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........................................................... $31.38 $26.92 $1,168 $1,035 37.2 $54,859 $50,962 1,748 Management occupations.............................................. 45.15 46.83 1,710 1,807 37.9 88,460 93,960 1,959 General and operations managers................................... 35.98 24.63 1,366 985 38.0 71,056 51,235 1,975 Financial managers................................................ 50.69 54.89 1,976 2,077 39.0 102,745 107,993 2,027 Education administrators.......................................... 51.99 51.84 1,978 1,949 38.0 101,291 101,323 1,948 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 54.41 53.10 2,107 1,977 38.7 106,968 101,323 1,966 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 49.45 52.14 1,826 1,980 36.9 94,972 102,983 1,921 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.27 29.76 1,162 1,097 37.1 60,414 57,023 1,932 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 27.71 27.47 1,011 988 36.5 52,583 51,371 1,898 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.36 29.84 1,161 1,060 35.9 60,392 55,139 1,866 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 28.17 26.52 1,060 994 37.6 55,110 51,683 1,956 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 28.17 26.52 1,060 994 37.6 55,110 51,683 1,956 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.13 28.78 1,181 1,039 36.8 60,623 52,907 1,887 Computer support specialists...................................... 27.15 24.37 1,030 914 38.0 51,659 45,887 1,903 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.86 36.41 1,434 1,372 36.0 73,761 71,365 1,851 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 26.03 25.30 1,011 1,012 38.8 51,956 52,618 1,996 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 35.80 32.83 1,340 1,279 37.4 69,702 66,527 1,947 Engineers......................................................... 36.28 33.70 1,359 1,306 37.5 70,710 67,920 1,949 Civil engineers................................................. 34.19 33.90 1,349 1,314 39.5 70,211 68,538 2,054 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 36.35 32.14 1,343 1,204 36.9 67,457 62,586 1,856 Physical scientists............................................... 34.39 28.20 1,233 987 35.9 64,151 51,317 1,866 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 39.99 42.98 1,467 1,504 36.7 76,344 78,215 1,909 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 40.99 42.98 1,500 1,534 36.6 78,021 79,774 1,903 Psychologists..................................................... 47.06 41.68 1,719 1,566 36.5 76,530 78,384 1,626 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 47.75 41.68 1,740 1,566 36.4 76,251 77,249 1,597 Community and social services occupations........................... 34.97 29.62 1,257 1,078 36.0 59,177 55,499 1,692 Counselors........................................................ 47.11 45.76 1,653 1,664 35.1 68,534 67,332 1,455 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 52.58 50.79 1,812 1,774 34.5 71,328 72,422 1,357 Social workers.................................................... 32.31 24.50 1,161 919 35.9 56,153 48,552 1,738 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 25.73 27.15 993 1,051 38.6 51,652 54,627 2,007 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 29.11 26.14 1,072 996 36.8 54,680 47,828 1,878 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 31.40 30.38 1,152 1,123 36.7 59,942 58,371 1,909 Social and human service assistants............................. 23.60 20.31 870 715 36.9 42,359 37,170 1,795 Legal occupations................................................... 41.47 37.58 1,495 1,409 36.1 77,759 73,279 1,875 Lawyers........................................................... 49.70 48.43 1,812 1,879 36.5 94,238 97,721 1,896 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 60.72 44.46 2,133 1,667 35.1 110,906 86,699 1,827 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 24.54 20.80 906 791 36.9 47,115 41,142 1,920 Law clerks...................................................... 27.21 23.17 982 811 36.1 51,082 42,171 1,877 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 43.87 41.61 1,544 1,494 35.2 59,881 57,276 1,365 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.32 52.26 1,930 1,786 35.5 76,132 64,874 1,402 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 59.24 57.54 2,152 2,014 36.3 83,565 82,157 1,411 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 56.41 52.33 2,099 1,962 37.2 76,339 66,000 1,353 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 48.00 48.23 1,690 1,777 35.2 70,389 66,042 1,466 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 45.80 42.29 1,630 1,517 35.6 62,992 58,859 1,375 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 46.56 43.52 1,633 1,489 35.1 63,340 56,513 1,360 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 43.16 40.19 1,508 1,407 34.9 58,694 52,603 1,360 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 49.77 46.69 1,752 1,634 35.2 67,724 61,113 1,361 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 45.62 42.00 1,625 1,506 35.6 62,700 58,483 1,374 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 45.31 41.58 1,613 1,491 35.6 62,150 57,855 1,372 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 46.38 42.78 1,654 1,539 35.7 64,054 59,288 1,381 Secondary school teachers....................................... 44.82 41.35 1,599 1,497 35.7 61,959 57,490 1,383 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 44.77 41.04 1,604 1,497 35.8 62,122 57,257 1,388 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 45.11 44.25 1,568 1,513 34.8 60,913 59,816 1,350 Special education teachers...................................... 48.38 46.78 1,711 1,634 35.4 66,249 64,305 1,369 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 47.25 49.59 1,670 1,668 35.3 65,238 65,615 1,381 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 46.73 44.60 1,669 1,617 35.7 63,578 60,784 1,361 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 51.42 47.57 1,811 1,609 35.2 69,482 66,031 1,351 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 55.81 56.97 1,904 1,946 34.1 71,085 72,194 1,274 Librarians........................................................ 29.50 24.36 1,112 974 37.7 54,083 50,671 1,833 Teacher assistants................................................ 17.52 17.70 591 594 33.8 22,737 22,993 1,298 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.49 32.85 1,089 1,196 38.2 56,610 62,171 1,987 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.71 30.59 1,343 1,204 38.7 66,625 60,752 1,920 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 48.48 36.65 2,105 1,400 43.4 109,447 72,818 2,258 Registered nurses................................................. 34.62 33.19 1,323 1,286 38.2 65,282 63,983 1,886 Therapists........................................................ 42.55 40.18 1,537 1,607 36.1 68,297 70,090 1,605 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.23 20.87 791 783 39.1 41,109 40,737 2,032 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 16.96 17.29 663 663 39.1 34,381 34,572 2,027 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 16.85 17.40 661 663 39.2 34,381 34,480 2,040 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 16.10 17.10 618 654 38.4 32,141 34,020 1,997 Psychiatric aides............................................... 17.47 17.54 699 702 40.0 36,352 36,479 2,081 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 19.36 17.75 715 663 36.9 35,189 34,572 1,818 Protective service occupations...................................... 29.60 28.10 1,170 1,124 39.5 60,370 58,205 2,039 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 42.91 42.50 1,698 1,754 39.6 88,295 91,224 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 46.17 44.49 1,823 1,756 39.5 94,806 91,289 2,054 Fire fighters..................................................... 30.38 31.20 1,248 1,347 41.1 64,884 70,046 2,135 Fire inspectors................................................... 25.10 24.90 884 871 35.2 45,966 45,311 1,831 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 26.07 25.64 1,032 1,025 39.6 53,697 53,321 2,060 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 25.82 25.44 1,026 1,018 39.7 53,384 52,913 2,067 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 39.87 39.91 1,572 1,596 39.4 81,744 83,011 2,050 Police officers................................................... 32.72 32.71 1,298 1,308 39.7 67,500 68,037 2,063 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 32.72 32.71 1,298 1,308 39.7 67,500 68,037 2,063 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 18.23 17.43 724 675 39.7 34,258 33,536 1,879 Security guards................................................. 18.23 17.43 724 675 39.7 34,258 33,536 1,879 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 16.55 17.19 588 621 35.6 25,566 26,069 1,545 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 15.36 15.60 543 518 35.3 23,697 21,197 1,543 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 18.35 16.86 724 674 39.5 37,446 35,048 2,041 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 32.66 37.10 1,206 1,366 36.9 62,758 71,042 1,921 Building cleaning workers......................................... 17.37 16.53 688 657 39.6 35,730 34,176 2,057 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 17.41 16.53 690 657 39.6 35,810 34,176 2,056 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 19.19 16.89 757 675 39.5 38,450 35,069 2,004 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 19.05 16.85 751 674 39.4 37,986 34,174 1,994 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.27 14.93 560 539 36.6 24,692 22,186 1,617 Child care workers................................................ 15.41 14.93 550 584 35.7 22,010 21,128 1,428 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.59 19.39 791 679 36.6 40,832 35,284 1,891 Retail sales workers.............................................. 19.87 19.39 732 679 36.8 37,781 35,284 1,901 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 19.87 19.39 732 679 36.8 37,781 35,284 1,901 Cashiers...................................................... 19.87 19.39 732 679 36.8 37,781 35,284 1,901 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 21.23 19.97 777 719 36.6 39,741 37,372 1,872 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 25.66 25.90 934 968 36.4 48,583 50,336 1,893 Financial clerks.................................................. 21.72 22.11 791 809 36.4 41,154 42,049 1,894 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 22.25 23.10 802 809 36.1 41,725 42,049 1,875 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.74 20.96 774 760 37.3 40,263 39,500 1,942 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 24.17 22.77 859 805 35.6 44,698 41,876 1,849 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 22.17 21.65 786 767 35.5 40,888 39,858 1,844 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 17.09 17.00 644 595 37.7 31,462 29,900 1,841 Dispatchers....................................................... 26.26 27.70 1,034 1,108 39.4 53,769 57,614 2,047 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 20.39 19.22 782 769 38.4 40,675 39,980 1,995 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.46 22.09 860 828 36.7 42,980 43,077 1,832 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.72 22.90 867 857 36.6 45,090 44,546 1,901 Legal secretaries............................................... 26.23 24.47 930 857 35.5 48,376 44,543 1,845 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 23.22 20.72 856 792 36.9 41,442 41,165 1,785 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 17.69 17.26 654 651 37.0 33,739 33,868 1,907 Data entry keyers............................................... 18.34 17.93 674 670 36.7 35,032 34,837 1,910 Word processors and typists..................................... 17.40 16.38 645 629 37.1 33,147 32,833 1,905 Office clerks, general............................................ 18.78 17.69 682 635 36.3 34,886 32,577 1,857 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.88 20.87 893 835 39.0 45,897 42,709 2,006 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.73 26.33 1,149 1,053 40.0 59,760 54,764 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 16.92 19.40 677 776 40.0 28,512 28,101 1,685 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.70 18.43 729 704 39.0 37,976 36,714 2,030 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.78 18.45 731 704 38.9 38,086 36,714 2,028 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 24.46 24.45 968 917 39.6 50,368 47,824 2,060 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.38 23.93 999 957 39.4 51,984 49,781 2,048 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 18.29 18.36 730 735 39.9 37,948 38,316 2,074 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.87 23.72 982 946 39.5 51,085 49,213 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 32.82 36.15 1,313 1,446 40.0 68,268 75,192 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 24.48 22.87 970 915 39.6 50,451 47,563 2,061 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 23.35 21.35 923 854 39.5 48,014 44,414 2,056 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 25.41 24.79 1,016 992 40.0 52,845 51,563 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 23.25 21.47 903 858 38.8 46,965 44,641 2,020 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.26 21.46 903 858 38.8 46,977 44,641 2,020 Production occupations.............................................. 22.92 22.23 910 881 39.7 47,335 45,793 2,065 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 20.92 22.62 837 905 40.0 43,506 47,056 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.05 18.48 762 739 40.0 39,621 38,438 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 22.85 24.12 883 936 38.6 43,431 45,234 1,901 Bus drivers....................................................... 23.00 24.24 861 965 37.4 39,693 38,452 1,726 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 24.42 26.92 977 1,077 40.0 50,798 55,994 2,080 Bus drivers, school............................................. 21.48 20.34 752 709 35.0 31,373 32,017 1,460 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.33 16.45 719 658 39.2 37,402 34,216 2,041 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.21 16.45 688 658 40.0 35,787 34,216 2,080 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 20.22 23.37 769 885 38.0 39,995 46,022 1,978 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 16.49 16.08 656 643 39.8 34,137 33,444 2,071 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 25.25 30.70 996 1,064 39.4 49,488 51,170 1,960 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.