Table 7 Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.39 $15.29 $23.77 $35.17 Management occupations.............................................. 21.84 28.38 37.01 49.42 61.85 General and operations managers................................... 21.64 30.64 42.91 52.89 61.88 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 22.12 27.64 47.45 57.21 70.31 Marketing managers.............................................. 26.15 40.52 49.16 61.85 70.31 Sales managers.................................................. 19.71 26.25 47.45 49.42 57.09 Administrative services managers.................................. 20.19 22.61 22.61 30.00 37.23 Computer and information systems managers......................... 27.68 48.80 49.92 59.12 66.08 Financial managers................................................ 27.73 30.77 38.08 42.55 57.69 Human resources managers.......................................... 23.08 30.19 33.84 36.90 40.83 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 21.00 30.19 30.19 34.72 43.95 Industrial production managers.................................... 31.25 33.81 41.56 59.56 59.56 Purchasing managers............................................... 22.00 23.20 32.19 41.35 50.56 Construction managers............................................. 18.00 27.36 34.19 40.86 53.58 Engineering managers.............................................. 34.35 40.22 54.19 64.58 74.12 Food service managers............................................. 17.00 18.25 23.56 25.58 30.65 Medical and health services managers.............................. 27.57 32.54 39.61 48.64 98.56 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 16.88 25.28 27.58 43.34 58.06 Social and community service managers............................. 13.15 21.00 26.44 30.06 42.82 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.11 21.20 26.50 33.76 43.11 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 18.81 18.81 22.59 30.35 31.16 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 18.81 18.81 18.81 21.39 27.35 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 19.25 23.08 30.35 31.16 33.10 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 13.59 16.82 25.93 26.49 57.48 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 13.59 16.82 25.93 26.49 57.48 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 19.50 19.65 32.98 34.54 42.24 Cost estimators................................................... 17.18 26.50 35.70 43.11 43.11 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 17.84 21.62 24.65 28.96 39.59 Training and development specialists............................ 21.84 24.65 25.26 28.96 37.54 Management analysts............................................... 14.70 19.64 30.92 41.49 64.44 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.70 25.00 28.09 36.00 42.11 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.65 21.74 27.86 40.79 46.38 Financial analysts.............................................. 21.65 26.98 40.79 40.79 46.38 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 18.23 25.54 36.06 44.31 55.65 Loan officers................................................... 18.23 25.54 36.06 44.31 55.65 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.05 25.52 33.37 43.93 51.50 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.76 29.80 38.76 44.64 55.77 Computer software engineers....................................... 30.98 33.37 41.56 50.00 53.63 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 30.98 32.69 33.69 44.38 49.98 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 33.29 37.74 44.31 51.13 54.60 Computer support specialists...................................... 12.24 15.50 20.97 26.06 34.67 Computer systems analysts......................................... 21.13 29.33 37.14 44.68 51.73 Database administrators........................................... 18.54 24.46 48.52 54.70 54.70 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 17.55 20.00 27.89 36.78 42.35 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 19.71 25.52 31.25 38.46 39.66 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.62 25.00 31.28 39.39 50.43 Architects, except naval.......................................... 20.22 21.03 22.90 33.10 40.98 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 20.22 21.03 22.90 33.10 40.98 Engineers......................................................... 24.04 29.33 35.72 44.24 52.50 Civil engineers................................................. 23.00 24.00 31.50 35.72 48.08 Computer hardware engineers..................................... 27.09 31.41 36.89 45.11 52.23 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 31.52 37.36 42.99 47.49 52.74 Electrical engineers.......................................... 37.20 39.47 42.99 49.16 52.74 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 27.56 33.98 39.62 45.81 51.52 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 25.42 26.83 30.74 31.74 32.00 Industrial engineers.......................................... 21.28 28.50 30.74 31.83 32.00 Mechanical engineers............................................ 25.12 34.12 45.47 49.77 58.11 Drafters.......................................................... 15.00 19.00 21.50 28.85 32.34 Architectural and civil drafters................................ 15.00 19.23 21.50 28.85 32.34 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.88 19.79 25.99 29.39 34.46 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 16.76 21.11 26.58 30.06 34.46 Surveying and mapping technicians................................. 11.59 19.00 21.00 26.00 26.00 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.85 24.93 32.00 44.34 50.77 Physical scientists............................................... 29.57 33.37 37.79 49.59 50.77 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 30.29 33.65 38.94 45.29 50.77 Community and social services occupations........................... 10.50 13.86 16.80 18.80 23.84 Counselors........................................................ 12.84 16.00 18.92 20.75 24.14 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 17.95 18.92 19.71 21.88 25.00 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 11.00 12.20 16.57 21.64 31.25 Social workers.................................................... 14.02 16.30 17.72 20.49 25.86 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 14.02 14.66 17.31 22.66 25.86 Medical and public health social workers........................ 15.39 17.55 18.12 35.89 35.89 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 16.07 16.97 17.72 18.17 20.49 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 9.46 10.11 13.00 15.44 17.67 Social and human service assistants............................. 9.46 10.03 12.00 13.25 15.42 Legal occupations................................................... 18.19 24.04 29.74 45.74 85.13 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 18.00 18.75 24.52 25.68 31.82 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.30 12.19 23.05 34.75 42.12 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 23.05 25.64 33.83 36.83 48.90 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 22.29 25.58 26.39 35.64 52.23 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.00 15.63 20.69 28.85 30.38 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 11.50 12.00 15.09 17.67 20.69 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 16.24 23.73 27.48 30.38 31.18 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 16.24 23.73 27.48 30.38 30.59 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.69 8.99 9.92 10.80 13.30 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 12.00 14.50 21.37 28.38 37.64 Designers......................................................... 12.00 14.50 22.10 28.72 51.39 Graphic designers............................................... 14.50 17.65 18.25 22.28 24.04 News analysts, reporters and correspondents....................... 21.37 21.37 31.24 32.00 34.50 Reporters and correspondents.................................... 21.37 21.37 31.24 32.00 34.50 Writers and editors............................................... 24.45 28.38 29.36 29.36 32.20 Editors......................................................... 22.91 25.43 28.38 32.10 32.93 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.85 19.80 27.00 36.00 49.74 Pharmacists....................................................... 44.50 45.89 51.50 55.60 56.50 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 23.85 73.48 86.65 121.37 181.73 Registered nurses................................................. 23.50 26.00 31.04 36.97 41.42 Therapists........................................................ 17.77 20.24 25.87 31.25 35.00 Occupational therapists......................................... 29.99 33.21 35.00 38.98 40.00 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 18.48 20.74 23.75 26.03 26.42 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 16.14 16.14 16.51 21.23 26.69 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.68 25.68 28.46 30.42 32.87 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 16.14 16.14 16.14 20.00 21.23 Dental hygienists................................................. 11.00 13.57 28.00 37.00 40.00 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 15.29 27.02 28.08 37.37 39.90 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 15.29 21.50 28.08 35.36 38.10 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.20 14.57 16.50 19.63 23.67 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.55 13.47 16.00 16.50 17.15 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.63 19.63 21.27 24.08 25.68 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.33 18.38 20.31 22.88 25.00 Medical records and health information technicians................ 10.82 12.42 13.83 14.55 14.55 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.35 9.63 10.93 13.98 17.60 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.35 9.41 10.50 12.22 14.43 Home health aides............................................... 9.00 9.35 9.40 10.50 10.75 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.75 10.23 11.52 13.50 15.56 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 8.75 10.00 10.00 12.00 17.83 Physical therapist aides........................................ 8.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 12.00 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.25 11.48 14.50 17.75 20.00 Dental assistants............................................... 9.25 15.00 16.00 19.90 22.78 Medical assistants.............................................. 11.00 12.72 14.00 17.74 18.43 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.00 9.37 10.50 12.50 17.18 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.00 9.37 10.50 12.00 15.00 Security guards................................................. 9.00 9.37 10.50 12.00 15.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 5.53 7.25 8.00 10.29 12.92 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.50 11.98 14.44 16.93 20.00 Chefs and head cooks............................................ 14.44 16.00 16.23 19.69 26.44 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 10.50 11.78 13.75 16.93 20.00 Cooks............................................................. 7.85 9.00 10.42 12.16 14.50 Cooks, fast food................................................ 7.16 7.25 9.30 10.00 13.01 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 8.75 9.00 10.56 12.13 14.13 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.40 9.50 11.00 12.60 14.95 Cooks, short order.............................................. 7.50 8.00 9.50 11.50 12.90 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.41 8.00 9.00 11.00 12.74 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.25 4.26 6.85 7.55 10.00 Bartenders...................................................... 5.00 6.85 7.50 8.50 12.92 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.02 4.25 6.62 7.25 8.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.53 6.55 7.25 8.70 11.67 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.20 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.00 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 7.09 7.45 8.00 9.17 10.35 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.00 8.00 8.50 9.00 10.00 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 4.25 7.24 8.00 10.00 13.22 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.25 7.55 8.00 9.31 11.04 Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop.......... 7.25 7.50 8.66 10.00 13.59 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.75 8.65 10.00 12.94 15.50 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 11.85 12.00 15.00 17.00 19.00 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 12.00 12.00 12.50 16.00 16.50 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.50 8.50 9.73 11.73 14.20 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.50 9.00 10.00 11.80 14.28 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.09 13.96 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.50 9.00 10.71 15.00 20.67 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.50 9.00 10.34 12.39 15.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.85 7.28 8.25 11.50 20.00 First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers................. 8.75 12.08 15.71 24.35 28.40 Gaming supervisors.............................................. 10.14 13.00 16.97 26.39 29.08 First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers....... 14.12 14.12 16.96 17.56 21.61 Gaming services workers........................................... 6.55 6.63 7.25 7.79 8.60 Gaming dealers.................................................. 6.55 6.56 7.25 7.62 7.86 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.99 7.04 7.55 8.65 9.70 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.99 7.04 7.68 9.00 9.70 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 7.55 7.55 7.55 11.31 14.76 Transportation attendants......................................... 18.08 26.31 32.30 37.59 53.58 Child care workers................................................ 7.00 7.75 8.00 9.38 10.50 Personal and home care aides...................................... 8.75 9.35 10.00 11.31 12.37 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.25 10.92 17.31 20.00 20.00 Recreation workers.............................................. 10.00 10.92 18.05 20.00 20.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.75 9.01 12.72 18.79 29.73 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 11.05 13.99 17.30 23.08 34.13 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 10.70 13.75 16.84 21.58 28.85 First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers..... 15.25 20.10 26.96 31.25 51.81 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 8.50 10.40 14.00 18.45 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.25 7.85 9.00 10.75 15.22 Cashiers...................................................... 7.25 7.90 9.00 10.58 15.22 Gaming change persons and booth cashiers...................... 7.10 7.84 11.33 14.60 15.45 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.75 9.00 11.93 14.49 17.08 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 7.40 8.00 9.00 12.35 17.08 Parts salespersons............................................ 9.67 11.93 13.85 14.49 20.60 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.95 9.25 11.66 15.55 18.79 Insurance sales agents............................................ 14.75 27.21 32.69 34.36 34.62 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 15.54 16.14 19.49 42.31 59.73 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 18.95 19.23 26.33 36.06 48.08 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products...................................... 19.23 23.90 35.38 44.56 64.88 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products............................ 17.00 18.95 25.72 28.85 44.31 Models, demonstrators, and product promoters...................... 7.73 12.00 12.86 18.14 20.36 Demonstrators and product promoters............................. 7.73 12.00 12.86 18.14 20.36 Real estate brokers and sales agents.............................. 11.50 14.54 15.00 26.88 26.88 Real estate sales agents........................................ 11.50 14.54 15.00 26.88 26.88 Telemarketers..................................................... 8.25 8.66 10.00 13.53 17.16 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.50 11.25 13.98 17.20 21.73 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 12.32 16.98 20.67 23.45 27.68 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.00 11.18 13.75 16.83 20.51 Bill and account collectors..................................... 10.00 12.00 14.00 18.32 23.00 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 9.00 12.00 14.93 16.34 17.32 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.00 12.00 15.39 18.25 21.49 Gaming cage workers............................................. 7.64 8.50 9.79 11.06 15.20 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 11.18 16.83 17.86 19.23 23.00 Procurement clerks.............................................. 11.50 11.50 16.45 17.00 17.67 Tellers......................................................... 9.60 10.24 11.00 12.50 13.59 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 12.12 13.04 17.68 19.79 21.12 Customer service representatives.................................. 8.50 10.50 13.05 15.50 19.24 File clerks....................................................... 9.16 10.43 11.57 14.72 14.72 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.68 9.64 10.10 12.50 15.45 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 8.75 14.00 14.23 14.64 15.85 Loan interviewers and clerks...................................... 10.61 12.48 15.58 20.38 23.08 Order clerks...................................................... 8.83 10.50 13.00 14.42 22.48 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 12.24 13.23 15.65 17.00 18.22 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.50 10.50 12.00 14.98 17.00 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 9.45 10.40 15.39 21.54 21.84 Dispatchers....................................................... 8.00 10.00 12.00 15.42 17.46 Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance................. 8.00 10.00 14.36 17.46 21.15 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 13.75 16.63 25.51 25.51 29.81 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.95 10.60 12.48 15.50 16.83 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.75 8.50 10.50 13.92 15.96 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping........ 13.92 14.29 14.29 14.29 18.30 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.50 13.48 17.10 21.84 28.00 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 14.86 17.10 21.73 28.00 29.50 Legal secretaries............................................... 14.50 17.50 20.50 27.92 28.77 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.40 12.98 14.56 17.00 20.77 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.69 12.08 14.88 17.67 21.84 Computer operators................................................ 15.07 15.82 16.37 17.23 18.83 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 11.00 11.71 13.90 15.63 16.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 11.71 11.71 14.17 15.63 16.00 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 10.09 10.80 13.01 13.48 16.27 Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service..... 9.40 11.57 13.47 13.47 16.34 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.44 11.50 13.56 16.00 19.71 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.50 14.00 18.00 23.10 29.31 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 20.00 22.00 25.10 32.50 41.78 Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons......................... 7.27 21.00 23.59 28.65 28.65 Brickmasons and blockmasons..................................... 7.27 21.00 23.59 28.65 28.65 Carpenters........................................................ 14.42 16.00 20.00 25.00 36.06 Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers........... 16.00 17.00 21.94 25.42 25.42 Cement masons and concrete finishers............................ 16.00 17.00 21.94 25.42 25.42 Construction laborers............................................. 8.00 8.50 10.50 16.00 19.36 Construction equipment operators.................................. 16.00 17.00 20.00 22.50 24.00 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 15.00 17.00 20.50 23.10 24.85 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers........... 12.50 14.75 17.55 21.39 31.30 Drywall and ceiling tile installers............................. 12.00 13.60 15.50 20.00 31.30 Electricians...................................................... 16.50 20.00 22.47 26.00 30.73 Painters and paperhangers......................................... 12.00 15.00 17.13 17.13 18.86 Painters, construction and maintenance.......................... 12.00 15.00 17.13 17.13 18.86 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 15.00 19.08 23.27 27.55 33.02 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 15.65 20.00 23.59 28.08 33.02 Roofers........................................................... 10.50 10.75 13.00 17.00 21.00 Sheet metal workers............................................... 12.58 15.58 17.04 19.50 27.91 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.50 13.00 17.39 21.00 26.23 Miscellaneous construction and related workers.................... 10.00 11.38 12.82 15.00 17.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.00 14.20 19.80 26.26 32.37 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 12.00 20.50 31.15 38.75 44.30 Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................... 11.00 14.50 26.92 30.49 31.71 Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment.................................................... 25.39 28.05 30.49 30.77 32.16 Aircraft mechanics and service technicians........................ 17.14 19.71 21.72 23.35 24.93 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 11.00 15.33 19.36 23.13 30.81 Automotive body and related repairers........................... 13.14 14.00 24.02 27.96 39.18 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 10.61 15.40 19.36 23.13 29.08 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.13 18.64 19.50 22.30 26.30 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics...................................................... 13.00 14.00 19.50 26.00 32.37 Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines................ 14.00 18.00 26.00 32.37 32.37 Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic, installers, and repairers.................................................. 8.31 9.50 10.63 11.25 12.50 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 20.00 20.00 26.95 29.27 31.82 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.20 16.98 21.00 26.25 32.19 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.39 21.55 25.25 27.81 32.19 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 11.75 14.20 20.00 26.26 34.55 Maintenance workers, machinery.................................. 14.50 14.50 18.00 26.23 40.29 Line installers and repairers..................................... 13.75 16.09 25.03 34.85 35.14 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 14.50 25.03 34.85 34.85 38.65 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 13.71 13.75 20.53 24.66 31.08 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 10.00 11.00 15.00 18.26 23.33 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers.... 14.00 15.50 17.47 18.25 19.91 Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.......... 8.05 10.15 11.07 15.00 23.33 Production occupations.............................................. 9.01 11.31 15.00 21.28 31.27 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers........................................................ 19.30 21.54 31.88 52.16 80.29 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.50 11.30 12.70 15.28 15.80 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.06 11.30 13.15 15.28 16.36 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.51 10.64 13.00 15.33 17.65 Team assemblers................................................. 9.00 10.00 12.49 15.33 16.28 Bakers............................................................ 10.00 10.50 13.16 16.62 19.75 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.90 10.40 12.84 17.77 19.87 Butchers and meat cutters....................................... 10.05 10.75 16.27 18.67 21.00 Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 10.00 11.93 13.00 21.28 21.28 Computer control programmers and operators........................ 13.20 14.36 19.54 23.80 25.33 Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic... 13.08 14.35 17.41 19.54 23.80 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic........................................................ 11.00 12.52 13.75 15.00 16.02 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic................................... 12.52 12.79 13.61 15.00 16.59 Machinists........................................................ 16.50 18.45 22.57 27.00 31.82 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 9.89 13.54 15.22 18.96 23.76 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 9.89 13.54 15.22 18.96 23.76 Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 11.90 13.73 23.10 24.66 25.18 Printers.......................................................... 12.00 13.59 15.00 20.00 25.67 Printing machine operators...................................... 13.59 13.59 15.00 20.33 26.96 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.25 7.65 9.01 10.25 14.00 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 32.16 32.16 35.21 40.78 42.13 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.48 15.68 19.40 23.60 26.20 Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 10.05 12.65 14.91 15.34 17.87 Painting workers.................................................. 7.50 11.50 17.12 21.00 25.50 Painters, transportation equipment.............................. 14.17 21.00 21.04 32.17 36.80 Semiconductor processors.......................................... 16.92 17.75 20.44 24.39 27.46 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 8.59 9.50 10.85 12.21 25.08 Helpers--production workers..................................... 9.00 9.00 10.75 12.21 18.00 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.25 10.00 14.00 17.76 21.96 First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand................................................... 15.34 17.15 18.84 19.23 23.00 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 19.25 21.00 25.51 27.37 36.18 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers.............................. 61.88 94.75 118.42 141.85 180.64 Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers.................. 61.88 94.75 118.42 141.85 180.64 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 13.00 16.00 19.44 22.15 Driver/sales workers............................................ 5.85 9.00 10.50 14.04 18.11 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.49 15.50 16.28 20.02 21.84 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.00 11.50 13.38 18.75 28.80 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs....................................... 7.41 8.73 9.72 10.17 11.44 Parking lot attendants............................................ 4.25 9.00 9.79 10.05 10.50 Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators................. 14.00 15.00 19.00 22.90 23.77 Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators........... 14.00 15.00 19.00 22.90 23.77 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 8.00 11.82 14.50 17.21 22.66 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.50 8.50 10.00 12.00 16.35 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.00 8.25 9.00 10.00 11.17 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.95 8.96 10.23 13.00 18.05 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.82 7.25 11.00 12.00 13.99 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. For more information, see chapter 8 of the Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 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. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.