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........................................................... $30.57 $27.27 $1,205 $1,094 39.4 $57,654 $53,246 1,886 Management occupations.............................................. 45.35 42.87 1,814 1,725 40.0 92,424 88,207 2,038 General and operations managers................................... 42.01 37.50 1,694 1,500 40.3 88,103 77,990 2,097 Administrative services managers.................................. 38.89 39.25 1,551 1,568 39.9 80,573 81,557 2,072 Computer and information systems managers......................... 50.00 46.06 2,019 1,845 40.4 104,978 95,940 2,099 Financial managers................................................ 42.05 43.03 1,670 1,623 39.7 85,418 81,942 2,031 Human resources managers.......................................... 45.40 37.64 1,816 1,506 40.0 94,430 78,287 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 39.43 41.54 1,577 1,662 40.0 82,013 86,401 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 51.23 52.76 2,062 2,112 40.3 97,892 99,559 1,911 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.23 56.17 2,218 2,290 40.2 103,271 101,889 1,870 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.10 55.76 2,324 2,230 40.0 120,839 115,981 2,080 Medical and health services managers.............................. 47.09 48.26 1,884 1,930 40.0 97,954 100,370 2,080 Social and community service managers............................. 37.22 36.18 1,489 1,447 40.0 77,419 75,263 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.99 29.00 1,199 1,160 40.0 62,235 60,316 2,075 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.19 25.51 1,047 1,020 40.0 54,466 53,061 2,080 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 26.26 24.40 1,051 976 40.0 54,630 50,760 2,080 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.48 28.90 1,165 1,156 39.5 60,598 60,102 2,056 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.48 28.90 1,165 1,156 39.5 60,598 60,102 2,056 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 25.44 24.32 1,017 973 40.0 52,906 50,586 2,080 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.87 33.67 1,318 1,347 40.1 68,545 70,034 2,085 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 27.30 23.74 1,092 949 40.0 56,776 49,371 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 32.71 34.00 1,318 1,363 40.3 68,555 70,866 2,096 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.51 29.00 1,180 1,160 40.0 61,384 60,316 2,080 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 28.03 27.02 1,121 1,081 40.0 58,308 56,202 2,080 Budget analysts................................................... 27.68 26.37 1,107 1,055 40.0 57,584 54,843 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents.......... 25.19 25.71 1,008 1,028 40.0 52,404 53,477 2,080 Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents................... 25.19 25.71 1,008 1,028 40.0 52,404 53,477 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.84 32.44 1,272 1,289 39.9 65,631 66,685 2,061 Computer programmers.............................................. 36.55 36.14 1,462 1,446 40.0 76,024 75,180 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 34.70 34.36 1,388 1,374 40.0 72,176 71,473 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 34.07 34.36 1,363 1,374 40.0 70,871 71,473 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.78 24.46 991 978 40.0 50,284 50,496 2,029 Computer systems analysts......................................... 35.55 35.47 1,422 1,419 40.0 73,942 73,786 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 29.30 28.57 1,156 1,079 39.4 59,234 56,098 2,021 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.76 35.69 1,470 1,428 40.0 76,463 74,235 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 41.51 41.30 1,660 1,652 40.0 86,331 85,904 2,080 Civil engineers................................................. 41.91 41.30 1,676 1,652 40.0 87,164 85,904 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 30.54 30.66 1,222 1,226 40.0 63,526 63,773 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 27.40 27.02 1,096 1,081 40.0 56,984 56,200 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.76 27.50 1,227 1,100 39.9 61,932 55,161 2,013 Life scientists................................................... 26.81 24.31 1,072 973 40.0 54,364 49,851 2,028 Biological scientists........................................... 27.00 24.31 1,080 973 40.0 54,130 48,171 2,005 Conservation scientists and foresters........................... 26.68 25.05 1,067 1,002 40.0 55,135 52,104 2,067 Conservation scientists....................................... 24.18 23.83 967 953 40.0 50,303 49,573 2,080 Physical scientists............................................... 33.67 31.52 1,347 1,261 40.0 70,041 65,557 2,080 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 30.47 29.31 1,219 1,172 40.0 63,367 60,965 2,080 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 30.47 29.31 1,219 1,172 40.0 63,367 60,965 2,080 Psychologists..................................................... 40.22 41.54 1,602 1,662 39.8 71,531 64,141 1,778 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 39.75 41.54 1,582 1,639 39.8 69,965 64,141 1,760 Urban and regional planners....................................... 39.46 35.18 1,564 1,404 39.6 81,329 73,008 2,061 Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 25.86 24.03 1,034 961 40.0 53,790 49,989 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 28.43 25.53 1,134 1,021 39.9 56,535 52,476 1,989 Counselors........................................................ 32.33 27.49 1,287 1,151 39.8 60,704 54,870 1,877 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 31.73 27.83 1,252 1,117 39.5 55,967 51,734 1,764 Social workers.................................................... 27.85 26.34 1,112 1,054 39.9 57,045 53,435 2,048 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 26.40 25.24 1,055 1,010 39.9 54,167 52,277 2,052 Medical and public health social workers........................ 24.03 23.66 961 946 40.0 49,991 49,213 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 25.10 23.83 1,003 953 40.0 51,413 49,371 2,048 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 30.70 28.81 1,230 1,153 40.1 63,217 59,933 2,059 Social and human service assistants............................. 18.98 17.36 756 694 39.8 38,303 36,109 2,018 Legal occupations................................................... 36.61 33.41 1,464 1,337 40.0 76,145 69,501 2,080 Lawyers........................................................... 46.55 44.99 1,862 1,800 40.0 96,833 93,579 2,080 Paralegals and legal assistants................................... 24.10 25.25 964 1,010 40.0 50,129 52,520 2,080 Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 25.60 21.35 1,024 854 40.0 53,247 44,408 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 41.40 40.47 1,529 1,529 36.9 59,968 58,784 1,448 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.29 46.77 2,045 1,839 39.1 85,766 75,626 1,640 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 60.52 62.83 2,379 2,522 39.3 95,694 101,300 1,581 Health teachers, postsecondary.................................. 79.39 73.43 3,165 2,937 39.9 149,605 140,009 1,884 Health specialties teachers, postsecondary.................... 79.77 73.71 3,180 2,948 39.9 150,859 140,009 1,891 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 55.45 52.89 2,190 2,115 39.5 86,038 81,009 1,552 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 38.24 37.89 1,482 1,490 38.8 62,471 60,687 1,634 Vocational education teachers, postsecondary.................. 25.49 20.83 995 833 39.1 48,647 43,324 1,908 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 43.93 42.72 1,622 1,599 36.9 60,825 59,433 1,385 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 38.95 37.60 1,384 1,348 35.5 52,603 50,881 1,350 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 26.33 25.48 890 892 33.8 36,082 34,251 1,370 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 44.32 42.89 1,609 1,599 36.3 59,476 59,098 1,342 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 44.31 43.17 1,640 1,619 37.0 61,206 60,374 1,381 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 44.51 43.38 1,647 1,623 37.0 61,659 60,493 1,385 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 43.23 42.15 1,600 1,581 37.0 58,790 59,098 1,360 Secondary school teachers....................................... 43.50 41.86 1,613 1,566 37.1 61,003 59,131 1,402 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 43.90 42.23 1,632 1,593 37.2 61,598 59,692 1,403 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 36.52 39.24 1,297 1,311 35.5 50,747 51,133 1,390 Special education teachers...................................... 44.34 40.65 1,609 1,489 36.3 60,032 56,371 1,354 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 43.12 40.32 1,579 1,467 36.6 59,183 55,755 1,372 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 47.60 41.08 1,681 1,549 35.3 61,865 57,011 1,300 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 42.88 41.74 1,522 1,485 35.5 59,655 61,888 1,391 Librarians........................................................ 31.31 28.72 1,213 1,154 38.7 58,940 59,727 1,882 Library technicians............................................... 19.89 19.34 779 766 39.2 37,616 35,531 1,891 Instructional coordinators........................................ 40.26 40.64 1,591 1,626 39.5 70,862 71,199 1,760 Teacher assistants................................................ 16.35 16.30 525 531 32.1 21,906 21,031 1,340 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.49 25.06 1,098 1,002 38.5 55,530 52,129 1,949 Public relations specialists...................................... 26.64 25.06 1,065 1,002 40.0 55,404 52,129 2,080 Miscellaneous media and communication workers..................... 24.97 24.17 971 781 38.9 47,983 40,527 1,922 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.85 29.63 1,345 1,239 42.2 68,587 62,471 2,153 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 24.46 12.31 1,501 985 61.4 77,321 51,214 3,162 Registered nurses................................................. 41.38 39.85 1,601 1,434 38.7 82,468 74,592 1,993 Therapists........................................................ 36.05 33.53 1,386 1,262 38.4 59,635 58,455 1,654 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.06 20.68 842 827 40.0 43,795 43,012 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.37 20.17 815 807 40.0 42,372 41,947 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 34.83 40.77 1,358 1,631 39.0 70,598 84,802 2,027 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 34.83 40.77 1,358 1,631 39.0 70,598 84,802 2,027 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 22.83 26.45 911 1,055 39.9 47,389 54,873 2,075 Psychiatric technicians......................................... 26.76 26.45 1,067 1,058 39.8 55,459 55,020 2,072 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.44 18.89 736 744 37.9 37,436 37,731 1,926 Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians........ 30.12 30.03 1,205 1,201 40.0 62,649 62,471 2,080 Occupational health and safety specialists...................... 30.14 29.79 1,206 1,191 40.0 62,692 61,957 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 16.32 15.71 648 622 39.7 33,454 32,323 2,050 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 14.62 14.11 577 551 39.5 29,754 28,646 2,036 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.71 12.77 540 502 39.4 27,778 26,098 2,027 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.96 17.79 719 711 40.0 37,079 36,539 2,064 Medical assistants.............................................. 16.00 15.10 640 604 40.0 33,273 31,416 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 31.81 31.56 1,314 1,319 41.3 67,867 68,411 2,134 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 43.53 45.17 1,742 1,807 40.0 90,569 93,954 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers........ 38.73 39.76 1,558 1,620 40.2 81,000 84,265 2,091 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 45.35 47.45 1,811 1,897 39.9 94,175 98,654 2,076 First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers........................................................ 35.67 34.74 1,679 1,681 47.1 87,299 87,433 2,448 Fire fighters..................................................... 28.85 28.22 1,418 1,370 49.1 73,741 71,262 2,556 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 27.21 25.88 1,089 1,035 40.0 56,646 53,824 2,082 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 27.21 25.88 1,089 1,035 40.0 56,646 53,824 2,082 Detectives and criminal investigators............................. 36.28 36.67 1,451 1,467 40.0 71,128 75,529 1,960 Police officers................................................... 35.09 35.00 1,401 1,400 39.9 72,621 72,696 2,069 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 35.09 35.00 1,401 1,400 39.9 72,621 72,696 2,069 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 19.42 19.23 757 757 39.0 37,560 38,784 1,934 Security guards................................................. 19.42 19.23 757 757 39.0 37,560 38,784 1,934 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 22.92 22.99 917 919 40.0 47,669 47,813 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.92 15.41 601 579 37.8 27,636 25,286 1,736 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 21.92 19.72 772 592 35.2 35,142 25,439 1,603 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 21.92 19.72 772 592 35.2 35,142 25,439 1,603 Cooks............................................................. 14.98 15.40 595 616 39.7 27,627 25,286 1,845 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 15.63 16.11 621 644 39.7 28,434 27,129 1,819 Food preparation workers.......................................... 14.04 13.85 525 500 37.4 22,502 20,387 1,603 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 15.12 15.41 584 579 38.6 26,115 25,583 1,727 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 15.07 15.41 587 579 39.0 27,110 27,312 1,799 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 17.77 16.93 709 674 39.9 35,440 34,486 1,994 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers............................................ 22.90 19.44 916 778 40.0 47,043 40,435 2,054 First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers...................................................... 22.13 19.44 885 778 40.0 45,418 40,435 2,052 Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.79 16.47 671 658 39.9 34,311 33,966 2,043 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.91 16.47 675 659 39.9 34,541 33,966 2,042 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 18.72 18.39 744 735 39.7 33,807 35,200 1,806 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 19.08 18.00 754 704 39.5 38,742 36,612 2,030 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.73 17.89 611 631 38.9 30,511 31,067 1,939 Gaming services workers........................................... 9.57 8.24 383 330 40.0 19,910 17,139 2,080 Child care workers................................................ 16.64 15.35 584 597 35.1 23,930 23,329 1,438 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.15 13.67 646 547 40.0 33,590 28,434 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.83 12.23 473 489 40.0 24,604 25,432 2,080 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.83 12.23 473 489 40.0 24,604 25,432 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.11 18.52 759 741 39.7 38,873 38,043 2,034 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 24.17 23.40 961 936 39.8 49,989 48,662 2,069 Financial clerks.................................................. 19.65 19.42 785 777 39.9 40,547 40,082 2,063 Bill and account collectors..................................... 19.03 18.54 761 741 40.0 39,573 38,557 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.89 19.42 795 777 40.0 41,345 40,400 2,078 Payroll and timekeeping clerks.................................. 20.78 20.14 821 805 39.5 40,589 39,645 1,953 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 18.57 18.51 743 741 40.0 38,624 38,509 2,080 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 19.18 19.09 767 764 40.0 39,904 39,707 2,080 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 17.56 18.45 536 533 30.5 21,988 5,670 1,252 Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 20.13 19.16 805 767 40.0 41,868 39,859 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 16.89 16.26 671 650 39.7 33,722 32,750 1,997 Dispatchers....................................................... 22.33 22.37 901 895 40.4 45,790 46,530 2,050 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 22.47 22.71 907 908 40.4 47,173 47,237 2,099 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.94 20.37 832 813 39.7 42,450 42,286 2,027 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.05 20.52 875 821 39.7 45,385 42,494 2,058 Legal secretaries............................................... 24.20 21.60 956 864 39.5 49,710 44,928 2,054 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.43 18.84 772 753 39.8 38,625 38,397 1,988 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 16.28 16.27 650 648 39.9 33,804 33,721 2,076 Word processors and typists..................................... 16.59 16.30 662 651 39.9 34,441 33,842 2,076 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.75 16.38 663 656 39.6 33,879 34,070 2,023 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.......................... 19.43 21.37 777 855 40.0 40,417 44,445 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.85 26.33 1,034 1,053 40.0 53,775 54,766 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 28.90 27.65 1,156 1,106 40.0 60,103 57,504 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 22.26 21.77 890 871 40.0 46,297 45,282 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 24.55 25.19 982 1,008 40.0 51,072 52,395 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 24.50 25.19 980 1,008 40.0 50,959 52,395 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 30.24 29.52 1,210 1,181 40.0 62,933 61,402 2,081 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 27.29 29.48 1,092 1,179 40.0 56,760 61,318 2,080 Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.55 29.28 1,182 1,171 40.0 61,466 60,900 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 19.18 19.56 767 783 40.0 39,897 40,691 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.78 26.82 1,109 1,073 39.9 57,656 55,775 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers...................................................... 41.32 38.24 1,653 1,530 40.0 85,938 79,539 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 25.23 26.82 1,009 1,073 40.0 52,477 55,775 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 27.37 28.26 1,095 1,130 40.0 56,928 58,781 2,080 Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers..................................................... 33.23 33.71 1,317 1,348 39.6 68,502 70,117 2,061 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 24.41 22.94 975 918 40.0 50,723 47,715 2,078 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 32.05 32.84 1,282 1,313 40.0 66,670 68,297 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.36 22.76 894 910 40.0 46,463 47,339 2,078 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 23.04 24.53 922 981 40.0 47,925 51,024 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 26.17 25.67 1,041 1,027 39.8 53,780 53,389 2,055 Stationary engineers and boiler operators......................... 36.14 34.79 1,433 1,392 39.7 72,534 72,363 2,007 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 21.65 19.83 860 793 39.7 44,713 41,246 2,065 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 23.51 23.60 930 944 39.6 46,005 48,526 1,957 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................. 31.01 31.91 1,241 1,276 40.0 64,509 66,373 2,080 Bus drivers....................................................... 21.58 22.32 834 885 38.6 38,811 41,413 1,798 Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 23.88 24.70 955 988 40.0 49,661 51,370 2,080 Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.78 18.56 650 691 36.6 26,131 25,603 1,469 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 21.59 20.80 863 832 40.0 44,901 43,266 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 22.10 20.80 884 832 40.0 45,975 43,266 2,080 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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 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, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – 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 the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – 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.