Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
50,330	2.3 %	(4)	$47,620	1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$17,510	$18,840	$24,670	$72,800	$98,890

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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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	46,690	0.85	(4)	$47,280
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,640	0.17	(4)	$51,990

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, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	46,690	0.85	(4)	$47,280
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,640	0.17	(4)	$51,990

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,640	0.17	(4)	$51,990
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	46,690	0.85	(4)	$47,280

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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	6,220	0.66	1.90	(4)	$90,050
California	3,140	0.18	0.53	(4)	$68,580
Ohio	2,640	0.49	1.40	(4)	$43,770
New Jersey	2,610	0.64	1.85	(8)	(8)
Michigan	2,050	0.47	1.36	(4)	$35,460

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)
North Dakota	650	1.57	4.50	(4)	$36,050
Nebraska	1,350	1.38	3.96	(4)	$34,320
West Virginia	650	0.94	2.70	(4)	$28,520
Arkansas	1,120	0.92	2.65	(4)	$21,970
Montana	310	0.67	1.93	(4)	$45,510

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	6,220	0.66	1.90	(4)	$90,050
California	3,140	0.18	0.53	(4)	$68,580
Washington	830	0.25	0.73	(4)	$66,240
Hawaii	110	0.17	0.50	(4)	$60,400
Connecticut	420	0.26	0.73	(4)	$59,740

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	2,700	0.28	0.82	(4)	$59,590
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	950	0.33	0.96	(8)	(8)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	820	0.13	0.38	(4)	$77,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	760	0.28	0.81	(4)	$30,160
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	730	1.63	4.67	(4)	$82,370
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	670	0.65	1.86	(4)	$55,760
Rochester, NY	610	1.19	3.43	(4)	$90,720
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	510	0.19	0.54	(8)	(8)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	490	0.25	0.71	(4)	$40,230
St. Louis, MO-IL	490	0.36	1.02	(4)	$21,660