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........................................................... $25.86 $22.70 $1,026 $911 39.7 $48,748 $43,809 1,885 Management occupations.............................................. 41.03 43.29 1,651 1,732 40.2 81,926 83,169 1,997 General and operations managers................................... 51.52 52.43 2,061 2,097 40.0 107,172 109,054 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 43.48 50.59 1,739 2,024 40.0 90,279 105,231 2,076 Education administrators.......................................... 40.87 44.02 1,668 1,716 40.8 76,285 81,338 1,867 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 46.45 48.70 1,934 1,997 41.6 82,816 83,226 1,783 Social and community service managers............................. 33.85 37.85 1,354 1,514 40.0 70,407 78,728 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.08 22.18 923 887 40.0 47,367 46,128 2,052 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 26.36 19.79 1,054 792 40.0 46,062 41,163 1,748 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.69 23.74 948 950 40.0 49,284 49,379 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 30.52 28.80 1,221 1,152 40.0 62,979 60,736 2,064 Computer systems analysts......................................... 34.43 35.57 1,377 1,423 40.0 71,623 73,986 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 27.65 24.53 1,106 981 40.0 57,520 51,022 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 34.54 35.98 1,382 1,439 40.0 71,852 74,838 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 34.21 36.81 1,368 1,472 40.0 71,151 76,565 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 21.98 21.64 879 866 40.0 45,709 45,011 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 21.66 20.67 866 827 40.0 45,049 42,996 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.89 23.99 1,036 959 40.0 52,826 49,930 2,040 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 24.67 22.94 987 918 40.0 51,316 47,719 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.01 20.26 921 813 40.0 46,481 42,587 2,020 Counselors........................................................ 31.57 31.82 1,249 1,273 39.6 56,528 54,397 1,791 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 39.32 39.52 1,534 1,524 39.0 60,059 59,733 1,528 Social workers.................................................... 20.59 17.79 823 712 40.0 42,615 37,003 2,070 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.62 17.65 744 706 39.9 38,467 36,712 2,066 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 21.25 20.76 860 842 40.5 44,671 43,805 2,102 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 22.37 21.83 912 899 40.7 47,410 46,758 2,119 Social and human service assistants............................. 19.43 16.62 777 665 40.0 40,313 34,570 2,074 Legal occupations................................................... 36.08 31.24 1,443 1,250 40.0 75,049 64,979 2,080 Lawyers........................................................... 39.04 35.57 1,562 1,423 40.0 81,200 73,986 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 24.58 24.62 983 985 40.0 51,130 51,210 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.25 32.32 1,347 1,236 38.2 52,802 48,151 1,498 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 62.35 49.82 2,503 1,938 40.1 104,748 78,234 1,680 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.69 32.64 1,284 1,241 38.1 48,355 46,565 1,435 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 26.77 25.37 965 941 36.0 36,315 35,555 1,356 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 26.18 24.96 1,003 936 38.3 37,437 34,652 1,430 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.91 30.72 1,261 1,183 38.3 47,441 44,604 1,442 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.20 31.56 1,277 1,215 38.4 47,998 45,628 1,446 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.45 29.57 1,185 1,179 37.7 44,746 43,533 1,423 Secondary school teachers....................................... 35.36 34.98 1,356 1,340 38.3 51,162 50,684 1,447 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 35.40 35.14 1,357 1,345 38.3 51,192 50,684 1,446 Special education teachers...................................... 34.12 31.82 1,273 1,233 37.3 47,648 47,017 1,397 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 33.30 31.61 1,230 1,198 36.9 46,211 45,048 1,388 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 35.80 36.55 1,367 1,381 38.2 49,985 51,376 1,396 Library technicians............................................... 18.91 18.76 756 750 40.0 39,326 39,021 2,080 Instructional coordinators........................................ 28.45 29.20 1,118 1,168 39.3 55,498 58,136 1,950 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.96 12.08 443 427 34.2 16,582 15,811 1,279 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.97 21.94 879 878 40.0 42,953 42,817 1,955 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 32.87 30.57 1,287 1,190 39.2 63,841 57,290 1,942 Registered nurses................................................. 32.54 31.66 1,253 1,225 38.5 60,548 61,014 1,861 Therapists........................................................ 33.40 32.34 1,323 1,294 39.6 62,458 63,584 1,870 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.26 13.53 550 506 38.5 28,154 25,622 1,974 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.99 11.75 453 458 37.8 23,573 23,837 1,967 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.28 23.48 1,015 990 41.8 52,193 50,877 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 32.32 31.11 1,293 1,244 40.0 67,229 64,713 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 35.01 33.14 1,400 1,326 40.0 72,815 68,927 2,080 Fire fighters..................................................... 19.86 20.99 1,024 945 51.6 53,242 49,163 2,681 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.47 18.74 791 755 40.6 41,120 39,277 2,112 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.47 18.74 791 755 40.6 41,120 39,277 2,112 Police officers................................................... 26.82 25.80 1,074 1,032 40.0 55,825 53,664 2,082 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.82 25.80 1,074 1,032 40.0 55,825 53,664 2,082 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.40 11.02 430 408 37.7 19,769 19,365 1,734 Cooks............................................................. 11.69 12.94 455 517 38.9 21,419 20,298 1,832 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.43 12.31 533 492 39.7 27,378 25,605 2,039 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.82 12.54 507 502 39.5 25,864 25,834 2,018 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.15 12.89 518 516 39.4 26,381 26,341 2,006 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 13.61 11.79 545 472 40.0 28,339 24,523 2,082 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 13.91 12.28 556 491 40.0 28,949 25,542 2,082 Personal care and service occupations............................... 12.79 12.98 498 519 38.9 25,204 26,998 1,971 Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.55 12.03 582 481 40.0 30,257 25,012 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.41 15.75 654 629 39.9 33,135 32,115 2,019 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.30 20.20 842 790 39.5 43,788 41,077 2,056 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.36 15.71 655 628 40.0 34,036 32,677 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.82 16.40 673 656 40.0 34,996 34,112 2,080 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.11 16.91 683 676 39.9 35,492 35,173 2,074 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 16.18 15.75 647 630 40.0 33,652 32,760 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.98 17.77 719 711 40.0 37,402 36,962 2,080 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 18.06 16.62 722 665 40.0 37,556 34,570 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.80 15.83 667 627 39.7 33,139 31,805 1,973 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.72 16.83 708 673 40.0 36,794 34,996 2,076 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.96 15.15 591 603 39.5 27,134 26,664 1,814 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.33 14.71 613 588 40.0 30,442 28,313 1,986 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.08 18.47 763 739 40.0 39,081 37,858 2,048 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.63 18.05 745 722 40.0 38,743 37,544 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 18.24 17.34 729 694 40.0 37,929 36,071 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.77 22.78 791 911 40.0 41,113 47,376 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 16.31 14.44 652 577 40.0 31,971 30,025 1,960 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.81 22.45 911 898 39.9 47,382 46,696 2,077 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.52 21.79 901 872 40.0 46,832 45,323 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.27 21.79 891 872 40.0 46,318 45,323 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.88 17.24 711 690 39.8 36,985 35,859 2,069 Production occupations.............................................. 22.84 19.98 914 799 40.0 47,509 41,567 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.88 19.98 875 799 40.0 45,517 41,567 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.03 15.00 612 591 38.2 28,072 25,854 1,751 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.98 12.90 518 482 37.0 22,669 21,693 1,621 Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.76 11.91 455 427 35.7 18,446 17,439 1,446 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.