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........................................................... $31.79 $28.36 $1,254 $1,143 39.4 $60,074 $56,241 1,890 Management occupations.............................................. 47.71 45.08 1,906 1,803 39.9 97,048 91,141 2,034 General and operations managers................................... 45.23 39.37 1,817 1,575 40.2 94,474 81,888 2,089 Administrative services managers.................................. 41.17 42.37 1,620 1,637 39.4 84,214 85,141 2,046 Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.27 48.56 2,171 1,942 40.0 112,874 101,005 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 44.85 48.23 1,781 1,859 39.7 91,118 85,218 2,032 Human resources managers.......................................... 47.53 40.93 1,901 1,637 40.0 98,854 85,132 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 41.67 44.43 1,667 1,777 40.0 86,665 92,406 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 54.61 54.28 2,192 2,186 40.1 103,212 103,686 1,890 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 56.77 58.11 2,280 2,341 40.2 105,773 104,998 1,863 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.51 55.57 2,340 2,223 40.0 121,691 115,586 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 48.89 51.10 1,956 2,044 40.0 101,699 106,282 2,080 Social and community service managers............................. 39.60 37.57 1,584 1,503 40.0 82,363 78,137 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.82 30.05 1,230 1,197 39.9 63,933 62,248 2,074 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.70 27.07 1,068 1,083 40.0 55,531 56,306 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.65 26.63 1,066 1,065 40.0 55,437 55,382 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 31.23 30.38 1,237 1,213 39.6 64,309 63,061 2,059 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 31.23 30.38 1,237 1,213 39.6 64,309 63,061 2,059 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 27.19 26.61 1,073 1,064 39.4 55,781 55,349 2,051 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 33.75 35.15 1,354 1,406 40.1 70,386 73,120 2,085 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 28.04 24.13 1,121 965 40.0 58,317 50,195 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 33.76 34.52 1,361 1,381 40.3 70,779 71,806 2,096 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.19 29.93 1,208 1,197 40.0 62,805 62,248 2,080 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 30.23 29.10 1,209 1,164 40.0 62,883 60,536 2,080 Budget analysts................................................... 29.19 25.94 1,168 1,037 40.0 60,722 53,945 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 25.38 24.97 1,006 971 39.6 52,327 50,475 2,062 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 25.38 24.97 1,006 971 39.6 52,327 50,475 2,062 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 32.78 32.78 1,309 1,311 39.9 67,584 67,999 2,062 Computer programmers.............................................. 34.85 33.65 1,394 1,346 40.0 72,484 70,000 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 36.71 35.81 1,452 1,432 39.6 75,522 74,476 2,057 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 36.35 35.81 1,444 1,432 39.7 75,105 74,476 2,066 Computer support specialists...................................... 26.14 25.82 1,045 1,033 40.0 53,149 51,917 2,034 Computer systems analysts......................................... 36.57 37.21 1,463 1,488 40.0 76,056 77,395 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 30.91 28.54 1,228 1,142 39.7 62,897 56,098 2,035 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.45 40.28 1,578 1,611 40.0 82,055 83,782 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 44.80 44.37 1,792 1,775 40.0 93,184 92,290 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 45.42 44.40 1,817 1,776 40.0 94,469 92,352 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 30.41 30.72 1,216 1,229 40.0 63,250 63,898 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 28.62 28.03 1,145 1,121 40.0 59,523 58,302 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.70 28.58 1,268 1,143 40.0 64,087 58,224 2,021 Life scientists................................................... 27.81 24.36 1,112 974 40.0 56,394 50,571 2,028 Biological scientists........................................... 27.94 24.31 1,117 972 40.0 56,020 50,569 2,005 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 27.74 26.73 1,110 1,069 40.0 57,339 55,605 2,067 Conservation scientists....................................... 25.43 24.31 1,017 973 40.0 52,900 50,571 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 34.22 31.52 1,369 1,261 40.0 71,167 65,557 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 31.31 30.19 1,252 1,208 40.0 65,118 62,795 2,080 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 31.31 30.19 1,252 1,208 40.0 65,118 62,795 2,080 Psychologists..................................................... 41.86 43.28 1,675 1,731 40.0 74,860 72,341 1,788 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 41.34 43.28 1,654 1,731 40.0 73,171 66,823 1,770 Urban and regional planners....................................... 41.49 37.18 1,660 1,487 40.0 86,304 77,326 2,080 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 25.91 23.72 1,036 949 40.0 53,895 49,342 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 29.16 26.20 1,162 1,048 39.8 58,007 53,945 1,989 Counselors........................................................ 33.60 30.02 1,330 1,202 39.6 62,636 56,605 1,864 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.88 27.67 1,298 1,126 39.5 58,161 55,054 1,769 Social workers.................................................... 28.33 26.91 1,131 1,076 39.9 58,268 54,504 2,057 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 27.27 25.94 1,089 1,037 39.9 56,290 53,945 2,064 Medical and public health social workers........................ 24.89 22.96 996 918 40.0 51,777 47,753 2,080 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 35.45 31.76 1,408 1,270 39.7 69,866 66,061 1,971 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 25.82 24.56 1,032 982 40.0 52,907 49,691 2,049 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 31.36 30.84 1,256 1,233 40.1 64,605 64,139 2,060 Social and human service assistants............................. 19.26 18.22 767 729 39.8 38,828 37,669 2,016 Legal occupations................................................... 37.66 34.86 1,506 1,394 40.0 78,336 72,509 2,080 Lawyers........................................................... 47.73 47.01 1,909 1,880 40.0 99,280 97,781 2,080 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.83 25.25 993 1,010 40.0 51,650 52,520 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 27.32 23.71 1,093 948 40.0 56,834 49,317 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 43.18 43.49 1,595 1,610 36.9 62,612 61,652 1,450 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.27 50.85 2,122 1,971 39.1 88,985 80,406 1,640 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 62.37 64.10 2,453 2,564 39.3 98,653 100,001 1,582 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 79.64 75.58 3,175 3,018 39.9 150,089 143,010 1,885 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 79.98 76.19 3,188 3,047 39.9 151,256 144,709 1,891 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 59.93 57.63 2,367 2,305 39.5 93,082 92,173 1,553 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 39.53 39.22 1,530 1,528 38.7 64,453 61,600 1,631 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 26.28 21.50 1,027 860 39.1 50,201 44,716 1,910 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 45.98 45.27 1,697 1,667 36.9 63,635 62,948 1,384 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 36.37 34.56 1,312 1,271 36.1 52,141 48,855 1,434 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 23.04 17.80 834 726 36.2 36,991 34,754 1,605 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 46.27 49.35 1,666 1,727 36.0 61,461 63,907 1,328 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 46.58 45.66 1,720 1,685 36.9 64,071 63,368 1,376 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 46.75 45.97 1,726 1,714 36.9 64,491 64,175 1,380 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 45.66 44.76 1,691 1,598 37.0 61,804 61,098 1,354 Secondary school teachers....................................... 45.41 44.69 1,684 1,649 37.1 63,675 62,432 1,402 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 45.79 45.00 1,700 1,665 37.1 64,180 62,536 1,402 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 38.88 42.53 1,415 1,488 36.4 55,071 57,747 1,416 Special education teachers...................................... 47.58 47.24 1,729 1,761 36.3 64,523 65,534 1,356 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 46.75 47.46 1,709 1,724 36.5 63,995 64,175 1,369 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 50.78 46.59 1,800 1,778 35.4 66,281 65,423 1,305 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 43.87 43.84 1,593 1,603 36.3 62,612 64,128 1,427 Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors.................................................. 45.16 42.42 1,602 1,565 35.5 63,012 61,849 1,395 Librarians........................................................ 32.27 29.58 1,250 1,183 38.7 60,767 61,524 1,883 Library technicians............................................... 20.21 17.64 791 684 39.1 37,963 35,591 1,879 Instructional coordinators........................................ 41.33 40.79 1,620 1,632 39.2 72,252 73,251 1,748 Teacher assistants................................................ 16.78 16.81 538 549 32.1 22,647 22,227 1,349 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.75 26.39 1,101 1,056 38.3 55,908 54,889 1,945 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.54 27.80 1,110 1,112 38.9 57,720 57,828 2,022 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 25.56 25.21 995 814 38.9 48,900 42,343 1,913 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.59 30.69 1,420 1,307 42.3 72,410 66,231 2,155 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 26.50 13.15 1,640 1,148 61.9 84,480 54,708 3,188 Registered nurses................................................. 44.06 40.63 1,703 1,524 38.6 87,715 77,977 1,991 Therapists........................................................ 37.17 34.54 1,430 1,341 38.5 61,562 61,318 1,656 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.83 20.68 913 827 40.0 47,481 43,012 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.76 20.49 830 820 40.0 43,182 42,625 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 35.31 40.39 1,377 1,615 39.0 71,587 84,001 2,027 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 35.31 40.39 1,377 1,615 39.0 71,587 84,001 2,027 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 23.11 26.45 923 1,058 39.9 47,976 55,020 2,076 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 26.93 26.45 1,073 1,058 39.9 55,811 55,020 2,073 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.01 20.50 796 778 37.9 40,510 40,448 1,928 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.76 30.69 1,230 1,227 40.0 63,801 63,829 2,074 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 30.77 30.38 1,231 1,215 40.0 63,794 63,192 2,073 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 17.15 16.70 681 668 39.7 35,127 34,618 2,048 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 15.07 14.04 595 553 39.5 30,686 28,741 2,037 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.19 13.74 559 531 39.4 28,770 27,627 2,028 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 19.20 18.32 766 733 39.9 39,539 38,112 2,059 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.95 16.40 673 656 39.7 35,000 34,112 2,064 Protective service occupations...................................... 33.37 33.75 1,379 1,399 41.3 71,235 72,497 2,135 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 45.51 46.43 1,821 1,876 40.0 94,674 97,531 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 39.62 40.55 1,593 1,644 40.2 82,836 85,465 2,091 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 47.77 49.79 1,907 1,962 39.9 99,189 102,043 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 37.13 38.05 1,775 1,796 47.8 92,278 93,387 2,485 Fire fighters..................................................... 29.78 29.56 1,462 1,419 49.1 76,044 73,772 2,554 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 28.56 28.77 1,143 1,167 40.0 59,450 60,661 2,082 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 28.56 28.77 1,143 1,167 40.0 59,450 60,661 2,082 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 37.60 38.37 1,504 1,535 40.0 73,741 79,246 1,961 Police officers................................................... 37.23 36.79 1,487 1,472 39.9 77,053 76,523 2,069 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 37.23 36.79 1,487 1,472 39.9 77,053 76,523 2,069 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 19.82 21.81 773 816 39.0 38,461 42,128 1,940 Security guards................................................. 19.64 20.36 765 810 39.0 37,987 41,870 1,934 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 23.69 24.16 948 966 40.0 49,274 50,253 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.53 15.38 586 579 37.7 26,781 25,439 1,724 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 20.65 19.72 721 592 34.9 32,364 25,439 1,567 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 20.65 19.72 721 592 34.9 32,364 25,439 1,567 Cooks............................................................. 15.17 14.54 602 573 39.7 27,780 27,100 1,831 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.88 16.58 630 663 39.7 28,619 27,816 1,802 Food preparation workers.......................................... 14.19 14.50 530 565 37.4 22,753 20,807 1,603 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 15.46 15.41 598 579 38.7 26,754 27,373 1,730 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 15.52 15.41 605 579 39.0 28,017 28,681 1,806 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 18.33 17.60 732 704 39.9 36,597 35,872 1,997 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 24.53 19.44 981 778 40.0 50,496 40,435 2,058 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 22.83 19.44 913 778 40.0 46,902 40,435 2,055 Building cleaning workers......................................... 17.15 16.87 685 675 39.9 35,072 34,362 2,045 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 17.29 16.87 690 675 39.9 35,334 34,637 2,044 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 19.32 19.18 770 767 39.9 34,774 36,889 1,800 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 19.95 18.39 793 735 39.8 40,695 38,245 2,040 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.92 19.84 659 707 38.9 33,368 31,837 1,972 Gaming services workers........................................... 9.72 8.40 389 336 40.0 20,210 17,472 2,080 Child care workers................................................ 19.77 19.06 676 707 34.2 28,761 30,640 1,455 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.90 14.99 636 600 40.0 33,069 31,177 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.15 12.47 486 499 40.0 25,267 25,936 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.15 12.47 486 499 40.0 25,267 25,936 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.80 19.01 788 759 39.8 40,314 39,146 2,036 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.96 23.80 993 952 39.8 51,370 49,504 2,058 Financial clerks.................................................. 20.34 20.63 811 823 39.9 41,925 41,775 2,061 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.44 18.54 778 741 40.0 40,435 38,557 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.52 20.08 820 803 40.0 42,646 41,775 2,078 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 21.86 21.91 864 876 39.5 42,742 43,534 1,955 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 19.36 18.51 774 741 40.0 40,262 38,509 2,080 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 19.68 19.55 787 782 40.0 40,936 40,668 2,080 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 19.05 20.19 – – – – – – Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 21.52 20.48 861 819 40.0 44,762 42,588 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 17.85 17.56 709 680 39.7 35,670 33,758 1,998 Dispatchers....................................................... 23.93 25.04 965 1,002 40.4 49,064 52,083 2,051 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 24.10 25.42 973 1,017 40.4 50,607 52,874 2,099 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.49 20.61 855 823 39.8 43,476 42,193 2,023 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.70 21.24 902 850 39.8 46,784 44,179 2,061 Legal secretaries............................................... 22.82 20.29 913 811 40.0 47,476 42,193 2,080 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 20.12 19.38 800 775 39.8 39,760 39,181 1,976 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.80 16.56 671 654 39.9 34,889 34,033 2,076 Word processors and typists..................................... 17.12 16.73 683 663 39.9 35,536 34,453 2,076 Office clerks, general............................................ 17.50 17.05 696 680 39.8 35,591 35,343 2,033 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 20.24 22.16 810 887 40.0 42,106 46,099 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.68 27.62 1,067 1,105 40.0 55,493 57,445 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.66 28.20 1,146 1,128 40.0 59,608 58,658 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 22.67 21.99 907 880 40.0 47,151 45,739 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 25.54 26.35 1,022 1,054 40.0 53,118 54,806 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 25.44 26.00 1,018 1,040 40.0 52,911 54,084 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 30.65 30.26 1,226 1,210 40.0 63,771 62,941 2,081 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 27.87 28.83 1,115 1,153 40.0 57,960 59,964 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 31.27 30.88 1,251 1,235 40.0 65,032 64,230 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 20.04 19.96 801 798 40.0 41,673 41,508 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 29.29 28.58 1,171 1,143 40.0 60,883 59,446 2,078 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 42.97 39.09 1,719 1,563 40.0 89,382 81,301 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.28 28.87 1,091 1,155 40.0 56,748 60,056 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 28.55 28.58 1,142 1,143 40.0 59,394 59,446 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 34.09 35.06 1,364 1,402 40.0 70,908 72,925 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 25.51 24.55 1,020 982 40.0 53,016 51,062 2,078 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 33.53 34.22 1,341 1,369 40.0 69,743 71,186 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 23.33 23.16 932 926 40.0 48,465 48,169 2,078 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 24.05 25.98 962 1,039 40.0 50,018 54,038 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 26.72 27.41 1,067 1,096 39.9 55,090 55,806 2,061 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 26.15 26.26 1,046 1,050 40.0 54,402 54,621 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 24.51 23.60 971 944 39.6 48,016 49,088 1,959 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 32.65 34.24 1,306 1,370 40.0 67,922 71,219 2,080 Bus drivers....................................................... 22.56 24.08 875 925 38.8 40,805 46,675 1,809 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 25.05 25.68 1,002 1,027 40.0 52,107 53,414 2,080 Bus drivers, school............................................. 18.20 18.96 670 706 36.8 26,834 26,132 1,474 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 22.96 22.23 918 889 40.0 47,757 46,238 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 23.53 22.23 941 889 40.0 48,941 46,238 2,080 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, weighted by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are based on 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 based on 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.