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........................................................... $26.38 $22.49 $1,013 $896 38.4 $46,796 $44,013 1,774 Management occupations.............................................. 41.25 39.79 1,640 1,592 39.8 81,655 76,721 1,980 General and operations managers................................... 40.28 35.44 1,653 1,418 41.0 85,956 73,715 2,134 Legislators....................................................... 23.72 22.71 673 908 28.4 34,995 47,231 1,475 Financial managers................................................ 45.41 48.11 1,811 1,419 39.9 93,514 73,778 2,059 Education administrators.......................................... 44.48 43.90 1,830 1,756 41.1 87,281 80,208 1,962 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.20 43.16 1,732 1,722 40.1 80,233 79,775 1,857 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 54.05 54.12 2,370 2,029 43.9 121,611 105,528 2,250 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.49 23.01 916 863 39.0 47,486 44,873 2,022 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 20.06 17.65 723 696 36.1 37,615 36,171 1,875 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 22.73 22.59 895 863 39.4 46,520 44,873 2,046 Management analysts............................................... 27.75 25.35 1,110 1,014 40.0 57,712 52,728 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.12 22.53 902 901 39.0 46,902 46,862 2,028 Budget analysts................................................... 27.81 26.34 1,112 1,053 40.0 57,835 54,777 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.43 27.95 1,129 1,135 39.7 57,645 56,640 2,028 Computer support specialists...................................... 19.61 15.82 778 633 39.7 37,318 32,899 1,903 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.63 34.62 1,378 1,385 39.8 69,779 71,236 2,015 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.37 30.30 1,176 1,212 40.0 60,292 63,030 2,053 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 24.25 22.05 962 882 39.7 50,018 45,872 2,062 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 26.92 25.56 1,068 1,022 39.7 55,540 53,165 2,063 Engineers......................................................... 30.07 30.98 1,184 1,239 39.4 61,571 64,438 2,048 Civil engineers................................................. 31.54 30.98 1,241 1,239 39.3 64,509 64,438 2,045 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.50 21.93 900 877 40.0 46,805 45,614 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 23.01 22.59 920 904 40.0 47,856 46,987 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.38 24.15 1,069 961 39.1 53,936 50,523 1,970 Life scientists................................................... 21.52 19.81 855 795 39.7 44,472 41,315 2,067 Physical scientists............................................... 33.09 31.04 1,296 1,241 39.2 67,379 64,555 2,036 Psychologists..................................................... 43.17 41.85 1,562 1,663 36.2 65,185 66,805 1,510 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 43.17 41.85 1,562 1,663 36.2 65,185 66,805 1,510 Urban and regional planners....................................... 30.43 30.53 1,210 1,221 39.8 62,937 63,502 2,068 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 16.15 15.16 633 606 39.2 32,920 31,524 2,038 Community and social services occupations........................... 24.40 22.13 940 877 38.5 46,492 46,426 1,906 Counselors........................................................ 30.32 24.90 1,143 988 37.7 52,010 49,668 1,715 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.71 28.91 1,231 1,181 37.6 54,269 55,016 1,659 Social workers.................................................... 25.03 22.13 959 874 38.3 47,315 46,030 1,891 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.57 23.13 1,018 925 38.3 49,778 48,927 1,873 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.14 17.35 729 651 38.1 37,886 33,833 1,979 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 20.61 21.28 809 848 39.3 42,067 44,117 2,042 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 23.06 23.07 911 923 39.5 47,390 47,986 2,055 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.89 14.05 619 554 39.0 32,195 28,829 2,026 Legal occupations................................................... 27.83 24.63 1,091 982 39.2 56,729 51,043 2,039 Lawyers........................................................... 36.03 37.37 1,439 1,496 39.9 74,825 77,792 2,077 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 21.78 21.12 847 805 38.9 44,027 41,839 2,022 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.37 36.06 1,315 1,326 36.2 50,514 51,075 1,389 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.40 41.88 1,741 1,675 39.2 71,936 68,982 1,620 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 52.19 55.33 2,088 2,213 40.0 75,823 66,400 1,453 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 47.32 47.98 1,817 1,899 38.4 70,517 74,069 1,490 Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary.................. 43.63 45.99 1,675 1,725 38.4 64,890 64,917 1,487 Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary............ 66.03 63.23 2,582 2,529 39.1 96,724 85,989 1,465 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 36.16 36.77 1,433 1,471 39.6 63,022 58,704 1,743 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 34.41 33.17 1,363 1,225 39.6 60,949 55,322 1,771 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 41.26 33.15 1,646 1,403 39.9 71,504 67,800 1,733 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 34.55 32.33 1,391 1,293 40.3 63,259 60,454 1,831 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 32.14 25.01 1,307 962 40.7 60,503 49,383 1,882 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.76 44.05 1,891 1,768 39.6 72,151 69,767 1,511 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 44.04 41.03 1,727 1,621 39.2 64,911 64,005 1,474 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 43.53 41.88 1,646 1,675 37.8 71,350 80,427 1,639 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 40.10 39.29 1,430 1,428 35.7 53,285 53,152 1,329 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 34.95 32.94 1,276 1,257 36.5 47,635 47,774 1,363 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.23 20.41 638 714 35.0 24,286 26,000 1,332 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.90 34.51 1,436 1,338 36.9 53,310 49,488 1,370 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 40.30 39.74 1,421 1,425 35.2 52,972 52,999 1,314 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 40.75 40.46 1,422 1,426 34.9 53,072 53,170 1,302 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 38.77 38.02 1,413 1,416 36.4 52,547 52,083 1,355 Secondary school teachers....................................... 41.12 40.56 1,483 1,476 36.1 54,876 54,515 1,335 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 41.08 40.11 1,484 1,476 36.1 54,904 54,620 1,336 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 41.65 42.53 1,472 1,477 35.3 54,452 53,649 1,307 Special education teachers...................................... 37.64 35.46 1,377 1,330 36.6 52,010 50,364 1,382 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 37.23 35.36 1,354 1,293 36.4 51,724 49,169 1,389 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 35.53 32.78 1,307 1,277 36.8 48,635 47,254 1,369 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 39.45 38.73 1,454 1,441 36.8 54,305 53,739 1,376 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 34.72 33.61 1,234 1,108 35.6 49,363 46,072 1,422 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 33.34 31.98 1,235 1,201 37.0 49,374 51,130 1,481 Librarians........................................................ 29.19 25.39 1,113 1,019 38.1 52,214 51,376 1,789 Library technicians............................................... 13.95 13.84 537 542 38.5 25,602 26,520 1,835 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.48 32.52 1,294 1,301 39.8 62,440 62,586 1,923 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.55 11.90 431 416 34.4 15,952 15,043 1,271 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.42 17.28 765 691 39.4 38,182 35,951 1,966 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.03 26.20 1,158 1,000 38.6 57,268 50,555 1,907 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 49.39 31.09 1,952 1,181 39.5 101,510 61,434 2,055 Registered nurses................................................. 29.69 27.41 1,120 1,003 37.7 56,087 52,116 1,889 Therapists........................................................ 39.88 38.91 1,450 1,413 36.4 59,821 61,842 1,500 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 41.99 44.50 1,484 1,540 35.3 58,038 59,186 1,382 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.67 24.75 1,027 990 40.0 53,402 51,480 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 26.18 24.86 1,047 994 40.0 54,454 51,700 2,080 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 20.21 18.34 857 734 42.4 44,539 38,153 2,204 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.46 17.76 702 666 38.0 35,665 34,632 1,932 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 26.36 26.46 1,044 1,059 39.6 54,281 55,045 2,059 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 26.28 26.46 1,040 1,059 39.6 54,081 55,045 2,058 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.81 13.65 532 521 38.5 27,400 27,099 1,983 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.89 13.65 530 521 38.1 27,275 26,715 1,964 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.66 11.72 481 469 38.0 24,465 23,396 1,933 Psychiatric aides............................................... 15.00 13.90 573 521 38.2 29,792 27,099 1,986 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.46 13.34 538 534 40.0 27,728 27,726 2,060 Protective service occupations...................................... 23.10 22.96 957 951 41.4 49,451 49,462 2,140 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 30.79 29.80 1,233 1,192 40.0 64,098 61,984 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 25.24 27.62 996 1,105 39.4 51,771 57,450 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 32.32 31.98 1,299 1,283 40.2 67,567 66,726 2,090 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 24.94 26.45 1,146 1,218 45.9 59,586 63,342 2,389 Fire fighters..................................................... 21.56 21.52 1,085 1,090 50.3 56,413 56,691 2,616 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 18.77 19.17 739 764 39.4 38,446 39,707 2,048 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 18.65 19.09 734 761 39.4 38,171 39,562 2,047 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 27.78 28.50 1,138 1,188 41.0 59,186 61,768 2,130 Police officers................................................... 26.32 26.53 1,053 1,062 40.0 54,604 55,162 2,075 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.32 26.53 1,053 1,062 40.0 54,604 55,162 2,075 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.88 16.44 614 634 38.7 27,547 27,250 1,735 Security guards................................................. 15.88 16.44 614 634 38.7 27,547 27,250 1,735 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 17.53 15.69 607 628 34.6 29,650 32,635 1,691 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.82 12.09 462 430 36.0 20,636 19,340 1,609 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.49 16.47 637 659 38.6 28,692 31,762 1,740 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 16.50 16.18 630 643 38.2 27,122 25,023 1,644 Cooks............................................................. 13.15 12.18 463 446 35.2 20,028 16,942 1,524 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.15 12.18 463 446 35.2 20,028 16,942 1,524 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.07 11.41 402 428 36.3 18,807 22,242 1,699 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.07 11.41 402 428 36.3 18,807 22,242 1,699 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.94 14.79 590 586 39.5 30,177 30,060 2,020 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 18.89 18.61 751 736 39.8 39,073 38,251 2,068 Building cleaning workers......................................... 14.64 14.31 577 572 39.4 29,875 29,744 2,041 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.80 14.45 584 575 39.5 30,251 29,765 2,044 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.97 10.31 416 396 38.0 21,654 20,571 1,974 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.62 16.85 623 674 39.9 29,772 33,904 1,905 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.46 13.78 578 551 40.0 26,150 24,939 1,809 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.16 17.00 628 656 38.9 29,680 25,854 1,837 Child care workers................................................ 15.17 14.59 554 511 36.5 21,688 19,711 1,429 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.48 17.01 613 680 39.6 30,548 25,854 1,973 Recreation workers.............................................. 15.48 17.01 613 680 39.6 30,548 25,854 1,973 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.77 20.11 937 804 39.4 47,501 37,631 1,999 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.87 16.48 655 646 38.8 33,157 32,875 1,965 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.16 19.76 784 751 38.9 40,773 39,042 2,023 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.92 17.10 653 673 38.6 33,787 34,509 1,997 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.75 17.10 642 673 38.3 33,174 33,810 1,981 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 17.53 17.15 698 686 39.8 36,285 35,672 2,070 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.16 17.58 654 659 38.1 34,002 34,281 1,981 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.34 15.80 605 632 39.5 31,464 32,864 2,052 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.94 16.38 627 618 39.4 32,616 32,136 2,047 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.63 13.60 559 544 38.2 25,979 27,199 1,775 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.30 12.30 483 494 39.2 25,095 25,678 2,040 Dispatchers....................................................... 18.16 17.90 726 716 40.0 37,764 37,232 2,080 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 18.37 18.36 735 734 40.0 38,209 38,189 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.62 17.32 685 687 38.9 34,408 34,472 1,953 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.70 19.99 774 764 39.3 40,180 39,306 2,040 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.42 16.12 637 626 38.8 31,147 31,026 1,897 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 15.31 15.38 610 615 39.8 31,710 31,990 2,072 Data entry keyers............................................... 16.54 18.54 655 694 39.6 34,083 36,086 2,060 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.99 14.78 617 575 38.6 30,361 29,453 1,899 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.24 20.13 879 791 39.5 45,710 41,142 2,056 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 27.21 29.21 1,088 1,168 40.0 56,593 60,757 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 26.89 29.71 1,031 1,114 38.3 53,594 57,925 1,993 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.15 18.19 726 728 40.0 37,756 37,835 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.15 18.19 726 728 40.0 37,756 37,835 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 28.32 31.55 1,123 1,227 39.7 58,421 63,804 2,063 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.59 34.10 1,184 1,364 40.0 61,557 70,928 2,080 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.59 34.10 1,184 1,364 40.0 61,557 70,928 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 20.92 17.51 814 700 38.9 42,310 36,421 2,023 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 17.68 17.53 706 701 39.9 36,699 36,464 2,076 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.03 20.68 836 827 39.8 43,484 43,014 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 28.09 28.12 1,115 1,125 39.7 57,971 58,490 2,064 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.56 20.68 892 827 39.5 46,391 43,014 2,056 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.56 20.68 892 827 39.5 46,391 43,014 2,056 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 20.31 17.72 810 709 39.9 42,142 36,858 2,075 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.94 17.90 753 709 39.8 39,172 36,858 2,068 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.12 18.73 760 738 39.7 39,505 38,397 2,066 Production occupations.............................................. 18.78 17.99 742 720 39.5 38,591 37,419 2,055 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 17.73 15.68 698 627 39.4 36,296 32,614 2,047 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.94 18.32 797 733 40.0 41,433 38,099 2,078 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.47 18.47 703 627 36.1 32,389 28,492 1,664 Bus drivers....................................................... 17.29 16.60 579 550 33.4 24,236 21,421 1,401 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 21.58 25.33 860 1,013 39.8 44,704 52,678 2,072 Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.63 15.83 492 513 31.5 19,460 18,261 1,245 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 22.93 28.46 866 902 37.8 42,821 42,442 1,868 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 23.90 29.15 896 1,020 37.5 44,042 53,053 1,842 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.