Table 8 State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1) Wages fall at or below the following percentiles Occupation(2) 10 25 50 75 90 All workers........................................................... $10.11 $13.00 $18.41 $29.51 $37.13 Management occupations.............................................. 22.97 28.70 35.26 42.78 50.25 General and operations managers................................... 18.26 23.38 29.51 33.20 43.15 Public relations managers......................................... 16.57 25.48 34.04 50.25 50.25 Administrative services managers.................................. 23.91 26.17 28.06 36.99 48.04 Financial managers................................................ 22.79 28.16 39.09 47.06 60.95 Education administrators.......................................... 28.86 33.19 38.85 46.46 58.63 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 33.19 36.75 40.74 46.45 50.19 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 20.20 22.97 38.61 116.40 116.40 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 13.84 17.18 21.18 26.13 31.08 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 16.08 17.87 19.41 21.95 23.89 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 13.45 16.06 20.69 27.88 32.79 Training and development specialists............................ 16.81 19.21 22.85 27.21 33.19 Management analysts............................................... 18.21 18.81 21.62 26.13 30.95 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 19.23 20.22 23.85 27.54 30.94 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.79 20.67 26.51 33.66 41.35 Computer support specialists...................................... 14.42 15.91 17.06 20.12 24.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 22.99 26.18 30.82 37.71 41.82 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 15.25 22.43 23.84 33.07 40.87 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 13.08 15.92 18.43 26.61 41.08 Engineers......................................................... 24.33 25.76 41.06 42.06 45.62 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 13.08 14.11 16.93 18.99 23.27 Civil engineering technicians................................... 12.71 13.08 16.41 18.99 26.70 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 13.31 16.94 24.06 33.60 40.88 Life scientists................................................... 17.79 20.13 23.74 27.98 33.60 Biological scientists........................................... 20.86 22.55 24.06 33.60 33.60 Medical scientists.............................................. 17.31 18.61 22.39 24.95 37.02 Physical scientists............................................... 22.93 28.38 29.63 31.94 35.66 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 23.98 28.09 28.82 31.74 35.66 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 21.36 27.59 28.82 30.96 33.28 Psychologists..................................................... 30.94 34.39 40.88 42.22 45.01 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 30.94 34.39 40.88 42.22 45.01 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 11.89 12.00 13.10 20.08 21.15 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.00 15.75 18.52 25.30 37.62 Counselors........................................................ 15.77 17.86 32.00 37.62 41.86 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 15.77 20.48 33.53 37.62 42.60 Social workers.................................................... 13.58 15.00 16.76 19.57 21.80 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 13.58 15.14 16.05 18.87 22.22 Medical and public health social workers........................ 13.47 14.85 17.22 19.57 21.23 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 14.00 14.00 17.00 18.34 21.80 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.52 15.63 18.73 21.70 23.57 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 15.17 16.57 20.30 22.12 26.72 Social and human service assistants............................. 11.28 11.40 13.40 20.94 22.28 Legal occupations................................................... 21.26 25.48 32.82 39.95 44.85 Lawyers........................................................... 24.04 26.66 32.72 38.68 48.91 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 34.87 34.87 39.95 74.18 74.18 Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates...................... 34.87 34.87 39.95 74.18 74.18 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 13.08 13.08 29.53 41.69 43.55 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.73 22.77 30.50 35.03 41.02 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 22.83 27.03 39.34 50.43 64.69 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 24.42 24.42 24.42 34.45 63.04 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 25.85 29.71 38.46 56.36 56.36 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 25.85 29.71 38.46 56.36 56.36 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 37.80 41.93 58.65 58.65 96.64 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 25.48 32.76 41.48 47.76 54.47 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 37.74 41.34 43.37 49.30 62.50 Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary............... 24.61 25.19 26.05 35.04 35.27 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 15.83 22.77 26.42 43.24 46.67 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 15.46 15.87 26.04 42.23 44.53 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.00 30.90 40.21 53.74 79.81 Graduate teaching assistants.................................. 13.87 15.44 15.44 16.42 26.02 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 21.00 25.00 29.35 31.22 32.76 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.54 28.65 31.89 35.09 39.02 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 13.89 23.40 31.27 34.21 39.68 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 13.24 15.03 24.03 32.10 37.56 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 26.75 29.65 32.22 35.82 41.05 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.79 28.36 31.62 34.54 38.61 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.21 28.66 31.73 34.63 38.75 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 24.40 27.41 31.03 34.33 37.99 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.29 29.44 32.44 35.90 39.36 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 26.15 29.35 32.21 35.90 39.24 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 28.84 32.42 35.00 36.79 40.88 Special education teachers...................................... 26.74 29.57 32.46 35.21 40.19 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 23.89 28.36 31.66 34.46 38.26 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 27.81 30.96 33.52 36.58 42.56 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 28.53 31.19 33.42 36.21 40.99 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 7.33 8.67 11.56 30.30 38.48 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 20.48 29.29 30.69 35.28 38.25 Librarians........................................................ 21.15 24.51 30.58 36.00 40.65 Library technicians............................................... 10.08 11.53 13.70 15.69 17.17 Instructional coordinators........................................ 23.07 27.94 32.12 39.73 42.24 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.37 10.61 11.89 13.97 16.09 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.31 16.31 17.40 24.27 36.55 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 12.94 17.84 23.30 36.55 84.15 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 12.94 19.87 23.30 36.55 84.15 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.27 16.03 23.69 31.40 39.68 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 23.21 23.53 67.31 84.13 93.94 Registered nurses................................................. 23.28 25.72 29.86 34.53 39.26 Therapists........................................................ 25.72 28.26 33.58 35.68 40.36 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 27.12 29.71 34.90 35.43 37.89 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.42 15.45 21.24 23.69 26.58 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 16.00 20.85 25.49 28.50 31.00 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 16.78 22.46 25.49 28.22 30.35 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 9.14 9.49 13.21 16.05 19.88 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.16 13.37 14.40 15.77 16.97 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.16 13.31 14.37 15.69 16.97 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 13.28 13.89 16.68 17.91 19.24 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 14.42 16.34 16.99 22.28 27.01 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 16.10 16.34 17.09 23.12 27.01 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.19 9.49 10.39 11.98 13.78 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.13 9.35 10.32 11.20 12.25 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.13 8.89 10.35 11.75 12.61 Psychiatric aides............................................... 9.29 9.87 10.32 11.03 11.75 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.47 10.20 12.40 14.35 15.34 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.26 14.92 18.46 24.10 30.28 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 16.45 19.94 26.28 33.46 38.95 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 15.17 15.41 19.94 26.28 26.28 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 18.69 23.48 29.36 37.53 40.23 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 17.82 22.21 24.81 30.65 34.55 Fire fighters..................................................... 11.81 15.53 19.20 22.58 27.31 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 11.50 14.01 15.37 17.20 18.75 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 11.59 14.01 15.37 17.11 18.45 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 15.89 17.79 18.63 24.55 37.79 Police officers................................................... 14.15 17.19 21.42 27.79 32.40 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 14.15 17.19 21.42 27.79 32.40 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.56 11.19 12.92 14.90 16.96 Security guards................................................. 9.56 10.38 12.15 13.50 14.93 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 7.25 8.33 9.54 12.81 13.57 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 6.62 8.00 8.50 9.18 9.18 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.50 8.53 9.96 11.99 14.55 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.50 12.16 13.50 17.29 22.23 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 10.50 12.16 13.50 17.29 22.23 Cooks............................................................. 7.75 8.46 9.45 11.50 13.14 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 7.75 8.46 9.45 11.61 13.14 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.25 7.25 9.03 10.78 11.29 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.27 8.74 9.94 11.13 12.14 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 8.26 8.71 9.90 11.02 12.15 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.24 8.96 10.24 12.20 15.44 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 13.33 14.85 17.45 21.66 25.67 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 9.84 16.25 17.55 21.53 23.15 First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers................................... 13.33 14.18 14.85 25.67 28.84 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.97 8.74 9.82 11.17 12.42 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.98 8.74 9.80 11.21 12.48 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.73 8.61 10.14 10.30 11.08 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.65 9.88 11.91 13.09 15.60 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.65 9.88 11.91 13.09 15.60 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 8.00 10.50 14.08 16.64 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 7.25 7.25 7.50 10.10 10.50 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.25 7.25 7.50 10.10 10.50 Child care workers................................................ 8.00 9.34 11.46 13.22 15.72 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 9.18 10.00 12.17 16.29 21.01 Recreation workers.............................................. 9.18 10.60 12.17 16.29 21.01 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.25 9.60 12.61 17.16 19.57 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.04 8.86 11.22 13.88 15.95 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 9.00 11.22 13.97 15.73 Cashiers...................................................... 8.86 9.71 11.22 14.26 16.10 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.87 11.84 14.14 17.15 20.14 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 15.22 17.30 17.63 20.14 23.54 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.17 12.65 15.42 18.85 22.49 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.80 12.53 15.98 19.34 22.49 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 9.00 11.15 12.64 15.85 18.86 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.75 10.93 13.22 16.53 18.92 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 10.46 10.80 13.56 17.92 17.92 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 7.00 9.85 11.58 13.15 17.06 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 8.92 9.41 10.43 12.73 17.84 Dispatchers....................................................... 9.50 13.32 15.40 18.38 21.64 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 11.51 13.56 15.40 17.48 19.76 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 10.66 10.87 13.36 15.27 18.65 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.18 12.94 15.53 18.55 22.30 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.28 15.53 17.98 21.47 24.95 Legal secretaries............................................... 12.50 14.42 15.87 18.57 20.67 Medical secretaries............................................. 9.49 11.27 13.21 15.31 16.34 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 10.49 11.87 14.52 16.51 18.97 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.87 11.53 13.28 15.24 18.24 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.15 12.39 14.80 17.17 20.95 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 16.10 16.20 16.34 20.14 20.73 Carpenters........................................................ 10.00 12.03 12.03 18.12 19.94 Construction laborers............................................. 9.67 9.99 10.93 12.00 17.02 Construction equipment operators.................................. 11.74 12.39 13.81 14.80 16.49 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 11.74 12.89 13.84 15.00 16.49 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 10.18 13.18 16.02 16.69 17.50 Pipelayers...................................................... 9.82 10.79 12.38 14.41 15.62 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 12.62 16.02 16.02 17.46 18.20 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 13.43 14.35 17.17 20.95 27.36 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 8.69 10.54 13.33 24.62 24.62 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.01 13.14 16.07 19.93 23.43 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 17.19 19.20 23.36 26.01 26.58 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 10.76 12.23 14.48 17.49 22.00 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.79 17.98 22.67 27.06 30.13 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.31 12.05 14.02 16.43 18.63 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.01 11.03 14.88 19.40 19.76 Production occupations.............................................. 11.19 12.36 14.53 23.67 27.44 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 11.91 12.02 13.12 14.53 18.87 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.36 11.67 13.19 15.24 19.05 Bus drivers....................................................... 10.83 12.29 14.06 17.49 22.80 Bus drivers, school............................................. 10.72 11.79 13.01 16.63 23.05 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.36 11.68 12.78 13.34 14.00 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.55 10.88 12.26 14.82 14.98 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.84 10.88 12.26 14.82 14.98 Refuse and recyclable material collectors......................... 9.70 11.67 12.57 13.60 14.86 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.