Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

11-1031 Legislators

Develop, introduce or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, State, or Federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Mean wage RSE (3)
53,670	1.3 %	(4)	$44,820	1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$17,230	$18,560	$23,470	$67,670	$96,500

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation)	49,640	0.92	(4)	$43,820
State Government (OES Designation)	4,030	0.18	(4)	$57,160

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government (OES Designation)	49,640	0.92	(4)	$43,820
State Government (OES Designation)	4,030	0.18	(4)	$57,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation)	4,030	0.18	(4)	$57,160
Local Government (OES Designation)	49,640	0.92	(4)	$43,820

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	6,530	0.72	1.88	(4)	$88,910
Illinois	3,600	0.61	1.59	(4)	$40,040
Ohio	3,420	0.64	1.68	(4)	$31,330
California	3,130	0.20	0.51	(4)	$60,870
New Jersey	2,990	0.76	1.98	(8)	(8)

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho	780	1.18	3.09	(4)	$21,550
Nebraska	1,070	1.11	2.89	(4)	$26,980
Iowa	1,400	0.91	2.39	(4)	$66,090
Arkansas	1,030	0.87	2.27	(4)	$21,760
Mississippi	890	0.79	2.07	(4)	$23,010

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	6,530	0.72	1.88	(4)	$88,910
Washington	930	0.30	0.80	(4)	$81,200
Iowa	1,400	0.91	2.39	(4)	$66,090
California	3,130	0.20	0.51	(4)	$60,870
Hawaii	140	0.22	0.57	(4)	$60,280

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	1,810	0.27	0.72	(4)	$62,930
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	1,220	0.34	0.88	(4)	$50,110
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	850	0.33	0.87	(4)	$25,870
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	800	0.78	2.04	(4)	$38,470
St. Louis, MO-IL	790	0.59	1.54	(4)	$25,730
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	790	1.79	4.69	(4)	$90,120
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division	790	0.68	1.79	(8)	(8)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	750	2.12	5.56	(4)	$94,290
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	590	0.31	0.81	(4)	$37,920
Rochester, NY	570	1.12	2.92	(4)	$89,570