Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours by work levels(1) Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) and work level Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $23.58 $21.75 $924 $845 39.2 $48,062 $43,930 2,038 Level 1 .................................................. 11.50 11.66 458 463 39.8 23,822 24,086 2,071 Level 2 .................................................. 12.19 11.92 471 471 38.6 24,483 24,502 2,009 Level 3 .................................................. 13.07 12.94 517 506 39.5 26,860 26,333 2,055 Level 4 .................................................. 14.38 14.20 563 560 39.1 29,255 29,141 2,034 Level 5 .................................................. 17.95 17.92 704 700 39.2 36,584 36,410 2,039 Level 6 .................................................. 21.15 20.82 834 821 39.4 43,357 42,702 2,050 Level 7 .................................................. 26.11 25.93 1,032 1,028 39.5 53,672 53,460 2,055 Level 8 .................................................. 29.39 28.34 1,138 1,101 38.7 59,158 57,242 2,013 Level 9 .................................................. 29.80 29.48 1,157 1,145 38.8 60,147 59,521 2,018 Level 10.................................................. 37.86 37.56 1,473 1,408 38.9 76,587 73,236 2,023 Level 11.................................................. 42.17 42.09 1,692 1,669 40.1 87,961 86,796 2,086 Level 12.................................................. 55.19 53.33 2,295 2,133 41.6 119,320 110,926 2,162 Level 13.................................................. 83.58 72.12 3,105 2,885 37.2 161,457 150,010 1,932 Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.74 24.97 1,104 999 39.8 57,405 51,938 2,070 Management occupations.............................................. 41.54 37.56 1,663 1,436 40.0 86,453 74,672 2,081 Level 11.................................................. 37.16 36.49 1,475 1,368 39.7 76,686 71,156 2,064 Level 12.................................................. 49.51 47.28 2,092 2,120 42.3 108,806 110,240 2,198 Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.79 34.94 1,592 1,398 40.0 82,773 72,679 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.27 36.49 1,584 1,436 40.3 82,371 74,672 2,098 Level 12.................................................. 47.75 47.28 2,027 1,923 42.4 105,394 100,006 2,207 Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.20 34.94 1,368 1,398 40.0 71,136 72,679 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.88 29.37 1,147 1,111 39.7 59,633 57,791 2,065 Level 9 .................................................. 27.87 28.80 1,116 1,152 40.1 58,045 59,900 2,083 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 26.79 26.44 1,072 1,058 40.0 55,729 54,995 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 38.54 28.37 1,422 1,167 36.9 73,955 60,661 1,919 Community and social services occupations........................... 24.42 24.42 953 916 39.0 49,548 47,623 2,029 Level 9 .................................................. 27.74 27.90 1,108 1,102 39.9 57,592 57,304 2,076 Social workers.................................................... 24.77 24.51 965 919 38.9 50,167 47,787 2,025 Level 9 .................................................. 27.84 28.89 1,114 1,156 40.0 57,912 60,091 2,080 Medical and public health social workers........................ 26.35 26.66 1,043 1,015 39.6 54,255 52,770 2,059 Mental health and substance abuse social workers................ 19.75 17.43 750 660 38.0 39,019 34,301 1,976 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.76 26.82 1,125 1,047 39.1 58,483 54,438 2,034 Level 4 .................................................. 15.21 15.10 607 604 39.9 31,589 31,408 2,077 Level 5 .................................................. 18.99 18.67 739 726 38.9 38,415 37,737 2,023 Level 6 .................................................. 21.82 21.42 858 856 39.3 44,614 44,512 2,044 Level 7 .................................................. 26.61 25.93 1,047 1,037 39.4 54,461 53,930 2,046 Level 8 .................................................. 30.18 29.44 1,167 1,121 38.7 60,670 58,282 2,010 Level 9 .................................................. 29.93 29.66 1,160 1,150 38.8 60,338 59,821 2,016 Level 10.................................................. 38.65 37.28 1,506 1,488 39.0 78,336 77,351 2,027 Level 11.................................................. 44.19 43.07 1,777 1,722 40.2 92,403 89,544 2,091 Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.32 26.08 1,159 1,022 39.5 60,281 53,165 2,056 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.08 51.54 2,083 2,062 40.0 108,326 107,203 2,080 Level 11.................................................. 52.20 51.15 2,088 2,046 40.0 108,573 106,392 2,080 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 55.88 26.39 2,286 1,932 40.9 118,847 100,464 2,127 Registered nurses................................................. 31.17 30.57 1,207 1,183 38.7 62,771 61,495 2,014 Level 7 .................................................. 28.47 27.83 1,096 1,070 38.5 56,981 55,636 2,001 Level 8 .................................................. 31.68 31.06 1,206 1,159 38.1 62,696 60,258 1,979 Level 9 .................................................. 29.76 29.48 1,152 1,144 38.7 59,901 59,511 2,013 Level 10.................................................. 37.83 37.19 1,450 1,488 38.3 75,384 77,351 1,993 Level 11.................................................. 40.89 39.40 1,629 1,573 39.8 84,712 81,806 2,072 Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.85 35.21 1,330 1,377 39.3 69,157 71,623 2,043 Therapists........................................................ 27.77 26.20 1,085 1,037 39.1 56,415 53,930 2,031 Level 7 .................................................. 24.39 24.85 959 994 39.3 49,892 51,688 2,046 Level 8 .................................................. 26.00 25.72 1,024 1,014 39.4 53,223 52,730 2,047 Level 9 .................................................. 30.02 30.69 1,157 1,151 38.5 60,173 59,840 2,004 Occupational therapists......................................... 30.46 30.69 1,178 1,151 38.7 61,271 59,840 2,011 Level 9 .................................................. 29.62 30.69 1,131 1,151 38.2 58,805 59,840 1,985 Physical therapists............................................. 33.13 32.67 1,300 1,292 39.2 67,589 67,192 2,040 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 24.02 24.60 934 946 38.9 48,564 49,177 2,021 Level 7 .................................................. 24.33 24.85 956 994 39.3 49,699 51,688 2,042 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.86 23.31 914 932 40.0 47,525 48,485 2,079 Level 4 .................................................. 15.01 15.32 600 610 40.0 31,206 31,699 2,080 Level 6 .................................................. 26.72 26.77 1,069 1,071 40.0 55,586 55,682 2,080 Level 7 .................................................. 27.53 26.72 1,101 1,069 40.0 57,254 55,578 2,080 Level 8 .................................................. 27.45 26.36 1,098 1,054 40.0 57,091 54,829 2,080 Level 9 .................................................. 27.94 29.40 1,118 1,176 40.0 58,114 61,152 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.69 24.05 1,027 961 40.0 53,408 49,962 2,079 Level 7 .................................................. 27.39 26.72 1,096 1,069 40.0 56,970 55,578 2,080 Level 9 .................................................. 27.94 29.40 1,118 1,176 40.0 58,114 61,152 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.11 19.34 804 773 40.0 41,822 40,217 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 15.01 15.32 600 610 40.0 31,206 31,699 2,080 Level 6 .................................................. 26.91 26.77 1,077 1,071 40.0 55,979 55,682 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 29.40 26.35 1,165 1,032 39.6 60,601 53,664 2,061 Level 5 .................................................. 22.96 18.75 894 750 38.9 46,482 38,996 2,025 Level 6 .................................................. 24.26 23.21 960 928 39.6 49,918 48,277 2,058 Level 7 .................................................. 29.47 27.20 1,170 1,088 39.7 60,819 56,576 2,064 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 38.53 37.26 1,541 1,490 40.0 80,151 77,501 2,080 Diagnostic medical sonographers................................. 36.13 37.75 1,445 1,510 40.0 75,148 78,520 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.78 24.21 1,017 960 39.5 52,888 49,920 2,052 Level 6 .................................................. 24.19 23.34 956 934 39.5 49,697 48,547 2,054 Level 7 .................................................. 25.78 26.39 1,020 1,046 39.6 53,043 54,392 2,057 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.24 13.30 518 479 39.1 26,927 24,898 2,034 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.95 18.10 705 712 39.3 36,654 37,045 2,043 Level 4 .................................................. 15.89 16.19 635 647 40.0 33,042 33,669 2,080 Level 5 .................................................. 18.69 18.73 728 733 39.0 37,854 38,106 2,026 Not able to be leveled.................................... 18.99 16.48 741 659 39.0 38,516 34,278 2,028 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.07 16.19 643 647 40.0 33,423 33,669 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 15.71 16.19 629 647 40.0 32,687 33,669 2,080 Surgical technologists.......................................... 19.28 19.22 749 760 38.8 38,946 39,520 2,020 Level 5 .................................................. 19.10 19.22 740 762 38.7 38,483 39,645 2,014 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.88 18.66 729 698 38.6 37,914 36,298 2,008 Level 5 .................................................. 18.34 17.92 710 686 38.7 36,934 35,672 2,014 Level 6 .................................................. 19.26 19.13 736 726 38.2 38,254 37,772 1,986 Medical records and health information technicians................ 19.37 16.84 775 674 40.0 40,284 35,027 2,080 Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians................ 20.23 19.92 801 797 39.6 41,656 41,434 2,059 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.68 13.16 534 516 39.1 27,788 26,844 2,031 Level 2 .................................................. 12.73 12.61 493 497 38.7 25,617 25,834 2,013 Level 3 .................................................. 13.10 12.62 519 498 39.7 27,012 25,889 2,063 Level 4 .................................................. 13.47 12.95 515 501 38.3 26,795 26,072 1,990 Level 5 .................................................. 15.98 15.15 632 600 39.5 32,854 31,221 2,056 Level 6 .................................................. 17.80 16.16 712 646 40.0 37,032 33,607 2,080 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.26 12.91 517 507 39.0 26,881 26,354 2,027 Level 2 .................................................. 12.83 13.16 494 523 38.5 25,679 27,186 2,002 Level 3 .................................................. 13.37 13.28 528 518 39.5 27,476 26,957 2,055 Level 4 .................................................. 13.05 12.76 502 496 38.5 26,123 25,779 2,001 Home health aides............................................... 12.71 12.80 508 512 40.0 26,431 26,626 2,080 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.78 12.72 500 498 39.2 26,009 25,896 2,036 Level 2 .................................................. 12.76 13.09 489 516 38.3 25,442 26,853 1,994 Level 3 .................................................. 12.85 12.51 506 493 39.4 26,328 25,626 2,049 Level 4 .................................................. 12.65 12.76 497 500 39.3 25,836 26,000 2,042 Psychiatric aides............................................... 14.65 13.91 562 525 38.4 29,225 27,281 1,995 Level 3 .................................................. 16.17 16.72 647 669 40.0 33,634 34,778 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 13.51 12.94 508 485 37.6 26,394 25,214 1,954 Physical therapist assistants and aides........................... 15.83 15.06 612 496 38.7 31,819 25,784 2,010 Physical therapist assistants................................... 20.59 20.70 824 828 40.0 42,829 43,050 2,080 Physical therapist aides........................................ 12.90 12.34 489 494 37.9 25,407 25,676 1,969 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.80 13.87 543 550 39.3 28,214 28,583 2,045 Level 3 .................................................. 12.14 10.35 485 414 40.0 25,242 21,528 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 14.45 14.06 557 550 38.5 28,953 28,600 2,004 Level 5 .................................................. 15.03 14.87 593 595 39.5 30,844 30,930 2,053 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.84 13.88 554 555 40.0 28,789 28,877 2,080 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 13.78 13.60 551 544 40.0 28,657 28,284 2,080 Medical transcriptionists....................................... 16.20 16.89 605 592 37.3 31,449 30,801 1,941 Level 4 .................................................. 16.27 16.84 592 591 36.4 30,797 30,751 1,893 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.78 15.62 671 625 40.0 34,908 32,490 2,080 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 14.45 14.68 578 587 40.0 30,064 30,534 2,080 Security guards................................................. 14.45 14.68 578 587 40.0 30,064 30,534 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.01 11.71 465 455 38.7 24,200 23,679 2,014 Level 2 .................................................. 11.72 11.38 442 433 37.7 22,978 22,522 1,961 Level 3 .................................................. 10.95 10.32 424 400 38.7 22,024 20,800 2,011 Cooks............................................................. 12.74 12.74 510 510 40.0 26,508 26,499 2,080 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.74 12.74 510 510 40.0 26,508 26,499 2,080 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.60 11.71 444 468 38.2 23,078 24,353 1,989 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.08 12.49 462 487 38.2 24,026 25,334 1,989 Level 2 .................................................. 11.93 12.12 447 467 37.5 23,266 24,270 1,950 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.69 11.48 462 456 39.5 24,024 23,691 2,055 Level 1 .................................................. 11.14 11.10 445 444 39.9 23,132 23,067 2,077 Level 2 .................................................. 11.82 11.60 461 451 39.0 23,965 23,439 2,028 Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 11.40 490 456 40.0 25,471 23,712 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.65 11.31 460 448 39.5 23,929 23,296 2,054 Level 1 .................................................. 11.14 11.10 445 444 39.9 23,132 23,067 2,077 Level 2 .................................................. 11.80 11.35 459 447 38.9 23,890 23,234 2,025 Level 3 .................................................. 12.25 11.40 490 456 40.0 25,471 23,712 2,080 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.88 11.40 474 454 39.9 24,670 23,629 2,077 Level 1 .................................................. 10.75 10.57 428 423 39.8 22,258 21,986 2,070 Level 2 .................................................. 12.15 11.96 486 478 40.0 25,257 24,877 2,078 Level 3 .................................................. 12.24 11.20 489 448 40.0 25,453 23,296 2,080 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.33 11.13 441 438 38.9 22,908 22,764 2,023 Level 1 .................................................. 11.34 11.71 454 468 40.0 23,592 24,357 2,080 Level 2 .................................................. 11.21 10.56 419 422 37.4 21,787 21,969 1,944 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.42 14.78 607 584 39.4 31,569 30,380 2,047 Level 2 .................................................. 12.99 12.50 504 500 38.8 26,184 26,000 2,016 Level 3 .................................................. 13.55 13.64 533 527 39.3 27,711 27,407 2,045 Level 4 .................................................. 14.76 14.54 579 578 39.2 30,105 30,077 2,040 Level 5 .................................................. 17.31 17.61 682 704 39.4 35,464 36,608 2,048 Level 6 .................................................. 20.03 19.22 801 769 40.0 41,657 39,984 2,080 Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.46 14.78 618 591 40.0 32,159 30,742 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.11 23.62 952 945 39.5 49,510 49,130 2,054 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.50 14.44 578 576 39.9 30,052 29,973 2,072 Level 3 .................................................. 14.48 14.43 579 577 40.0 30,119 30,006 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 14.39 14.45 575 578 40.0 29,922 30,056 2,080 Level 5 .................................................. 15.55 14.98 613 599 39.4 31,852 31,158 2,048 Bill and account collectors..................................... 16.69 17.23 668 689 40.0 34,719 35,838 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 14.67 14.61 583 577 39.7 30,307 30,006 2,067 Level 4 .................................................. 14.92 14.61 597 584 40.0 31,042 30,380 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.44 13.70 538 548 40.0 27,955 28,496 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.15 16.13 640 645 39.7 33,299 33,550 2,062 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.76 14.21 590 568 40.0 30,702 29,557 2,080 Level 4 .................................................. 15.88 16.68 635 667 40.0 33,034 34,694 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.71 13.80 529 546 38.6 27,502 28,369 2,006 Level 3 .................................................. 13.43 13.64 514 524 38.2 26,706 27,227 1,989 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.57 16.07 650 630 39.2 33,774 32,760 2,038 Level 4 .................................................. 14.82 14.20 576 566 38.9 29,959 29,453 2,021 Level 5 .................................................. 17.92 17.76 700 710 39.1 36,423 36,943 2,033 Level 6 .................................................. 20.69 21.32 828 853 40.0 43,031 44,346 2,080 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.29 19.49 809 780 39.9 42,064 40,539 2,073 Level 6 .................................................. 22.56 23.76 902 950 40.0 46,916 49,421 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 15.80 15.42 612 604 38.7 31,827 31,429 2,015 Level 4 .................................................. 15.01 14.39 579 576 38.6 30,095 29,931 2,005 Level 5 .................................................. 17.78 17.61 686 702 38.6 35,678 36,483 2,007 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.95 15.10 636 604 39.9 33,054 31,414 2,073 Level 4 .................................................. 14.32 14.17 569 563 39.7 29,583 29,266 2,066 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.67 14.61 583 585 39.8 30,316 30,397 2,067 Level 3 .................................................. 13.55 13.08 537 512 39.6 27,903 26,624 2,059 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.99 25.52 960 1,021 40.0 49,907 53,082 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.15 19.87 923 795 39.9 48,004 41,330 2,074 Level 7 .................................................. 26.33 27.04 1,053 1,082 40.0 54,758 56,243 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.20 18.28 845 731 39.8 43,928 38,022 2,072 Level 7 .................................................. 28.11 27.58 1,125 1,103 40.0 58,475 57,366 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.20 18.28 845 731 39.8 43,928 38,022 2,072 Level 7 .................................................. 28.11 27.58 1,125 1,103 40.0 58,475 57,366 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 21.57 24.65 860 986 39.9 44,729 51,272 2,074 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.76 11.78 598 471 38.0 31,120 24,502 1,974 1 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. For more information, see chapter 8 of the BLS 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. 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.