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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
11-1031 Legislators
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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) |
51,380 |
1.3 % |
(4) |
$46,350 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,480 |
$18,860 |
$25,630 |
$70,130 |
$97,510 |
(4)
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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:
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
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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 |
1,760 |
0.26 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$63,930 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,080 |
0.29 |
0.82 |
(4) |
$50,270 |
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
800 |
0.69 |
1.91 |
(8) |
(8) |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
760 |
2.10 |
5.83 |
(8) |
(8) |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
730 |
0.28 |
0.77 |
(4) |
$26,310 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
710 |
0.69 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$39,440 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
690 |
1.53 |
4.24 |
(4) |
$83,410 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
650 |
0.48 |
1.32 |
(4) |
$28,520 |
Rochester, NY |
630 |
1.24 |
3.43 |
(4) |
$91,740 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
550 |
0.28 |
0.79 |
(4) |
$38,800 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
180 |
4.58 |
12.70 |
(4) |
$90,690 |
Glens Falls, NY |
180 |
3.49 |
9.68 |
(4) |
$92,620 |
Ocean City, NJ |
110 |
2.85 |
7.91 |
(8) |
(8) |
Bismarck, ND |
200 |
2.76 |
7.65 |
(4) |
$22,030 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
320 |
2.57 |
7.12 |
(4) |
$91,050 |
Elmira, NY |
80 |
2.17 |
6.02 |
(4) |
$92,300 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
760 |
2.10 |
5.83 |
(8) |
(8) |
Kingston, NY |
120 |
2.00 |
5.55 |
(4) |
$91,590 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
70 |
1.99 |
5.53 |
(4) |
$22,890 |
Binghamton, NY |
180 |
1.83 |
5.07 |
(4) |
$88,990 |
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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
40 |
0.83 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$115,620 |
Glens Falls, NY |
180 |
3.49 |
9.68 |
(4) |
$92,620 |
Elmira, NY |
80 |
2.17 |
6.02 |
(4) |
$92,300 |
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
340 |
0.26 |
0.72 |
(4) |
$91,830 |
Rochester, NY |
630 |
1.24 |
3.43 |
(4) |
$91,740 |
Kingston, NY |
120 |
2.00 |
5.55 |
(4) |
$91,590 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
320 |
2.57 |
7.12 |
(4) |
$91,050 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
180 |
4.58 |
12.70 |
(4) |
$90,690 |
Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division |
160 |
1.13 |
3.14 |
(4) |
$90,210 |
Ithaca, NY |
70 |
1.32 |
3.66 |
(4) |
$90,000 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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