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........................................................... $19.30 $16.46 $755 $654 39.1 $35,160 $32,742 1,822 Management occupations.............................................. 31.07 31.83 1,225 1,273 39.4 62,210 64,927 2,002 General and operations managers................................... 34.65 24.68 1,407 888 40.6 73,141 46,176 2,111 Financial managers................................................ 28.86 34.02 1,117 1,192 38.7 56,686 61,982 1,964 Education administrators.......................................... 37.97 38.91 1,461 1,514 38.5 70,752 72,045 1,863 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 40.69 38.91 1,586 1,556 39.0 74,755 78,117 1,837 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.71 36.16 1,257 1,356 37.3 64,201 70,518 1,904 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.11 23.75 936 891 38.8 48,604 46,318 2,016 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.85 20.40 1,034 816 40.0 53,335 42,424 2,063 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.24 25.14 935 951 38.6 48,607 49,429 2,005 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.40 22.94 923 917 39.4 46,736 44,662 1,997 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.42 18.75 842 750 39.3 41,536 36,000 1,939 Computer systems analysts......................................... 25.12 24.80 997 992 39.7 51,847 51,584 2,064 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.66 22.97 925 899 39.1 43,611 46,093 1,843 Engineers......................................................... 27.60 28.62 1,076 1,145 39.0 45,135 51,000 1,635 Civil engineers................................................. 27.29 28.62 1,063 1,145 38.9 44,394 50,409 1,627 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 22.73 18.72 905 749 39.8 47,044 38,938 2,069 Life scientists................................................... 19.53 16.70 774 668 39.6 40,269 34,736 2,061 Urban and regional planners....................................... 29.75 32.93 1,195 1,338 40.2 62,133 69,570 2,088 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.31 30.98 1,046 1,239 39.7 54,379 64,443 2,067 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.33 17.39 791 696 38.9 39,812 36,084 1,959 Counselors........................................................ 25.72 18.49 1,010 757 39.3 49,271 40,000 1,915 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 39.05 43.40 1,435 1,759 36.7 64,989 64,974 1,664 Social workers.................................................... 17.68 17.71 688 706 38.9 34,787 35,209 1,967 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.65 18.17 723 716 38.8 36,282 36,670 1,946 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.97 17.18 654 644 38.5 34,002 33,499 2,003 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.53 17.39 646 651 39.1 33,601 33,852 2,033 Legal occupations................................................... 28.68 30.39 1,118 1,139 39.0 58,125 59,251 2,027 Lawyers........................................................... 27.52 29.71 1,066 1,114 38.7 55,422 57,940 2,014 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 27.24 27.28 1,044 1,047 38.3 40,724 40,700 1,495 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.38 41.10 1,841 1,519 38.1 72,436 64,114 1,497 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.90 31.26 1,140 1,103 35.7 52,066 50,701 1,632 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.22 28.73 1,123 1,112 38.4 42,769 42,717 1,464 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 29.32 28.67 1,144 1,129 39.0 43,053 43,504 1,468 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 29.43 29.67 1,153 1,153 39.2 42,754 42,478 1,453 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.96 28.32 1,111 1,112 38.4 41,869 41,578 1,446 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 28.86 27.90 1,103 1,111 38.2 41,502 41,578 1,438 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.20 29.09 1,131 1,133 38.7 42,823 42,365 1,467 Secondary school teachers....................................... 29.55 29.44 1,141 1,149 38.6 43,585 44,268 1,475 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 29.88 30.10 1,150 1,153 38.5 43,982 44,544 1,472 Special education teachers...................................... 29.20 27.85 1,111 1,066 38.1 44,170 43,334 1,513 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 29.67 28.79 1,135 1,137 38.3 45,812 45,801 1,544 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.30 25.56 1,008 1,001 38.3 40,946 38,612 1,557 Librarians........................................................ 20.31 20.02 800 766 39.4 39,078 42,018 1,924 Library technicians............................................... 14.25 14.13 537 515 37.7 23,859 20,894 1,675 Instructional coordinators........................................ 31.07 32.61 1,243 1,304 40.0 55,902 51,451 1,799 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.93 9.62 374 361 37.7 14,222 13,367 1,433 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.16 21.36 864 839 39.0 44,317 43,620 2,000 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.42 20.48 883 810 39.4 44,105 41,966 1,968 Registered nurses................................................. 24.29 23.47 961 928 39.6 49,249 48,131 2,028 Therapists........................................................ 29.95 34.04 1,132 1,189 37.8 53,104 55,199 1,773 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.80 23.72 948 949 39.8 49,308 49,338 2,071 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.80 23.72 948 949 39.8 49,308 49,338 2,071 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.72 12.83 501 513 39.3 26,027 26,686 2,046 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.81 14.95 620 594 39.2 28,342 27,040 1,793 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.28 9.09 409 364 39.8 20,768 18,909 2,019 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.66 9.09 384 364 39.8 19,543 18,720 2,023 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 9.09 383 364 39.8 19,466 18,637 2,021 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.01 11.01 440 440 39.9 22,871 22,901 2,077 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.12 14.87 682 652 42.3 34,499 33,568 2,140 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 23.23 23.34 926 942 39.8 48,131 49,009 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 20.08 18.86 804 727 40.0 41,783 37,779 2,081 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 24.24 24.27 965 1,000 39.8 50,154 52,000 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 18.40 17.90 954 1,074 51.8 48,998 55,848 2,663 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.51 11.14 571 573 49.6 29,682 29,806 2,578 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.02 13.11 566 524 40.3 29,415 27,269 2,098 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 13.93 13.11 562 524 40.4 29,225 27,269 2,099 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.30 22.22 932 889 41.8 48,483 46,216 2,174 Police officers................................................... 17.08 17.60 702 741 41.1 36,513 38,522 2,138 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.08 17.60 702 741 41.1 36,513 38,522 2,138 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.75 10.71 419 428 39.0 21,782 22,277 2,027 Security guards................................................. 10.75 10.71 419 428 39.0 21,782 22,277 2,027 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.57 10.69 423 427 40.0 11,822 2,408 1,119 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.22 9.83 361 368 35.3 14,455 13,784 1,414 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.13 9.83 465 368 38.4 19,095 14,001 1,575 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.13 9.83 465 368 38.4 19,095 14,001 1,575 Cooks............................................................. 9.94 10.41 354 308 35.6 14,521 13,250 1,460 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.94 10.41 354 308 35.6 14,521 13,250 1,460 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.59 8.95 274 251 31.9 10,283 10,920 1,198 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.06 8.70 400 347 39.8 20,267 17,805 2,015 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.26 8.47 369 339 39.8 18,669 17,476 2,015 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.29 8.47 370 339 39.8 18,705 17,530 2,013 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.95 12.96 470 494 39.3 23,669 24,408 1,981 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.23 13.28 486 531 39.7 23,941 27,622 1,957 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.14 12.16 475 486 39.2 24,400 25,293 2,011 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.69 12.62 541 499 39.5 26,344 25,257 1,924 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.17 16.83 684 671 39.8 35,580 34,917 2,072 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.35 12.14 525 486 39.3 26,039 25,257 1,951 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 10.38 9.08 415 363 40.0 21,581 18,886 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.13 12.39 552 496 39.0 26,461 25,667 1,872 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.66 13.37 545 535 39.9 28,321 27,803 2,074 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.69 15.50 663 608 39.7 34,480 31,637 2,066 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 14.55 13.18 581 527 39.9 29,413 26,104 2,021 Dispatchers....................................................... 12.67 12.18 509 487 40.2 26,461 25,334 2,089 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 12.76 12.18 513 495 40.2 26,678 25,763 2,091 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.94 12.54 553 499 39.7 27,980 25,081 2,008 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.30 15.84 639 634 39.2 33,091 32,947 2,030 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.17 11.56 525 463 39.9 26,199 23,038 1,989 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.20 12.21 478 464 39.2 19,019 23,033 1,560 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.02 13.93 598 556 39.8 30,989 28,912 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 19.03 17.05 761 682 40.0 38,691 32,760 2,034 Construction laborers............................................. 11.22 10.77 449 431 40.0 23,330 22,400 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.54 15.12 581 605 40.0 30,207 31,439 2,078 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.72 15.12 589 605 40.0 30,585 31,439 2,078 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.04 13.90 561 556 40.0 29,181 28,912 2,079 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.04 13.90 561 556 40.0 29,181 28,912 2,079 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.25 12.15 482 474 39.4 25,070 24,648 2,047 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.52 19.75 734 773 39.6 37,815 39,504 2,041 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.75 19.75 709 790 40.0 36,095 39,504 2,034 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.88 19.75 715 790 40.0 36,361 39,504 2,033 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.42 23.39 885 629 39.5 46,018 32,688 2,052 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 25.44 28.98 1,018 1,159 40.0 52,912 60,278 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.41 16.32 614 653 39.8 31,910 33,946 2,070 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 16.42 17.11 657 684 40.0 34,158 35,589 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.76 12.14 407 352 31.9 17,797 17,520 1,395 Bus drivers....................................................... 12.98 12.26 306 243 23.6 11,529 8,976 888 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.98 12.26 306 243 23.6 11,529 8,976 888 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.95 14.08 556 563 39.8 28,879 29,286 2,070 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.12 14.08 561 563 39.7 29,152 29,286 2,065 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.