 22.55 884 902 40.0 45,954 46,904 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 26.13 25.36 1,040 1,015 39.8 53,670 52,757 2,054 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 35.73 37.69 1,417 1,454 39.7 71,699 70,262 2,007 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.75 19.19 863 768 39.7 44,873 39,915 2,063 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 22.56 22.27 892 891 39.6 44,176 46,114 1,958 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 29.56 30.10 1,182 1,204 40.0 61,489 62,608 2,080 Bus drivers....................................................... 20.84 21.27 805 851 38.6 37,539 38,334 1,801 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 23.04 23.41 922 936 40.0 47,927 48,695 2,080 Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.17 17.60 628 662 36.5 25,269 24,480 1,472 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.07 19.89 803 796 40.0 41,742 41,371 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.52 20.34 821 814 40.0 42,689 42,307 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 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. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.