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TABLE 11 -- DISTRIBUTION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT BY ADJUSTED BASIC SALARY INTERVAL AND PAY SYSTEM, TOTAL UNITED STATES
AS OF MARCH 31, 2003

ANNUAL EQUIVALENT SALARY INTERVAL	ALL EMPLOYEES		GENERAL SCHEDULE		FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS		OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION
	NUMBER	PERCENT	NUMBER	PERCENT	NUMBER	PERCENT	NUMBER	PERCENT

TOTALS	1,700,319	100.0	1,211,564	100.0	183,960	100.0	304,795	100.0

AVERAGE SALARY
MEAN	$ 57,704	...	$ 57,162	...	$ 41,409	...	$ 69,694	...
MEDIAN	$ 51,356	...	$ 53,195	...	$ 41,245	...	$ 65,406	...

LESS THAN $18,000	2,245	0.1	282	0.0	1,111	0.6	852	0.3
18,000 - 18,999	2,201	0.1	511	0.0	701	0.4	989	0.3
19,000 - 19,999	1,529	0.1	334	0.0	782	0.4	413	0.1
20,000 - 20,999	4,913	0.3	3,573	0.3	974	0.5	366	0.1
21,000 - 21,999	3,781	0.2	2,113	0.2	1,403	0.8	265	0.1
22,000 - 22,999	11,590	0.7	9,421	0.8	1,463	0.8	706	0.2
23,000 - 23,999	11,244	0.7	9,248	0.8	1,589	0.9	407	0.1
24,000 - 24,999	8,577	0.5	4,744	0.4	2,021	1.1	1,812	0.6
25,000 - 25,999	21,866	1.3	18,318	1.5	2,208	1.2	1,340	0.4
26,000 - 26,999	37,131	2.2	15,507	1.3	1,938	1.1	19,686	6.5
27,000 - 27,999	28,900	1.7	11,064	0.9	3,387	1.8	14,449	4.7
28,000 - 28,999	31,944	1.9	17,142	1.4	2,534	1.4	12,268	4.0
29,000 - 29,999	28,307	1.7	22,522	1.9	3,018	1.6	2,767	0.9
30,000 - 30,999	20,764	1.2	15,361	1.3	3,538	1.9	1,865	0.6
31,000 - 31,999	30,717	1.8	25,968	2.1	3,779	2.1	970	0.3
32,000 - 32,999	29,360	1.7	23,659	2.0	4,549	2.5	1,152	0.4
33,000 - 33,999	34,455	2.0	28,207	2.3	4,718	2.6	1,530	0.5
34,000 - 34,999	24,808	1.5	17,701	1.5	5,767	3.1	1,340	0.4
35,000 - 35,999	30,523	1.8	22,237	1.8	4,737	2.6	3,549	1.2
36,000 - 36,999	31,494	1.9	21,396	1.8	7,732	4.2	2,366	0.8
37,000 - 37,999	32,531	1.9	23,599	1.9	6,376	3.5	2,556	0.8
38,000 - 38,999	39,228	2.3	29,838	2.5	7,584	4.1	1,806	0.6
39,000 - 39,999	32,805	1.9	22,323	1.8	8,366	4.5	2,116	0.7
40,000 - 40,999	34,247	2.0	24,495	2.0	7,623	4.1	2,129	0.7
41,000 - 41,999	40,531	2.4	27,745	2.3	8,314	4.5	4,472	1.5
42,000 - 42,999	35,770	2.1	23,499	1.9	9,303	5.1	2,968	1.0
43,000 - 43,999	20,786	1.2	10,719	0.9	7,328	4.0	2,739	0.9
44,000 - 44,999	31,919	1.9	18,052	1.5	11,575	6.3	2,292	0.8
45,000 - 45,999	26,510	1.6	17,761	1.5	6,202	3.4	2,547	0.8
46,000 - 46,999	22,736	1.3	13,621	1.1	6,534	3.6	2,581	0.8
47,000 - 47,999	31,119	1.8	22,494	1.9	5,993	3.3	2,632	0.9
48,000 - 48,999	34,802	2.0	27,853	2.3	4,488	2.4	2,461	0.8
49,000 - 49,999	20,274	1.2	12,511	1.0	5,285	2.9	2,478	0.8
50,000 - 50,999	32,850	1.9	26,044	2.1	3,543	1.9	3,263	1.1
51,000 - 51,999	24,839	1.5	18,384	1.5	2,963	1.6	3,492	1.1
52,000 - 52,999	17,517	1.0	10,336	0.9	4,496	2.4	2,685	0.9
53,000 - 53,999	24,875	1.5	18,442	1.5	2,287	1.2	4,146	1.4
54,000 - 54,999	18,925	1.1	14,465	1.2	1,995	1.1	2,465	0.8
55,000 - 55,999	15,111	0.9	9,313	0.8	2,596	1.4	3,202	1.1
56,000 - 56,999	25,342	1.5	20,789	1.7	1,411	0.8	3,142	1.0
57,000 - 57,999	10,596	0.6	6,395	0.5	1,293	0.7	2,908	1.0
58,000 - 58,999	31,009	1.8	25,984	2.1	1,516	0.8	3,509	1.2
59,000 - 59,999	16,628	1.0	12,233	1.0	1,488	0.8	2,907	1.0
60,000 - 60,999	23,365	1.4	19,139	1.6	1,136	0.6	3,090	1.0
61,000 - 61,999	25,886	1.5	21,696	1.8	1,035	0.6	3,155	1.0
62,000 - 62,999	24,043	1.4	19,445	1.6	813	0.4	3,785	1.2
63,000 - 63,999	21,736	1.3	18,207	1.5	802	0.4	2,727	0.9
64,000 - 64,999	12,879	0.8	9,687	0.8	418	0.2	2,774	0.9
65,000 - 65,999	22,692	1.3	19,193	1.6	696	0.4	2,803	0.9
66,000 - 66,999	9,235	0.5	6,432	0.5	388	0.2	2,415	0.8
67,000 - 67,999	24,132	1.4	20,753	1.7	161	0.1	3,218	1.1
68,000 - 68,999	9,254	0.5	6,135	0.5	399	0.2	2,720	0.9
69,000 - 69,999	27,145	1.6	23,254	1.9	328	0.2	3,563	1.2
70,000 - 70,999	9,437	0.6	6,394	0.5	143	0.1	2,900	1.0
71,000 - 71,999	24,902	1.5	21,502	1.8	288	0.2	3,112	1.0
72,000 - 72,999	9,632	0.6	6,667	0.6	98	0.1	2,867	0.9
73,000 - 73,999	33,281	2.0	28,777	2.4	136	0.1	4,368	1.4
74,000 - 74,999	11,859	0.7	8,606	0.7	153	0.1	3,100	1.0
75,000 - 75,999	20,820	1.2	17,425	1.4	107	0.1	3,288	1.1
76,000 - 76,999	16,533	1.0	13,302	1.1	73	0.0	3,158	1.0
77,000 - 77,999	7,929	0.5	5,125	0.4	26	0.0	2,778	0.9
78,000 - 78,999	21,393	1.3	18,434	1.5	29	0.0	2,930	1.0
79,000 - 79,999	7,464	0.4	4,814	0.4	43	0.0	2,607	0.9
80,000 - 89,999	131,561	7.7	103,520	8.5	155	0.1	27,886	9.1
90,000 - 99,999	62,321	3.7	44,916	3.7	23	0.0	17,382	5.7
100,000 - 109,999	47,287	2.8	33,381	2.8	2	0.0	13,904	4.6
110,000 - 119,999	32,021	1.9	14,261	1.2	...	...	17,760	5.8
120,000 - 129,999	26,401	1.6	13,711	1.1	...	...	12,690	4.2
130,000 - 139,999	9,455	0.6	585	0.0	...	...	8,870	2.9
140,000 - 149,999	8,529	0.5	...	...	...	...	8,529	2.8
150,000 AND OVER	1,828	0.1	...	...	...	...	1,828	0.6

NOTE: 0.0 PERCENTAGE INDICATES THE ACTUAL PERCENTAGE IS LESS THAN 0.05%.
ALSO, PERCENTAGES ARE ROUNDED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FORCED TO ADD TO TOTALS.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM (GM) EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL SCHEDULE.

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