Table 16 Private industry establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time workers Hourly(2) Weekly(3) Annual(4) Occupation(1) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $20.26 $16.88 $810 $671 40.0 $41,880 $34,751 2,068 Management occupations.............................................. 41.56 38.67 1,706 1,577 41.1 88,576 82,000 2,131 Chief executives.................................................. 84.61 72.50 4,204 3,604 49.7 218,584 187,425 2,583 General and operations managers................................... 39.30 37.80 1,614 1,578 41.1 83,933 82,077 2,136 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 43.96 38.46 1,772 1,538 40.3 92,154 79,997 2,096 Marketing managers.............................................. 36.75 37.31 1,470 1,492 40.0 76,442 77,605 2,080 Computer and information systems managers......................... 48.01 48.15 1,966 1,998 40.9 102,220 103,896 2,129 Financial managers................................................ 39.11 34.58 1,564 1,381 40.0 81,334 71,814 2,080 Human resources managers.......................................... 37.96 34.35 1,587 1,315 41.8 82,545 68,404 2,175 Industrial production managers.................................... 36.26 33.54 1,668 1,616 46.0 86,735 84,042 2,392 Purchasing managers............................................... 29.10 19.25 1,227 866 42.1 63,785 45,033 2,192 Education administrators.......................................... 30.49 24.26 1,273 970 41.8 61,559 49,999 2,019 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.41 34.53 1,463 1,436 42.5 76,097 74,695 2,211 Engineering managers.............................................. 51.72 53.98 2,083 2,148 40.3 108,317 111,696 2,094 Medical and health services managers.............................. 43.98 40.32 1,755 1,613 39.9 91,248 83,866 2,075 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.72 25.96 1,111 1,034 40.1 57,774 53,768 2,085 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 27.01 26.92 1,100 1,077 40.7 57,184 56,000 2,117 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 27.83 29.81 1,137 1,192 40.9 59,135 61,996 2,125 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 17.62 16.92 689 660 39.1 35,827 34,301 2,034 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 17.62 16.92 689 660 39.1 35,827 34,301 2,034 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.62 24.52 934 952 39.5 48,485 49,481 2,053 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 21.67 21.63 834 865 38.5 42,965 44,990 1,983 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 18.64 17.91 755 731 40.5 39,254 38,000 2,106 Training and development specialists............................ 24.81 27.88 975 1,046 39.3 50,725 54,372 2,045 Management analysts............................................... 32.36 31.13 1,331 1,250 41.1 69,207 65,000 2,139 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.09 24.75 1,049 990 40.2 54,558 51,501 2,091 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 25.90 24.25 1,029 962 39.7 53,498 50,003 2,065 Financial analysts.............................................. 27.44 29.36 1,098 1,175 40.0 57,086 61,077 2,080 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 22.28 20.07 875 792 39.3 45,511 41,201 2,043 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.21 32.19 1,286 1,288 39.9 66,848 66,964 2,075 Computer programmers.............................................. 30.36 29.61 1,204 1,163 39.7 62,610 60,501 2,062 Computer software engineers....................................... 39.86 39.45 1,605 1,578 40.3 83,478 82,050 2,094 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.72 37.50 1,655 1,598 40.6 86,038 83,091 2,113 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 39.17 39.45 1,567 1,578 40.0 81,484 82,050 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 17.39 18.25 699 730 40.2 36,335 37,966 2,090 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.98 34.49 1,388 1,352 39.7 72,200 70,310 2,064 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 31.59 30.71 1,250 1,229 39.6 65,003 63,907 2,058 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 32.30 31.83 1,292 1,273 40.0 67,193 66,206 2,080 Operations research analysts...................................... 29.80 31.25 1,191 1,211 40.0 61,952 62,949 2,079 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.11 32.21 1,288 1,298 40.1 66,928 67,436 2,084 Engineers......................................................... 36.89 35.73 1,482 1,432 40.2 77,063 74,481 2,089 Civil engineers................................................. 33.15 34.00 1,326 1,360 40.0 68,958 70,720 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 36.07 35.19 1,443 1,408 40.0 75,020 73,195 2,080 Electrical engineers.......................................... 32.65 33.65 1,306 1,346 40.0 67,909 69,992 2,080 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 31.97 30.91 1,309 1,355 41.0 68,079 70,452 2,130 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.97 30.91 1,309 1,355 41.0 68,079 70,452 2,130 Mechanical engineers............................................ 34.04 30.90 1,362 1,236 40.0 70,813 64,272 2,080 Drafters.......................................................... 21.46 21.83 858 873 40.0 44,633 45,406 2,080 Mechanical drafters............................................. 21.95 21.29 878 852 40.0 45,661 44,283 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.91 21.91 956 876 40.0 49,610 45,573 2,075 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 23.62 21.88 945 875 40.0 49,139 45,510 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.91 27.20 1,156 1,088 40.0 60,112 56,576 2,080 Life scientists................................................... 24.66 19.41 966 784 39.2 50,246 40,747 2,037 Physical scientists............................................... 32.05 28.02 1,291 1,088 40.3 67,111 56,576 2,094 Chemists and materials scientists............................... 30.43 28.95 1,234 1,224 40.5 64,142 63,623 2,108 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.54 15.87 695 628 39.7 35,582 32,657 2,029 Social workers.................................................... 22.68 24.25 907 970 40.0 45,066 46,721 1,987 Legal occupations................................................... 40.36 30.68 1,632 1,227 40.4 84,842 63,810 2,102 Lawyers........................................................... 51.93 48.94 2,118 1,958 40.8 110,143 101,799 2,121 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 26.41 27.44 1,056 1,097 40.0 54,923 57,065 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.08 26.73 1,107 1,062 39.4 45,162 46,968 1,608 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.82 20.05 833 802 40.0 33,829 30,860 1,625 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.27 22.43 1,052 898 40.0 54,690 46,671 2,082 Designers......................................................... 27.45 26.41 1,098 1,056 40.0 57,091 54,927 2,080 Graphic designers............................................... 19.51 19.24 781 770 40.0 40,590 40,028 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 20.09 20.31 804 812 40.0 41,791 42,236 2,080 Editors......................................................... 20.49 20.31 820 812 40.0 42,619 42,236 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.80 22.11 974 848 39.3 50,664 44,070 2,043 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.34 49.01 1,927 1,959 39.9 100,223 101,878 2,073 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 60.18 54.41 2,554 2,308 42.4 132,791 119,995 2,207 Registered nurses................................................. 25.84 25.21 1,008 973 39.0 52,396 50,606 2,027 Therapists........................................................ 26.14 26.07 1,037 1,030 39.7 53,914 53,581 2,063 Occupational therapists......................................... 24.30 27.04 964 973 39.6 50,105 50,619 2,062 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.40 20.54 853 822 39.9 44,351 42,723 2,073 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.97 25.11 956 1,003 39.9 49,710 52,166 2,073 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.75 19.37 747 775 39.8 38,843 40,290 2,072 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.04 23.15 939 887 39.1 48,841 46,114 2,031 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.00 26.60 967 1,024 38.7 50,292 53,227 2,011 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.42 17.18 697 687 40.0 36,242 35,734 2,080 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.65 12.76 529 510 38.8 27,514 26,541 2,015 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.67 17.96 687 680 38.9 35,704 35,360 2,021 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.98 11.10 476 440 39.7 24,737 22,880 2,064 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.94 10.57 433 420 39.6 22,541 21,840 2,060 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.98 10.58 433 420 39.5 22,539 21,840 2,053 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.96 13.68 558 547 39.9 28,998 28,454 2,077 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.38 11.79 495 467 40.0 25,727 24,290 2,078 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.71 17.33 668 693 40.0 34,742 36,040 2,079 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.84 10.61 423 404 39.0 21,980 21,008 2,028 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.79 14.20 643 620 43.4 33,414 32,263 2,259 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 14.46 14.20 632 572 43.7 32,858 29,718 2,272 Cooks............................................................. 12.10 12.14 469 454 38.7 24,364 23,587 2,013 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.34 12.65 483 474 39.1 25,123 24,668 2,035 Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.61 10.50 419 420 39.5 21,803 21,840 2,055 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.61 6.15 249 231 37.7 12,968 12,002 1,961 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 5.27 4.20 194 162 36.9 10,107 8,424 1,919 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.63 10.97 464 431 39.9 24,149 22,400 2,076 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.11 10.50 441 416 39.7 22,939 21,611 2,064 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.74 11.30 466 441 39.7 24,238 22,957 2,064 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.63 9.67 382 382 39.7 19,876 19,864 2,064 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.44 9.72 427 389 37.3 22,179 20,220 1,938 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.79 6.60 270 264 39.8 14,060 13,728 2,070 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.42 6.60 256 264 39.9 13,309 13,728 2,074 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.41 12.75 532 510 39.7 27,657 26,520 2,063 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.59 13.05 705 512 40.1 36,642 26,645 2,083 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.54 19.13 830 788 40.4 43,179 40,951 2,102 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.72 18.95 758 765 40.5 39,397 39,780 2,104 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.51 9.83 416 388 39.6 21,633 20,176 2,058 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.97 9.45 399 378 40.0 20,746 19,656 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.78 10.00 423 392 39.3 22,021 20,363 2,043 Advertising sales agents.......................................... 15.04 13.46 601 538 40.0 31,273 27,997 2,080 Insurance sales agents............................................ 24.24 19.95 959 785 39.6 49,859 40,799 2,057 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 45.10 40.86 1,804 1,634 40.0 93,806 84,989 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 29.74 26.02 1,242 1,080 41.8 64,577 56,161 2,171 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 24.32 25.41 1,018 1,041 41.9 52,948 54,130 2,177 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.89 14.23 591 567 39.7 30,745 29,494 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.74 19.98 873 800 40.2 45,411 41,617 2,089 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.89 13.47 554 539 39.8 28,782 28,013 2,072 Bill and account collectors..................................... 15.40 15.18 616 607 40.0 32,029 31,574 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.30 13.01 572 520 40.0 29,737 27,061 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.84 14.09 551 564 39.8 28,642 29,305 2,069 Tellers......................................................... 10.83 10.25 433 410 40.0 22,524 21,316 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.99 15.39 638 615 39.9 33,187 31,970 2,076 File clerks....................................................... 12.60 13.23 499 514 39.6 25,955 26,749 2,060 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.88 13.14 514 526 39.9 26,744 27,337 2,076 Order clerks...................................................... 17.44 17.41 698 696 40.0 36,274 36,207 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.44 12.19 497 488 40.0 25,868 25,355 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.50 17.71 857 875 43.9 42,547 41,600 2,182 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 19.50 17.71 857 875 43.9 42,547 41,600 2,182 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.51 20.58 861 823 40.0 44,750 42,815 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.30 11.78 489 471 39.8 25,434 24,500 2,068 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 15.42 14.85 617 594 40.0 32,076 30,888 2,080 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 17.81 16.80 712 672 40.0 37,039 34,944 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.03 17.38 718 695 39.8 37,326 36,130 2,070 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.62 19.55 783 780 39.9 40,712 40,581 2,075 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.80 14.49 630 580 39.9 32,753 30,137 2,073 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.54 16.00 658 640 39.8 34,182 33,280 2,066 Computer operators................................................ 17.27 16.97 691 679 40.0 35,916 35,298 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 12.23 13.01 488 520 39.9 25,360 27,061 2,074 Data entry keyers............................................... 12.30 13.04 491 522 39.9 25,547 27,123 2,077 Word processors and typists..................................... 11.72 12.95 463 502 39.5 24,095 26,100 2,056 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.65 12.12 537 484 39.3 27,914 25,155 2,045 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.90 11.97 512 473 39.7 26,646 24,606 2,065 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.04 25.98 1,042 1,039 40.0 52,834 52,998 2,029 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 32.30 27.50 1,292 1,100 40.0 67,184 57,200 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 26.69 30.19 1,068 1,208 40.0 50,773 40,664 1,902 Electricians...................................................... 27.27 27.45 1,091 1,098 40.0 56,729 57,096 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 28.78 31.24 1,151 1,249 40.0 59,866 64,971 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.78 31.24 1,151 1,249 40.0 59,866 64,971 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.45 21.85 896 874 39.9 46,606 45,440 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.09 28.75 1,283 1,150 40.0 66,741 59,790 2,080 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 21.93 21.30 877 852 40.0 45,612 44,304 2,080 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 24.94 26.87 998 1,075 40.0 51,875 55,890 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.78 17.37 711 695 40.0 36,979 36,130 2,080 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 22.07 19.47 883 779 40.0 45,910 40,498 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.49 20.36 856 814 39.8 44,481 42,349 2,070 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 22.72 20.79 902 832 39.7 46,915 43,243 2,065 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.85 20.74 834 830 40.0 43,363 43,139 2,080 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.83 14.15 593 566 40.0 30,824 29,432 2,078 Millwrights..................................................... 23.45 22.79 938 912 40.0 48,556 46,492 2,071 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.57 20.13 743 805 40.0 38,635 41,879 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.13 14.76 644 584 39.9 33,309 30,368 2,065 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 24.46 23.99 1,005 960 41.1 52,248 49,899 2,136 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 17.06 15.83 682 633 40.0 35,483 32,926 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.15 15.83 686 633 40.0 35,671 32,926 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 18.50 15.27 739 611 39.9 38,283 31,762 2,069 Bakers............................................................ 16.02 16.00 641 640 40.0 33,322 33,280 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 12.57 12.15 499 486 39.7 25,938 25,272 2,064 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 11.58 12.15 458 486 39.5 23,801 25,272 2,055 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.15 14.20 566 568 40.0 29,424 29,536 2,080 Food batchmakers................................................ 14.86 14.47 594 579 40.0 30,903 30,098 2,080 Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 14.70 14.47 588 579 40.0 30,569 30,098 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 16.09 15.92 641 637 39.8 33,347 33,114 2,072 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 15.14 16.10 602 640 39.7 31,284 33,280 2,066 Machinists........................................................ 22.78 22.42 911 897 40.0 47,373 46,634 2,080 Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.................................................... 12.00 11.68 480 467 40.0 24,897 24,303 2,074 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.00 11.68 480 467 40.0 24,897 24,303 2,074 Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 18.97 21.43 759 857 40.0 39,423 44,574 2,078 Tool and die makers............................................... 23.23 22.07 929 883 40.0 48,313 45,906 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.13 15.90 685 636 40.0 35,622 33,072 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 20.36 18.00 814 720 40.0 42,346 37,440 2,080 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 14.63 15.61 585 624 40.0 30,404 32,469 2,078 Printers.......................................................... 17.64 17.47 693 686 39.3 36,055 35,651 2,044 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.09 17.07 671 682 39.2 34,874 35,460 2,041 Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders....... 19.84 19.90 793 796 40.0 41,257 41,392 2,080 Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders...................... 19.22 19.48 769 779 40.0 39,967 40,518 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.66 14.87 666 595 40.0 34,645 30,923 2,080 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 15.43 14.86 617 594 40.0 32,087 30,909 2,080 Painting workers.................................................. 19.01 17.94 761 718 40.0 39,549 37,319 2,080 Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders...................................................... 19.89 17.90 796 716 40.0 41,367 37,226 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.21 11.20 487 448 39.8 24,692 22,880 2,022 Helpers--production workers..................................... 11.19 11.00 446 440 39.9 23,194 22,880 2,073 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.41 15.35 769 646 41.8 39,762 33,571 2,160 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 20.46 19.24 821 770 40.1 42,697 40,015 2,087 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 31.03 29.86 1,308 1,194 42.1 67,993 62,107 2,191 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.93 18.25 913 787 48.3 47,496 40,930 2,509 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.47 18.25 931 827 50.4 48,393 43,000 2,620 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 20.08 15.00 881 420 43.9 45,830 21,840 2,283 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.99 15.04 599 602 40.0 30,328 31,138 2,023 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.29 12.26 529 486 39.8 27,507 25,272 2,070 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 16.19 15.66 645 634 39.9 33,558 32,989 2,072 Machine feeders and offbearers.................................. 14.10 13.96 545 558 38.6 28,317 29,037 2,008 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.53 9.64 421 386 40.0 21,881 20,051 2,078 1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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.