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........................................................... $20.36 $17.32 $795 $692 39.0 $36,955 $34,964 1,815 Management occupations.............................................. 33.33 33.49 1,316 1,340 39.5 66,877 68,796 2,006 Financial managers................................................ 37.87 43.91 1,451 1,705 38.3 73,141 85,000 1,931 Education administrators.......................................... 39.34 37.71 1,521 1,509 38.7 74,083 75,693 1,883 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 42.71 39.97 1,664 1,564 39.0 78,454 78,443 1,837 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 33.99 35.75 1,290 1,341 37.9 67,061 69,714 1,973 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.92 23.05 933 906 39.0 48,442 47,124 2,025 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.74 20.50 950 820 40.0 48,976 43,482 2,063 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.94 22.89 929 858 38.8 48,306 44,639 2,018 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.75 22.27 937 872 39.4 47,282 44,710 1,991 Computer support specialists...................................... 22.49 20.08 884 803 39.3 43,274 37,750 1,924 Computer systems analysts......................................... 24.66 25.41 979 999 39.7 50,893 51,971 2,064 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 24.22 24.46 945 952 39.0 44,234 48,630 1,827 Engineers......................................................... 28.33 28.99 1,096 1,090 38.7 44,656 52,621 1,576 Civil engineers................................................. 28.01 27.26 1,086 1,090 38.8 43,226 50,136 1,543 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.59 18.42 860 720 39.8 44,709 37,419 2,071 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 27.33 30.98 1,086 1,239 39.7 56,446 64,443 2,065 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.59 17.97 805 707 39.1 40,397 36,067 1,962 Counselors........................................................ 25.36 21.56 1,011 826 39.9 48,645 42,960 1,918 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 37.08 32.39 1,385 1,270 37.3 58,822 51,248 1,586 Social workers.................................................... 18.84 18.51 733 737 38.9 37,093 37,378 1,969 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 19.82 19.83 769 761 38.8 38,561 38,750 1,946 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.50 17.59 674 670 38.5 35,062 34,856 2,003 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 16.85 17.30 658 692 39.1 34,236 35,992 2,032 Legal occupations................................................... 28.12 29.40 1,095 1,102 38.9 56,920 57,324 2,024 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.22 29.51 1,117 1,136 38.2 43,721 43,700 1,496 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.31 44.21 1,909 1,673 38.7 77,305 69,027 1,568 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.79 29.26 1,136 1,048 35.7 51,879 50,135 1,632 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.65 31.16 1,207 1,188 38.1 45,982 44,531 1,453 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 31.48 29.37 1,228 1,175 39.0 45,880 43,462 1,458 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 31.60 29.37 1,238 1,175 39.2 45,903 43,462 1,453 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 31.28 30.64 1,192 1,180 38.1 45,225 43,963 1,446 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.12 30.25 1,184 1,176 38.0 44,949 43,796 1,444 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.70 31.78 1,214 1,222 38.3 45,930 45,754 1,449 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.47 31.68 1,237 1,196 38.1 47,117 45,161 1,451 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.12 31.56 1,224 1,188 38.1 46,659 44,430 1,453 Special education teachers...................................... 30.41 29.64 1,160 1,142 38.2 45,491 45,720 1,496 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 31.11 30.71 1,190 1,179 38.3 47,176 46,002 1,516 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 27.62 26.68 1,063 1,067 38.5 43,351 42,669 1,570 Library technicians............................................... 15.43 15.23 582 562 37.7 25,898 21,729 1,679 Instructional coordinators........................................ 36.98 34.67 1,445 1,387 39.1 66,584 56,909 1,801 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.50 10.00 397 380 37.8 15,059 14,193 1,434 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.10 23.12 899 885 38.9 46,089 46,020 1,995 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.65 21.01 932 833 39.4 46,514 42,078 1,966 Registered nurses................................................. 25.87 24.76 1,023 984 39.5 52,298 50,024 2,021 Therapists........................................................ 31.30 34.76 1,194 1,180 38.1 56,557 56,714 1,807 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.20 21.50 885 860 39.8 45,995 44,720 2,072 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 22.20 21.50 885 860 39.8 45,995 44,720 2,072 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.12 12.83 516 513 39.3 26,836 26,686 2,045 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.49 15.52 647 621 39.2 29,567 29,432 1,793 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.56 9.91 420 393 39.7 21,287 18,909 2,015 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.94 9.21 395 366 39.7 20,076 18,909 2,020 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.86 9.09 392 364 39.8 19,901 18,909 2,018 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.66 10.33 426 413 39.9 22,141 21,482 2,077 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.90 15.52 712 678 42.1 35,986 34,715 2,130 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 24.52 24.58 981 1,011 40.0 51,015 52,584 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 21.21 19.46 849 817 40.0 44,151 42,501 2,082 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 25.55 26.06 1,022 1,035 40.0 53,153 53,814 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 19.83 19.06 1,031 1,128 52.0 53,627 58,653 2,704 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.91 11.34 588 594 49.4 30,567 30,881 2,567 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 14.50 13.44 586 549 40.4 30,450 28,523 2,099 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 14.36 13.40 580 549 40.4 30,146 28,523 2,100 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 22.33 22.22 935 889 41.8 48,597 46,216 2,176 Police officers................................................... 17.87 18.07 725 731 40.6 37,684 38,012 2,109 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 17.87 18.07 725 731 40.6 37,684 38,012 2,109 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.66 12.10 455 484 39.0 23,637 25,166 2,028 Security guards................................................. 11.66 12.10 455 484 39.0 23,637 25,166 2,028 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 10.25 10.69 410 427 40.0 11,280 2,597 1,101 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.26 9.83 389 364 34.6 15,610 14,001 1,386 Cooks............................................................. 10.69 10.92 390 363 36.5 16,165 14,429 1,512 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.69 10.92 390 363 36.5 16,165 14,429 1,512 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.99 9.41 286 282 28.6 10,667 12,060 1,068 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 9.45 8.71 276 263 29.2 10,092 9,531 1,068 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.73 9.66 426 380 39.8 21,751 19,712 2,028 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.93 9.41 395 376 39.8 20,179 19,230 2,032 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.91 9.41 395 376 39.8 20,139 19,230 2,031 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.83 13.73 503 549 39.2 25,253 26,520 1,968 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.14 13.73 521 549 39.6 25,352 28,558 1,929 Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.12 8.96 435 358 39.2 22,175 18,123 1,995 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.29 12.97 564 517 39.5 27,457 25,958 1,921 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.28 17.03 687 681 39.8 35,743 35,429 2,068 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.15 12.92 555 517 39.2 27,488 26,874 1,942 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.66 12.92 572 517 39.0 27,419 26,177 1,870 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.53 14.10 579 564 39.9 30,133 29,328 2,073 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.82 16.69 708 668 39.7 36,801 34,715 2,066 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.91 11.84 556 474 40.0 28,219 23,566 2,029 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.51 13.11 543 533 40.2 28,232 27,708 2,090 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 13.60 13.03 547 533 40.2 28,453 27,708 2,092 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.52 13.30 575 521 39.6 29,108 26,857 2,005 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.39 16.83 681 672 39.2 35,237 34,923 2,026 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.48 12.01 537 474 39.8 26,773 24,315 1,986 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.70 12.63 499 474 39.3 19,709 24,170 1,552 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.87 14.35 632 573 39.8 32,744 29,808 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 19.54 18.51 782 740 40.0 39,757 35,543 2,034 Construction laborers............................................. 12.19 11.54 488 461 40.0 25,365 23,995 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.64 15.52 626 621 40.0 32,499 32,282 2,078 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.86 15.76 634 630 40.0 32,948 32,781 2,078 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.89 14.33 595 573 40.0 30,960 29,808 2,079 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 14.89 14.33 595 573 40.0 30,960 29,808 2,079 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 12.89 12.57 508 503 39.4 26,400 26,150 2,048 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.08 19.93 756 760 39.6 38,432 38,400 2,014 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.59 20.30 743 812 40.0 37,822 40,604 2,034 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.74 20.30 749 812 40.0 38,120 40,604 2,034 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.08 25.55 951 1,022 39.5 49,449 53,148 2,054 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 27.27 31.81 1,091 1,272 40.0 56,731 66,165 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 16.44 17.83 654 713 39.8 34,025 37,086 2,070 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.40 18.11 696 724 40.0 36,201 37,669 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.27 12.90 418 361 31.5 18,090 16,056 1,363 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.92 13.13 318 263 22.9 11,787 9,716 847 Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.92 13.13 318 263 22.9 11,787 9,716 847 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.36 14.79 611 592 39.8 31,759 30,763 2,068 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.04 14.12 597 565 39.7 31,050 29,370 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 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 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 in the earnings distribution at which 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 in the earnings distribution at which 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.