Table 4 State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3) Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(5) error(5) error(5) All workers........................................................... $19.93 4.2% $20.23 4.2% $13.29 8.4% Management occupations.............................................. 33.67 6.9 32.80 6.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.97 11.8 29.97 11.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.74 2.3 36.74 2.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.75 1.6 40.75 1.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 50.03 12.6 50.03 12.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.93 22.5 27.76 20.1 – – Financial managers................................................ 37.62 12.5 37.62 12.5 – – Education administrators.......................................... 38.98 4.7 38.98 4.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.08 12.2 33.08 12.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.86 2.6 43.86 2.6 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 41.87 5.5 41.87 5.5 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.77 9.8 34.77 9.8 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.45 9.3 24.45 9.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.62 6.3 20.62 6.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.75 6.1 27.75 6.1 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.66 15.9 26.66 15.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.73 13.2 23.73 13.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.94 6.8 18.94 6.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.77 2.4 23.77 2.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.21 4.6 22.21 4.6 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 22.28 9.2 22.28 9.2 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 25.05 8.3 25.05 8.3 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 24.03 5.0 24.33 4.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 28.25 8.0 28.25 8.0 – – Civil engineers................................................. 27.86 8.5 27.86 8.5 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.58 18.9 21.74 19.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.76 12.4 20.80 9.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 17.86 9.6 17.92 9.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.94 7.9 29.94 7.9 – – Life scientists................................................... 18.13 7.9 18.13 7.9 – – Urban and regional planners....................................... 28.88 7.5 – – – – Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.32 20.9 26.37 20.8 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 20.13 7.3 20.13 7.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.80 3.6 16.80 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.93 7.1 16.93 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 22.88 7.6 22.88 7.6 – – Counselors........................................................ 24.72 14.1 24.75 14.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 23.19 11.3 23.19 11.3 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.45 14.8 36.72 14.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.07 5.0 30.07 5.0 – – Social workers.................................................... 18.08 9.9 18.08 9.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.06 14.5 16.06 14.5 – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.31 7.8 19.31 7.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.02 8.2 18.02 8.2 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.61 3.8 17.61 3.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.67 4.6 16.67 4.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.12 6.0 18.12 6.0 – – Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 17.13 3.7 17.13 3.7 – – Legal occupations................................................... 27.47 17.3 30.42 13.0 – – Lawyers........................................................... 25.84 21.7 29.43 17.4 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.86 6.0 29.55 6.1 12.85 22.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.95 5.4 10.08 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.98 6.7 11.17 6.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.02 4.1 9.97 4.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.76 9.1 14.19 8.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 12.91 19.6 12.91 20.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.48 2.2 28.21 2.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.09 3.8 30.16 3.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.57 12.2 34.60 12.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 56.74 12.7 56.74 12.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.27 17.8 27.12 12.0 13.09 30.0 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.46 19.8 49.41 20.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 57.07 13.6 57.07 13.6 – – Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 45.39 25.5 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.31 12.2 32.31 12.2 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.27 8.3 32.29 8.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.23 2.7 29.23 2.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.57 4.5 30.57 4.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.43 16.1 35.44 16.2 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 30.25 3.7 30.81 3.9 – – Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 30.89 4.5 30.89 4.5 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.45 13.6 33.45 13.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.88 4.4 28.88 4.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.70 4.0 29.70 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.34 21.3 38.36 21.3 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.38 8.5 32.38 8.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.36 5.9 29.36 5.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.30 5.1 29.30 5.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.15 14.0 35.15 14.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 36.14 30.3 36.14 30.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.26 2.2 28.26 2.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.78 1.6 30.78 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 53.68 49.2 53.68 49.2 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.41 2.1 31.41 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.07 1.8 30.07 1.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.20 2.9 30.20 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.65 1.9 32.65 1.9 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.47 2.1 31.47 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.93 1.7 29.93 1.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.20 2.9 30.20 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.73 1.8 32.73 1.8 – – Special education teachers...................................... 30.33 7.6 30.33 7.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.28 11.8 32.28 11.8 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.05 8.3 31.05 8.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.97 10.7 33.97 10.7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 21.33 8.3 27.19 5.0 12.83 28.3 Level 7 .................................................. 18.22 24.7 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.78 1.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.93 17.2 – – 13.09 30.0 Librarians........................................................ 20.39 32.2 20.47 32.5 – – Library technicians............................................... 15.12 11.4 15.12 11.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.19 8.8 14.19 8.8 – – Instructional coordinators........................................ 35.70 13.9 35.70 13.9 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.24 3.5 10.23 3.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.95 5.4 10.08 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.17 6.6 11.17 6.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.02 4.1 9.97 4.1 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.90 7.9 22.97 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.32 13.1 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.07 4.8 23.13 4.9 21.06 6.4 Level 4 .................................................. 13.22 4.8 13.19 5.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.34 5.3 17.37 5.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.13 9.7 20.22 9.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.28 11.7 20.30 11.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.80 4.9 28.13 5.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.02 6.1 27.15 6.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.21 8.5 46.25 8.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 25.12 2.9 25.22 3.1 23.47 5.8 Level 7 .................................................. 24.33 3.8 24.33 3.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.81 2.8 27.12 4.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 24.54 3.4 24.62 3.5 – – Therapists........................................................ 30.44 17.4 30.57 17.5 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 17.75 13.2 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.81 5.4 23.81 5.4 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.81 5.4 23.81 5.4 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.03 2.2 13.03 2.2 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.19 6.5 16.23 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.88 7.9 16.91 8.1 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.43 6.4 10.49 6.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.67 6.9 8.76 7.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.16 1.8 9.15 1.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.85 .6 11.85 .6 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.71 2.1 9.77 1.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.07 7.0 9.25 7.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.12 1.7 9.12 1.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.65 1.8 9.72 1.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.70 6.1 8.86 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.13 1.8 9.13 1.8 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.03 15.5 11.03 15.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.38 6.4 7.38 6.4 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 16.44 7.5 16.60 7.0 11.59 16.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.30 7.3 10.30 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.20 8.3 10.35 8.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.16 6.4 14.25 6.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.91 5.3 16.94 5.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.48 3.9 19.57 3.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.38 5.6 25.38 5.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.72 9.5 25.72 9.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 24.00 5.2 24.00 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.78 7.5 21.78 7.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.08 6.3 25.08 6.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 20.77 7.4 20.77 7.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.02 7.2 25.02 7.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.08 6.3 25.08 6.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 19.00 10.1 19.00 10.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.59 9.8 16.59 9.8 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 11.90 6.8 11.90 6.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 11.89 13.5 11.89 13.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 13.36 4.5 13.36 4.5 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.39 9.0 14.42 9.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.75 3.8 11.80 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.22 10.8 13.22 10.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.62 3.0 17.62 3.0 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.27 9.5 14.29 9.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.75 3.8 11.80 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.22 10.8 13.22 10.8 – – Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.66 12.1 22.66 12.1 – – Police officers................................................... 17.02 8.5 17.53 6.7 11.00 11.1 Level 4 .................................................. 9.20 .0 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.26 5.9 16.69 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.16 8.8 18.24 8.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.44 3.3 19.59 2.7 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.02 8.5 17.53 6.7 11.00 11.1 Level 4 .................................................. 9.20 .0 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.26 5.9 16.69 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.16 8.8 18.24 8.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.44 3.3 19.59 2.7 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.42 4.5 11.42 4.5 – – Security guards................................................. 11.42 4.5 11.42 4.5 – – Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 11.34 17.6 10.53 1.8 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.64 8.1 10.75 8.7 9.07 9.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.38 3.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.59 5.3 8.62 6.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.65 7.9 10.64 8.7 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.68 21.6 12.68 21.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.68 21.6 12.68 21.6 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.29 12.0 10.34 12.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.86 7.2 7.72 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 3.1 12.25 3.1 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.29 12.0 10.34 12.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.86 7.2 7.72 6.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 3.1 12.25 3.1 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 11.41 6.8 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.25 6.7 9.25 6.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.30 8.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.52 10.6 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.63 9.4 9.26 10.9 – – Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.96 8.0 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.24 6.7 10.37 7.2 7.58 13.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.05 5.4 8.13 5.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.24 3.4 9.34 3.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.12 11.7 11.11 11.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.42 2.1 13.42 2.1 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.59 5.5 9.62 5.7 8.40 9.6 Level 1 .................................................. 7.92 5.0 7.94 4.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.35 3.7 9.35 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 13.8 11.26 14.0 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.63 5.4 9.67 5.6 8.40 9.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.26 5.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 3.7 9.32 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.27 13.8 11.26 14.0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.13 7.8 12.34 9.6 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.72 6.8 12.72 6.8 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.55 10.3 12.50 9.8 7.52 4.8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.56 4.8 – – 7.71 4.2 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 14.62 2.6 – – – – Recreation workers.............................................. 14.62 2.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.97 5.0 14.16 4.7 10.84 12.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.48 7.3 11.28 5.7 8.80 5.9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.16 3.3 11.29 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.74 3.9 12.77 3.8 12.22 10.0 Level 5 .................................................. 15.74 5.0 15.74 5.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.22 1.9 19.20 1.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.79 .8 19.79 .8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.92 16.7 15.09 17.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.69 9.7 17.69 9.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 13.30 2.7 13.30 2.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.58 4.4 20.58 4.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.01 8.3 13.99 8.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.30 6.0 12.30 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.66 8.7 15.66 8.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.60 3.3 18.54 3.5 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.56 8.1 14.58 8.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.12 6.1 13.15 6.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.93 8.8 15.93 8.8 – – Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.79 5.7 13.97 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.54 6.7 12.69 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.43 8.8 16.43 8.8 – – Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.45 8.6 17.45 8.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.07 7.0 15.07 7.0 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.08 12.8 15.25 12.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.47 4.4 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 12.08 12.3 13.39 9.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.77 10.2 11.60 9.3 – – Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 11.97 12.9 13.44 9.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.59 11.0 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.08 8.0 14.28 7.3 11.64 18.1 Level 3 .................................................. 11.58 5.3 11.62 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.03 4.2 12.18 3.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.09 10.5 17.32 11.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.05 4.4 18.05 4.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.95 2.6 19.95 2.6 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.72 4.3 16.84 4.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.70 3.4 13.70 3.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.26 6.5 15.05 6.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.77 5.8 17.77 5.8 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.04 8.5 13.36 7.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.63 5.2 11.67 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.73 5.3 11.90 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.24 15.2 20.24 15.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.50 4.2 12.47 4.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.91 7.1 11.20 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.33 10.6 12.33 10.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.92 3.3 12.77 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.40 4.5 15.40 4.5 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.51 4.7 15.51 4.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.72 4.2 11.72 4.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.46 3.7 11.46 3.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.57 3.3 14.57 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.04 7.1 16.04 7.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.53 8.8 18.53 8.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 19.03 7.0 19.03 7.0 – – Construction laborers............................................. 11.84 6.2 11.84 6.2 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.17 6.6 15.17 6.6 – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.41 7.4 15.41 7.4 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.61 7.8 14.61 7.8 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.61 7.8 14.61 7.8 – – Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.53 8.1 12.53 8.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.76 6.6 19.28 8.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.99 17.6 15.64 7.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.61 8.4 19.61 8.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.23 9.5 20.23 9.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.70 10.4 18.17 4.7 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.81 10.7 18.32 4.8 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.32 13.2 23.32 13.2 – – Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.31 18.0 26.31 18.0 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.05 7.8 16.07 8.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.94 6.1 17.28 4.7 – – Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.13 4.5 17.42 3.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.94 6.1 17.28 4.7 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.95 8.2 13.07 8.0 12.08 11.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.23 1.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.12 6.5 11.02 5.9 11.65 16.7 Level 3 .................................................. 13.98 6.9 13.89 7.5 14.66 8.7 Level 4 .................................................. 15.08 3.3 14.88 2.7 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 13.65 5.3 13.35 5.4 15.22 4.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.73 11.7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 4.9 12.87 4.6 15.10 7.6 Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.67 5.4 13.35 5.4 15.39 4.8 Level 2 .................................................. 14.04 12.5 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 4.9 12.87 4.6 15.10 7.6 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.06 2.6 15.06 2.6 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.94 4.0 14.94 4.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.22 12.8 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.22 12.8 – – – – Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 11.45 8.7 – – – – 1 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. 2 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. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. See appendix A for more information. 4 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.