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........................................................... $20.23 $17.14 $790 $678 39.1 $36,793 $34,661 1,819 Management occupations.............................................. 32.80 33.24 1,294 1,322 39.5 65,811 68,734 2,007 Financial managers................................................ 37.62 43.91 1,441 1,655 38.3 72,663 85,000 1,931 Education administrators.......................................... 38.98 37.71 1,507 1,509 38.7 73,447 74,347 1,884 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 41.87 38.63 1,632 1,542 39.0 76,914 78,443 1,837 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.77 37.29 1,319 1,398 37.9 68,594 72,706 1,973 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.45 23.69 955 906 39.0 49,550 47,124 2,026 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.66 20.40 1,066 816 40.0 54,999 42,636 2,063 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.73 22.89 921 887 38.8 47,870 46,134 2,017 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.77 22.87 938 891 39.4 47,218 46,320 1,986 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.28 19.69 875 788 39.3 42,583 36,230 1,911 Computer systems analysts......................................... 25.05 24.84 994 994 39.7 51,704 51,667 2,064 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 24.33 23.51 952 940 39.1 44,800 48,901 1,841 Engineers......................................................... 28.25 29.77 1,102 1,191 39.0 46,039 53,460 1,630 Civil engineers................................................. 27.86 29.77 1,086 1,172 39.0 45,158 53,460 1,621 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.74 18.50 865 724 39.8 44,973 37,623 2,069 Life scientists................................................... 18.13 17.26 718 690 39.6 37,357 35,901 2,060 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 26.37 30.98 1,048 1,239 39.8 54,516 64,443 2,067 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.13 17.88 787 703 39.1 39,522 36,531 1,963 Counselors........................................................ 24.75 21.69 987 826 39.9 47,566 42,960 1,922 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 36.72 34.05 1,371 1,287 37.3 58,573 51,778 1,595 Social workers.................................................... 18.08 18.25 703 717 38.9 35,607 37,045 1,969 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.31 19.16 749 752 38.8 37,590 38,854 1,946 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.61 17.62 678 671 38.5 35,268 34,866 2,003 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 17.13 17.56 669 703 39.1 34,809 36,531 2,033 Legal occupations................................................... 30.42 32.09 1,188 1,224 39.0 61,771 63,656 2,030 Lawyers........................................................... 29.43 32.03 1,141 1,224 38.8 59,308 63,656 2,015 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.55 28.91 1,130 1,122 38.3 44,262 42,911 1,498 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.41 43.98 1,914 1,701 38.7 77,464 77,590 1,568 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.31 31.11 1,155 1,082 35.8 52,740 50,135 1,632 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.29 30.36 1,234 1,167 38.2 46,937 44,434 1,454 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 30.81 28.89 1,202 1,155 39.0 44,912 42,750 1,458 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 30.89 28.89 1,211 1,155 39.2 44,878 42,750 1,453 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.45 29.19 1,278 1,141 38.2 48,457 42,961 1,449 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.38 29.03 1,236 1,140 38.2 46,822 42,961 1,446 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 36.14 29.55 1,384 1,148 38.3 52,577 42,470 1,455 Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.41 30.36 1,199 1,177 38.2 45,386 44,450 1,445 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.47 31.68 1,202 1,177 38.2 45,495 44,699 1,446 Special education teachers...................................... 30.33 31.18 1,154 1,169 38.1 45,891 46,809 1,513 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.05 32.57 1,188 1,211 38.3 47,961 49,831 1,545 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 27.19 27.02 1,042 1,054 38.3 42,365 40,529 1,558 Librarians........................................................ 20.47 19.75 806 790 39.4 39,305 42,018 1,921 Library technicians............................................... 15.12 16.32 571 571 37.8 25,438 21,310 1,682 Instructional coordinators........................................ 35.70 34.10 1,395 1,364 39.1 64,313 55,245 1,802 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.23 9.95 386 377 37.7 14,660 14,085 1,433 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.97 23.34 894 875 38.9 45,814 45,507 1,995 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.13 20.75 912 824 39.4 45,632 42,078 1,973 Registered nurses................................................. 25.22 24.76 998 980 39.6 51,128 50,960 2,027 Therapists........................................................ 30.57 33.75 1,166 1,251 38.1 55,316 56,717 1,810 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.81 24.20 948 968 39.8 49,313 50,336 2,071 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.81 24.20 948 968 39.8 49,313 50,336 2,071 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.03 12.83 513 513 39.3 26,653 26,686 2,046 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.23 15.32 637 613 39.2 29,124 29,224 1,795 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.49 9.54 417 381 39.8 21,185 18,909 2,019 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.77 9.16 389 364 39.8 19,772 18,909 2,023 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.72 9.09 386 364 39.8 19,638 18,824 2,021 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.03 10.24 440 410 39.9 22,903 21,299 2,077 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.60 15.39 699 663 42.1 35,382 34,216 2,132 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 24.00 23.86 957 977 39.8 49,740 50,807 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 20.77 19.48 832 778 40.0 43,242 40,470 2,081 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.02 24.91 996 1,011 39.8 51,777 52,584 2,069 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 19.00 18.33 988 1,100 52.0 51,364 57,190 2,704 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.90 11.89 590 586 49.6 30,675 30,495 2,578 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.42 13.39 582 549 40.4 30,263 28,523 2,099 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.29 13.21 577 549 40.4 30,006 28,523 2,099 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.66 22.22 948 889 41.8 49,302 46,216 2,175 Police officers................................................... 17.53 18.07 710 723 40.5 36,901 37,586 2,105 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.53 18.07 710 723 40.5 36,901 37,586 2,105 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.42 11.90 445 452 39.0 23,144 23,479 2,027 Security guards................................................. 11.42 11.90 445 452 39.0 23,144 23,479 2,027 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.53 10.69 421 427 40.0 11,631 2,504 1,105 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.75 9.83 371 351 34.5 14,846 13,895 1,382 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.68 9.83 486 368 38.4 19,970 14,001 1,575 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 12.68 9.83 486 368 38.4 19,970 14,001 1,575 Cooks............................................................. 10.34 10.45 377 365 36.4 15,615 14,040 1,510 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.34 10.45 377 365 36.4 15,615 14,040 1,510 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.25 8.98 262 287 28.3 9,559 10,763 1,033 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.26 8.59 271 258 29.2 9,888 9,432 1,068 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.37 9.17 413 364 39.8 20,905 18,839 2,015 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.62 8.98 383 359 39.8 19,399 18,672 2,016 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.67 9.01 385 359 39.8 19,474 18,672 2,013 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.34 13.09 484 524 39.2 24,300 25,514 1,968 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.72 13.34 504 534 39.6 24,534 27,747 1,929 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.50 14.37 489 575 39.2 25,128 29,688 2,011 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.16 12.95 559 515 39.5 27,188 26,062 1,921 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.69 17.05 703 673 39.8 36,580 35,000 2,068 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.99 12.93 549 517 39.2 27,196 26,783 1,943 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.58 12.71 569 504 39.0 27,289 25,773 1,872 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.97 13.25 557 530 39.9 28,954 27,552 2,073 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.45 16.13 693 630 39.7 36,036 32,739 2,066 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.25 15.36 609 614 39.9 30,846 31,949 2,022 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.39 12.77 538 511 40.2 27,988 26,570 2,090 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 13.44 12.77 541 511 40.2 28,107 26,570 2,091 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.28 12.61 566 505 39.7 28,662 25,938 2,007 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.84 16.45 660 645 39.2 34,197 33,550 2,030 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.36 11.85 533 474 39.9 26,558 24,005 1,987 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.47 12.84 489 484 39.2 19,475 24,170 1,562 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.51 14.73 618 588 39.8 31,996 30,643 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 19.03 18.51 761 740 40.0 38,715 35,543 2,034 Construction laborers............................................. 11.84 11.43 474 457 40.0 24,628 23,764 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.17 15.31 607 612 40.0 31,517 31,845 2,078 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.41 15.31 616 612 40.0 32,022 31,845 2,078 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.61 14.33 584 573 40.0 30,368 29,808 2,079 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.61 14.33 584 573 40.0 30,368 29,808 2,079 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.53 12.44 493 488 39.4 25,654 25,388 2,048 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.28 19.75 764 778 39.6 39,353 39,504 2,041 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.17 19.75 726 790 40.0 36,968 39,504 2,034 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.32 19.75 732 790 40.0 37,252 39,504 2,034 Line installers and repairers..................................... 23.32 24.81 921 992 39.5 47,893 51,601 2,053 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 26.31 30.44 1,053 1,218 40.0 54,735 63,315 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.07 17.60 640 698 39.8 33,265 36,317 2,070 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.42 18.11 697 724 40.0 36,238 37,669 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.07 12.74 415 352 31.7 18,042 16,640 1,380 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.35 12.80 317 255 23.7 11,920 9,428 893 Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.35 12.80 317 255 23.7 11,920 9,428 893 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.06 15.34 600 613 39.8 31,148 31,897 2,068 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.94 14.72 593 586 39.7 30,861 30,451 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.