Table 7 Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $7.76 $10.00 $14.42 $21.01 $30.73 Management occupations.............................................. 18.65 22.60 31.67 45.06 57.67 Chief executives.................................................. 36.05 52.56 72.50 85.69 168.22 General and operations managers................................... 20.89 24.04 31.01 42.27 52.24 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 33.75 36.82 44.64 48.00 60.57 Marketing managers.............................................. 28.82 33.75 36.82 44.51 48.08 Sales managers.................................................. 37.87 44.64 48.00 48.00 60.57 Administrative services managers.................................. 10.17 10.17 10.17 20.41 48.08 Computer and information systems managers......................... 26.41 38.72 45.19 53.28 58.07 Financial managers................................................ 21.64 24.12 30.05 42.84 52.07 Human resources managers.......................................... 22.60 22.60 30.95 34.61 39.44 Industrial production managers.................................... 20.75 24.52 31.57 44.78 54.42 Purchasing managers............................................... 18.22 18.68 21.12 38.41 48.09 Construction managers............................................. 13.75 23.50 35.34 46.06 52.89 Education administrators.......................................... 15.38 15.38 20.99 28.95 38.31 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 15.38 21.98 26.92 46.87 49.83 Engineering managers.............................................. 38.67 39.42 53.25 60.36 62.25 Food service managers............................................. 12.48 12.48 15.92 23.50 27.84 Medical and health services managers.............................. 26.00 29.85 32.77 48.06 62.87 Social and community service managers............................. 19.23 19.23 19.23 23.48 32.19 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.51 19.22 24.82 33.77 54.10 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 12.50 21.28 24.04 30.59 33.11 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 19.27 22.66 24.04 24.04 26.92 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 12.50 18.82 24.85 31.52 33.77 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 15.18 16.35 18.34 25.45 30.07 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 15.18 16.35 18.34 24.41 30.07 Cost estimators................................................... 20.98 21.51 27.50 32.83 33.88 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 16.00 17.91 23.12 27.88 28.72 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 16.25 16.74 20.35 21.96 25.02 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 13.82 13.82 17.91 23.79 28.17 Training and development specialists............................ 16.25 23.12 27.74 27.88 27.94 Management analysts............................................... 19.89 23.00 31.25 43.16 46.35 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 15.15 19.80 24.49 30.53 36.54 Credit analysts................................................... 18.66 18.93 24.74 44.77 44.77 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 15.65 19.23 24.38 35.13 51.35 Financial analysts.............................................. 18.94 21.71 30.12 44.34 51.35 Personal financial advisors..................................... 13.20 15.85 19.23 19.58 42.31 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 16.97 19.81 22.41 31.73 41.03 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 18.46 25.61 32.58 39.77 48.08 Computer programmers.............................................. 23.00 25.02 28.85 33.08 39.77 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.53 35.51 39.45 48.39 54.16 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 27.40 33.00 46.82 52.61 54.16 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 32.83 38.41 39.45 44.07 53.99 Computer support specialists...................................... 9.65 9.65 18.25 25.49 33.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 24.71 30.91 35.34 42.57 45.11 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.05 27.29 30.71 33.09 39.59 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.03 27.24 31.83 36.44 38.46 Operations research analysts...................................... 19.25 23.51 34.50 37.81 40.92 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 17.14 21.00 27.93 35.81 45.31 Engineers......................................................... 17.00 28.96 34.52 40.87 48.28 Civil engineers................................................. 24.02 24.02 34.80 47.20 47.20 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 25.98 34.01 35.81 45.51 49.00 Electrical engineers.......................................... 22.14 24.52 33.65 40.49 44.03 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 34.01 34.35 36.70 49.00 49.00 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 21.32 25.34 30.91 37.29 46.44 Industrial engineers.......................................... 21.32 25.34 30.91 37.29 46.44 Mechanical engineers............................................ 27.17 30.90 30.90 35.88 45.75 Drafters.......................................................... 14.85 18.84 21.50 26.92 28.75 Mechanical drafters............................................. 18.01 18.84 21.29 22.16 29.70 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 17.36 18.70 21.60 26.46 31.25 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 17.46 20.03 22.26 27.57 27.93 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 12.67 16.35 26.98 32.93 43.10 Life scientists................................................... 15.36 16.45 20.63 27.88 36.56 Physical scientists............................................... 22.07 27.20 28.02 34.89 40.10 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 17.50 26.50 28.02 30.59 40.10 Chemists...................................................... 17.50 26.50 28.02 28.95 30.59 Market and survey researchers..................................... 11.50 12.00 25.62 35.26 44.83 Market research analysts........................................ 25.62 25.62 32.31 44.83 44.83 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.00 13.13 15.63 17.46 21.87 Counselors........................................................ 12.00 14.42 15.87 17.42 20.18 Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.............. 14.10 17.42 18.36 19.97 24.69 Social workers.................................................... 12.35 12.35 15.63 22.83 25.91 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 10.50 13.13 16.00 17.46 17.63 Social and human service assistants............................. 10.50 14.00 16.00 17.37 17.46 Legal occupations................................................... 16.33 22.70 29.09 48.94 69.71 Lawyers........................................................... 26.15 36.00 48.94 63.31 69.71 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 16.33 17.83 24.43 27.44 30.26 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 12.00 13.00 13.69 25.08 38.25 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.00 14.92 22.27 32.48 39.48 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.13 26.87 32.62 40.00 40.43 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 24.76 25.37 27.69 28.85 30.96 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 17.50 18.93 22.16 24.41 29.35 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 17.07 19.11 22.16 27.85 29.35 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 16.20 17.51 20.14 25.93 30.18 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 16.88 19.53 23.95 26.84 29.76 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 16.88 19.37 23.37 26.84 29.76 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 12.00 13.42 17.31 17.31 17.84 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.14 8.24 9.10 12.56 14.33 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 9.00 11.00 18.34 26.41 33.65 Designers......................................................... 8.75 9.65 15.40 25.70 37.50 Graphic designers............................................... 13.46 13.46 19.24 19.58 23.32 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 5.15 8.00 15.00 16.50 24.20 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 8.00 8.00 15.07 24.20 42.02 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 6.50 10.80 12.22 24.10 67.10 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 6.50 10.80 11.89 12.22 24.10 Writers and editors............................................... 12.50 12.54 14.50 19.94 20.31 Editors......................................................... 12.54 12.54 14.58 19.94 20.31 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 21.29 21.29 23.25 30.00 31.50 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.82 17.56 21.64 28.65 34.09 Pharmacists....................................................... 38.48 40.80 47.97 50.00 51.00 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 20.44 27.00 57.69 89.03 116.59 Registered nurses................................................. 18.37 20.78 25.70 29.66 34.03 Therapists........................................................ 20.75 23.57 27.00 31.97 33.11 Occupational therapists......................................... 18.27 23.55 23.57 28.62 30.39 Physical therapists............................................. 23.61 25.50 30.91 31.97 33.30 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 18.51 21.03 23.45 24.73 27.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 10.86 13.30 20.24 24.48 27.85 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 18.23 22.27 24.48 27.51 28.39 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 10.15 10.86 14.72 19.86 22.58 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 16.67 18.26 21.19 29.28 30.89 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 11.58 11.58 11.58 16.66 19.26 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.58 18.75 24.15 29.62 30.43 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.68 14.94 17.18 18.37 23.96 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 9.64 9.86 11.38 16.31 18.40 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 8.50 9.68 10.88 11.38 12.33 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.03 15.25 16.50 18.85 20.57 Medical records and health information technicians................ 10.45 11.00 14.35 16.30 18.21 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.93 9.16 11.50 14.44 17.36 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 7.40 8.27 9.82 11.25 13.46 Home health aides............................................... 7.06 7.45 8.00 9.40 11.00 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.50 9.01 10.51 12.13 14.33 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 9.85 9.85 9.85 15.19 16.42 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.40 11.70 14.44 16.75 21.00 Dental assistants............................................... 11.50 13.50 15.16 18.00 21.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.94 11.75 12.88 15.45 17.32 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 11.28 14.15 17.24 18.00 18.86 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.84 8.74 9.94 11.88 14.35 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 7.84 8.75 9.94 11.40 13.76 Security guards................................................. 7.84 8.73 9.85 11.40 13.76 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 6.23 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.10 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 6.23 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.10 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 4.25 6.30 7.40 9.24 11.25 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 8.25 8.76 11.67 14.20 17.05 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 8.25 8.71 11.67 14.20 17.05 Cooks............................................................. 6.55 7.23 9.02 10.50 12.74 Cooks, fast food................................................ 6.00 6.75 7.75 8.50 9.45 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 7.60 8.89 9.52 11.20 14.98 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 6.55 7.25 9.75 11.00 13.05 Cooks, short order.............................................. 6.50 7.00 7.23 8.00 11.00 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.50 7.00 8.00 9.70 11.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.65 3.50 6.15 7.00 8.50 Bartenders...................................................... 6.00 6.50 7.50 8.50 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.22 3.25 3.94 6.39 6.69 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.27 6.00 6.45 8.21 9.30 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 6.41 7.05 8.00 9.27 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 5.94 6.50 7.25 8.22 9.27 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6.41 6.41 6.50 7.50 8.10 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.00 7.40 7.60 8.57 9.54 Dishwashers....................................................... 5.65 6.50 7.50 8.00 8.90 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 6.00 6.20 6.55 7.20 8.80 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.75 9.30 11.51 13.27 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 10.00 11.51 11.51 12.12 23.92 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 10.00 11.51 11.51 12.25 23.92 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.75 8.77 11.25 13.27 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.32 8.46 9.54 12.08 13.27 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 6.50 7.00 7.90 10.19 11.54 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 7.00 7.50 9.55 12.72 23.59 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 7.00 7.50 9.55 12.72 23.59 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.60 7.70 9.07 11.50 14.25 Gaming services workers........................................... 5.19 6.07 6.60 7.50 7.69 Gaming dealers.................................................. 5.19 5.80 6.60 6.60 7.48 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.65 7.00 7.39 8.29 9.00 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.00 7.00 7.39 8.16 9.00 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 7.00 8.42 9.33 11.95 14.79 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 7.00 8.42 9.33 11.95 14.79 Child care workers................................................ 6.20 6.70 6.95 9.00 9.50 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.11 8.50 9.52 9.72 10.64 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 6.25 7.20 7.80 11.00 14.48 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.25 9.25 10.40 13.60 16.17 Recreation workers.............................................. 4.75 7.20 7.80 9.32 13.80 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 8.00 10.36 17.48 26.25 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.25 12.25 17.09 18.95 23.04 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 11.05 12.02 15.44 17.95 20.17 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 11.25 18.63 22.03 31.67 65.20 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.50 7.35 8.50 10.70 16.25 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.50 7.25 8.00 9.00 10.89 Cashiers...................................................... 6.50 7.25 8.00 9.00 10.93 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.00 9.18 12.41 16.25 17.66 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 7.75 8.00 9.43 12.00 21.49 Parts salespersons............................................ 8.50 9.75 13.39 16.85 17.61 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.50 7.50 8.80 11.47 18.78 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 8.60 9.48 11.82 17.71 38.67 Insurance sales agents............................................ 14.42 17.46 23.25 44.06 44.06 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 14.60 20.95 31.73 74.89 220.82 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 9.69 16.71 22.50 31.16 38.70 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 19.99 21.26 31.01 42.73 91.79 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 9.69 16.22 21.92 31.05 34.80 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 8.00 9.79 9.79 25.00 32.34 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.81 10.51 13.00 16.57 20.53 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 15.51 17.35 20.05 26.44 30.77 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.00 10.00 11.70 14.76 17.12 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.33 12.52 14.54 16.60 16.60 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 10.00 10.56 12.01 14.30 16.52 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.00 11.00 12.29 15.38 17.50 Procurement clerks.............................................. 17.67 19.85 20.41 21.41 22.36 Tellers......................................................... 8.15 9.15 10.00 10.63 12.43 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 12.26 14.18 16.48 17.36 17.66 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.76 11.78 14.67 17.54 22.03 File clerks....................................................... 10.75 10.75 11.27 13.78 16.16 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 7.00 7.50 8.25 8.58 9.50 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 10.50 10.74 11.00 15.05 15.05 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 10.00 12.69 15.58 16.35 17.97 New accounts clerks............................................... 9.50 11.00 13.04 15.46 15.84 Order clerks...................................................... 10.50 12.50 14.69 20.77 20.77 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 14.33 14.42 14.42 20.48 22.50 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 7.90 9.69 12.00 13.84 17.00 Couriers and messengers........................................... 7.50 7.98 12.26 13.75 13.75 Dispatchers....................................................... 9.00 13.50 15.39 16.50 19.98 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 9.00 13.50 15.39 16.50 19.98 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 12.00 13.00 18.36 20.46 22.95 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.25 9.80 12.62 15.10 17.87 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.00 10.75 13.00 15.42 17.71 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 9.00 11.00 11.03 15.87 18.94 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.60 13.25 16.48 19.50 22.36 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 12.85 15.14 19.49 22.36 25.00 Legal secretaries............................................... 13.25 14.42 18.46 21.03 21.34 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.25 12.88 13.99 16.91 19.50 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.00 10.60 15.31 17.86 19.10 Computer operators................................................ 14.50 15.68 16.01 18.04 20.61 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 10.00 11.61 12.95 13.52 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 10.00 11.50 13.04 13.52 Word processors and typists..................................... 8.33 9.70 11.61 12.35 12.95 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 10.56 10.56 13.94 15.77 19.86 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.19 17.76 Office machine operators, except computer......................... 9.50 10.38 13.22 13.22 13.22 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 15.00 21.04 28.94 32.25 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 20.14 23.16 30.60 34.00 34.51 Carpenters........................................................ 13.25 14.45 17.25 22.50 30.52 Construction laborers............................................. 11.75 14.39 18.90 22.00 25.39 Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.75 17.92 27.56 28.32 28.32 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 17.75 17.75 28.32 28.32 28.32 Electricians...................................................... 12.00 16.00 19.60 32.10 32.89 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.44 22.00 31.24 31.75 31.75 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.44 22.00 31.24 31.75 31.75 Sheet metal workers............................................... 12.75 15.91 19.40 22.00 24.47 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 8.40 9.50 11.00 15.00 16.50 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.00 15.00 19.50 22.88 28.02 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 18.27 20.23 27.14 28.75 36.63 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 19.15 23.75 28.55 28.55 28.87 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.............................................. 19.15 23.75 28.55 28.55 28.87 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 10.50 12.41 15.00 20.60 32.12 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 18.53 25.00 26.87 26.87 27.10 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 10.75 12.29 18.40 22.00 25.00 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 15.74 15.74 18.40 24.67 37.93 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 10.75 11.00 19.53 22.00 24.60 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 13.35 15.50 18.00 20.50 21.81 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 10.00 14.16 16.56 20.65 21.71 Farm equipment mechanics........................................ 10.00 10.00 14.91 15.97 18.73 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 13.00 16.00 18.50 20.90 21.71 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 11.73 15.00 22.00 22.23 22.23 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 13.37 15.10 19.64 22.58 29.41 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.85 19.64 21.16 23.27 29.41 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.00 13.50 16.48 19.25 23.95 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 12.00 14.12 14.15 15.00 18.61 Millwrights..................................................... 17.87 17.87 22.79 28.02 31.15 Line installers and repairers..................................... 20.90 24.14 25.71 27.65 30.54 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.20 25.20 26.27 30.54 30.54 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.00 11.33 14.42 20.19 23.95 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 9.84 11.00 11.00 21.06 22.34 Production occupations.............................................. 9.15 10.85 14.20 18.27 25.28 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 14.00 15.91 20.57 25.80 30.43 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 9.05 11.39 15.04 18.61 25.37 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 9.05 11.00 15.04 18.61 25.37 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.75 10.14 13.69 28.18 29.11 Bakers............................................................ 8.00 10.50 11.15 14.00 18.90 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 10.25 11.40 12.15 12.72 18.34 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 9.50 13.00 17.10 22.64 23.94 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.25 10.60 12.15 12.15 12.72 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 11.10 11.45 13.85 16.26 18.67 Food batchmakers................................................ 11.18 12.60 14.47 16.74 18.67 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 11.75 12.75 18.35 22.25 27.83 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 11.75 12.00 15.75 18.80 22.25 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 9.00 12.28 14.47 16.38 17.76 Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic............................................ 11.63 14.47 14.47 17.07 21.20 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 11.50 12.65 15.00 17.30 20.00 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 11.50 11.50 15.76 16.24 18.80 Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................... 13.18 13.71 13.82 21.26 32.67 Machinists........................................................ 14.75 15.00 21.19 24.86 27.48 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 8.69 10.00 11.50 13.55 15.16 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 8.69 10.00 11.50 13.55 15.16 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 9.75 12.30 21.43 23.66 25.37 Tool and die makers............................................... 16.39 19.59 21.33 27.79 29.05 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 10.00 11.85 14.30 17.55 20.30 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 11.70 12.75 14.88 18.25 30.33 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 9.19 10.57 15.61 16.70 18.90 Bookbinders and bindery workers................................... 8.65 9.17 13.67 18.27 18.27 Bindery workers................................................. 8.65 9.17 13.67 18.27 18.27 Printers.......................................................... 10.79 14.00 17.54 18.00 21.24 Prepress technicians and workers................................ 9.32 14.40 16.20 21.48 25.28 Printing machine operators...................................... 11.00 14.00 17.47 18.00 18.76 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.05 9.09 10.88 11.47 11.47 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 16.27 16.77 18.55 21.18 22.24 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 16.24 16.77 17.30 19.90 22.24 Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers....... 9.00 10.85 13.75 15.59 18.07 Cutting workers................................................... 8.99 10.63 15.10 19.29 19.76 Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders..... 8.99 11.36 15.92 19.29 19.76 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 10.00 13.43 15.66 20.36 27.72 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 9.75 14.51 15.62 17.10 18.57 Painting workers.................................................. 12.65 14.48 17.94 23.28 29.45 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 12.41 13.44 17.25 28.53 29.45 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 12.65 15.00 17.94 23.28 44.71 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.05 9.19 11.00 14.00 16.24 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.00 10.25 11.00 11.40 12.88 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.04 10.00 13.35 17.33 21.25 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.00 15.00 19.24 21.28 22.35 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 15.76 20.75 23.00 29.86 44.18 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.23 12.23 15.22 15.22 15.39 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.23 12.23 15.22 15.22 15.39 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.50 11.20 14.20 18.25 21.20 Driver/sales workers............................................ 6.15 6.50 15.04 19.08 19.08 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 11.45 13.02 16.09 18.60 22.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.50 8.50 10.35 15.50 21.39 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 8.50 8.77 10.00 13.20 13.20 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 10.11 14.75 17.50 25.85 26.44 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 10.11 14.75 18.00 25.85 26.44 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.71 12.00 15.00 16.14 18.20 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.29 8.50 10.83 13.22 17.37 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 7.50 8.04 9.19 11.79 13.22 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.00 9.00 11.00 15.18 20.84 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 8.00 8.60 12.43 16.33 20.23 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 7.75 8.35 9.50 12.00 13.10 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.