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National Compensation Survey - Wages
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Table E-1. Average pay in service-producing industries, professional and administrative occupations, United States, July 1993
Transportation and Finance, insurance, and real Services
public utilities estate
All Wholesale Retail
Occupation and level service- trade trade Deposito- Engineer-
producing Communic- ry Insurance Business Educatio- Health ing and
All ations All institut- carriers All services nal services manage-
ions services ment
services
Professional
Occupations
Accountants
Level I......................... $486 $516 - $488 $490 $491 $483 $523 $465 $462 $464 $473 $487
Level II........................ 578 630 $610 582 558 579 559 586 562 565 556 575 582
Level III....................... 734 777 764 734 718 732 709 726 721 734 715 709 752
Level IV........................ 951 995 981 956 942 919 917 897 954 912 957 908 977
Level V......................... 1,214 1,256 - 1,229 1,248 1,198 1,151 1,171 1,192 1,200 1,188 - 1,175
Level VI........................ 1,539 1,595 - - - 1,463 - - - - - - -
Accountants, Public
Level I......................... 544 - - - - - - - 544 - - - 544
Level II........................ 598 - - - - - - - 598 - - - 598
Level III....................... 695 - - - - - - - 695 - - - 695
Level IV........................ 938 - - - - - - - 938 - - - 938
Attorneys
Level I......................... 777 - - - - 773 - 773 - - - - -
Level II........................ 979 1,059 - - - 991 920 992 927 - - - -
Level III....................... 1,287 1,331 - - - 1,274 1,305 1,230 1,291 1,269 1,346 - 1,329
Level IV........................ 1,644 1,700 - - - 1,618 1,599 1,541 1,701 1,822 - - 1,625
Level V......................... 2,110 2,030 - - - 2,098 2,144 1,965 2,242 - - - -
Level VI........................ 2,598 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Engineers
Level I......................... 630 702 - - - - - - 619 - - - 618
Level II........................ 730 775 - - - - - - 716 - - - 716
Level III....................... 878 930 911 812 - - - - 863 886 - - 860
Level IV........................ 1,080 1,097 1,070 1,030 - - - - 1,075 - - - 1,070
Level V......................... 1,292 1,282 1,305 1,241 - - - - 1,295 - - - 1,284
Level VI........................ 1,488 1,532 - - - - - - 1,484 - - - 1,474
Level VII....................... 1,745 - - - - - - - 1,739 - - - 1,705
Level VIII...................... 1,989 - - - - - - - 1,994 - - - -
Administrative Occupations
Budget Analysts
Level I......................... 489 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Level II........................ 588 - - - - 570 - - 589 - 576 - 594
Level III....................... 759 795 - - - 765 - - 744 - 738 - -
Level IV........................ 917 969 - - - - - - 903 - 829 - -
Buyers/Contracting Specialists
Level I......................... $484 - - - - $509 $475 - $475 - $475 $482 $468
Level II........................ 615 $659 - $632 - 625 576 $646 603 $631 593 593 624
Level III....................... 853 884 - - - 838 - - 842 832 783 - 872
Level IV........................ 1,013 1,044 - - - - - - 997 - - - 995
Level V......................... 1,242 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Computer Programmers
Level I......................... 515 573 - 507 - 499 491 509 515 512 473 474 561
Level II........................ 599 633 - 608 $604 588 586 597 592 590 597 565 618
Level III....................... 714 766 - 713 688 695 696 683 708 713 740 642 727
Level IV........................ 855 936 - 812 - 846 - - 860 855 890 - 872
Level V......................... 980 - - - - - - - 1,016 - - - -
Computer Systems Analysts
Level I......................... 726 784 - 743 704 712 714 705 717 726 698 667 691
Level II........................ 855 899 $903 861 810 849 855 838 843 836 840 794 870
Level III....................... 1,014 1,048 - 1,032 951 1,000 1,048 966 1,018 1,016 1,009 967 1,021
Level IV........................ 1,220 1,269 - 1,183 - 1,160 - 1,152 1,250 1,233 - - -
Level V......................... 1,480 - - - - - - - 1,498 - - - -
Computer Systems Analyst
Supervisors/Managers
Level I......................... 1,103 1,142 - - 1,091 1,133 - 1,116 1,056 1,041 1,098 - -
Level II........................ 1,269 1,403 - - - 1,252 1,271 1,261 1,263 1,259 1,282 - -
Level III....................... 1,561 - - - - 1,582 - - 1,535 1,514 - - -
Personnel Specialists
Level I......................... 489 570 - - - 477 455 511 480 482 474 - 491
Level II........................ 561 606 600 601 525 569 555 585 552 566 552 534 571
Level III....................... 722 817 794 725 708 724 707 736 700 714 694 684 733
Level IV........................ 954 1,008 1,001 983 943 930 923 930 942 946 920 917 972
Level V......................... 1,204 1,214 - 1,234 1,231 1,156 1,103 1,175 1,244 1,325 1,170 - 1,210
Level VI........................ 1,531 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Personnel Supervisors/Managers
Level I......................... 1,032 1,115 - - - 1,028 - - 1,012 - 1,006 - -
Level II........................ 1,315 1,349 - - - 1,294 1,291 1,273 1,290 - 1,284 - 1,330
Level III....................... 1,674 1,649 - - - 1,622 - - 1,765 - - - -
Level IV........................ 2,192 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Table E-2. Average pay in service-producing industries, technical and protective service occupations, United States, July 1993
Transportation and Finance, insurance, and real Services
public utilities estate
All Wholesale Retail
Occupation and level service- trade trade Deposito- Engineer-
producing Communic- ry Insurance Business Educatio- Health ing and
All ations All institut- carriers All services nal services manage-
ions services ment
services
Technical
Occupations
Computer Operators
Level I......................... $326 - - - - $323 $315 - $332 $345 - - -
Level II........................ 417 $493 $513 $416 $398 406 392 $422 408 422 $401 $383 $387
Level III....................... 532 587 590 531 484 517 517 511 521 524 500 513 549
Level IV........................ 632 672 - 647 - 624 600 652 614 609 - - 646
Level V......................... 776 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Drafters
Level I......................... 417 486 - - - - - - 374 - - - 377
Level II........................ 490 537 552 - - - - - 470 - - - 471
Level III....................... 612 645 - - - - - - 608 - - - 610
Level IV........................ 765 767 - - - - - - 765 - - - 766
Engineering Technicians
Level I......................... 380 - - - - - - - 373 - - - 380
Level II........................ 463 - - - - - - - 450 - - - 451
Level III....................... 588 710 - - - - - - 558 - - - 561
Level IV........................ 740 856 - - - - - - 691 - - - 696
Level V......................... 867 - - - - - - - 845 - - - 845
Level VI........................ 1,019 - - - - - - - 983 - - - 982
Engineering Technicians, Civil or
Survey Technicians/Construction
Inspectors
Level I......................... 315 - - - - - - - 315 - - - 318
Level II........................ 414 - - - - - - - 410 - - - 412
Level III....................... 560 - - - - - - - 558 - - - 558
Level IV........................ 694 - - - - - - - 693 - - - 697
Level V......................... 908 - - - - - - - 911 - - - 911
Protective Service
Occupations
Police Officers
Level I......................... 515 - - - - - - - 511 - - 504 -
Table E-3. Average pay in service-producing industries, clerical occupations, United States, July 1993
Transportation and Finance, insurance, and real Services
public utilities estate
All Wholesale Retail
Occupation and level service- trade trade Deposito- Engineer-
producing Communic- ry Insurance Business Educatio- Health ing and
All ations All institut- carriers All services nal services manage-
ions services ment
services
Clerks, Accounting
Level I......................... $291 $325 - $303 $270 $278 - - $286 - - - $309
Level II........................ 347 389 $431 349 326 342 $319 $365 347 $345 $343 $352 365
Level III....................... 422 469 476 432 403 406 381 423 417 412 406 420 431
Level IV........................ 516 569 556 534 481 501 461 510 498 487 471 475 521
Clerks, General
Level I......................... 254 288 - - - 258 257 269 250 - 287 - 236
Level II........................ 301 349 432 295 289 293 282 307 300 280 314 306 309
Level III....................... 378 461 473 377 348 348 332 364 366 369 358 346 377
Level IV........................ 470 531 522 489 448 426 404 442 445 491 452 - 439
Clerks, Order
Level I......................... 323 - - 334 - - - - - - - - -
Level II........................ 443 - - 444 - - - - - - - - -
Key Entry Operators
Level I......................... 305 370 380 323 284 303 304 299 298 285 303 327 300
Level II........................ 390 443 - 391 358 382 351 403 379 367 383 357 387
Personnel Assistants (Employment)
Level I......................... 314 - - - - - - - 307 - 302 - -
Level II........................ 388 450 - - 376 385 395 372 379 383 385 - 401
Level III....................... 467 491 - - - 467 450 485 462 470 453 - 508
Level IV........................ 547 - - - - 545 - - 534 - - - -
Secretaries
Level I......................... 366 404 - 374 365 375 344 410 354 352 354 334 416
Level II........................ 439 474 490 448 432 429 399 452 440 431 452 406 461
Level III....................... 512 542 556 525 476 513 482 517 504 516 503 473 525
Level IV........................ 611 640 641 629 560 613 581 601 604 608 590 576 634
Level V......................... 737 763 750 760 700 739 680 750 721 713 734 - 734
Switchboard Operator-Receptionists 323 338 338 333 278 334 294 346 328 333 306 326 364
Word Processors
Level I......................... 358 399 - - - 357 338 366 349 367 - 336 367
Level II........................ 434 487 - - - 430 412 420 431 446 405 - 441
Level III....................... 561 - - - - 529 - - 572 - - - 532
Table E-4. Average pay in service-producing industries, maintenance and toolroom occupations, United States, July 1993
Transportation and Finance, insurance, and real Services
public utilities estate
All Wholesale Retail
Occupation and level service- trade trade Deposito- Engineer-
producing Communic- ry Insurance Business Educatio- Health ing and
All ations All institut- carriers All services nal services manage-
ions services ment
services
General Maintenance Workers....... $9.39 $11.66 $10.95 $10.37 $9.48 $9.18 $9.70 $10.48 $9.30 $9.35 $10.87 $9.34 $10.93
Maintenance Electricians.......... 18.04 19.90 - 16.19 - 18.46 - - 15.38 - 15.92 14.90 16.18
Maintenance Electronics
Technicians
Level I......................... 10.69 10.82 10.17 - - - - - 10.50 10.45 - 10.72 -
Level II........................ 17.03 17.71 17.73 - - - - - 14.34 14.22 - 15.08 -
Level III....................... 18.93 19.86 19.57 - - - - - 17.40 - - 17.46 -
Maintenance Machinists............ 19.45 20.18 - - - - - - 15.05 - - - -
Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery.. 18.13 19.76 - 14.45 - - - - - - - - -
Maintenance Mechanics, Motor
Vehicle.......................... 15.47 15.82 17.60 14.14 14.64 - - - 13.69 13.62 13.22 - 14.73
Maintenance Pipefitters........... 17.80 19.13 - - - - - - 15.92 - - - -
Table E-5. Average pay in service-producing industries, material movement and custodial occupations, United States, July 1993
Transportation and Finance, insurance, and real Services
public utilities estate
All Wholesale Retail
Occupation and level service- trade trade Deposito- Engineer-
producing Communic- ry Insurance Business Educatio- Health ing and
All ations All institut- carriers All services nal services manage-
ions services ment
services
Forklift Operators................ $11.15 $13.31 - $10.81 $10.92 - - - $7.90 - - - -
Guards
Level I......................... 6.20 10.44 - 8.15 7.58 $8.19 $9.01 - 6.05 $5.76 $9.16 $8.38 $8.47
Level II........................ 10.62 - - - - 10.65 - - 10.36 10.18 9.84 10.96 -
Janitors.......................... 6.65 10.32 $10.86 8.85 6.97 9.10 7.44 $8.31 6.44 6.01 8.35 6.92 9.12
Material Handling Laborers........ 9.76 14.38 - 8.59 8.02 - - - 7.80 7.77 - 8.62 -
Order Fillers..................... 8.92 - - 8.75 9.92 - - - 6.81 - - - -
Shipping/Receiving Clerks......... 9.41 13.62 - 10.26 8.75 9.22 - - 9.02 9.33 - 8.47 9.93
Truckdrivers
Light Truck..................... 8.96 12.97 - 7.68 6.97 9.50 - - 7.84 6.98 - 8.14 -
Medium Truck.................... 14.55 16.43 - 10.06 10.29 - - - 9.28 - - - -
Heavy Truck..................... 12.18 12.68 - 11.11 - - - - 10.69 - - - -
Tractor Trailer................. 13.95 15.24 - 12.28 13.36 - - - 10.47 - - - -
Warehouse Specialists............. 11.31 13.43 13.21 11.56 10.10 9.28 - - 8.46 - - 9.90 -
Last Modified Date: October 16, 2001