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........................................................... $24.26 $21.07 $958 $845 39.5 $44,502 $40,638 1,835 Management occupations.............................................. 39.62 36.01 1,592 1,440 40.2 80,304 72,082 2,027 General and operations managers................................... 32.04 29.35 1,281 1,174 40.0 65,708 61,048 2,051 Education administrators.......................................... 37.96 36.57 1,510 1,463 39.8 73,330 72,082 1,932 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.86 45.03 1,818 1,737 39.6 87,785 80,390 1,914 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.27 24.07 1,089 963 39.9 56,517 50,066 2,072 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 25.36 26.39 1,015 1,056 40.0 52,756 54,891 2,080 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 25.36 26.39 1,015 1,056 40.0 52,756 54,891 2,080 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 30.86 31.58 1,234 1,263 40.0 64,188 65,686 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.64 22.26 906 891 40.0 47,091 46,307 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 26.40 25.76 1,064 1,031 40.3 54,684 53,589 2,071 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.45 20.92 938 837 40.0 48,772 43,509 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.51 36.42 1,341 1,457 40.0 69,162 75,754 2,064 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 23.42 23.16 923 926 39.4 43,742 48,173 1,868 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 27.42 26.34 1,072 1,067 39.1 55,740 55,458 2,033 Engineers......................................................... 35.20 34.71 1,435 1,388 40.8 74,610 72,197 2,120 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 22.06 20.86 882 834 40.0 45,888 43,389 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 20.39 18.37 816 735 40.0 42,415 38,210 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 24.79 24.59 990 984 39.9 45,189 40,392 1,823 Psychologists..................................................... 31.74 29.70 1,269 1,188 40.0 51,296 46,117 1,616 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 31.74 29.70 1,269 1,188 40.0 51,296 46,117 1,616 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.85 20.20 871 809 39.9 42,348 41,662 1,938 Counselors........................................................ 24.62 23.39 981 939 39.8 46,279 45,600 1,880 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 30.10 27.81 1,193 1,112 39.6 50,978 49,185 1,694 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 22.50 22.27 900 891 40.0 46,803 46,322 2,080 Social workers.................................................... 22.20 19.06 883 762 39.8 41,322 39,520 1,861 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 23.83 20.00 945 800 39.6 41,588 41,600 1,745 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.42 18.93 777 757 40.0 40,058 38,700 2,063 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.31 19.67 813 787 40.0 42,250 40,914 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 37.41 33.98 1,475 1,359 39.4 76,705 70,678 2,050 Lawyers........................................................... 31.50 32.21 1,224 1,284 38.9 63,666 66,747 2,021 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 56.28 62.08 2,251 2,483 40.0 117,054 129,124 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.46 30.29 1,234 1,168 38.0 47,309 44,493 1,457 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 60.69 48.43 2,413 1,926 39.8 96,825 75,549 1,595 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.62 31.10 1,247 1,212 38.2 46,718 45,647 1,432 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 33.73 32.77 1,298 1,235 38.5 47,141 45,708 1,398 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 34.71 33.23 1,333 1,274 38.4 47,758 45,800 1,376 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.14 30.77 1,227 1,210 38.2 45,870 45,438 1,427 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 31.64 30.41 1,211 1,205 38.3 45,328 45,250 1,432 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 33.96 32.79 1,283 1,238 37.8 47,815 45,649 1,408 Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.88 31.58 1,265 1,222 38.5 47,586 46,092 1,447 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.93 31.69 1,265 1,223 38.4 47,564 46,161 1,444 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 31.91 29.50 1,255 1,180 39.3 48,029 45,194 1,505 Special education teachers...................................... 34.90 33.63 1,316 1,261 37.7 49,959 48,441 1,432 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 32.53 30.78 1,221 1,165 37.5 45,343 43,697 1,394 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 39.14 37.62 1,475 1,414 37.7 56,037 54,174 1,432 Librarians........................................................ 26.26 24.21 1,017 968 38.7 45,387 44,134 1,728 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.21 31.53 1,267 1,261 39.3 58,131 58,555 1,805 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.64 11.11 407 399 35.0 15,194 14,700 1,306 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.16 22.16 887 886 40.0 46,099 46,093 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.20 24.80 1,079 987 39.7 52,683 48,318 1,937 Registered nurses................................................. 27.95 26.74 1,093 1,069 39.1 53,428 53,140 1,912 Therapists........................................................ 37.13 35.94 1,428 1,399 38.5 53,310 52,000 1,436 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 36.70 35.73 1,402 1,343 38.2 50,245 49,079 1,369 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 25.06 25.98 1,001 1,039 39.9 52,048 54,038 2,077 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.06 25.98 1,001 1,039 39.9 52,048 54,038 2,077 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 16.36 14.89 680 596 41.6 35,371 30,969 2,162 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.99 17.75 664 639 39.1 34,506 33,228 2,031 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.65 17.86 706 714 40.0 36,713 37,149 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.28 12.20 525 471 39.6 27,243 24,170 2,051 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.81 10.40 465 405 39.3 24,155 21,070 2,045 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.88 10.56 465 405 39.1 24,170 21,070 2,035 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.95 13.67 557 547 39.9 28,675 28,436 2,056 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.04 20.02 878 825 41.7 45,446 42,806 2,160 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.42 40.21 1,537 1,608 40.0 79,909 83,637 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 39.16 40.21 1,566 1,608 40.0 81,457 83,637 2,080 Fire fighters..................................................... 18.74 18.60 956 966 51.0 49,720 50,214 2,653 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.72 15.03 669 601 40.0 34,781 31,262 2,081 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.71 15.03 669 601 40.0 34,774 31,262 2,081 Police officers................................................... 24.72 25.12 989 1,008 40.0 51,444 52,395 2,081 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 24.72 25.12 989 1,008 40.0 51,444 52,395 2,081 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.89 17.39 676 696 40.0 33,595 35,818 1,988 Security guards................................................. 16.89 17.39 676 696 40.0 33,595 35,818 1,988 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.22 11.60 453 407 37.1 19,342 15,926 1,583 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 17.25 13.87 658 552 38.1 28,787 25,875 1,668 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.02 20.46 801 818 40.0 37,968 30,347 1,897 Cooks............................................................. 11.19 11.07 406 402 36.2 15,741 14,859 1,406 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.19 11.07 406 402 36.2 15,741 14,859 1,406 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.18 14.11 565 564 39.8 28,235 28,621 1,991 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.61 13.76 543 550 39.9 27,982 28,332 2,056 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.82 13.91 551 550 39.9 28,386 28,621 2,055 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.74 17.67 710 707 40.0 29,059 32,926 1,638 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 18.33 17.72 733 709 40.0 30,376 33,717 1,658 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.90 15.70 674 576 39.9 30,388 24,700 1,798 Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.06 16.74 756 658 39.7 33,722 30,235 1,769 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.31 14.54 605 581 39.5 27,232 27,472 1,779 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.36 16.12 651 634 39.8 32,939 32,053 2,013 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 18.91 18.18 757 727 40.0 39,343 37,821 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.97 18.23 678 729 40.0 35,093 37,627 2,068 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.48 18.81 698 752 40.0 36,100 38,771 2,066 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.31 12.80 572 512 40.0 29,746 26,624 2,078 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.54 18.40 742 736 40.0 38,561 38,280 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 15.71 15.76 629 630 40.0 32,684 32,781 2,080 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 15.68 15.01 627 600 40.0 32,625 31,221 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.45 16.14 653 618 39.7 32,161 31,579 1,956 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.58 16.62 703 665 40.0 36,379 34,574 2,069 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.57 15.19 615 592 39.5 29,338 29,097 1,884 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.11 16.09 643 643 39.9 33,024 32,136 2,050 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.79 15.75 671 630 40.0 34,833 32,510 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 20.11 17.79 804 712 40.0 41,831 37,003 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 14.23 11.96 569 478 40.0 29,605 24,877 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.65 14.27 586 571 40.0 30,473 29,682 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.87 14.37 595 575 40.0 30,929 29,892 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.84 15.35 633 614 40.0 32,729 31,928 2,067 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.21 18.54 808 742 40.0 42,036 38,565 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 18.30 17.25 732 690 40.0 38,069 35,880 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.79 16.00 672 640 40.0 34,923 33,272 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 16.48 15.94 659 638 40.0 34,273 33,151 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 24.56 24.75 982 990 40.0 51,084 51,480 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 24.56 24.75 982 990 40.0 51,084 51,480 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 21.88 20.93 875 837 40.0 45,509 43,543 2,080 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 25.43 29.16 1,017 1,166 40.0 52,898 60,653 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 25.59 29.16 1,024 1,166 40.0 53,235 60,653 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.49 19.66 780 786 40.0 40,537 40,893 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.86 20.30 705 712 37.4 33,546 32,282 1,779 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.