Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV National Compensation Survey (NCS) Bulletin
NC BL 01/00/2008 Table: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, Bulletin, April 2007
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Civilian Private industry State and local government
workers workers workers
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings
Worker and establishment
characteristics Mean Mean Mean
weekly weekly weekly
Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(-
Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3)
(percen- (percen- (percen-
t) t) t)
All workers........................................................... $23.78 3.0 35.1 $23.20 3.6 34.9 $27.88 2.5 36.8
Worker characteristics(4)(5)
Management, professional, and related............................... 35.34 2.9 38.0 35.62 3.5 38.3 34.05 2.5 36.6
Management, business, and financial............................... 38.21 3.8 40.2 38.35 4.3 40.4 37.17 4.4 39.1
Professional and related.......................................... 33.96 3.0 37.0 34.16 3.7 37.3 33.20 2.2 35.9
Service............................................................. 13.06 3.1 29.2 11.36 4.5 28.1 21.33 2.9 36.5
Sales and office.................................................... 17.19 3.7 33.9 17.09 4.0 33.7 18.58 3.5 37.4
Sales and related................................................. 17.63 9.4 31.7 17.63 9.5 31.7 – – –
Office and administrative support................................. 16.96 2.0 35.1 16.78 2.1 34.9 18.62 3.6 37.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 21.18 3.2 39.9 21.05 3.3 39.9 23.13 4.7 39.6
Construction and extraction...................................... 19.42 3.6 39.9 19.22 3.7 40.0 23.70 6.4 39.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 24.32 1.9 39.8 24.49 2.0 39.8 22.61 6.3 39.7
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 17.61 3.9 35.6 17.51 4.0 35.5 19.24 6.6 36.6
Production........................................................ 14.88 3.9 37.0 14.87 3.9 37.0 16.49 14.3 36.4
Transportation and material moving................................ 20.17 5.4 34.4 20.24 5.9 34.2 19.52 6.7 36.6
Full time........................................................... 25.47 3.3 39.3 25.00 3.9 39.4 28.50 2.3 38.8
Part time........................................................... 12.26 4.1 20.3 11.91 4.4 20.3 17.99 7.2 20.2
Union............................................................... 24.74 5.5 35.2 21.94 7.6 33.8 28.85 3.6 37.6
Nonunion............................................................ 23.62 3.5 35.1 23.33 3.9 35.0 27.03 2.4 36.1
Time................................................................ 23.72 3.0 35.0 23.09 3.7 34.7 27.88 2.5 36.8
Incentive........................................................... 24.86 11.2 37.4 24.86 11.2 37.4 – – –
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6)
Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers........................................................ 20.42 7.0 34.5 20.42 7.0 34.5 19.81 4.0 39.2
100-499 workers..................................................... 24.26 3.8 36.5 24.37 3.9 36.5 21.71 6.6 37.0
500 workers or more................................................. 28.73 2.3 35.0 28.90 3.5 33.9 28.47 2.6 36.8
1 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and
dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are
those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those
whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the
2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3),
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $23.78 3.0 $25.47 3.3 $12.26 4.1
Management occupations.............................................. 43.49 3.9 43.44 4.0 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 26.09 3.3 26.09 3.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 27.35 7.2 27.35 7.2 – –
Level 10.................................................. 35.22 8.0 35.22 8.0 – –
Level 11.................................................. 40.04 6.1 40.04 6.1 – –
Level 12.................................................. 60.63 5.9 60.63 5.9 – –
Level 13.................................................. 65.88 6.0 65.88 6.0 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.82 9.5 39.44 9.5 – –
General and operations managers................................... 40.82 15.1 40.82 15.1 – –
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.95 5.9 35.95 5.9 – –
Marketing managers.............................................. 31.79 4.9 31.79 4.9 – –
Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.79 6.2 54.97 6.5 – –
Financial managers................................................ 47.91 9.5 47.91 9.5 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.92 6.9 36.92 6.9 – –
Construction managers............................................. 43.73 4.3 43.73 4.3 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 37.89 9.5 37.89 9.5 – –
Level 11.................................................. 43.42 6.9 43.42 6.9 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.44 5.4 43.44 5.4 – –
Level 11.................................................. 45.07 8.1 45.07 8.1 – –
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.82 15.8 38.82 15.8 – –
Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.00 3.6 37.00 3.6 – –
Social and community service managers............................. 37.41 29.4 37.41 29.4 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.82 5.3 32.84 5.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.59 6.6 20.88 6.2 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 25.25 5.3 25.25 5.3 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 27.63 9.1 27.63 9.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 33.12 6.6 33.16 6.6 – –
Level 10.................................................. 34.07 6.3 34.07 6.3 – –
Level 11.................................................. 40.99 2.5 40.99 2.5 – –
Level 12.................................................. 57.12 6.4 57.12 6.4 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.50 6.6 34.46 7.9 – –
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 29.13 15.1 29.13 15.1 – –
Cost estimators................................................... 35.39 7.4 35.39 7.4 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 35.97 15.7 36.13 16.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.00 20.7 37.00 20.7 – –
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.33 22.7 37.33 22.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.17 23.5 38.17 23.5 – –
Management analysts............................................... 35.58 8.3 35.58 8.3 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.40 7.0 31.56 7.4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 27.22 13.2 27.22 13.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 30.61 8.2 – – – –
Budget analysts................................................... 38.15 9.7 38.15 9.7 – –
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.93 24.5 34.93 24.5 – –
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 18.6 27.33 18.6 – –
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.05 8.8 30.30 12.0 – –
Loan officers................................................... 32.00 9.1 30.13 12.5 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.23 2.6 40.19 2.5 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 26.61 12.2 27.50 11.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 25.98 13.2 25.98 13.2 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.98 3.6 24.98 3.6 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 31.27 2.5 31.27 2.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.82 5.3 38.61 5.2 – –
Level 11.................................................. 47.99 8.7 47.94 8.9 – –
Level 12.................................................. 54.89 3.3 54.89 3.3 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.85 3.1 44.81 3.2 – –
Computer and information scientists, research..................... 49.71 1.5 – – – –
Computer programmers.............................................. 42.40 6.0 41.78 5.8 – –
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.80 3.2 41.80 3.2 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.35 7.0 48.35 7.0 – –
Level 12.................................................. 48.40 4.8 48.40 4.8 – –
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.91 2.1 40.91 2.1 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.41 4.4 45.41 4.4 – –
Level 11.................................................. 41.40 1.4 41.40 1.4 – –
Level 12.................................................. 49.54 5.9 49.54 5.9 – –
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.56 5.1 30.56 5.1 – –
Computer systems analysts......................................... 44.12 8.3 43.98 8.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.77 2.0 34.77 2.0 – –
Level 11.................................................. 42.39 1.3 41.60 3.3 – –
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.57 6.1 33.57 6.1 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.75 14.8 33.75 14.8 – –
Operations research analysts...................................... 32.73 .0 32.73 .0 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.04 4.9 39.60 5.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.00 4.7 34.00 4.7 – –
Level 11.................................................. 51.03 7.2 51.03 7.2 – –
Level 12.................................................. 53.11 4.9 53.11 4.9 – –
Engineers......................................................... 43.94 5.7 44.15 6.1 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.11 4.0 48.11 4.0 – –
Level 12.................................................. 53.11 4.9 53.11 4.9 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 3.7 39.79 3.7 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 2.5 38.72 2.5 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.53 1.7 23.53 1.7 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.20 4.9 32.20 4.9 – –
Level 10.................................................. 35.01 6.5 35.01 6.5 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.21 5.8 31.21 5.8 – –
Life scientists................................................... 30.00 5.6 30.00 5.6 – –
Physical scientists............................................... 39.33 19.4 39.33 19.4 – –
Economists........................................................ 26.40 14.4 26.40 14.4 – –
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.89 8.1 25.58 6.0 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 15.70 3.9 15.62 3.4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 19.61 4.6 19.61 4.6 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 23.94 11.3 23.94 11.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 33.51 4.7 33.59 4.8 – –
Counselors........................................................ 28.55 9.3 28.55 9.3 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 16.17 8.0 16.17 8.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 35.62 6.7 35.62 6.7 – –
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.77 8.0 33.77 8.0 – –
Social workers.................................................... 26.53 5.0 27.25 6.0 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 23.94 11.3 23.94 11.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 29.05 4.9 – – – –
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 24.94 10.2 27.01 7.9 – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ – – 16.24 7.7 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 17.55 8.9 17.55 8.9 – –
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 68.50 8.8 66.66 9.0 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.57 6.8 31.32 7.3 21.76 7.6
Level 2 .................................................. 11.32 5.9 11.46 6.9 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 16.36 8.1 16.36 8.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 13.08 15.5 12.91 16.6 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.16 3.1 – – 21.06 3.2
Level 7 .................................................. 18.53 27.8 – – – –
Level 8 .................................................. 26.37 10.1 26.48 11.0 24.75 7.1
Level 9 .................................................. 36.96 1.7 37.32 2.0 27.02 8.4
Level 10.................................................. 43.09 16.8 43.21 16.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 37.59 6.4 36.60 7.0 46.63 5.6
Level 12.................................................. 47.89 9.4 47.89 9.4 – –
Level 13.................................................. 57.75 15.4 57.47 15.2 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.21 26.4 31.71 29.3 26.93 26.8
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 39.08 13.3 38.93 14.2 40.95 7.5
Level 9 .................................................. 35.32 5.0 – – 31.70 6.3
Level 10.................................................. 36.11 10.8 – – – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.48 6.4 38.49 7.4 46.63 5.6
Level 12.................................................. 47.89 9.4 47.89 9.4 – –
Level 13.................................................. 57.75 15.4 57.47 15.2 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.32 20.6 – – – –
Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 48.85 8.3 – – – –
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 34.82 23.0 – – – –
Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 35.37 28.1 – – – –
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... – – 50.80 .4 – –
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.14 7.6 38.79 8.0 – –
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 32.24 9.2 – – – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 33.21 22.6 32.98 24.0 36.61 10.2
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.86 3.6 36.20 3.7 24.44 11.1
Level 8 .................................................. 32.95 9.5 – – – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.01 1.8 37.27 2.0 – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 26.61 22.8 26.85 22.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.80 1.6 36.80 1.6 – –
Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.37 28.2 – – – –
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.40 2.0 36.79 2.6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.19 1.5 36.52 2.1 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.12 1.1 36.62 1.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.17 1.0 36.60 1.3 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.29 8.0 37.29 8.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.23 7.2 36.23 7.2 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.35 4.0 37.37 4.1 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.29 4.1 37.29 4.1 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.37 4.1 37.39 4.1 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.32 4.2 37.32 4.2 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 39.91 6.7 41.37 7.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 39.99 6.7 41.12 7.0 – –
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 37.58 3.3 38.95 1.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.52 3.6 38.52 1.4 – –
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.21 8.8 – – 21.57 2.1
Librarians........................................................ 31.93 6.9 32.61 6.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.10 16.2 – – – –
Library technicians............................................... 19.05 11.4 – – – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.74 8.0 12.78 9.8 12.45 4.9
Level 2 .................................................. 10.61 3.3 10.55 2.1 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 17.13 2.6 17.13 2.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 13.08 15.5 12.91 16.6 – –
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.82 8.3 32.76 8.8 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.58 8.6 33.45 9.1 – –
Designers......................................................... 22.62 14.2 21.67 14.7 – –
Graphic designers............................................... 26.80 15.3 – – – –
Writers and editors............................................... 48.11 16.8 48.11 16.8 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.63 6.1 28.80 6.6 27.77 6.4
Level 4 .................................................. 15.65 7.5 15.83 7.4 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.79 10.4 23.57 5.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.19 2.8 21.57 3.6 25.27 8.9
Level 7 .................................................. 25.20 6.5 25.09 6.8 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 30.17 3.5 28.24 4.6 34.23 1.6
Level 9 .................................................. 32.25 3.9 32.00 4.1 33.47 10.0
Level 10.................................................. 33.14 11.6 – – – –
Level 11.................................................. 44.86 11.4 44.90 11.4 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.05 10.0 22.29 13.6 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 32.02 2.1 31.56 2.4 34.01 2.4
Level 7 .................................................. 26.73 6.8 26.54 8.0 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 32.77 1.0 31.62 2.6 34.29 1.5
Level 9 .................................................. 31.24 3.2 30.82 3.0 34.51 5.4
Level 11.................................................. 35.98 7.9 35.98 8.0 – –
Therapists........................................................ 29.29 11.2 28.16 11.7 32.27 25.8
Level 9 .................................................. 31.84 14.3 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.65 5.7 19.63 5.8 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.84 7.4 25.02 8.5 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 2.3 15.70 2.3 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.90 5.8 27.41 3.8 – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.28 7.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.20 6.7 16.60 7.5 – –
Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.31 7.6 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.83 2.7 22.76 2.8 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 23.46 5.6 23.18 5.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.85 3.0 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.78 2.6 13.11 3.4 11.09 4.5
Level 2 .................................................. 11.02 3.8 10.79 4.1 11.96 3.3
Level 3 .................................................. 11.69 4.9 12.30 3.7 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 13.01 3.5 13.04 3.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 16.55 5.0 16.58 5.0 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.09 3.0 12.18 3.1 11.68 6.7
Level 2 .................................................. 10.95 5.0 10.68 4.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.38 4.6 12.94 2.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.44 3.1 12.44 4.3 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.25 2.7 12.17 3.1 12.92 5.7
Level 2 .................................................. 10.95 5.0 10.68 4.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.02 1.8 12.94 2.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.46 3.0 12.41 4.3 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.48 6.3 13.94 6.8 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.07 1.7 17.07 1.7 – –
Medical assistants.............................................. 13.93 6.9 13.91 7.2 – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 21.40 3.5 22.98 2.5 11.10 12.6
Level 3 .................................................. 11.40 7.2 12.00 6.9 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.98 7.3 15.92 7.8 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 19.81 19.1 13.67 9.0 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.45 5.3 22.45 5.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.91 6.3 24.99 6.7 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 30.89 6.7 30.89 6.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.63 6.2 34.63 6.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.16 5.4 38.16 5.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 38.86 4.0 38.86 4.0 – –
Fire fighters..................................................... 20.74 2.5 20.74 2.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 20.26 11.4 20.26 11.4 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Police officers................................................... 27.53 7.1 27.57 7.1 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.58 3.3 24.58 3.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.24 7.5 28.24 7.5 – –
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.53 7.1 27.57 7.1 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.58 3.3 24.58 3.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.24 7.5 28.24 7.5 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.40 6.0 11.26 4.7 11.73 21.6
Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 5.8 11.06 5.6 – –
Security guards................................................. 11.40 6.0 11.26 4.7 11.73 21.6
Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 5.8 11.06 5.6 – –
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 14.45 19.3 – – – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.98 11.6 10.99 4.6 6.67 6.4
Level 1 .................................................. 7.03 10.5 8.67 10.4 6.22 3.1
Level 2 .................................................. 7.23 8.6 8.42 13.0 6.38 7.1
Level 3 .................................................. 8.85 9.0 9.91 5.0 7.17 10.0
Level 4 .................................................. 12.03 3.9 12.10 4.1 11.50 .4
Level 5 .................................................. 14.74 7.4 15.09 7.5 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 15.43 19.7 17.03 8.9 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 15.52 19.5 17.19 7.7 – –
Cooks............................................................. 11.30 2.2 11.57 2.5 10.26 10.5
Level 3 .................................................. 11.59 6.9 11.81 5.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.91 1.9 11.93 2.1 – –
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.82 6.1 12.07 6.4 – –
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.74 1.7 11.92 .4 11.14 7.1
Level 4 .................................................. 11.82 .7 11.83 .9 – –
Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.80 2.8 – – – –
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.66 10.3 – – – –
Level 2 .................................................. 10.36 11.5 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.90 13.3 4.91 13.8 4.90 15.4
Level 1 .................................................. 5.49 23.9 7.67 32.9 4.65 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 4.40 22.9 2.95 1.2 5.07 25.5
Level 3 .................................................. 4.77 5.9 5.40 25.8 4.30 21.9
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.54 4.9 3.45 17.1 3.58 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 4.08 4.8 – – 3.99 12.5
Level 2 .................................................. 2.99 .7 2.70 9.3 3.20 6.9
Level 3 .................................................. 4.18 14.4 – – – –
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.93 13.3 – – 6.44 6.4
Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 13.3 – – 6.44 6.4
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.85 6.6 10.90 10.5 7.50 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 7.57 4.6 – – 7.15 1.2
Level 2 .................................................. 9.90 15.4 – – 7.43 8.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.65 8.0 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.57 6.7 10.89 15.9 7.45 3.5
Level 1 .................................................. 7.24 1.9 – – 7.11 1.0
Level 2 .................................................. 9.73 17.1 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 10.66 10.7 – – – –
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10.67 10.4 – – – –
Dishwashers....................................................... 9.82 11.8 – – 8.52 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 9.30 8.6 – – 8.52 4.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.20 4.9 12.44 3.9 9.14 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 10.02 5.5 11.10 6.2 9.05 3.2
Level 2 .................................................. 11.28 8.9 11.59 9.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.33 6.9 12.42 7.0 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.96 5.2 17.60 4.1 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.78 5.5 11.91 4.8 9.14 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 10.02 5.5 11.10 6.2 9.05 3.2
Level 2 .................................................. 9.89 3.5 10.01 4.6 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.49 7.1 12.58 7.2 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.70 7.9 12.41 6.7 9.06 3.4
Level 1 .................................................. 9.76 8.3 11.47 10.8 8.96 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 10.11 2.8 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.54 8.6 12.65 8.8 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.24 1.7 11.16 2.0 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 10.88 3.6 10.74 5.1 – –
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.25 8.9 15.31 9.1 – –
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.25 8.9 15.31 9.1 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.87 7.0 17.00 9.9 12.29 10.4
Level 1 .................................................. 11.16 8.6 – – 11.68 9.6
Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 6.0 9.49 10.8 8.85 7.1
Level 3 .................................................. 10.82 5.2 11.16 5.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.63 9.6 11.66 7.7 11.56 21.8
Level 5 .................................................. 20.04 28.7 19.91 31.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.73 21.4 24.00 22.5 – –
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.35 14.4 – – 10.35 14.4
Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.35 14.4 – – 10.35 14.4
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Child care workers................................................ 9.64 5.9 9.67 10.3 9.55 13.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.06 5.7 9.14 9.6 – –
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.83 15.7 – – 15.35 29.3
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 14.15 7.6 – – 14.96 14.2
Recreation workers.............................................. 16.86 21.7 – – – –
Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.63 9.4 21.31 8.9 8.64 1.9
Level 1 .................................................. 8.25 8.0 10.05 5.0 7.36 3.3
Level 2 .................................................. 8.94 3.6 10.44 4.4 8.23 3.9
Level 3 .................................................. 10.42 1.5 11.59 6.3 9.25 4.3
Level 4 .................................................. 13.72 8.2 14.00 8.9 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 18.48 4.4 18.67 3.8 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.01 6.8 23.01 6.8 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 38.98 22.5 38.98 22.5 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.57 26.2 32.65 26.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.45 18.6 18.45 18.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.76 20.0 17.76 20.0 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.88 6.9 12.73 8.4 8.63 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 8.25 8.0 10.05 5.0 7.36 3.3
Level 2 .................................................. 8.91 3.4 10.44 4.4 8.17 3.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.34 1.2 11.46 6.1 9.24 4.3
Level 4 .................................................. 12.67 6.8 12.98 7.9 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 19.09 9.0 19.84 4.0 – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.72 3.6 11.28 3.7 8.44 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 9.9 – – 7.32 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 2.5 10.76 5.9 8.28 2.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.11 4.6 11.59 3.3 9.18 5.8
Cashiers...................................................... 9.72 3.6 11.28 3.7 8.44 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 9.9 – – 7.32 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 2.5 10.76 5.9 8.28 2.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.11 4.6 11.59 3.3 9.18 5.8
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.92 12.2 11.22 17.3 – –
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.88 14.0 14.49 13.0 9.32 3.8
Level 2 .................................................. 8.32 6.4 – – 8.32 6.4
Level 3 .................................................. 11.59 5.3 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.25 6.4 12.56 7.4 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 19.39 8.9 20.24 2.6 – –
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.07 19.6 60.07 19.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.86 10.6 31.86 10.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 45.45 32.8 45.45 32.8 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 28.82 7.4 28.82 7.4 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.55 8.8 25.39 8.1 – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.96 2.0 17.53 1.8 12.74 4.6
Level 1 .................................................. 10.05 7.7 9.32 6.4 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 12.57 5.0 13.21 4.1 9.67 5.9
Level 3 .................................................. 13.64 3.3 13.90 3.1 11.93 4.7
Level 4 .................................................. 16.16 2.9 16.34 2.7 14.32 10.7
Level 5 .................................................. 19.46 5.5 19.40 5.7 20.41 7.8
Level 6 .................................................. 22.71 2.6 22.43 2.5 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 27.31 9.5 27.31 9.5 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 27.23 5.4 27.23 5.4 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.51 10.5 21.18 10.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.87 5.0 24.87 5.0 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.06 3.4 24.06 3.4 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 25.78 4.8 25.78 4.8 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.35 3.0 16.73 3.4 14.25 12.8
Level 2 .................................................. 12.61 3.0 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.18 4.1 12.46 3.8 11.22 4.8
Level 4 .................................................. 16.91 4.6 16.94 4.6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 20.25 6.3 20.43 7.3 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.14 11.5 – – – –
Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.14 6.1 14.37 5.7 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.54 5.8 17.54 5.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.33 6.4 17.33 6.4 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.39 6.5 18.31 7.6 18.86 11.0
Level 4 .................................................. 15.78 7.1 15.85 7.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.73 8.0 22.26 10.8 – –
Tellers......................................................... 12.46 1.2 12.84 .6 11.34 1.4
Level 3 .................................................. 11.48 2.6 11.48 1.5 11.50 5.5
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 23.72 20.1 17.65 5.4 – –
Customer service representatives.................................. 15.86 5.5 16.40 5.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.10 5.8 15.10 5.8 – –
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.40 4.5 18.40 4.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 18.76 6.2 18.76 6.2 – –
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.11 6.9 – – – –
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.40 13.0 13.59 5.4 – –
Order clerks...................................................... 15.91 1.2 16.02 1.4 – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.90 2.9 18.90 2.9 – –
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.42 5.6 13.90 5.5 10.00 13.2
Level 2 .................................................. 13.49 7.9 14.10 7.7 9.60 16.5
Level 3 .................................................. 13.18 3.0 – – – –
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.69 7.4 – – – –
Dispatchers....................................................... 16.79 9.3 16.84 9.5 – –
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.22 5.6 21.22 5.6 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.20 15.3 14.31 16.5 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.22 11.5 10.95 11.0 8.23 4.8
Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 7.99 1.3
Level 2 .................................................. – – 11.02 1.6 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.74 3.0 21.02 2.9 15.71 7.9
Level 3 .................................................. 14.11 11.8 14.50 13.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.26 4.5 17.24 5.0 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 19.41 13.9 19.42 13.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.30 4.9 24.21 4.9 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.12 12.9 29.12 12.9 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.90 15.6 28.90 15.6 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.18 7.0 24.54 7.5 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.58 2.3 17.58 2.3 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.67 7.0 23.67 7.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.12 12.9 29.12 12.9 – –
Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 6.9 14.93 6.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.05 5.2 – – – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.39 5.3 17.45 5.6 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 14.74 13.0 14.96 15.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.70 7.1 17.71 7.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 16.76 10.5 16.76 10.5 – –
Computer operators................................................ 17.78 12.5 18.29 10.8 – –
Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.26 8.7 – – – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.76 15.5 19.48 15.3 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 15.31 5.2 16.22 4.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.37 6.9 16.33 5.1 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 20.02 3.9 19.53 3.9 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.42 3.6 19.42 3.6 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 11.42 2.7 11.42 2.7 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 11.77 7.8 11.77 7.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.75 5.0 12.75 5.0 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.16 5.2 16.16 5.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.64 6.4 18.64 6.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.26 .7 21.26 .7 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 26.17 4.7 26.17 4.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.65 3.7 26.86 4.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 26.46 2.2 26.46 2.2 – –
Carpenters........................................................ 20.88 3.2 20.88 3.2 – –
Construction laborers............................................. 12.32 8.4 12.32 8.4 – –
Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.25 13.1 20.25 13.1 – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.08 20.2 21.08 20.2 – –
Electricians...................................................... 26.56 7.3 26.56 7.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.63 5.6 29.63 5.6 – –
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.38 9.4 20.38 9.4 – –
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.89 9.0 12.89 9.0 – –
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.75 8.3 25.75 8.3 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.32 1.9 24.25 1.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.69 4.0 15.69 4.0 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.07 5.9 21.07 5.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 25.95 8.1 25.67 8.8 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 26.96 3.4 26.96 3.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 30.13 2.7 30.13 2.7 – –
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.03 9.9 22.03 9.9 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.30 6.1 21.30 6.1 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 20.17 3.3 20.17 3.3 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.17 9.6 21.17 9.6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 19.93 4.3 19.93 4.3 – –
Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.71 5.1 26.71 5.1 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.23 .9 28.23 .9 – –
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.38 7.4 26.38 7.4 – –
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.63 12.6 18.63 12.6 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 14.88 3.9 15.22 3.3 10.66 10.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.96 8.7 9.40 7.7 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 13.49 8.8 13.73 8.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.42 5.3 12.40 5.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.29 5.9 15.75 6.7 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.20 3.5 18.23 3.6 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 15.60 6.1 16.10 4.6 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.98 8.4 23.98 8.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.32 8.0 21.32 8.0 – –
Printers.......................................................... 18.99 16.2 19.62 14.6 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.07 16.6 17.69 15.3 – –
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.04 6.8 11.04 6.8 – –
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.95 4.9 – – – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.83 7.7 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 20.17 5.4 21.94 6.4 9.22 5.8
Level 1 .................................................. 9.16 2.4 10.35 3.2 7.95 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 12.17 4.5 12.84 7.6 9.14 10.8
Level 3 .................................................. 16.70 9.4 16.83 9.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 18.20 6.5 18.53 6.9 14.88 4.1
Level 5 .................................................. 21.97 7.3 21.97 7.3 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 19.40 5.5 19.40 5.5 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.56 10.7 23.56 10.7 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.41 15.3 26.41 15.3 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.38 10.4 29.38 10.4 – –
Bus drivers....................................................... 18.19 10.5 18.81 11.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.34 16.6 15.34 16.7 – –
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.75 17.8 17.29 21.4 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.13 17.7 15.13 17.9 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 8.8 18.17 8.6 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 11.27 18.7 12.86 14.7 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 18.20 11.9 18.24 11.9 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.08 5.8 16.08 6.1 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.42 9.0 18.50 9.1 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.71 2.3 15.75 2.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.88 2.1 15.86 2.3 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.69 8.5 14.71 8.5 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.90 11.8 17.90 11.8 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.73 3.7 12.91 6.1 8.99 5.7
Level 1 .................................................. 9.50 2.2 10.45 3.1 8.34 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 4.1 11.98 9.2 9.94 10.3
Level 3 .................................................. 14.86 7.6 – – – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.39 4.8 13.21 6.6 9.20 8.0
Level 1 .................................................. 9.86 2.9 10.54 3.3 8.18 4.1
Level 2 .................................................. 11.75 4.1 12.16 8.6 10.06 16.3
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.65 6.6 – – 8.78 4.1
Level 1 .................................................. 8.82 3.6 – – 8.44 4.2
1 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 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.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs.
Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the
occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may
include data for categories not shown separately
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3),
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $23.20 3.6 $25.00 3.9 $11.91 4.4
Management occupations.............................................. 43.71 4.5 43.65 4.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 25.78 5.3 25.78 5.3 – –
Level 10.................................................. 35.45 9.4 35.45 9.4 – –
Level 11.................................................. 38.75 8.5 38.75 8.5 – –
Level 12.................................................. 61.59 7.1 61.59 7.1 – –
Level 13.................................................. 68.73 6.4 68.73 6.4 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.12 9.8 39.70 9.8 – –
General and operations managers................................... 40.94 15.4 40.94 15.4 – –
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.95 5.9 35.95 5.9 – –
Marketing managers.............................................. 31.79 4.9 31.79 4.9 – –
Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.33 5.0 57.72 5.3 – –
Financial managers................................................ 47.48 10.5 47.48 10.5 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.92 6.9 36.92 6.9 – –
Construction managers............................................. 43.73 4.3 43.73 4.3 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 29.62 15.6 29.62 15.6 – –
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.79 23.0 38.79 23.0 – –
Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.94 3.7 36.94 3.7 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.30 5.5 33.33 5.7 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 6.6 20.88 6.2 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 25.99 5.1 25.99 5.1 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 28.98 10.3 29.01 10.6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 33.63 7.2 33.67 7.2 – –
Level 10.................................................. 34.26 8.3 34.26 8.3 – –
Level 11.................................................. 41.00 2.5 41.00 2.5 – –
Level 12.................................................. 58.07 6.2 58.07 6.2 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.55 6.6 34.50 7.9 – –
Cost estimators................................................... 35.39 7.4 35.39 7.4 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 37.96 19.6 38.22 19.9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.89 22.5 38.89 22.5 – –
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 38.93 24.3 38.93 24.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.96 24.3 38.96 24.3 – –
Management analysts............................................... 37.95 4.6 37.95 4.6 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.42 7.0 31.58 7.4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 27.22 13.2 27.22 13.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 30.61 8.2 – – – –
Budget analysts................................................... 41.10 8.6 41.10 8.6 – –
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.93 24.5 34.93 24.5 – –
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 18.6 27.33 18.6 – –
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.00 9.1 30.13 12.5 – –
Loan officers................................................... 32.00 9.1 30.13 12.5 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.70 2.3 40.67 2.2 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 26.25 13.9 26.25 13.9 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.94 3.9 24.94 3.9 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 31.27 2.5 31.27 2.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.92 5.4 38.69 5.3 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.20 8.8 48.15 9.0 – –
Level 12.................................................. 54.89 3.3 54.89 3.3 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 44.85 3.1 44.81 3.2 – –
Computer and information scientists, research..................... 49.71 1.5 – – – –
Computer programmers.............................................. 42.40 6.0 41.78 5.8 – –
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.80 3.2 41.80 3.2 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.35 7.0 48.35 7.0 – –
Level 12.................................................. 48.40 4.8 48.40 4.8 – –
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.91 2.1 40.91 2.1 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.41 4.4 45.41 4.4 – –
Level 11.................................................. 41.40 1.4 41.40 1.4 – –
Level 12.................................................. 49.54 5.9 49.54 5.9 – –
Computer support specialists...................................... 34.57 7.6 34.57 7.6 – –
Computer systems analysts......................................... 44.22 8.3 44.08 8.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.86 2.1 34.86 2.1 – –
Level 11.................................................. 42.39 1.3 41.60 3.3 – –
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.17 6.0 33.17 6.0 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.39 16.1 33.39 16.1 – –
Operations research analysts...................................... 32.73 .0 32.73 .0 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.44 5.0 40.04 5.4 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.27 4.7 34.27 4.7 – –
Level 11.................................................. 51.55 7.4 51.55 7.4 – –
Level 12.................................................. 53.11 4.9 53.11 4.9 – –
Engineers......................................................... 44.05 5.9 44.28 6.2 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.59 4.1 48.59 4.1 – –
Level 12.................................................. 53.11 4.9 53.11 4.9 – –
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 3.7 39.79 3.7 – –
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 2.5 38.72 2.5 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.39 5.4 32.39 5.4 – –
Level 10.................................................. 33.62 6.1 33.62 6.1 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.36 5.8 31.36 5.8 – –
Life scientists................................................... 30.27 5.3 30.27 5.3 – –
Physical scientists............................................... 41.31 23.0 41.31 23.0 – –
Economists........................................................ 26.40 14.4 26.40 14.4 – –
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 18.46 8.4 18.30 9.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 15.65 4.0 15.34 3.5 – –
Counselors........................................................ 16.55 5.3 16.55 5.3 – –
Social workers.................................................... 24.95 6.1 25.14 11.1 – –
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 74.52 6.2 72.71 6.8 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.19 15.3 22.64 17.2 17.26 10.7
Level 2 .................................................. 10.63 3.5 10.55 2.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 9.87 5.7 – – – –
Level 9 .................................................. 27.32 4.0 27.59 2.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.95 5.7 – – – –
Level 13.................................................. 58.02 21.3 57.60 21.2 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.78 37.5 29.78 37.5 – –
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.57 21.4 36.28 22.3 44.26 3.5
Level 11.................................................. 42.16 4.9 – – – –
Level 13.................................................. 58.02 21.3 57.60 21.2 – –
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... – – 50.80 .4 – –
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.81 13.5 42.29 14.5 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.27 16.4 23.46 16.9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 27.05 4.7 27.24 3.6 – –
Librarians........................................................ 26.33 7.4 26.49 7.5 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 10.23 2.5 9.99 1.1 11.54 6.3
Level 2 .................................................. 10.63 3.5 10.55 2.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 9.87 5.7 – – – –
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 33.82 9.2 33.73 9.6 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.72 8.8 34.56 9.5 – –
Designers......................................................... 22.61 16.7 21.46 17.5 – –
Writers and editors............................................... 48.11 16.8 48.11 16.8 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.75 6.7 28.98 7.4 27.75 6.4
Level 4 .................................................. 15.71 7.9 15.91 7.8 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.81 10.4 23.59 5.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.41 1.8 22.80 2.8 25.27 8.9
Level 7 .................................................. 25.11 6.9 24.98 7.3 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 30.64 3.6 28.71 4.8 34.23 1.6
Level 9 .................................................. 32.40 4.2 32.15 4.5 33.50 10.0
Level 10.................................................. 32.64 13.5 – – – –
Level 11.................................................. 45.78 14.8 45.78 14.8 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.98 9.0 23.65 13.8 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 31.92 2.0 31.34 2.2 34.02 2.5
Level 7 .................................................. 26.48 8.5 – – – –
Level 8 .................................................. 33.08 .3 32.07 2.1 34.29 1.5
Level 9 .................................................. 31.53 3.7 31.07 3.5 34.58 5.4
Level 11.................................................. 32.39 .8 32.39 .8 – –
Therapists........................................................ 27.85 11.7 25.52 8.7 32.27 25.8
Level 9 .................................................. 30.88 15.4 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.65 5.7 19.63 5.8 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.84 7.4 25.02 8.5 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 2.3 15.70 2.3 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.90 5.8 27.41 3.8 – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.28 7.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.61 4.7 – – – –
Pharmacy technicians............................................ 14.79 4.2 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.98 2.9 22.93 2.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 23.46 5.6 23.18 5.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.35 2.9 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.68 2.2 13.01 3.1 11.09 4.5
Level 2 .................................................. 11.34 2.9 11.17 2.5 11.96 3.3
Level 3 .................................................. 11.64 5.3 12.32 4.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.75 2.0 12.77 2.4 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 16.36 5.8 16.39 5.7 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.18 2.9 12.31 2.9 11.68 6.7
Level 2 .................................................. 11.36 3.9 11.15 3.2 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.42 5.3 13.13 2.2 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.42 3.2 12.41 4.3 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.38 2.5 12.31 2.9 12.92 5.7
Level 2 .................................................. 11.36 3.9 11.15 3.2 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.19 1.6 13.13 2.2 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.46 3.0 12.41 4.3 – –
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.20 5.7 13.63 6.2 – –
Medical assistants.............................................. 13.85 6.8 – – – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.11 8.4 12.90 9.5 10.64 15.1
Level 3 .................................................. 10.62 5.7 11.06 5.6 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.27 6.1 11.08 4.9 11.71 21.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 5.8 11.06 5.6 – –
Security guards................................................. 11.27 6.1 11.08 4.9 11.71 21.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.64 5.8 11.06 5.6 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.79 12.5 10.78 5.4 6.52 6.1
Level 1 .................................................. 6.99 10.5 8.67 10.4 6.14 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 6.94 10.0 7.95 16.1 6.24 8.1
Level 3 .................................................. 8.69 9.6 9.91 5.0 6.63 2.8
Level 4 .................................................. 11.96 3.7 12.03 3.9 11.50 .4
Level 5 .................................................. 13.14 2.7 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 15.18 22.0 16.90 10.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 15.28 21.8 17.08 9.0 – –
Cooks............................................................. 11.28 2.3 11.50 2.4 10.38 11.4
Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 7.0 11.84 5.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.90 1.9 11.92 2.2 – –
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.09 6.5 12.10 7.0 – –
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.74 1.7 11.92 .4 11.14 7.1
Level 4 .................................................. 11.82 .7 11.83 .9 – –
Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.80 2.8 – – – –
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.68 11.2 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.86 13.5 4.91 13.8 4.84 15.6
Level 1 .................................................. 5.40 23.9 7.67 32.9 4.51 2.5
Level 2 .................................................. 4.40 22.9 2.95 1.2 5.07 25.5
Level 3 .................................................. 4.77 5.9 5.40 25.8 4.30 21.9
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.54 4.9 3.45 17.1 3.58 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 4.08 4.8 – – 3.99 12.5
Level 2 .................................................. 2.99 .7 2.70 9.3 3.20 6.9
Level 3 .................................................. 4.18 14.4 – – – –
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.75 14.7 – – 6.01 .7
Level 1 .................................................. 7.75 14.7 – – 6.01 .7
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.67 7.3 10.82 11.0 7.23 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 7.53 4.6 – – 7.10 1.0
Level 2 .................................................. 9.72 16.7 – – 7.38 8.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.34 7.9 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.45 7.0 10.89 15.9 7.22 2.0
Level 1 .................................................. 7.24 1.9 – – 7.11 1.0
Level 2 .................................................. 9.73 17.1 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 10.23 10.6 – – – –
Dishwashers....................................................... 9.82 11.8 – – 8.52 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 9.30 8.6 – – 8.52 4.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.62 6.2 11.77 5.9 9.14 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 9.94 5.7 10.97 6.7 9.05 3.2
Level 2 .................................................. 11.05 10.7 11.40 12.5 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.65 13.4 11.76 13.6 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.44 6.5 11.54 6.6 9.14 3.2
Level 1 .................................................. 9.94 5.7 10.97 6.7 9.05 3.2
Level 2 .................................................. 9.87 3.8 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.86 13.8 11.99 14.2 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.25 9.6 11.91 10.7 9.06 3.4
Level 1 .................................................. 9.63 8.6 11.25 13.0 8.96 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 10.12 3.1 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.63 16.9 11.77 17.6 – –
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.23 1.8 11.14 2.2 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 10.88 3.6 10.74 5.1 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.92 7.7 17.02 10.7 11.97 12.4
Level 1 .................................................. 10.60 12.9 – – – –
Level 2 .................................................. 8.85 5.4 8.87 9.6 8.81 7.7
Level 3 .................................................. 10.93 5.5 11.16 5.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.68 10.1 11.61 7.8 11.88 26.6
Level 5 .................................................. 20.13 32.7 20.09 32.7 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.69 22.7 – – – –
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Child care workers................................................ 8.81 2.8 8.87 5.8 8.52 6.9
Level 2 .................................................. 8.47 3.2 8.37 4.1 – –
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.60 8.1 – – – –
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 14.57 7.3 – – – –
Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.63 9.5 21.34 9.0 8.64 1.9
Level 1 .................................................. 8.25 8.0 10.05 5.0 7.36 3.3
Level 2 .................................................. 8.94 3.6 10.44 4.4 8.23 3.9
Level 3 .................................................. 10.42 1.5 11.59 6.3 9.24 4.3
Level 4 .................................................. 13.61 8.3 13.89 9.1 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 18.55 4.4 18.75 3.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.01 6.8 23.01 6.8 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 38.98 22.5 38.98 22.5 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.57 26.2 32.65 26.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.45 18.6 18.45 18.6 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.76 20.1 17.76 20.1 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.82 7.0 12.64 8.6 8.63 2.1
Level 1 .................................................. 8.25 8.0 10.05 5.0 7.36 3.3
Level 2 .................................................. 8.91 3.4 10.44 4.4 8.17 3.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.34 1.2 11.46 6.1 9.22 4.3
Level 4 .................................................. 12.45 6.9 12.74 8.1 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 19.39 8.9 20.24 2.6 – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.58 3.7 11.02 3.9 8.44 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 9.9 – – 7.32 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 2.5 10.76 5.9 8.28 2.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.11 4.6 11.59 3.3 9.18 5.8
Cashiers...................................................... 9.58 3.7 11.02 3.9 8.44 4.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.23 9.9 – – 7.32 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 9.32 2.5 10.76 5.9 8.28 2.2
Level 3 .................................................. 10.11 4.6 11.59 3.3 9.18 5.8
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.92 12.2 11.22 17.3 – –
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.89 14.1 14.49 13.0 9.30 3.8
Level 2 .................................................. 8.32 6.4 – – 8.32 6.4
Level 3 .................................................. 11.61 5.4 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.25 6.4 12.56 7.4 10.94 2.3
Level 5 .................................................. 19.39 8.9 20.24 2.6 – –
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.07 19.6 60.07 19.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.86 10.6 31.86 10.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 45.45 32.8 45.45 32.8 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 28.82 7.4 28.82 7.4 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.55 8.8 25.39 8.1 – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.78 2.1 17.40 2.0 12.56 4.7
Level 1 .................................................. 10.19 7.4 9.68 4.3 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 12.64 5.1 13.27 4.1 9.61 6.3
Level 3 .................................................. 13.56 3.6 13.86 3.4 11.62 4.3
Level 4 .................................................. 16.00 3.2 16.19 3.1 14.30 11.0
Level 5 .................................................. 19.38 6.5 19.36 6.7 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 23.24 2.9 22.89 2.8 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 27.39 9.7 27.39 9.7 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 27.25 5.4 27.25 5.4 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.15 11.9 20.85 11.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.85 5.1 24.85 5.1 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.10 3.2 16.46 3.7 14.27 12.9
Level 2 .................................................. 12.61 3.0 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.19 4.1 12.47 3.8 11.22 4.8
Level 4 .................................................. 16.95 4.6 16.95 4.6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 19.95 7.4 20.08 9.0 – –
Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.14 6.1 14.37 5.7 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.22 5.6 17.22 5.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.33 6.4 17.33 6.4 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.25 7.1 18.10 8.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.83 7.5 15.83 7.5 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.72 8.9 22.33 12.5 – –
Tellers......................................................... 12.46 1.2 12.84 .6 11.34 1.4
Level 3 .................................................. 11.48 2.6 11.48 1.5 11.50 5.5
Customer service representatives.................................. 15.86 5.5 16.40 5.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.10 5.8 15.10 5.8 – –
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.11 6.9 – – – –
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.40 13.0 13.59 5.4 – –
Order clerks...................................................... 15.91 1.2 16.02 1.4 – –
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.36 5.7 13.84 5.6 10.00 13.2
Level 2 .................................................. 13.49 7.9 14.10 7.7 9.60 16.5
Level 3 .................................................. 13.18 3.0 – – – –
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.69 7.4 – – – –
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.22 5.6 21.22 5.6 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.20 15.3 14.31 16.5 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.22 11.5 10.95 11.0 8.23 4.8
Level 1 .................................................. – – – – 7.99 1.3
Level 2 .................................................. – – 11.02 1.6 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.06 3.3 21.40 3.3 15.68 8.2
Level 3 .................................................. 14.22 12.5 14.66 14.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.22 6.0 17.19 6.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 19.65 15.9 19.65 15.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.66 6.1 24.56 6.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.28 13.1 29.28 13.1 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 25.21 8.3 25.73 8.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.08 8.9 24.08 8.9 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.28 13.1 29.28 13.1 – –
Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 6.9 14.93 6.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.05 5.2 – – – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.34 6.3 17.41 6.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.62 11.6 17.64 11.7 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 16.57 10.2 16.57 10.2 – –
Computer operators................................................ 17.53 14.8 18.10 13.0 – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.76 15.5 19.48 15.3 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 14.84 4.8 15.96 3.7 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.66 6.4 15.81 4.6 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.22 3.7 19.22 3.7 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 11.44 2.8 11.44 2.8 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 11.75 7.8 11.75 7.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.69 5.0 12.69 5.0 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.12 5.3 16.12 5.3 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.46 6.8 18.46 6.8 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.22 .7 21.22 .7 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 25.96 5.0 25.96 5.0 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.58 3.9 26.79 4.5 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 26.33 2.0 26.33 2.0 – –
Carpenters........................................................ 20.68 3.5 20.68 3.5 – –
Construction laborers............................................. 12.28 8.7 12.28 8.7 – –
Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.17 15.3 20.17 15.3 – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.00 23.9 21.00 23.9 – –
Electricians...................................................... 26.57 7.3 26.57 7.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.63 5.6 29.63 5.6 – –
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.83 9.4 19.83 9.4 – –
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.89 9.0 12.89 9.0 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.49 2.0 24.42 1.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.07 6.9 21.07 6.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 26.28 9.0 25.99 9.9 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 27.19 3.7 27.19 3.7 – –
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.04 10.0 22.04 10.0 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.77 8.0 21.77 8.0 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.98 14.0 21.98 14.0 – –
Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.71 5.1 26.71 5.1 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.23 .9 28.23 .9 – –
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.38 7.4 26.38 7.4 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 14.87 3.9 15.21 3.3 10.63 10.0
Level 1 .................................................. 8.88 8.9 9.33 8.0 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 13.49 8.8 13.73 8.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.42 5.3 12.40 5.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.25 6.1 15.72 6.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.13 3.5 18.15 3.6 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 15.60 6.1 16.10 4.6 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.98 8.4 23.98 8.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.27 8.4 21.27 8.4 – –
Printers.......................................................... 18.99 16.2 19.62 14.6 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.07 16.6 17.69 15.3 – –
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.07 7.5 11.07 7.5 – –
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.95 4.9 – – – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.83 7.7 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 20.24 5.9 22.14 7.1 8.69 5.9
Level 1 .................................................. 9.11 2.4 10.27 3.2 7.94 3.5
Level 2 .................................................. 12.10 4.5 12.79 7.7 9.02 10.9
Level 3 .................................................. 16.66 11.3 16.81 11.5 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 18.12 7.5 18.28 7.6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.95 7.5 21.95 7.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 19.04 5.7 19.04 5.7 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.56 10.7 23.56 10.7 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.25 11.3 29.25 11.3 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.80 9.2 18.22 8.9 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 18.23 12.1 18.26 12.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.07 6.2 16.06 6.5 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.51 9.5 18.60 9.6 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.66 2.3 15.69 2.2 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.85 2.3 – – – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.71 8.5 14.71 8.5 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.89 12.1 17.89 12.1 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.70 3.7 12.88 6.2 8.99 5.7
Level 1 .................................................. 9.50 2.2 10.45 3.1 8.34 3.4
Level 2 .................................................. 11.43 4.1 11.98 9.2 9.94 10.3
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.39 4.8 13.21 6.7 9.20 8.0
Level 1 .................................................. 9.86 2.9 10.54 3.3 8.18 4.1
Level 2 .................................................. 11.75 4.1 12.16 8.6 10.06 16.3
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.65 6.6 – – 8.78 4.1
Level 1 .................................................. 8.82 3.6 – – 8.44 4.2
1 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 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.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs.
Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the
occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3),
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $27.88 2.5 $28.50 2.3 $17.99 7.2
Management occupations.............................................. 42.28 5.1 42.33 5.1 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 41.02 14.1 41.02 14.1 – –
Level 11.................................................. 42.92 4.1 42.92 4.1 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 49.12 2.5 49.12 2.5 – –
Level 11.................................................. 48.86 3.4 48.86 3.4 – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 50.89 1.5 50.89 1.5 – –
Level 11.................................................. 49.45 3.4 49.45 3.4 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.58 5.7 27.59 5.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 27.86 3.8 27.86 3.8 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.65 11.5 29.65 11.5 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.49 9.1 28.49 9.1 – –
Computer support specialists...................................... 22.69 10.5 22.69 10.5 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.38 12.4 29.38 12.4 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.07 12.0 31.07 12.0 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 30.66 3.8 30.99 4.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 22.04 5.5 22.04 5.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.80 5.2 34.91 5.4 – –
Counselors........................................................ 33.58 6.5 33.58 6.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.21 7.0 36.21 7.0 – –
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 35.73 7.1 35.73 7.1 – –
Social workers.................................................... 28.46 5.4 28.54 5.2 – –
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 28.62 6.0 28.70 5.8 – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.19 9.0 20.80 7.7 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 19.96 3.6 19.96 3.6 – –
Legal occupations................................................... 36.96 20.6 36.96 20.6 – –
Lawyers........................................................... 43.80 3.3 43.80 3.3 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.92 2.3 35.81 2.3 24.25 8.4
Level 3 .................................................. 16.36 8.1 16.36 8.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.09 1.2 17.09 2.0 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.25 3.1 – – – –
Level 8 .................................................. 31.66 15.3 32.69 17.9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.55 .7 38.90 .4 28.25 9.2
Level 11.................................................. 37.12 7.8 36.51 8.1 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.85 8.0 – – 26.93 26.8
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.31 9.8 42.67 9.5 39.61 11.2
Level 9 .................................................. 35.76 4.7 – – 34.51 6.9
Level 11.................................................. 38.90 8.1 38.33 8.6 – –
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.22 6.0 – – – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 44.70 22.8 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.80 .5 39.09 .1 26.81 10.0
Level 9 .................................................. 38.67 .7 38.92 .3 – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 36.80 1.6 36.80 1.6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.80 1.6 36.80 1.6 – –
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 38.44 1.3 38.76 1.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.26 .4 38.51 1.0 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.89 .3 38.30 .9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.99 .3 38.31 .9 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 40.15 4.3 40.15 4.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 39.22 1.7 39.22 1.7 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.12 .8 39.14 .9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 39.12 .9 39.12 .9 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 39.16 .9 39.18 1.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 39.15 1.0 39.15 1.0 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 40.69 7.0 41.90 7.3 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 40.44 6.9 41.67 7.2 – –
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 38.36 3.3 39.49 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.94 3.5 39.06 .6 – –
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.21 8.8 – – 21.57 2.1
Librarians........................................................ 34.87 12.6 35.87 11.6 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 16.73 2.2 17.04 1.0 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 17.13 2.6 17.13 2.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.09 1.2 17.09 2.0 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.54 11.2 27.51 11.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 30.98 10.1 31.02 10.3 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 32.59 7.7 32.59 7.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 29.41 6.2 – – – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.83 24.2 14.83 24.2 – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 25.55 1.6 26.00 2.1 13.16 10.8
Level 2 .................................................. 13.14 10.5 – – 12.52 17.3
Level 4 .................................................. 15.40 8.1 15.69 8.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.38 5.6 22.38 5.6 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.91 6.3 24.99 6.7 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 32.07 8.2 32.07 8.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 34.63 6.2 34.63 6.2 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.16 5.4 38.16 5.4 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 38.86 4.0 38.86 4.0 – –
Fire fighters..................................................... 20.74 2.5 20.74 2.5 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 20.26 11.4 20.26 11.4 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Police officers................................................... 27.74 7.2 27.79 7.2 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.58 3.3 24.58 3.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.24 7.5 28.24 7.5 – –
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.74 7.2 27.79 7.2 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 24.58 3.3 24.58 3.3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 28.24 7.5 28.24 7.5 – –
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 15.26 10.9 – – 12.29 15.1
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.97 8.0 15.57 8.1 11.35 11.1
Level 2 .................................................. 11.98 8.7 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.61 2.9 14.63 2.9 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.16 6.5 13.19 6.6 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.54 5.2 13.54 5.2 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.23 7.0 13.23 7.0 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.86 6.7 13.86 6.7 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.65 9.1 13.65 9.1 – –
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.80 10.1 16.94 10.6 – –
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 16.80 10.1 16.94 10.6 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.43 11.7 16.89 13.8 13.58 21.4
Child care workers................................................ 13.94 7.5 – – – –
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 17.73 22.5 – – 14.88 37.0
Recreation workers.............................................. 18.34 21.7 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.62 3.6 18.67 3.5 17.63 18.4
Level 3 .................................................. 15.42 4.7 14.88 3.5 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.35 3.3 17.39 3.4 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 20.00 4.4 19.59 4.1 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 20.75 4.6 20.75 4.6 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.55 11.5 24.55 11.5 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 20.93 5.8 21.16 6.3 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.12 3.9 20.51 5.1 – –
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.65 5.3 17.65 5.4 – –
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.71 6.3 18.71 6.3 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 18.66 7.6 18.66 7.6 – –
Dispatchers....................................................... 18.38 1.4 – – – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.89 3.5 18.90 3.5 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.39 3.9 17.37 3.9 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.04 5.2 – – – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.92 4.5 21.92 4.5 – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.94 5.9 19.94 5.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 21.60 6.2 21.60 6.2 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.67 3.4 17.66 3.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.83 3.8 17.82 3.8 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.48 12.7 17.25 12.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 17.71 9.4 17.72 9.5 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 20.92 9.1 – – – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.70 6.4 23.70 6.4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 29.15 1.2 29.15 1.2 – –
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.07 6.1 29.07 6.1 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.61 6.3 22.61 6.3 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 21.06 7.0 21.06 7.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.35 12.6 23.35 12.6 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.04 4.3 20.04 4.3 – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.04 4.3 20.04 4.3 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 16.49 14.3 16.59 15.6 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.52 6.7 20.14 6.5 15.03 1.1
Level 2 .................................................. 14.60 10.0 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 16.92 10.8 16.93 10.9 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 18.57 10.3 20.25 11.6 – –
Bus drivers....................................................... 19.05 9.2 19.93 9.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 17.11 12.9 17.13 13.1 – –
Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.85 16.0 18.86 18.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 16.94 14.1 16.96 14.3 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.75 4.9 – – – –
1 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 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.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job
controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs.
Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the
occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3),
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $23.78 3.0 $25.47 3.3 $12.26 4.1
Management occupations.............................................. 43.49 3.9 43.44 4.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.47 15.1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.90 5.6 – – – –
Group IV.................................................. 69.61 7.0 – – – –
General and operations managers................................... 40.82 15.1 40.82 15.1 – –
Group III................................................. 26.17 5.7 26.17 5.7 – –
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.95 5.9 35.95 5.9 – –
Group III................................................. 39.73 11.4 – – – –
Marketing managers.............................................. 31.79 4.9 31.79 4.9 – –
Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.79 6.2 54.97 6.5 – –
Group III................................................. 53.55 12.5 53.55 12.5 – –
Financial managers................................................ 47.91 9.5 47.91 9.5 – –
Group III................................................. 44.25 10.4 44.25 10.4 – –
Construction managers............................................. 43.73 4.3 43.73 4.3 – –
Group III................................................. 43.73 4.3 43.73 4.3 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 37.89 9.5 37.89 9.5 – –
Group III................................................. 40.15 3.9 – – – –
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.44 5.4 43.44 5.4 – –
Group III................................................. 42.21 4.0 42.21 4.0 – –
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.82 15.8 38.82 15.8 – –
Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.00 3.6 37.00 3.6 – –
Social and community service managers............................. 37.41 29.4 37.41 29.4 – –
Group III................................................. 28.28 11.9 28.28 11.9 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.82 5.3 32.84 5.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 24.15 4.6 – – – –
Group III................................................. 38.28 4.2 – – – –
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 29.13 15.1 29.13 15.1 – –
Cost estimators................................................... 35.39 7.4 35.39 7.4 – –
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 35.97 15.7 36.13 16.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 23.23 8.7 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.05 16.7 – – – –
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.33 22.7 37.33 22.7 – –
Group III................................................. 38.17 23.5 38.17 23.5 – –
Management analysts............................................... 35.58 8.3 35.58 8.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.98 4.4 20.98 4.4 – –
Group III................................................. 39.71 .7 39.71 .7 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.40 7.0 31.56 7.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.02 9.0 26.69 10.1 – –
Group III................................................. 33.01 7.5 33.18 7.9 – –
Budget analysts................................................... 38.15 9.7 38.15 9.7 – –
Group III................................................. 41.10 9.3 41.10 9.3 – –
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.93 24.5 34.93 24.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 29.60 20.2 – – – –
Group III................................................. 50.71 26.1 – – – –
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 18.6 27.33 18.6 – –
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 32.05 8.8 30.30 12.0 – –
Loan officers................................................... 32.00 9.1 30.13 12.5 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.23 2.6 40.19 2.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 25.82 4.1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 44.13 4.7 – – – –
Group IV.................................................. 64.31 9.7 – – – –
Computer and information scientists, research..................... 49.71 1.5 – – – –
Computer programmers.............................................. 42.40 6.0 41.78 5.8 – –
Group III................................................. 52.69 17.6 – – – –
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.80 3.2 41.80 3.2 – –
Group III................................................. 43.64 .8 – – – –
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.91 2.1 40.91 2.1 – –
Group III................................................. 43.80 1.0 43.80 1.0 – –
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.41 4.4 45.41 4.4 – –
Group III................................................. 42.78 1.6 42.78 1.6 – –
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.56 5.1 30.56 5.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 24.04 8.0 24.04 8.0 – –
Computer systems analysts......................................... 44.12 8.3 43.98 8.3 – –
Group III................................................. 45.14 8.5 45.01 8.5 – –
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.57 6.1 33.57 6.1 – –
Group III................................................. 40.95 5.8 40.95 5.8 – –
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.75 14.8 33.75 14.8 – –
Group III................................................. 33.91 16.3 33.91 16.3 – –
Operations research analysts...................................... 32.73 .0 32.73 .0 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.04 4.9 39.60 5.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 25.91 2.3 – – – –
Group III................................................. 48.13 4.9 – – – –
Engineers......................................................... 43.94 5.7 44.15 6.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 28.58 4.1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 47.19 5.0 – – – –
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 3.7 39.79 3.7 – –
Group III................................................. 47.42 6.3 – – – –
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 2.5 38.72 2.5 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.53 1.7 23.53 1.7 – –
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.20 4.9 32.20 4.9 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.49 2.9 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.86 11.0 – – – –
Life scientists................................................... 30.00 5.6 30.00 5.6 – –
Physical scientists............................................... 39.33 19.4 39.33 19.4 – –
Group III................................................. 44.14 35.9 – – – –
Economists........................................................ 26.40 14.4 26.40 14.4 – –
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 12.2 33.48 12.2 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 23.89 8.1 25.58 6.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 17.33 5.1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 33.32 4.1 – – – –
Counselors........................................................ 28.55 9.3 28.55 9.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 17.49 6.0 – – – –
Group III................................................. 35.76 6.6 – – – –
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.77 8.0 33.77 8.0 – –
Group III................................................. 40.38 3.5 40.38 3.5 – –
Social workers.................................................... 26.53 5.0 27.25 6.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.41 7.7 – – – –
Group III................................................. 30.54 3.6 – – – –
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 24.94 10.2 27.01 7.9 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.61 4.8 20.76 7.3 – –
Group III................................................. 29.71 3.1 – – – –
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ – – 16.24 7.7 – –
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 68.50 8.8 66.66 9.0 – –
Group III................................................. 62.09 13.8 59.09 12.7 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.57 6.8 31.32 7.3 21.76 7.6
Group I................................................... 12.87 7.9 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 22.98 9.3 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.45 1.9 – – – –
Group IV.................................................. 57.91 14.8 – – – –
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 39.08 13.3 38.93 14.2 40.95 7.5
Group III................................................. 40.47 6.1 – – – –
Group IV.................................................. 57.91 14.8 – – – –
Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 48.85 8.3 – – – –
Group III................................................. 46.88 9.2 – – – –
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 34.82 23.0 – – – –
Group III................................................. 48.68 19.2 – – – –
Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 35.37 28.1 – – – –
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... – – 50.80 .4 – –
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.14 7.6 38.79 8.0 – –
Group III................................................. 35.29 2.8 – – – –
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 32.24 9.2 – – – –
Group III................................................. 32.09 9.1 – – – –
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 33.21 22.6 32.98 24.0 36.61 10.2
Group III................................................. 39.06 16.5 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.86 3.6 36.20 3.7 24.44 11.1
Group II.................................................. 20.66 29.8 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.14 1.8 – – – –
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 26.61 22.8 26.85 22.5 – –
Group III................................................. 36.80 1.6 – – – –
Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 18.37 28.2 – – – –
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Group III................................................. 38.15 .6 38.15 .6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.40 2.0 36.79 2.6 – –
Group III................................................. 36.46 2.0 – – – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.12 1.1 36.62 1.3 – –
Group III................................................. 36.17 1.0 36.60 1.3 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.29 8.0 37.29 8.0 – –
Group III................................................. 37.37 8.1 37.37 8.1 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.35 4.0 37.37 4.1 – –
Group III................................................. 37.29 4.1 – – – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.37 4.1 37.39 4.1 – –
Group III................................................. 37.32 4.2 37.32 4.2 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 39.91 6.7 41.37 7.2 – –
Group III................................................. 39.99 6.7 – – – –
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 37.58 3.3 38.95 1.7 – –
Group III................................................. 37.52 3.6 38.52 1.4 – –
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 28.21 8.8 – – 21.57 2.1
Group II.................................................. 22.32 3.6 – – – –
Librarians........................................................ 31.93 6.9 32.61 6.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 33.57 19.7 – – – –
Group III................................................. 32.58 12.5 33.71 10.5 – –
Library technicians............................................... 19.05 11.4 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 20.61 10.3 – – – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.74 8.0 12.78 9.8 12.45 4.9
Group I................................................... 12.70 8.0 12.74 9.9 12.45 4.9
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.82 8.3 32.76 8.8 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.54 8.9 – – – –
Group III................................................. 49.90 20.2 – – – –
Designers......................................................... 22.62 14.2 21.67 14.7 – –
Graphic designers............................................... 26.80 15.3 – – – –
Writers and editors............................................... 48.11 16.8 48.11 16.8 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.63 6.1 28.80 6.6 27.77 6.4
Group I................................................... 15.51 6.5 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 25.00 5.2 – – – –
Group III................................................. 36.20 5.3 – – – –
Physicians and surgeons
Group III................................................. 50.83 26.4 – – – –
Registered nurses................................................. 32.02 2.1 31.56 2.4 34.01 2.4
Group II.................................................. 31.11 2.6 29.64 4.6 33.97 1.9
Group III................................................. 32.62 3.9 32.42 4.1 34.55 5.3
Therapists........................................................ 29.29 11.2 28.16 11.7 32.27 25.8
Group III................................................. 33.34 12.9 – – – –
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.65 5.7 19.63 5.8 – –
Group I................................................... 15.38 .2 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 20.42 5.1 – – – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.84 7.4 25.02 8.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 22.94 3.7 23.05 3.6 – –
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 2.3 15.70 2.3 – –
Group I................................................... 15.38 .2 15.38 .2 – –
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.90 5.8 27.41 3.8 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.75 5.8 – – – –
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 28.28 7.0 – – – –
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.20 6.7 16.60 7.5 – –
Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.31 7.6 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.83 2.7 22.76 2.8 – –
Group II.................................................. 22.84 2.7 22.77 2.9 – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.78 2.6 13.11 3.4 11.09 4.5
Group I................................................... 12.25 2.3 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 17.32 5.4 – – – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.09 3.0 12.18 3.1 11.68 6.7
Group I................................................... 12.07 3.2 – – – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.25 2.7 12.17 3.1 12.92 5.7
Group I................................................... 12.24 3.0 12.15 3.5 12.94 5.8
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.48 6.3 13.94 6.8 – –
Group I................................................... 12.53 4.5 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 17.88 5.6 – – – –
Medical assistants.............................................. 13.93 6.9 13.91 7.2 – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 21.40 3.5 22.98 2.5 11.10 12.6
Group I................................................... 11.84 5.2 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 25.20 2.0 – – – –
Group III................................................. 35.63 7.3 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.16 5.4 38.16 5.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 35.32 11.5 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 38.86 4.0 38.86 4.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 35.32 11.5 35.32 11.5 – –
Fire fighters..................................................... 20.74 2.5 20.74 2.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.04 9.3 20.04 9.3 – –
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.41 7.0 – – – –
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.30 7.1 21.30 7.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.41 7.0 21.41 7.0 – –
Police officers................................................... 27.53 7.1 27.57 7.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.39 7.0 – – – –
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.53 7.1 27.57 7.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.39 7.0 27.44 7.0 – –
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.40 6.0 11.26 4.7 11.73 21.6
Group I................................................... 10.82 5.1 – – – –
Security guards................................................. 11.40 6.0 11.26 4.7 11.73 21.6
Group I................................................... 10.82 5.1 11.31 5.2 9.58 4.2
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 14.45 19.3 – – – –
Group I................................................... 11.83 13.2 – – – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.98 11.6 10.99 4.6 6.67 6.4
Group I................................................... 8.28 10.0 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 18.14 14.8 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 15.43 19.7 17.03 8.9 – –
Group I................................................... 11.30 16.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 19.43 14.8 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 15.52 19.5 17.19 7.7 – –
Group I................................................... 11.30 16.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 19.86 12.1 19.86 12.1 – –
Cooks............................................................. 11.30 2.2 11.57 2.5 10.26 10.5
Group I................................................... 11.13 2.7 – – – –
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.82 6.1 12.07 6.4 – –
Group I................................................... 11.46 5.9 11.73 5.5 – –
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.74 1.7 11.92 .4 11.14 7.1
Group I................................................... 11.71 2.1 11.89 .0 11.14 7.1
Cooks, short order.............................................. 11.80 2.8 – – – –
Group I................................................... 11.80 2.8 – – – –
Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.66 10.3 – – – –
Group I................................................... 10.36 11.3 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.90 13.3 4.91 13.8 4.90 15.4
Group I................................................... 4.90 13.3 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.54 4.9 3.45 17.1 3.58 2.1
Group I................................................... 3.54 4.9 3.45 17.1 3.58 2.1
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.93 13.3 – – 6.44 6.4
Group I................................................... 7.93 13.3 – – 6.44 6.4
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.85 6.6 10.90 10.5 7.50 4.0
Group I................................................... 8.85 6.6 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.57 6.7 10.89 15.9 7.45 3.5
Group I................................................... 8.57 6.7 10.89 15.9 7.45 3.5
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 10.67 10.4 – – – –
Group I................................................... 10.67 10.4 – – – –
Dishwashers....................................................... 9.82 11.8 – – 8.52 4.0
Group I................................................... 9.82 11.8 – – 8.52 4.0
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.20 4.9 12.44 3.9 9.14 3.2
Group I................................................... 10.79 4.3 – – – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.78 5.5 11.91 4.8 9.14 3.2
Group I................................................... 10.52 4.4 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.70 7.9 12.41 6.7 9.06 3.4
Group I................................................... 10.35 6.4 11.86 6.0 9.06 3.4
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.24 1.7 11.16 2.0 – –
Group I................................................... 11.24 1.7 11.16 2.0 – –
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.25 8.9 15.31 9.1 – –
Group I................................................... 14.00 8.9 – – – –
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.25 8.9 15.31 9.1 – –
Group I................................................... 14.00 8.9 14.06 9.1 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.87 7.0 17.00 9.9 12.29 10.4
Group I................................................... 10.62 3.7 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 22.01 3.6 – – – –
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 10.35 14.4 – – 10.35 14.4
Group I................................................... 10.35 14.4 – – – –
Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 10.35 14.4 – – 10.35 14.4
Group I................................................... 10.35 14.4 – – 10.35 14.4
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.75 6.6 – – – –
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.28 1.4 18.61 5.2 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.75 6.6 – – – –
Child care workers................................................ 9.64 5.9 9.67 10.3 9.55 13.5
Group I................................................... 9.62 5.9 9.64 10.7 9.55 13.5
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 15.83 15.7 – – 15.35 29.3
Group I................................................... 11.94 11.5 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 20.96 16.1 – – – –
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 14.15 7.6 – – 14.96 14.2
Recreation workers.............................................. 16.86 21.7 – – – –
Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.63 9.4 21.31 8.9 8.64 1.9
Group I................................................... 10.80 5.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 24.64 11.0 – – – –
Group III................................................. 45.33 10.1 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.45 18.6 18.45 18.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 17.98 6.8 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.76 20.0 17.76 20.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 17.18 6.8 17.18 6.8 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.88 6.9 12.73 8.4 8.63 2.1
Group I................................................... 10.13 3.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 21.42 11.8 – – – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.72 3.6 11.28 3.7 8.44 4.0
Group I................................................... 9.67 3.9 – – – –
Cashiers...................................................... 9.72 3.6 11.28 3.7 8.44 4.0
Group I................................................... 9.67 3.9 11.34 4.1 8.44 4.0
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.92 12.2 11.22 17.3 – –
Group I................................................... 9.92 12.2 – – – –
Retail salespersons............................................. 12.88 14.0 14.49 13.0 9.32 3.8
Group I................................................... 11.12 8.0 12.35 7.4 9.16 5.7
Group II.................................................. 21.74 11.6 22.48 7.0 – –
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.07 19.6 60.07 19.6 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.86 10.6 31.86 10.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.08 8.3 – – – –
Group III................................................. 42.71 26.2 – – – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 45.45 32.8 45.45 32.8 – –
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 28.82 7.4 28.82 7.4 – –
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.55 8.8 25.39 8.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 24.61 10.2 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.96 2.0 17.53 1.8 12.74 4.6
Group I................................................... 14.18 1.9 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 21.63 2.9 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.87 5.0 24.87 5.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 24.56 3.2 24.56 3.2 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.35 3.0 16.73 3.4 14.25 12.8
Group I................................................... 13.96 4.0 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 20.98 5.3 – – – –
Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.14 6.1 14.37 5.7 – –
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.54 5.8 17.54 5.8 – –
Group I................................................... 17.20 6.4 17.20 6.4 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.39 6.5 18.31 7.6 18.86 11.0
Group I................................................... 14.83 4.8 15.14 6.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.56 6.8 21.92 8.8 – –
Tellers......................................................... 12.46 1.2 12.84 .6 11.34 1.4
Group I................................................... 12.03 4.9 12.26 5.4 11.29 2.0
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 23.72 20.1 17.65 5.4 – –
Customer service representatives.................................. 15.86 5.5 16.40 5.6 – –
Group I................................................... 14.11 3.7 14.72 3.8 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.46 2.3 19.46 2.3 – –
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.40 4.5 18.40 4.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 18.44 4.8 18.44 4.8 – –
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 11.11 6.9 – – – –
Group I................................................... 11.11 6.9 – – – –
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.40 13.0 13.59 5.4 – –
Group I................................................... 11.08 13.0 – – – –
Order clerks...................................................... 15.91 1.2 16.02 1.4 – –
Group I................................................... 15.65 2.0 – – – –
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.90 2.9 18.90 2.9 – –
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.42 5.6 13.90 5.5 10.00 13.2
Group I................................................... 13.42 5.6 13.90 5.5 10.00 13.2
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.69 7.4 – – – –
Dispatchers....................................................... 16.79 9.3 16.84 9.5 – –
Group I................................................... 14.58 16.3 – – – –
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.22 5.6 21.22 5.6 – –
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.20 15.3 14.31 16.5 – –
Group I................................................... 15.60 24.3 15.60 24.3 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.22 11.5 10.95 11.0 8.23 4.8
Group I................................................... 9.88 9.2 10.52 8.6 8.23 4.8
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.74 3.0 21.02 2.9 15.71 7.9
Group I................................................... 16.03 4.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 22.79 6.7 – – – –
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.18 7.0 24.54 7.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 23.77 6.4 23.77 6.4 – –
Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 6.9 14.93 6.3 – –
Group I................................................... 14.42 6.9 14.93 6.3 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.39 5.3 17.45 5.6 – –
Group I................................................... 16.26 7.4 16.47 8.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 18.54 12.5 18.34 12.3 – –
Computer operators................................................ 17.78 12.5 18.29 10.8 – –
Data entry and information processing workers..................... 14.26 8.7 – – – –
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.76 15.5 19.48 15.3 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 15.31 5.2 16.22 4.1 – –
Group I................................................... 14.37 3.1 15.35 3.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.63 3.2 20.25 2.8 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.42 3.6 19.42 3.6 – –
Group I................................................... 13.57 4.6 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 22.68 1.3 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.65 3.7 26.86 4.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 26.13 4.2 26.13 4.2 – –
Carpenters........................................................ 20.88 3.2 20.88 3.2 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.70 3.5 20.70 3.5 – –
Construction laborers............................................. 12.32 8.4 12.32 8.4 – –
Group I................................................... 12.32 8.4 12.32 8.4 – –
Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.25 13.1 20.25 13.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 22.09 21.0 – – – –
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.08 20.2 21.08 20.2 – –
Electricians...................................................... 26.56 7.3 26.56 7.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 29.06 2.6 29.06 2.6 – –
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.38 9.4 20.38 9.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 22.09 5.4 – – – –
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.89 9.0 12.89 9.0 – –
Group I................................................... 12.79 9.9 – – – –
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.75 8.3 25.75 8.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 24.60 6.4 24.60 6.4 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.32 1.9 24.25 1.8 – –
Group I................................................... 15.53 7.2 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 25.30 3.4 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 30.13 2.7 30.13 2.7 – –
Group II.................................................. 29.95 5.7 29.95 5.7 – –
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 30.12 1.6 – – – –
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 30.12 1.6 30.12 1.6 – –
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.03 9.9 22.03 9.9 – –
Group II.................................................. 23.53 1.6 – – – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.30 6.1 21.30 6.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.92 3.6 – – – –
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.17 9.6 21.17 9.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.43 6.3 20.43 6.3 – –
Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.71 5.1 26.71 5.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.78 2.1 – – – –
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.38 7.4 26.38 7.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 28.00 3.4 28.00 3.4 – –
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.63 12.6 18.63 12.6 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 14.88 3.9 15.22 3.3 10.66 10.0
Group I................................................... 13.25 6.0 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 19.09 5.7 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.32 8.0 21.32 8.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.32 8.0 21.32 8.0 – –
Printers.......................................................... 18.99 16.2 19.62 14.6 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.07 16.6 17.69 15.3 – –
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.04 6.8 11.04 6.8 – –
Group I................................................... 11.04 6.8 11.04 6.8 – –
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.95 4.9 – – – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.83 7.7 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 20.17 5.4 21.94 6.4 9.22 5.8
Group I................................................... 14.11 5.9 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 21.77 4.4 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.38 10.4 29.38 10.4 – –
Bus drivers....................................................... 18.19 10.5 18.81 11.3 – –
Group I................................................... 17.11 14.9 – – – –
Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.75 17.8 17.29 21.4 – –
Group I................................................... 16.75 17.8 17.29 21.4 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 8.8 18.17 8.6 – –
Group I................................................... 16.18 9.0 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 23.72 9.5 – – – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.42 9.0 18.50 9.1 – –
Group I................................................... 15.85 1.5 15.85 1.4 – –
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.69 8.5 14.71 8.5 – –
Group I................................................... 14.69 8.5 14.71 8.5 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.90 11.8 17.90 11.8 – –
Group I................................................... 17.02 11.8 17.02 11.8 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.73 3.7 12.91 6.1 8.99 5.7
Group I................................................... 11.60 3.7 – – – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.39 4.8 13.21 6.6 9.20 8.0
Group I................................................... 12.26 4.5 13.06 6.1 9.20 8.0
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.65 6.6 – – 8.78 4.1
Group I................................................... 9.65 6.6 – – 8.78 4.1
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I
combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15.
2 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 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.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $9.20 $12.50 $19.23 $30.21 $43.33
Management occupations.............................................. 21.25 27.99 38.13 59.55 65.56
General and operations managers................................... 20.69 25.64 28.06 43.61 96.15
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.23 29.92 33.84 42.97 45.25
Marketing managers.............................................. 26.71 27.78 31.77 33.11 40.43
Computer and information systems managers......................... 34.43 41.98 59.55 63.10 68.52
Financial managers................................................ 26.69 33.65 43.92 62.34 70.04
Construction managers............................................. 36.71 36.71 42.75 48.50 50.13
Education administrators.......................................... 17.55 28.37 40.73 51.10 56.39
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 31.05 31.96 40.87 52.62 56.35
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 21.72 23.64 35.19 64.71 74.04
Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.82 30.00 33.36 41.10 58.57
Social and community service managers............................. 23.22 23.22 28.41 37.26 47.45
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.68 24.04 30.21 39.54 48.16
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 13.93 27.79 30.29 37.45 38.70
Cost estimators................................................... 23.11 29.65 38.48 40.80 40.80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.88 27.47 30.21 37.98 40.60
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.88 23.74 30.21 37.98 84.57
Management analysts............................................... 21.17 29.73 30.21 44.66 54.75
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.28 24.62 28.63 36.54 43.27
Budget analysts................................................... 23.40 27.45 42.31 48.16 51.10
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.68 21.49 27.57 40.87 60.82
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.37 19.37 26.11 32.69 41.37
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.09 27.18 30.74 35.00 35.00
Loan officers................................................... 26.09 27.18 30.74 35.00 35.00
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.96 29.49 41.76 47.84 56.25
Computer and information scientists, research..................... 33.75 41.35 50.48 58.77 66.39
Computer programmers.............................................. 18.43 25.82 36.72 48.08 80.53
Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 36.67 42.25 45.67 56.97
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 31.25 42.25 42.25 53.84
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 32.25 38.58 44.16 54.55 60.00
Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 21.65 27.89 36.06 48.50
Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.64 33.69 44.24 56.25 56.25
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 21.78 23.96 33.65 38.46 46.63
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 24.04 24.04 26.67 42.89 49.52
Operations research analysts...................................... 18.54 19.88 24.70 46.36 53.30
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.54 28.95 35.84 48.42 58.80
Engineers......................................................... 30.98 34.53 42.15 52.00 61.15
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 24.19 33.03 40.45 47.02 53.42
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 22.32 32.11 41.30 47.02 48.81
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.24 21.64 24.03 26.43 27.63
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.94 22.36 27.79 38.07 47.21
Life scientists................................................... 17.79 22.16 28.82 38.07 40.38
Physical scientists............................................... 22.27 25.26 30.34 46.18 79.33
Economists........................................................ 14.96 22.22 26.67 33.31 35.04
Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Market research analysts........................................ 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Community and social services occupations........................... 14.50 16.00 19.81 30.32 36.36
Counselors........................................................ 15.96 18.60 25.69 35.68 46.70
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.60 22.07 32.24 42.16 55.98
Social workers.................................................... 18.50 18.58 27.61 31.19 35.00
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.50 18.50 25.28 30.32 32.58
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 37.73 47.89 69.71 75.42 84.14
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.65 18.91 29.76 40.00 51.94
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.38 23.79 35.71 48.93 59.64
Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 33.56 41.12 52.35 55.31 56.33
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 23.79 23.79 28.07 38.83 59.85
Computer science teachers, postsecondary...................... 23.79 23.79 23.79 54.65 59.85
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.25 32.46 36.01 43.40 57.00
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 21.38 28.25 30.98 38.92 41.46
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.38 21.38 23.01 40.75 55.56
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.21 28.76 33.79 43.79 53.15
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.50 12.02 27.56 36.11 45.00
Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 10.00 12.02 12.02 26.68 33.61
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.68 31.84 36.51 43.62 52.51
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.80 29.22 33.88 43.74 52.51
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.81 29.30 33.36 43.22 51.74
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 24.24 29.02 35.24 46.30 53.69
Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.34 30.13 34.36 44.49 53.20
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 26.34 30.14 34.40 44.64 53.20
Special education teachers...................................... 25.34 30.03 38.43 50.28 55.70
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 24.40 29.49 35.58 45.89 52.78
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 18.00 23.00 23.21 30.02 51.05
Librarians........................................................ 19.60 24.30 28.34 35.58 51.85
Library technicians............................................... 14.56 14.90 16.46 23.49 24.46
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.00 9.50 11.00 15.10 18.63
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.75 21.00 27.07 40.10 51.00
Designers......................................................... 12.00 15.75 21.20 25.00 40.10
Graphic designers............................................... 14.00 22.07 24.58 37.16 41.25
Writers and editors............................................... 16.17 21.03 38.53 51.00 102.56
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.57 20.20 26.00 33.00 40.93
Registered nurses................................................. 25.59 28.30 30.93 35.02 39.69
Therapists........................................................ 16.11 21.76 26.23 37.83 42.00
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.05 15.33 17.50 24.20 25.64
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 19.00 21.00 24.20 25.15 37.42
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.74 14.50 15.69 16.97 19.23
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.61 26.00 26.00 34.37 36.68
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.03 26.00 26.00 31.16 35.66
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.72 13.95 15.27 19.16 20.99
Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.79 13.95 15.27 19.62 20.53
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.65 19.80 22.99 25.00 27.25
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.75 11.25 12.55 13.44 16.75
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.65 10.65 12.00 13.30 14.65
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.15 11.06 12.20 13.41 14.65
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.14 12.32 12.90 13.80 17.25
Medical assistants.............................................. 12.42 12.55 12.93 13.78 17.25
Protective service occupations...................................... 9.00 13.00 20.63 27.63 35.40
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.04 33.93 39.71 42.39 46.25
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 30.56 35.81 40.29 42.63 46.25
Fire fighters..................................................... 13.39 15.34 19.24 22.92 33.45
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Police officers................................................... 21.23 22.47 26.88 31.82 35.82
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.23 22.47 26.88 31.82 35.82
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.50 9.00 10.00 12.98 14.89
Security guards................................................. 8.50 9.00 10.00 12.98 14.89
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 7.60 7.60 11.57 18.94 27.63
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.87 6.48 8.60 11.50 14.10
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 8.15 11.00 15.24 19.71 20.19
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 8.15 9.90 16.69 19.71 20.19
Cooks............................................................. 8.50 10.00 11.20 12.65 13.37
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.39 10.00 12.00 13.00 14.70
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.00 10.14 11.87 13.00 13.50
Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.80 11.00 12.00 12.50 13.24
Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.77 8.00 10.55 12.50 14.05
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.25 3.15 7.82 9.00
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 3.08 3.23 6.48
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.25 5.65 7.90 11.21 11.35
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.50 6.56 8.00 10.04 14.00
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.50 6.56 7.11 9.13 13.59
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 6.50 9.00 10.30 12.85 14.85
Dishwashers....................................................... 7.34 8.00 8.60 11.09 14.10
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.35 8.49 10.12 13.21 15.37
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.35 8.49 9.82 13.21 15.18
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.25 8.49 9.82 13.21 15.37
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.50 10.67 14.10 14.85
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.97 12.09 15.08 18.31 22.57
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.97 12.09 15.08 18.31 22.57
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.40 9.13 12.72 16.89 31.29
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 7.00 7.61 8.96 8.96 16.10
Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.00 7.61 8.96 8.96 16.10
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 27.44
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 27.44
Child care workers................................................ 7.00 7.80 9.00 10.10 13.79
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.24 10.99 14.00 20.89 32.32
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.00 11.62 14.00 14.00 14.00
Recreation workers.............................................. 6.69 9.24 13.41 24.01 32.32
Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.80 11.90 19.23 33.73
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.50 11.90 12.82 19.31 31.25
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.50 11.90 12.82 17.00 31.25
Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 8.00 9.57 12.00 15.07
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.25 7.75 8.50 11.25 13.58
Cashiers...................................................... 7.12 7.75 8.50 11.25 13.58
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.25 8.00 9.50 9.51 15.82
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.01 9.64 11.12 14.00 20.00
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 26.96 33.28 42.90 97.12 141.52
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 20.62 23.32 32.16 33.73 41.18
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 15.39 21.76 39.73 41.18 85.92
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 20.62 23.32 30.97 33.73 36.80
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.00 14.79 26.67 28.85 36.93
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.68 12.42 15.50 19.43 25.01
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 19.58 22.36 24.40 26.88 30.83
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.00 11.88 15.00 19.50 24.04
Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.85 12.50 13.06 15.34 18.50
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.86 14.42 16.71 19.82 21.03
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.41 14.70 17.45 21.00 25.00
Tellers......................................................... 10.60 11.00 11.85 13.64 15.38
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.60 16.79 18.52 38.43 38.43
Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.36 16.47 18.44 20.26
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.51 16.00 18.24 19.27 22.36
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.65 9.35 10.50 12.50 14.62
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 7.50 8.25 11.22 14.00 16.14
Order clerks...................................................... 12.00 15.10 15.67 17.11 19.30
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.35 16.35 18.55 21.58 21.58
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.68 11.50 13.50 14.50 18.27
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 10.63 12.94 18.35 20.69 20.91
Dispatchers....................................................... 10.50 14.31 16.85 19.35 22.42
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 11.50 16.05 22.93 27.72 27.72
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.85 10.50 12.60 16.67 24.77
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.75 8.82 9.75 11.05 12.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.61 15.00 18.73 25.04 32.20
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.53 18.44 20.22 28.13 36.42
Medical secretaries............................................. 10.61 11.55 14.00 17.97 18.50
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.05 14.16 17.02 19.99 24.35
Computer operators................................................ 11.00 13.03 17.28 21.46 26.54
Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.50 12.53 15.09 16.01 18.98
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.33 12.33 14.62 21.84 26.26
Office clerks, general............................................ 11.25 11.80 15.50 16.40 20.37
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 12.89 18.00 23.54 31.29
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 22.00 23.00 25.72 28.87 31.73
Carpenters........................................................ 16.50 17.75 21.00 23.00 26.00
Construction laborers............................................. 10.00 10.50 12.00 13.50 14.72
Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.60 17.00 18.00 25.00 30.00
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.60 17.30 18.52 25.00 30.00
Electricians...................................................... 15.25 17.44 29.57 33.23 33.45
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.71 16.20 22.69 22.69 27.61
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.36 12.00 14.50 18.75
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 20.21 21.52 25.07 29.59 34.77
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.50 19.00 24.71 29.57 30.78
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 25.00 29.71 29.71 29.71 37.25
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 17.43 23.00 26.90 29.40
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.00 17.00 20.23 24.46 27.75
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.90 16.00 19.73 24.86 35.10
Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.00 25.00 28.36 29.26 29.90
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 18.00 23.04 29.26 29.57 29.90
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.00 16.56 18.63 21.00 26.90
Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 11.50 14.89 16.28 21.56
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 15.75 19.88 20.95 22.87 28.11
Printers.......................................................... 11.00 12.00 21.56 23.25 28.21
Printing machine operators...................................... 11.00 11.00 17.32 21.56 22.22
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.58 9.50 10.25 14.30 14.76
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.00 13.69 15.45 15.45 17.81
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.50 11.11 15.85 21.16 26.19
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.85 26.92 27.53 36.81 36.81
Bus drivers....................................................... 10.53 14.47 16.90 22.64 26.93
Bus drivers, school............................................. 8.84 13.85 15.36 19.90 26.14
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.00 14.35 16.50 21.16 24.10
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.31 14.50 17.16 20.88 21.16
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.50 10.15 15.30 16.50 21.16
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.80 13.80 17.91 21.16 21.36
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.27 9.35 10.62 13.50 18.51
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.50 9.90 10.92 14.06 20.00
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.25 7.00 9.25 12.00 13.50
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April
2007
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $8.95 $12.00 $18.27 $29.55 $42.31
Management occupations.............................................. 21.25 26.69 37.78 62.44 67.31
General and operations managers................................... 20.69 25.64 28.06 45.03 96.15
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.23 29.92 33.84 42.97 45.25
Marketing managers.............................................. 26.71 27.78 31.77 33.11 40.43
Computer and information systems managers......................... 39.60 52.89 60.41 63.61 72.12
Financial managers................................................ 25.00 32.56 43.92 63.40 70.04
Construction managers............................................. 36.71 36.71 42.75 48.50 50.13
Education administrators.......................................... 10.36 20.43 31.05 40.87 40.87
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 21.93 22.60 35.92 64.71 64.71
Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.82 30.00 33.36 41.10 58.57
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.68 24.52 30.21 39.89 49.92
Cost estimators................................................... 23.11 29.65 38.48 40.80 40.80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.88 30.21 36.39 37.98 84.57
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.88 30.21 30.21 37.98 84.57
Management analysts............................................... 28.05 30.21 30.21 47.21 57.69
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.28 24.62 28.63 36.54 43.27
Budget analysts................................................... 24.67 31.84 43.07 48.16 51.10
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.68 21.49 27.57 40.87 60.82
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.37 19.37 26.11 32.69 41.37
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.09 27.18 30.74 35.00 35.00
Loan officers................................................... 26.09 27.18 30.74 35.00 35.00
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.96 31.25 41.76 48.08 56.25
Computer and information scientists, research..................... 33.75 41.35 50.48 58.77 66.39
Computer programmers.............................................. 18.43 25.82 36.72 48.08 80.53
Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 36.67 42.25 45.67 56.97
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 31.25 42.25 42.25 53.84
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 32.25 38.58 44.16 54.55 60.00
Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 24.00 31.70 43.27 54.10
Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.64 33.69 44.24 56.25 56.25
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 21.78 23.96 33.65 38.43 47.99
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 24.04 24.04 24.04 43.13 49.52
Operations research analysts...................................... 18.54 19.88 24.70 46.36 53.30
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.70 29.57 35.84 48.84 59.62
Engineers......................................................... 30.84 34.53 42.36 52.00 61.73
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 24.19 33.03 40.45 47.02 53.42
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 22.32 32.11 41.30 47.02 48.81
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.94 22.27 27.79 38.07 46.69
Life scientists................................................... 17.79 21.74 30.29 38.07 40.38
Physical scientists............................................... 17.50 24.45 33.90 47.21 79.33
Economists........................................................ 14.96 22.22 26.67 33.31 35.04
Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Market research analysts........................................ 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Community and social services occupations........................... 14.40 15.00 16.40 18.56 28.50
Counselors........................................................ 12.05 14.93 16.67 17.94 19.81
Social workers.................................................... 18.50 18.50 25.28 31.19 35.00
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 43.75 61.30 75.42 80.77 120.19
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.50 10.00 21.38 29.01 37.10
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.38 23.01 23.79 49.52 67.23
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 21.38 30.98 41.27 57.00 57.00
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.02 18.00 24.57 30.03 31.89
Librarians........................................................ 18.99 24.30 27.58 31.00 31.00
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.00 9.23 9.62 10.84 12.49
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 16.00 21.03 31.36 42.60 51.26
Designers......................................................... 12.00 14.75 21.00 26.44 40.10
Writers and editors............................................... 16.17 21.03 38.53 51.00 102.56
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.52 20.24 26.00 33.03 39.95
Registered nurses................................................. 25.47 28.45 31.00 35.00 38.94
Therapists........................................................ 16.11 22.04 25.99 33.99 42.00
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.05 15.33 17.50 24.20 25.64
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 19.00 21.00 24.20 25.15 37.42
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.74 14.50 15.69 16.97 19.23
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.61 26.00 26.00 34.37 36.68
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.03 26.00 26.00 31.16 35.66
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.72 13.40 15.27 16.54 18.80
Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.65 13.00 15.27 15.27 17.28
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.65 19.80 22.99 25.19 27.30
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.75 11.25 12.55 13.38 16.02
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.75 10.65 12.00 13.42 14.65
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.25 11.09 12.30 13.50 14.78
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.14 12.00 12.59 13.39 16.92
Medical assistants.............................................. 12.42 12.55 12.93 13.62 17.25
Protective service occupations...................................... 8.00 9.00 10.00 13.77 18.66
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.50 9.00 10.00 12.50 14.89
Security guards................................................. 8.50 9.00 10.00 12.50 14.89
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.87 6.48 8.50 11.21 14.00
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 8.15 8.50 14.94 19.71 20.19
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 8.15 8.50 14.94 19.71 20.19
Cooks............................................................. 8.50 10.00 11.20 13.00 13.37
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.39 10.00 12.50 13.37 14.70
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.00 10.14 11.87 13.00 13.50
Cooks, short order.............................................. 9.80 11.00 12.00 12.50 13.24
Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.77 8.00 11.08 12.50 14.05
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.25 3.15 7.82 9.00
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 3.08 3.23 6.48
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.25 5.40 7.90 8.75 11.35
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.50 6.56 8.00 9.52 13.59
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.50 6.56 7.11 9.00 12.59
Dishwashers....................................................... 7.34 8.00 8.60 11.09 14.10
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.35 8.37 9.75 13.21 15.08
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.30 8.25 9.75 13.21 14.76
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.00 8.17 9.67 12.10 14.04
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.50 10.41 14.10 14.85
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.40 9.13 12.00 16.75 33.30
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 27.44
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 27.44
Child care workers................................................ 6.75 7.50 8.50 9.50 11.37
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.99 11.00 14.00 14.00 14.00
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 7.93 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00
Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.78 11.90 19.23 33.73
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.50 11.90 12.82 19.31 31.25
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.50 11.90 12.82 17.00 31.25
Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 8.00 9.52 12.00 15.00
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.12 7.75 8.50 11.15 12.92
Cashiers...................................................... 7.12 7.75 8.50 11.15 12.92
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.25 8.00 9.50 9.51 15.82
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.01 9.64 11.20 14.00 20.00
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 26.96 33.28 42.90 97.12 141.52
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 20.62 23.32 32.16 33.73 41.18
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 15.39 21.76 39.73 41.18 85.92
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 20.62 23.32 30.97 33.73 36.80
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.00 14.79 26.67 28.85 36.93
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.61 12.16 15.50 19.23 25.01
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 19.58 21.41 24.32 26.88 31.06
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.92 11.88 15.00 18.99 24.04
Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.85 12.50 13.06 15.34 18.50
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.96 14.42 16.71 19.50 21.03
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.41 14.70 17.00 21.00 25.00
Tellers......................................................... 10.60 11.00 11.85 13.64 15.38
Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.36 16.47 18.44 20.26
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.65 9.35 10.50 12.50 14.62
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 7.50 8.25 11.22 14.00 16.14
Order clerks...................................................... 12.00 15.10 15.67 17.11 19.30
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.68 11.50 13.50 14.50 18.27
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 10.63 12.94 18.35 20.69 20.91
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 11.50 16.05 22.93 27.72 27.72
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.85 10.50 12.60 16.67 24.77
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.75 8.82 9.75 11.05 12.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.61 14.50 18.73 25.38 33.72
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.46 18.60 21.43 31.73 36.42
Medical secretaries............................................. 10.61 11.55 14.00 17.97 18.50
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.00 13.67 16.89 19.23 25.38
Computer operators................................................ 10.75 13.03 13.93 23.48 26.54
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.33 12.33 14.62 21.84 26.26
Office clerks, general............................................ 11.45 11.50 15.50 15.50 18.49
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 12.89 18.00 23.00 31.25
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 22.00 22.50 25.00 28.25 31.73
Carpenters........................................................ 16.25 17.60 20.50 23.00 25.00
Construction laborers............................................. 10.00 10.50 12.00 13.39 14.72
Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.00 17.00 17.30 22.00 30.00
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.60 17.30 18.00 25.00 33.75
Electricians...................................................... 15.25 17.44 29.97 33.23 33.45
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.50 16.20 22.69 22.69 24.69
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.36 12.00 14.50 18.75
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.50 19.21 25.00 29.60 30.69
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 17.43 23.00 26.90 29.40
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.10 17.00 20.23 25.12 28.50
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.20 15.50 18.45 26.53 35.10
Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.00 25.00 28.36 29.26 29.90
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 18.00 23.04 29.26 29.57 29.90
Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 11.50 14.88 16.28 21.56
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 15.75 18.51 20.95 20.95 28.11
Printers.......................................................... 11.00 12.00 21.56 23.25 28.21
Printing machine operators...................................... 11.00 11.00 17.32 21.56 22.22
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.57 9.20 10.09 14.30 14.76
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 11.00 13.69 15.45 15.45 17.81
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.49 10.62 15.50 21.16 24.10
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.85 26.92 27.53 36.81 36.81
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.15 14.35 16.50 21.16 24.10
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.31 14.50 16.55 20.88 21.16
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.50 10.15 15.30 16.50 21.16
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.80 13.80 17.91 21.16 21.36
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.27 9.30 10.62 13.50 18.34
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.50 9.90 10.92 14.56 20.01
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.25 7.00 9.25 12.00 13.50
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
CSA, April 2007
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $13.80 $18.19 $25.63 $35.08 $46.95
Management occupations.............................................. 27.03 31.50 41.66 52.62 57.47
Education administrators.......................................... 36.56 44.72 51.31 54.60 58.10
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.19 46.01 52.12 54.67 57.52
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.03 22.04 27.45 31.54 37.23
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 20.62 26.93 27.47 37.23 37.23
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 18.72 21.95 26.52 35.37 41.60
Computer support specialists...................................... 18.38 19.06 22.37 26.02 27.81
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 18.94 19.19 26.59 39.24 42.33
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.04 23.48 30.34 37.85 47.52
Community and social services occupations........................... 19.39 23.93 29.53 34.74 44.73
Counselors........................................................ 20.62 24.76 31.15 40.08 52.87
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 22.07 24.76 34.46 43.79 55.98
Social workers.................................................... 21.17 24.89 29.56 32.58 34.58
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.67 25.45 30.01 32.58 34.86
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.59 16.42 19.39 21.19 26.93
Legal occupations................................................... 25.03 27.30 31.17 47.89 47.89
Lawyers........................................................... 30.00 44.24 47.89 47.89 47.89
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.96 26.28 33.88 44.12 53.20
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 29.78 34.33 38.50 48.93 56.45
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.25 35.05 35.71 36.91 40.34
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 29.29 33.70 40.75 51.06 65.25
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.25 30.44 36.82 46.30 53.69
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 27.25 29.64 35.05 42.32 50.39
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.68 31.84 36.51 43.62 52.51
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.25 30.44 36.48 45.76 53.20
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.94 30.13 35.98 45.11 53.05
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 28.36 31.32 38.94 47.52 54.75
Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.68 30.70 37.25 46.89 53.69
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 27.68 30.74 37.33 46.95 53.69
Special education teachers...................................... 26.35 30.62 39.91 50.69 55.70
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 25.85 29.79 36.67 46.36 53.18
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 18.00 23.00 23.21 30.02 51.05
Librarians........................................................ 19.60 23.33 33.18 47.19 55.10
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.26 14.16 16.17 18.74 22.54
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.94 20.20 26.22 32.54 44.99
Registered nurses................................................. 25.73 27.36 28.84 37.95 45.04
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 5.15 11.59 12.65 21.29 23.09
Protective service occupations...................................... 15.68 19.24 23.71 31.46 37.74
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.04 33.93 39.71 42.39 46.25
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 30.56 35.81 40.29 42.63 46.25
Fire fighters..................................................... 13.39 15.34 19.24 22.92 33.45
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Police officers................................................... 21.23 23.08 26.90 32.33 35.82
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.23 23.08 26.90 32.33 35.82
Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 8.64 12.37 14.69 18.71 20.92
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.76 11.36 13.22 16.53 19.16
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.68 12.24 13.67 16.51 19.88
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.46 11.41 12.95 14.95 18.66
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.68 11.95 13.22 15.46 19.47
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.46 12.69 15.40 20.97 24.16
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.46 12.69 15.40 20.97 24.16
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.61 9.98 13.46 19.37 27.05
Child care workers................................................ 10.00 12.12 13.92 15.99 18.57
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 6.47 8.48 13.41 26.84 32.32
Recreation workers.............................................. 6.37 8.15 20.70 27.65 32.32
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.47 15.52 18.17 21.48 25.15
Financial clerks.................................................. 14.81 19.38 21.76 22.77 25.02
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.81 17.90 19.73 22.77 23.35
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.94 15.33 16.94 19.21 23.02
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 14.97 16.96 18.24 19.27 24.21
Dispatchers....................................................... 15.70 16.36 17.64 20.16 21.24
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.48 15.58 18.17 20.96 25.24
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 14.42 16.23 18.47 22.17 27.58
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.16 14.77 17.29 20.96 22.90
Office clerks, general............................................ 10.97 13.58 17.20 20.56 25.62
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.19 17.71 25.34 28.85 33.42
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 21.86 25.41 29.12 33.03 35.12
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.16 18.63 22.55 26.58 30.84
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 14.23 16.69 19.77 22.55 24.86
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.23 16.69 19.77 22.55 24.86
Production occupations.............................................. 10.72 11.36 16.20 19.95 22.87
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.04 14.91 18.11 23.89 27.05
Bus drivers....................................................... 13.85 14.91 17.58 23.48 27.05
Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.04 14.47 15.58 20.58 28.05
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.30 14.53 17.30 18.98 19.67
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA,
April 2007
Full-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $10.82 $14.28 $21.07 $31.70 $45.76
Management occupations.............................................. 21.25 27.78 38.13 59.55 65.56
General and operations managers................................... 20.69 25.64 28.06 43.61 96.15
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 27.23 29.92 33.84 42.97 45.25
Marketing managers.............................................. 26.71 27.78 31.77 33.11 40.43
Computer and information systems managers......................... 34.43 41.98 59.55 63.10 72.12
Financial managers................................................ 26.69 33.65 43.92 62.34 70.04
Construction managers............................................. 36.71 36.71 42.75 48.50 50.13
Education administrators.......................................... 17.55 28.37 40.73 51.10 56.39
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 31.05 31.96 40.87 52.62 56.35
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 21.72 23.64 35.19 64.71 74.04
Medical and health services managers.............................. 29.82 30.00 33.36 41.10 58.57
Social and community service managers............................. 23.22 23.22 28.41 37.26 47.45
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.61 23.95 30.21 39.66 48.83
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 13.93 27.79 30.29 37.45 38.70
Cost estimators................................................... 23.11 29.65 38.48 40.80 40.80
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.88 26.93 30.21 37.98 40.60
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 18.88 23.74 30.21 37.98 84.57
Management analysts............................................... 21.17 29.73 30.21 44.66 54.75
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 22.28 24.62 28.63 41.35 49.92
Budget analysts................................................... 23.40 27.45 42.31 48.16 51.10
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.68 21.49 27.57 40.87 60.82
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.37 19.37 26.11 32.69 41.37
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 25.89 26.09 29.33 30.74 33.78
Loan officers................................................... 25.89 26.09 29.33 30.74 30.74
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.96 29.45 41.76 47.84 56.25
Computer programmers.............................................. 18.43 25.82 35.67 48.08 80.53
Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 36.67 42.25 45.67 56.97
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 31.25 42.25 42.25 53.84
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 32.25 38.58 44.16 54.55 60.00
Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 21.65 27.89 36.06 48.50
Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.51 33.69 43.75 56.25 56.25
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 21.78 23.96 33.65 38.46 46.63
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 24.04 24.04 26.67 42.89 49.52
Operations research analysts...................................... 18.54 19.88 24.70 46.36 53.30
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 22.25 29.99 36.47 48.84 59.62
Engineers......................................................... 30.29 34.53 42.80 52.00 61.73
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 24.19 33.03 40.45 47.02 53.42
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 22.32 32.11 41.30 47.02 48.81
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.24 21.64 24.03 26.43 27.63
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.94 22.36 27.79 38.07 47.21
Life scientists................................................... 17.79 22.16 28.82 38.07 40.38
Physical scientists............................................... 22.27 25.26 30.34 46.18 79.33
Economists........................................................ 14.96 22.22 26.67 33.31 35.04
Market and survey researchers..................................... 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Market research analysts........................................ 24.44 27.79 27.79 43.68 45.70
Community and social services occupations........................... 14.78 16.42 24.54 31.15 39.41
Counselors........................................................ 15.96 18.60 25.69 35.68 46.70
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.60 22.07 32.24 42.16 55.98
Social workers.................................................... 18.58 24.52 28.50 31.19 32.58
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.58 23.48 26.41 31.53 34.22
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.26 14.41 16.40 16.40 20.29
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 37.73 47.89 69.71 75.42 84.14
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.66 20.48 30.44 40.87 52.45
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.38 23.01 35.39 49.98 59.85
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 40.02 43.03 51.57 52.56 67.23
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.25 33.26 36.01 43.55 57.00
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 21.38 21.38 23.01 40.75 57.34
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.24 29.14 34.14 44.12 53.20
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.50 12.02 27.93 36.51 45.31
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 27.68 31.84 36.51 43.62 52.51
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.70 29.45 34.32 43.90 52.51
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.09 29.60 33.82 43.62 51.99
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 24.24 29.02 35.24 46.30 53.69
Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.34 30.14 34.40 44.50 53.20
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 26.34 30.16 34.40 44.68 53.20
Special education teachers...................................... 28.14 31.32 40.64 51.75 55.70
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 27.93 30.19 37.02 46.40 53.36
Librarians........................................................ 19.60 25.00 28.71 36.73 51.85
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.00 9.50 10.84 15.42 18.94
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.75 21.00 27.07 40.45 51.00
Designers......................................................... 12.00 14.75 21.00 25.00 33.20
Writers and editors............................................... 16.17 21.03 38.53 51.00 102.56
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.27 20.67 26.00 31.74 41.16
Registered nurses................................................. 25.21 28.21 30.40 34.23 39.55
Therapists........................................................ 16.11 23.33 25.99 31.63 44.99
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 14.05 15.25 17.41 24.20 25.64
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 18.94 22.05 24.20 25.32 37.42
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.74 14.50 15.69 16.97 19.23
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.39 26.00 26.00 29.96 34.94
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 13.40 14.94 15.27 19.62 20.99
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.65 19.80 22.77 25.13 27.08
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.25 11.75 12.55 13.47 16.92
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.00 11.02 12.00 13.32 14.70
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.30 14.63
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.25 12.55 12.93 14.83 17.25
Medical assistants.............................................. 12.42 12.55 12.93 13.38 17.25
Protective service occupations...................................... 10.50 15.76 22.26 29.08 36.11
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 28.04 33.93 39.71 42.39 46.25
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 30.56 35.81 40.29 42.63 46.25
Fire fighters..................................................... 13.39 15.34 19.24 22.92 33.45
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 17.55 17.55 20.08 22.86 28.22
Police officers................................................... 21.23 22.61 26.88 31.82 35.82
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 21.23 22.61 26.88 31.82 35.82
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.55 9.00 11.08 13.71 14.45
Security guards................................................. 8.55 9.00 11.08 13.71 14.45
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.11 8.50 10.50 13.15 17.07
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 11.00 13.99 17.88 19.71 20.19
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 11.00 13.99 17.95 19.71 20.19
Cooks............................................................. 9.25 10.11 11.80 13.00 14.00
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.39 10.00 12.50 13.37 14.70
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.11 10.14 11.92 13.15 13.50
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.11 7.50 11.21
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.83 3.11 7.65
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.15 8.85 9.75 13.59 14.85
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.50 8.85 9.50 14.00 15.53
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.17 9.00 12.33 14.76 17.76
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.17 8.75 12.10 14.10 15.37
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.17 9.98 12.78 14.04 16.68
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.50 10.32 14.10 14.85
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.97 12.46 15.08 18.31 22.57
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.97 12.46 15.08 18.31 22.57
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.42 9.36 13.41 17.58 37.97
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 45.43
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 6.94 10.75 16.01 17.58 45.43
Child care workers................................................ 7.00 8.00 9.13 10.50 13.58
Sales and related occupations....................................... 9.50 11.22 14.46 24.68 37.73
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 9.50 11.90 12.82 19.31 31.25
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 9.50 11.90 12.82 17.00 31.25
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.25 9.51 11.52 14.00 18.20
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.80 8.72 11.05 12.84 16.04
Cashiers...................................................... 7.80 8.72 11.05 12.84 16.04
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.50 9.50 9.51 15.07 15.82
Retail salespersons............................................. 9.76 10.50 11.86 15.00 24.68
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 26.96 33.28 42.90 97.12 141.52
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 20.62 23.32 32.16 33.73 41.18
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 15.39 21.76 39.73 41.18 85.92
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 20.62 23.32 30.97 33.73 36.80
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 12.73 17.05 28.20 36.93 36.93
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.06 13.15 16.12 19.86 25.38
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 19.58 22.36 24.40 26.88 30.83
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.03 12.37 15.38 19.38 24.04
Bill and account collectors..................................... 12.16 13.00 13.32 15.72 18.50
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.86 14.42 16.71 19.82 21.03
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.41 14.70 17.00 22.30 30.69
Tellers......................................................... 10.60 11.06 12.04 14.35 17.20
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.94 15.33 16.94 19.21 23.02
Customer service representatives.................................. 12.02 12.90 17.21 18.44 20.78
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.51 16.00 18.24 19.27 22.36
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 10.93 11.67 13.50 15.11 16.52
Order clerks...................................................... 11.00 15.11 15.67 17.11 20.50
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 16.35 16.35 18.55 21.58 21.58
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.82 12.00 13.50 14.50 18.42
Dispatchers....................................................... 10.50 14.31 16.85 19.35 22.42
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 11.50 16.05 22.93 27.72 27.72
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.85 10.75 12.60 16.67 24.77
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.13 9.26 10.64 11.99 12.60
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.35 15.52 19.04 25.36 32.31
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.18 18.60 20.63 28.13 36.42
Medical secretaries............................................. 10.89 12.59 15.00 18.40 18.50
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.05 14.50 17.31 19.99 24.35
Computer operators................................................ 12.00 13.03 19.58 23.48 26.54
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.26 13.71 19.65 23.33 30.00
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.82 14.96 15.50 17.38 21.22
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 12.89 18.00 23.63 31.32
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 22.00 23.46 25.72 29.25 31.73
Carpenters........................................................ 16.50 17.75 21.00 23.00 26.00
Construction laborers............................................. 10.00 10.50 12.00 13.50 14.72
Construction equipment operators.................................. 14.60 17.00 18.00 25.00 30.00
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 14.60 17.30 18.52 25.00 30.00
Electricians...................................................... 15.25 17.44 29.57 33.23 33.45
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.71 16.20 22.69 22.69 27.61
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 10.00 11.36 12.00 14.50 18.75
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 20.21 21.52 25.07 29.59 34.77
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.50 18.74 24.50 29.57 30.78
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 25.00 29.71 29.71 29.71 37.25
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 28.10 29.90 29.90 31.70 31.70
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 17.43 23.00 26.90 29.40
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.00 17.00 20.23 24.46 27.75
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 13.90 16.00 19.73 24.86 35.10
Line installers and repairers..................................... 19.00 25.00 28.36 29.26 29.90
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 18.00 23.04 29.26 29.57 29.90
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.00 16.56 18.63 21.00 26.90
Production occupations.............................................. 9.95 11.50 14.90 16.36 22.22
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 15.75 19.88 20.95 22.87 28.11
Printers.......................................................... 11.00 13.20 21.56 23.25 28.21
Printing machine operators...................................... 11.00 11.00 19.10 21.56 22.22
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 8.58 9.50 10.25 14.30 14.76
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.50 11.50 13.00 16.01 17.13
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.90 13.50 17.48 21.16 27.05
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.85 26.92 27.53 36.81 36.81
Bus drivers....................................................... 8.88 15.01 18.34 23.79 27.05
Bus drivers, school............................................. 8.60 13.04 16.20 21.66 29.45
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 12.94 14.35 16.50 21.16 24.10
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.31 14.50 18.00 20.88 21.16
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.50 10.15 15.30 16.50 21.16
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.80 13.80 17.91 21.16 21.36
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.80 9.90 11.36 15.60 20.06
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.90 9.90 11.36 15.85 20.72
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 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA,
April 2007
Part-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $6.48 $7.50 $9.50 $12.61 $22.06
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.45 12.49 20.00 23.87 42.19
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.38 35.21 42.19 46.33 54.65
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 22.36 32.67 35.93 46.33 52.90
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 18.00 18.36 21.43 26.35 37.72
Other teachers and instructors.................................... 17.98 20.00 23.21 23.21 24.00
Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 10.45 12.49 14.52 15.56
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 10.10 16.00 31.00 36.68 39.70
Registered nurses................................................. 26.36 30.70 33.75 37.08 40.93
Therapists........................................................ 19.00 21.76 37.83 42.00 42.00
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.25 9.25 10.25 13.02 14.48
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.25 9.75 11.36 13.16 14.65
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.31 11.70 12.69 14.65 14.65
Protective service occupations...................................... 7.60 8.00 10.00 11.23 16.50
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.00 8.50 10.00 10.00 27.00
Security guards................................................. 8.00 8.50 10.00 10.00 27.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.77 3.20 6.77 8.45 10.75
Cooks............................................................. 8.00 8.75 9.75 11.87 12.00
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.25 9.75 11.00 11.87 12.00
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.87 3.20 8.00 9.00
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.25 3.08 3.23 6.48
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 3.08 5.25 5.65 7.90 8.01
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.25 6.50 6.90 8.00 10.00
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.30 6.50 6.85 7.11 10.00
Dishwashers....................................................... 7.00 7.34 8.60 11.03 11.09
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.50 8.50 9.82 11.30
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.50 8.50 9.82 11.30
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.00 7.50 8.50 9.82 11.00
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.00 8.71 10.74 12.72 21.89
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 7.00 7.61 8.96 8.96 16.10
Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.00 7.61 8.96 8.96 16.10
Child care workers................................................ 6.96 7.47 8.50 9.13 16.00
Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 6.37 7.22 8.93 30.00 32.32
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 7.00 7.93 10.32 25.00 30.00
Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.50 11.00
Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.43 11.00
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.83 7.50 8.00 8.75 10.50
Cashiers...................................................... 6.83 7.50 8.00 8.65 10.50
Retail salespersons............................................. 7.00 7.78 8.78 10.62 11.85
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 7.84 10.00 11.50 13.75 20.91
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.00 11.00 11.48 21.00 21.00
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.76 15.45 21.00 21.00 25.00
Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.92 11.00 11.48 12.44
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 6.15 7.29 10.00 11.55 14.86
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.39 7.60 7.84 8.82 9.50
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.61 12.61 18.00 18.00 18.00
Production occupations.............................................. 7.00 10.00 10.00 13.00 13.72
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.15 6.68 8.50 11.00 14.47
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.50 7.00 8.62 10.60 12.25
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 6.85 7.25 8.45 10.92 12.37
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.15 7.00 8.75 10.00 12.00
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 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time 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.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups
may include data for categories not shown separately
Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $25.47 $21.07 $1,002 $831 39.3 $51,240 $42,571 2,012
Management occupations.............................................. 43.44 38.13 1,754 1,527 40.4 90,864 78,576 2,092
General and operations managers................................... 40.82 28.06 1,771 1,154 43.4 92,097 60,000 2,256
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.95 33.84 1,486 1,346 41.3 77,290 70,001 2,150
Marketing managers.............................................. 31.79 31.77 1,286 1,271 40.5 66,886 66,086 2,104
Computer and information systems managers......................... 54.97 59.55 2,282 2,423 41.5 118,673 126,000 2,159
Financial managers................................................ 47.91 43.92 1,917 1,779 40.0 99,660 92,500 2,080
Construction managers............................................. 43.73 42.75 1,887 1,940 43.1 98,105 100,880 2,243
Education administrators.......................................... 37.89 40.73 1,465 1,581 38.7 74,655 74,714 1,970
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.44 40.87 1,640 1,635 37.8 83,085 85,010 1,912
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.82 35.19 1,524 1,437 39.3 78,522 73,197 2,023
Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.00 33.36 1,553 1,334 42.0 80,749 69,385 2,182
Social and community service managers............................. 37.41 28.41 1,477 1,137 39.5 76,821 59,099 2,053
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.84 30.21 1,328 1,208 40.4 68,966 62,828 2,100
Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 29.13 30.29 1,165 1,212 40.0 60,583 62,999 2,080
Cost estimators................................................... 35.39 38.48 1,576 1,340 44.5 81,972 69,680 2,316
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 36.13 30.21 1,417 1,209 39.2 73,694 62,845 2,040
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.33 30.21 1,490 1,209 39.9 77,457 62,845 2,075
Management analysts............................................... 35.58 30.21 1,423 1,208 40.0 74,010 62,828 2,080
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.56 28.63 1,269 1,158 40.2 65,995 60,226 2,091
Budget analysts................................................... 38.15 42.31 1,599 1,692 41.9 83,131 88,001 2,179
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.93 27.57 1,388 1,103 39.7 72,179 57,352 2,067
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 26.11 1,064 1,044 38.9 55,354 54,309 2,025
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.30 29.33 1,184 1,173 39.1 61,570 61,004 2,032
Loan officers................................................... 30.13 29.33 1,180 1,087 39.2 61,352 56,539 2,036
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.19 41.76 1,616 1,667 40.2 83,943 86,667 2,089
Computer programmers.............................................. 41.78 35.67 1,671 1,427 40.0 86,908 74,198 2,080
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.80 42.25 1,672 1,690 40.0 86,945 87,882 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.91 42.25 1,636 1,690 40.0 85,092 87,882 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.41 44.16 1,816 1,766 40.0 94,457 91,847 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 30.56 27.89 1,222 1,115 40.0 63,545 58,001 2,079
Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.98 43.75 1,758 1,750 40.0 91,440 91,000 2,079
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.57 33.65 1,342 1,346 40.0 69,229 69,998 2,062
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.75 26.67 1,343 1,000 39.8 69,827 52,001 2,069
Operations research analysts...................................... 32.73 24.70 1,309 988 40.0 68,085 51,376 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 39.60 36.47 1,585 1,459 40.0 82,431 75,864 2,082
Engineers......................................................... 44.15 42.80 1,767 1,712 40.0 91,858 89,014 2,080
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 40.45 1,594 1,618 40.1 82,884 84,151 2,083
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 41.30 1,549 1,652 40.0 80,533 85,908 2,080
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.53 24.03 941 961 40.0 48,934 49,984 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.20 27.79 1,319 1,200 41.0 68,159 62,401 2,117
Life scientists................................................... 30.00 28.82 1,153 1,111 38.4 59,975 57,757 1,999
Physical scientists............................................... 39.33 30.34 1,756 1,248 44.7 91,322 64,917 2,322
Economists........................................................ 26.40 26.67 1,193 1,200 45.2 62,025 62,401 2,350
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Community and social services occupations........................... 25.58 24.54 999 951 39.0 49,655 47,980 1,941
Counselors........................................................ 28.55 25.69 1,094 1,003 38.3 52,151 49,502 1,827
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 33.77 32.24 1,297 1,241 38.4 59,016 57,368 1,748
Social workers.................................................... 27.25 28.50 1,080 1,140 39.6 56,013 59,280 2,056
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 27.01 26.41 1,067 1,032 39.5 55,309 53,643 2,048
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.24 16.40 648 656 39.9 33,712 34,112 2,076
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 66.66 69.71 2,634 2,788 39.5 136,988 145,001 2,055
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.32 30.44 1,180 1,125 37.7 51,005 48,474 1,628
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 38.93 35.39 1,565 1,456 40.2 71,766 62,000 1,843
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.80 51.57 2,032 2,063 40.0 93,602 89,834 1,843
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.79 36.01 1,572 1,470 40.5 63,668 60,000 1,641
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 32.98 23.01 1,319 920 40.0 66,121 47,861 2,005
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.20 34.14 1,335 1,252 36.9 54,902 52,430 1,516
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 26.85 27.93 1,034 1,066 38.5 44,895 44,875 1,672
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.15 36.51 1,438 1,307 37.7 57,432 51,425 1,505
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.79 34.32 1,360 1,264 37.0 55,261 51,668 1,502
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.62 33.82 1,349 1,247 36.8 54,784 51,288 1,496
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.29 35.24 1,391 1,334 37.3 56,716 53,415 1,521
Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.37 34.40 1,360 1,253 36.4 56,054 55,000 1,500
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.39 34.40 1,361 1,253 36.4 56,098 55,000 1,500
Special education teachers...................................... 41.37 40.64 1,490 1,445 36.0 60,572 59,961 1,464
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 38.95 37.02 1,391 1,334 35.7 57,063 55,029 1,465
Librarians........................................................ 32.61 28.71 1,240 1,131 38.0 56,764 53,301 1,740
Teacher assistants................................................ 12.78 10.84 481 407 37.6 22,108 20,787 1,729
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.76 27.07 1,289 1,083 39.4 66,781 56,306 2,039
Designers......................................................... 21.67 21.00 860 840 39.7 44,705 43,680 2,063
Writers and editors............................................... 48.11 38.53 1,766 1,349 36.7 91,845 70,125 1,909
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.80 26.00 1,128 1,040 39.1 58,375 54,080 2,027
Registered nurses................................................. 31.56 30.40 1,211 1,154 38.4 62,696 60,000 1,987
Therapists........................................................ 28.16 25.99 1,100 1,040 39.1 54,616 54,061 1,940
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.63 17.41 785 696 40.0 40,815 36,209 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.02 24.20 1,000 968 40.0 52,008 50,332 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 15.69 628 627 40.0 32,651 32,629 2,080
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 27.41 26.00 1,096 1,040 40.0 57,013 54,080 2,080
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.60 15.27 664 611 40.0 34,538 31,766 2,080
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.76 22.77 890 883 39.1 46,273 45,906 2,033
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.11 12.55 506 502 38.6 26,327 26,096 2,008
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.18 12.00 463 461 38.0 24,063 23,966 1,976
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.17 12.00 462 460 38.0 24,032 23,920 1,975
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.94 12.93 544 516 39.1 28,313 26,826 2,031
Medical assistants.............................................. 13.91 12.93 552 517 39.7 28,683 26,884 2,063
Protective service occupations...................................... 22.98 22.26 933 892 40.6 47,922 46,394 2,086
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.16 39.71 1,526 1,588 40.0 79,346 82,597 2,079
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 38.86 40.29 1,554 1,612 40.0 80,795 83,799 2,079
Fire fighters..................................................... 20.74 19.24 958 878 46.2 49,822 45,630 2,402
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.30 20.08 856 803 40.2 44,505 41,760 2,089
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.30 20.08 856 803 40.2 44,505 41,760 2,089
Police officers................................................... 27.57 26.88 1,100 1,075 39.9 57,201 55,915 2,074
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.57 26.88 1,100 1,075 39.9 57,201 55,915 2,074
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.26 11.08 446 420 39.6 23,212 21,840 2,061
Security guards................................................. 11.26 11.08 446 420 39.6 23,212 21,840 2,061
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.99 10.50 415 402 37.8 21,322 20,800 1,941
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 17.03 17.88 691 707 40.6 34,743 36,240 2,040
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 17.19 17.95 698 719 40.6 35,058 36,757 2,039
Cooks............................................................. 11.57 11.80 436 448 37.7 22,641 23,296 1,957
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.07 12.50 471 500 39.0 24,321 26,000 2,015
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.92 11.92 460 477 38.6 23,903 24,802 2,006
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.91 3.11 177 109 36.1 9,227 5,666 1,878
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.45 2.83 124 85 36.0 6,470 4,430 1,874
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.90 9.75 411 351 37.7 20,936 18,267 1,920
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 10.89 9.50 412 340 37.8 21,418 17,680 1,967
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.44 12.33 474 462 38.1 24,589 24,042 1,977
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.91 12.10 452 462 38.0 23,475 24,042 1,972
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.41 12.78 470 462 37.9 24,386 24,042 1,965
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.16 10.32 425 392 38.1 22,105 20,363 1,980
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.31 15.08 604 565 39.4 31,076 29,400 2,029
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.31 15.08 604 565 39.4 31,076 29,400 2,029
Personal care and service occupations............................... 17.00 13.41 588 504 34.6 30,222 25,646 1,777
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Child care workers................................................ 9.67 9.13 380 356 39.3 19,367 18,720 2,003
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.31 14.46 841 577 39.5 43,289 30,001 2,031
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.45 12.82 747 577 40.5 38,840 30,001 2,105
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.76 12.82 720 577 40.5 37,445 30,001 2,109
Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.73 11.52 499 420 39.2 25,955 21,840 2,039
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.28 11.05 438 408 38.8 22,766 21,210 2,018
Cashiers...................................................... 11.28 11.05 438 408 38.8 22,766 21,210 2,018
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.22 9.51 455 380 40.5 23,667 19,770 2,109
Retail salespersons............................................. 14.49 11.86 569 464 39.3 29,610 24,128 2,044
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.07 42.90 2,403 1,716 40.0 124,951 89,230 2,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.86 32.16 1,300 1,286 40.8 67,603 66,887 2,122
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 45.45 39.73 1,818 1,589 40.0 94,541 82,628 2,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 28.82 30.97 1,181 1,246 41.0 61,421 64,817 2,131
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 25.39 28.20 982 1,128 38.7 43,687 37,701 1,721
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.53 16.12 692 642 39.5 35,894 33,326 2,047
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.87 24.40 992 975 39.9 51,568 50,690 2,073
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.73 15.38 662 615 39.6 34,397 31,988 2,056
Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.37 13.32 575 533 40.0 29,892 27,706 2,080
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.54 16.71 694 669 39.6 36,108 34,765 2,059
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.31 17.00 714 680 39.0 37,144 35,360 2,029
Tellers......................................................... 12.84 12.04 514 482 40.0 26,707 25,039 2,080
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.65 16.94 706 677 40.0 36,719 35,229 2,080
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.40 17.21 654 684 39.9 34,029 35,565 2,075
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.40 18.24 736 730 40.0 38,267 37,939 2,080
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.59 13.50 544 540 40.0 28,275 28,080 2,080
Order clerks...................................................... 16.02 15.67 641 627 40.0 33,314 32,583 2,080
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping........ 18.90 18.55 756 742 40.0 39,305 38,586 2,080
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.90 13.50 547 540 39.3 28,448 28,080 2,046
Dispatchers....................................................... 16.84 16.85 672 674 39.9 34,928 35,048 2,074
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.22 22.93 849 917 40.0 44,132 47,694 2,080
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.31 12.60 568 504 39.7 29,532 26,208 2,064
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.95 10.64 438 426 40.0 22,767 22,140 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.02 19.04 822 749 39.1 42,545 38,948 2,024
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.54 20.63 962 816 39.2 50,014 42,436 2,038
Medical secretaries............................................. 14.93 15.00 569 557 38.1 29,582 28,960 1,981
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.45 17.31 690 673 39.5 35,454 34,751 2,032
Computer operators................................................ 18.29 19.58 732 783 40.0 38,048 40,726 2,080
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.48 19.65 760 765 39.0 39,517 39,790 2,029
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.22 15.50 637 620 39.3 32,803 32,240 2,022
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.42 18.00 776 720 39.9 40,216 37,440 2,071
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.86 25.72 1,074 1,029 40.0 55,873 53,506 2,080
Carpenters........................................................ 20.88 21.00 835 840 40.0 43,437 43,680 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 12.32 12.00 493 480 40.0 25,609 24,960 2,079
Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.25 18.00 810 720 40.0 40,691 36,837 2,009
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.08 18.52 843 741 40.0 43,848 38,522 2,080
Electricians...................................................... 26.56 29.57 1,058 1,166 39.8 55,008 60,632 2,071
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 20.38 22.69 811 907 39.8 42,130 47,187 2,067
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.89 12.00 515 480 40.0 26,806 24,960 2,080
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 25.75 25.07 1,017 980 39.5 52,861 50,960 2,053
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.25 24.50 969 978 40.0 50,399 50,877 2,078
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers........................................................ 30.13 29.71 1,199 1,188 39.8 62,335 61,801 2,069
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.12 29.90 1,205 1,196 40.0 62,643 62,196 2,080
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 30.12 29.90 1,205 1,196 40.0 62,643 62,196 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.03 23.00 889 920 40.4 46,230 47,840 2,098
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.30 20.23 841 809 39.5 43,730 42,078 2,053
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.17 19.73 832 774 39.3 43,278 40,244 2,044
Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.71 28.36 1,068 1,134 40.0 55,548 58,989 2,080
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.38 29.26 1,055 1,170 40.0 54,861 60,865 2,080
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 18.63 18.63 745 745 40.0 38,753 38,750 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 15.22 14.90 607 596 39.9 31,546 30,992 2,072
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.32 20.95 877 838 41.1 45,598 43,576 2,138
Printers.......................................................... 19.62 21.56 762 809 38.8 39,607 42,042 2,019
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.69 19.10 688 716 38.9 35,765 37,245 2,022
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.04 10.25 432 402 39.1 22,481 20,910 2,036
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.83 13.00 545 520 39.4 28,365 27,040 2,051
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 21.94 17.48 837 712 38.1 42,794 36,013 1,950
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.38 27.53 1,251 1,101 42.6 65,063 57,267 2,214
Bus drivers....................................................... 18.81 18.34 667 648 35.5 29,043 25,790 1,544
Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.29 16.20 578 550 33.4 23,430 22,643 1,355
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.17 16.50 745 660 41.0 38,347 34,320 2,110
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.50 18.00 767 660 41.5 39,204 33,800 2,119
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.71 15.30 595 612 40.5 30,950 31,818 2,104
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.90 17.91 715 717 40.0 37,194 37,259 2,078
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.91 11.36 511 448 39.6 26,574 23,296 2,058
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.21 11.36 523 451 39.6 27,184 23,462 2,059
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $25.00 $20.02 $986 $788 39.4 $51,066 $40,791 2,043
Management occupations.............................................. 43.65 37.50 1,771 1,500 40.6 92,048 78,000 2,109
General and operations managers................................... 40.94 28.06 1,780 1,154 43.5 92,572 60,000 2,261
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 35.95 33.84 1,486 1,346 41.3 77,290 70,001 2,150
Marketing managers.............................................. 31.79 31.77 1,286 1,271 40.5 66,886 66,086 2,104
Computer and information systems managers......................... 57.72 60.58 2,408 2,523 41.7 125,220 131,190 2,170
Financial managers................................................ 47.48 43.92 1,900 1,779 40.0 98,778 92,500 2,080
Construction managers............................................. 43.73 42.75 1,887 1,940 43.1 98,105 100,880 2,243
Education administrators.......................................... 29.62 31.05 1,146 1,075 38.7 59,375 55,922 2,005
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.79 35.92 1,506 1,437 38.8 77,237 74,714 1,991
Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.94 33.36 1,551 1,334 42.0 80,646 69,385 2,183
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.33 30.21 1,351 1,208 40.5 70,231 62,828 2,107
Cost estimators................................................... 35.39 38.48 1,576 1,340 44.5 81,972 69,680 2,316
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 38.22 36.39 1,504 1,380 39.3 78,187 71,772 2,046
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 38.93 30.21 1,557 1,209 40.0 80,980 62,845 2,080
Management analysts............................................... 37.95 30.21 1,518 1,208 40.0 78,945 62,828 2,080
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.58 28.63 1,270 1,158 40.2 66,042 60,226 2,091
Budget analysts................................................... 41.10 43.07 1,743 1,938 42.4 90,627 100,788 2,205
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 34.93 27.57 1,388 1,103 39.7 72,179 57,352 2,067
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 26.11 1,064 1,044 38.9 55,354 54,309 2,025
Loan counselors and officers...................................... 30.13 29.33 1,180 1,087 39.2 61,352 56,539 2,036
Loan officers................................................... 30.13 29.33 1,180 1,087 39.2 61,352 56,539 2,036
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.67 41.76 1,636 1,670 40.2 85,088 86,861 2,092
Computer programmers.............................................. 41.78 35.67 1,671 1,427 40.0 86,908 74,198 2,080
Computer software engineers....................................... 41.80 42.25 1,672 1,690 40.0 86,945 87,882 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.91 42.25 1,636 1,690 40.0 85,092 87,882 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 45.41 44.16 1,816 1,766 40.0 94,457 91,847 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 34.57 31.70 1,382 1,268 40.0 71,870 65,938 2,079
Computer systems analysts......................................... 44.08 43.80 1,762 1,752 40.0 91,641 91,104 2,079
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 33.17 33.65 1,330 1,346 40.1 69,178 69,998 2,085
Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.39 24.04 1,328 962 39.8 69,038 49,999 2,068
Operations research analysts...................................... 32.73 24.70 1,309 988 40.0 68,085 51,376 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 40.04 36.84 1,604 1,475 40.1 83,406 76,679 2,083
Engineers......................................................... 44.28 43.43 1,773 1,737 40.0 92,207 90,341 2,082
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 40.45 1,594 1,618 40.1 82,884 84,151 2,083
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 41.30 1,549 1,652 40.0 80,533 85,908 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.39 27.79 1,335 1,181 41.2 69,405 61,400 2,143
Life scientists................................................... 30.27 30.29 1,162 1,184 38.4 60,433 61,576 1,996
Physical scientists............................................... 41.31 33.90 1,891 1,695 45.8 98,307 88,150 2,380
Economists........................................................ 26.40 26.67 1,193 1,200 45.2 62,025 62,401 2,350
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Community and social services occupations........................... 18.30 16.40 726 656 39.7 37,701 34,112 2,061
Counselors........................................................ 16.55 16.67 657 667 39.7 34,178 34,663 2,065
Social workers.................................................... 25.14 25.39 987 1,011 39.3 50,998 52,580 2,028
Legal occupations
Lawyers........................................................... 72.71 75.42 2,864 3,017 39.4 148,953 156,876 2,049
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.64 21.38 878 850 38.8 41,864 37,822 1,850
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.28 23.79 1,461 952 40.3 68,599 50,313 1,891
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.80 51.57 2,032 2,063 40.0 93,602 89,834 1,843
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 42.29 43.40 1,735 1,598 41.0 68,926 64,141 1,630
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.46 24.80 898 992 38.3 39,283 38,084 1,674
Librarians........................................................ 26.49 27.58 1,013 1,000 38.2 48,183 50,006 1,819
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.99 9.62 381 380 38.2 19,836 19,760 1,985
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 33.73 28.58 1,315 1,185 39.0 68,105 57,075 2,019
Designers......................................................... 21.46 20.67 850 827 39.6 44,210 43,000 2,060
Writers and editors............................................... 48.11 38.53 1,766 1,349 36.7 91,845 70,125 1,909
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.98 26.00 1,133 1,040 39.1 58,931 54,080 2,034
Registered nurses................................................. 31.34 30.68 1,198 1,160 38.2 62,306 60,320 1,988
Therapists........................................................ 25.52 25.99 1,021 1,040 40.0 53,089 54,061 2,080
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.63 17.41 785 696 40.0 40,815 36,209 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.02 24.20 1,000 968 40.0 52,008 50,332 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 15.69 628 627 40.0 32,651 32,629 2,080
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 27.41 26.00 1,096 1,040 40.0 57,013 54,080 2,080
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 22.93 22.99 896 900 39.1 46,574 46,800 2,031
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.01 12.55 502 502 38.6 26,125 26,096 2,009
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.31 12.08 468 464 38.0 24,340 24,122 1,978
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.31 12.08 468 464 38.0 24,340 24,122 1,978
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.63 12.90 532 516 39.0 27,670 26,826 2,029
Protective service occupations...................................... 12.90 11.33 510 450 39.5 25,229 21,840 1,955
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.08 10.36 439 405 39.6 22,820 21,070 2,059
Security guards................................................. 11.08 10.36 439 405 39.6 22,820 21,070 2,059
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.78 10.50 408 389 37.9 21,239 20,202 1,970
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 16.90 17.07 693 721 41.0 36,051 37,482 2,133
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 17.08 17.95 701 734 41.1 36,469 38,183 2,135
Cooks............................................................. 11.50 11.80 433 448 37.7 22,530 23,296 1,959
Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.10 12.50 471 500 39.0 24,515 26,000 2,026
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.92 11.92 460 477 38.6 23,903 24,802 2,006
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.91 3.11 177 109 36.1 9,227 5,666 1,878
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.45 2.83 124 85 36.0 6,470 4,430 1,874
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.82 9.52 415 351 38.4 21,586 18,267 1,995
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 10.89 9.50 412 340 37.8 21,418 17,680 1,967
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.77 11.32 443 452 37.6 23,008 23,483 1,955
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.54 11.32 434 451 37.6 22,575 23,462 1,957
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.91 12.19 445 462 37.3 23,128 24,042 1,942
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.14 10.26 423 371 38.0 21,990 19,282 1,974
Personal care and service occupations............................... 17.02 12.81 582 492 34.2 30,250 25,597 1,778
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Child care workers................................................ 8.87 8.50 348 332 39.2 18,112 17,277 2,041
Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.34 14.37 842 577 39.5 43,336 30,001 2,031
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.45 12.82 747 577 40.5 38,848 30,001 2,105
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 17.76 12.82 720 577 40.6 37,450 30,001 2,109
Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.64 11.50 496 420 39.2 25,768 21,840 2,038
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.02 10.50 427 404 38.8 22,217 21,021 2,015
Cashiers...................................................... 11.02 10.50 427 404 38.8 22,217 21,021 2,015
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 11.22 9.51 455 380 40.5 23,667 19,770 2,109
Retail salespersons............................................. 14.49 11.86 569 464 39.3 29,610 24,128 2,044
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.07 42.90 2,403 1,716 40.0 124,951 89,230 2,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.86 32.16 1,300 1,286 40.8 67,603 66,887 2,122
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical
and scientific products........................................ 45.45 39.73 1,818 1,589 40.0 94,541 82,628 2,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 28.82 30.97 1,181 1,246 41.0 61,421 64,817 2,131
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 25.39 28.20 982 1,128 38.7 43,687 37,701 1,721
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.40 15.67 688 629 39.5 35,768 32,698 2,056
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 24.85 24.32 991 972 39.9 51,524 50,565 2,073
Financial clerks.................................................. 16.46 15.15 652 606 39.6 33,900 31,512 2,060
Bill and account collectors..................................... 14.37 13.32 575 533 40.0 29,892 27,706 2,080
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.22 16.71 681 669 39.6 35,433 34,765 2,058
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.10 17.00 708 680 39.1 36,792 35,360 2,033
Tellers......................................................... 12.84 12.04 514 482 40.0 26,707 25,039 2,080
Customer service representatives.................................. 16.40 17.21 654 684 39.9 34,029 35,565 2,075
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.59 13.50 544 540 40.0 28,275 28,080 2,080
Order clerks...................................................... 16.02 15.67 641 627 40.0 33,314 32,583 2,080
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.84 13.50 544 540 39.3 28,309 28,080 2,045
Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.22 22.93 849 917 40.0 44,132 47,694 2,080
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 14.31 12.60 568 504 39.7 29,532 26,208 2,064
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.95 10.64 438 426 40.0 22,767 22,140 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.40 19.23 838 749 39.2 43,571 38,948 2,036
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 25.73 23.86 1,010 887 39.3 52,532 46,150 2,042
Medical secretaries............................................. 14.93 15.00 569 557 38.1 29,582 28,960 1,981
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.41 17.38 690 681 39.6 35,883 35,131 2,061
Computer operators................................................ 18.10 16.81 724 672 40.0 37,649 34,965 2,080
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.48 19.65 760 765 39.0 39,517 39,790 2,029
Office clerks, general............................................ 15.96 15.50 629 620 39.4 32,685 32,240 2,048
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.22 18.00 768 720 40.0 39,807 37,440 2,071
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 26.79 25.72 1,072 1,029 40.0 55,725 53,506 2,080
Carpenters........................................................ 20.68 20.50 827 820 40.0 43,023 42,640 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 12.28 12.00 491 480 40.0 25,533 24,960 2,079
Construction equipment operators.................................. 20.17 17.30 807 692 40.0 40,279 35,992 1,997
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 21.00 18.00 840 720 40.0 43,672 37,440 2,080
Electricians...................................................... 26.57 29.97 1,058 1,166 39.8 55,036 60,632 2,071
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.83 22.69 793 907 40.0 41,208 47,187 2,078
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.89 12.00 515 480 40.0 26,806 24,960 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.42 25.00 977 1,000 40.0 50,779 52,000 2,080
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 30.12 29.90 1,205 1,196 40.0 62,643 62,196 2,080
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except
line installers................................................ 30.12 29.90 1,205 1,196 40.0 62,643 62,196 2,080
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.04 23.00 890 920 40.4 46,279 47,840 2,100
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.77 20.23 857 834 39.4 44,585 43,385 2,048
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.98 18.45 857 738 39.0 44,587 38,366 2,029
Line installers and repairers..................................... 26.71 28.36 1,068 1,134 40.0 55,548 58,989 2,080
Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 26.38 29.26 1,055 1,170 40.0 54,861 60,865 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 15.21 14.90 606 596 39.9 31,524 30,992 2,073
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.27 20.95 876 838 41.2 45,528 43,576 2,140
Printers.......................................................... 19.62 21.56 762 809 38.8 39,607 42,042 2,019
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.69 19.10 688 716 38.9 35,765 37,245 2,022
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.07 10.09 432 402 39.1 22,475 20,910 2,031
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.83 13.00 545 520 39.4 28,365 27,040 2,051
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 22.14 16.85 846 710 38.2 43,859 36,720 1,981
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.25 27.53 1,249 1,101 42.7 64,961 57,267 2,221
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.22 16.50 748 660 41.0 38,467 34,320 2,111
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.60 18.00 773 652 41.6 39,466 33,800 2,121
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 14.71 15.30 595 612 40.5 30,950 31,818 2,104
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.89 17.91 715 717 40.0 37,191 37,259 2,078
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.88 11.36 510 440 39.6 26,508 22,880 2,058
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.21 11.36 523 448 39.6 27,192 23,296 2,058
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $28.50 $26.52 $1,105 $1,024 38.8 $52,246 $48,883 1,833
Management occupations.............................................. 42.33 41.93 1,662 1,630 39.3 84,728 79,300 2,002
Education administrators.......................................... 49.12 51.31 1,897 1,955 38.6 94,593 96,615 1,926
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 50.89 52.12 1,958 2,002 38.5 96,943 99,651 1,905
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.59 27.45 1,093 1,098 39.6 56,112 57,088 2,034
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 29.65 27.47 1,153 1,030 38.9 59,962 53,563 2,022
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 28.49 26.52 1,130 1,061 39.7 57,316 54,925 2,012
Computer support specialists...................................... 22.69 22.37 908 895 40.0 47,203 46,530 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.38 26.59 1,158 1,104 39.4 60,217 57,404 2,049
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.07 30.34 1,230 1,214 39.6 61,195 63,103 1,970
Community and social services occupations........................... 30.99 29.56 1,195 1,164 38.6 57,660 57,368 1,861
Counselors........................................................ 33.58 31.15 1,268 1,193 37.8 58,518 57,368 1,743
Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 35.73 34.46 1,366 1,334 38.2 61,210 58,753 1,713
Social workers.................................................... 28.54 29.56 1,138 1,183 39.9 59,152 61,493 2,073
Child, family, and school social workers........................ 28.70 30.32 1,144 1,207 39.9 59,474 62,774 2,072
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 20.80 20.18 824 778 39.6 42,832 40,481 2,059
Legal occupations................................................... 36.96 31.17 1,478 1,247 40.0 76,877 64,825 2,080
Lawyers........................................................... 43.80 47.89 1,752 1,916 40.0 91,096 99,615 2,080
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.81 34.77 1,330 1,286 37.1 54,922 52,924 1,534
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 42.67 38.13 1,711 1,557 40.1 75,975 67,814 1,780
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 39.09 37.07 1,430 1,351 36.6 58,040 54,903 1,485
Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 36.80 35.05 1,376 1,284 37.4 54,780 50,065 1,489
Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 38.15 36.51 1,438 1,307 37.7 57,432 51,425 1,505
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 38.76 36.82 1,422 1,350 36.7 58,026 54,897 1,497
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 38.30 36.11 1,405 1,330 36.7 56,991 53,442 1,488
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 40.15 38.94 1,477 1,427 36.8 61,296 59,730 1,527
Secondary school teachers....................................... 39.14 37.25 1,425 1,361 36.4 57,832 55,000 1,477
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 39.18 37.33 1,427 1,362 36.4 57,890 55,000 1,478
Special education teachers...................................... 41.90 41.96 1,507 1,475 36.0 60,709 60,487 1,449
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school............................................ 39.49 38.06 1,406 1,350 35.6 57,093 54,902 1,446
Librarians........................................................ 35.87 34.94 1,359 1,373 37.9 61,040 59,713 1,702
Teacher assistants................................................ 17.04 16.35 627 599 36.8 24,630 23,472 1,446
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.51 26.22 1,085 1,041 39.4 54,377 53,518 1,977
Registered nurses................................................. 32.59 28.84 1,274 1,139 39.1 64,553 58,860 1,981
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.83 12.65 572 474 38.5 29,723 24,668 2,004
Protective service occupations...................................... 26.00 23.74 1,064 976 40.9 55,352 50,762 2,129
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 38.16 39.71 1,526 1,588 40.0 79,346 82,597 2,079
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 38.86 40.29 1,554 1,612 40.0 80,795 83,799 2,079
Fire fighters..................................................... 20.74 19.24 958 878 46.2 49,822 45,630 2,402
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.30 20.08 856 803 40.2 44,505 41,760 2,089
Correctional officers and jailers............................... 21.30 20.08 856 803 40.2 44,505 41,760 2,089
Police officers................................................... 27.79 26.90 1,108 1,075 39.9 57,642 55,915 2,074
Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.79 26.90 1,108 1,075 39.9 57,642 55,915 2,074
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.57 14.95 559 556 35.9 22,711 23,629 1,459
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.63 13.67 580 539 39.6 30,014 27,945 2,052
Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.54 12.95 534 509 39.5 27,603 26,458 2,039
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.86 13.22 546 522 39.4 28,172 27,117 2,033
Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.94 15.74 678 630 40.0 35,237 32,735 2,080
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 16.94 15.74 678 630 40.0 35,237 32,735 2,080
Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.89 14.95 668 580 39.5 29,913 26,150 1,771
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.67 18.23 729 716 39.1 36,926 36,462 1,978
Financial clerks.................................................. 21.16 21.76 820 797 38.7 42,158 41,436 1,992
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.51 21.74 784 797 38.2 40,761 41,436 1,988
Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 17.65 16.94 706 677 40.0 36,719 35,229 2,080
Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.71 18.24 749 730 40.0 38,924 37,939 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.90 18.17 735 704 38.9 37,034 36,119 1,959
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.94 18.47 777 737 38.9 40,383 38,309 2,025
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.66 17.29 686 654 38.8 33,293 32,309 1,886
Office clerks, general............................................ 17.25 17.20 670 652 38.9 33,225 32,520 1,926
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.70 25.34 935 972 39.5 48,633 50,565 2,052
Construction and building inspectors.............................. 29.07 29.12 1,134 1,154 39.0 58,966 60,006 2,029
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.61 22.55 897 902 39.7 46,654 46,883 2,063
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.04 19.77 796 789 39.7 41,383 41,038 2,065
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.04 19.77 796 789 39.7 41,383 41,038 2,065
Production occupations.............................................. 16.59 16.85 646 636 39.0 33,607 33,051 2,026
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 20.14 19.05 752 714 37.3 34,414 32,725 1,709
Bus drivers....................................................... 19.93 19.19 712 670 35.7 30,235 27,189 1,517
Bus drivers, school............................................. 18.86 17.37 633 584 33.6 24,666 24,037 1,308
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry
establishments for major occupational groups, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
1-99 100-499 500
Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers
or more
All workers.................................. $23.20 $20.42 $24.37 $28.90
Management, professional, and related...... 35.62 32.23 38.14 38.93
Management, business, and financial...... 38.35 34.23 41.29 43.05
Professional and related................. 34.16 31.13 35.93 37.36
Service.................................... 11.36 10.74 11.04 13.36
Sales and office........................... 17.09 15.79 18.76 18.88
Sales and related........................ 17.63 15.74 19.34 28.72
Office and administrative support........ 16.78 15.83 18.36 17.23
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................... 21.05 20.25 21.36 24.69
Construction and extraction............. 19.22 17.78 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 24.49 24.18 25.42 25.55
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................... 17.51 13.47 16.95 32.41
Production............................... 14.87 13.16 16.59 13.93
Transportation and material moving....... 20.24 13.83 17.35 41.58
B
1-99 100-499 500
Total workers workers workers
or more
Occupational group(2)
Relative error(3)
(percent)
Relative error(3) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 3.6 7.0 3.9 3.5
Management, professional, and related............................... 3.5 5.4 4.7 3.2
Management, business, and financial............................... 4.3 8.9 3.6 4.7
Professional and related.......................................... 3.7 5.1 7.1 4.1
Service............................................................. 4.5 8.0 3.8 3.5
Sales and office.................................................... 4.0 5.7 8.2 8.3
Sales and related................................................. 9.5 13.4 14.8 24.7
Office and administrative support................................. 2.1 2.9 5.0 2.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.3 5.2 5.7 8.1
Construction and extraction...................................... 3.7 3.8 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2.0 3.9 8.1 6.1
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4.0 7.3 6.5 12.9
Production........................................................ 3.9 10.0 5.1 9.0
Transportation and material moving................................ 5.9 11.3 11.0 16.6
1 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, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $22.23 $18.00 $879 $716 39.5 $45,522 $37,217 2,048
Management occupations.............................................. 37.69 30.00 1,519 1,154 40.3 78,993 60,000 2,096
General and operations managers................................... 28.82 25.64 1,252 1,122 43.4 65,111 58,356 2,259
Education administrators.......................................... 23.40 28.37 895 1,045 38.2 46,526 54,323 1,989
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.56 30.21 1,214 1,208 41.1 63,146 62,828 2,137
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.70 28.63 1,290 1,288 40.7 67,079 66,999 2,116
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.88 41.76 1,532 1,670 40.4 79,648 86,861 2,103
Computer software engineers....................................... 39.30 42.25 1,572 1,690 40.0 81,746 87,882 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 50.72 54.55 2,029 2,182 40.0 105,506 113,454 2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.84 31.49 1,394 1,260 40.0 72,475 65,499 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.60 30.29 1,242 1,212 42.0 64,598 63,003 2,182
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.55 11.00 634 420 38.3 30,115 24,047 1,820
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.33 24.75 894 992 38.3 38,936 37,551 1,669
Teacher assistants................................................ 9.99 9.62 382 380 38.2 19,863 19,760 1,988
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 32.82 22.97 1,297 919 39.5 67,445 47,776 2,055
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.14 26.00 1,144 1,040 39.3 59,482 54,080 2,041
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.81 12.55 494 502 38.5 25,676 26,096 2,004
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.08 12.55 508 502 38.8 26,396 26,096 2,017
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.52 10.14 394 380 37.5 20,498 19,781 1,948
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 16.03 17.95 666 788 41.5 34,632 41,001 2,160
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 16.03 17.95 666 788 41.5 34,632 41,001 2,160
Cooks............................................................. 11.10 11.00 415 407 37.4 21,589 21,164 1,944
Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.53 11.20 446 448 38.7 23,217 23,296 2,014
Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.25 3.11 147 109 34.6 7,655 5,666 1,800
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.07 2.83 107 108 34.8 5,566 5,606 1,811
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.11 9.50 382 340 37.8 19,883 17,680 1,966
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.09 8.50 365 306 36.2 18,965 15,925 1,880
Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.55 8.49 344 298 36.1 17,900 15,470 1,875
Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.16 12.00 572 440 37.7 29,731 22,880 1,961
Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.61 16.01 682 603 36.7 35,472 31,356 1,906
Child care workers................................................ 8.58 8.25 336 330 39.2 17,480 17,160 2,037
Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.54 12.83 761 514 39.0 39,584 26,707 2,026
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 14.00 12.82 570 497 40.7 29,633 25,857 2,117
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 14.00 12.82 570 497 40.7 29,633 25,857 2,117
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.87 11.15 456 414 38.5 23,737 21,547 2,000
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.41 10.50 398 400 38.2 20,677 20,800 1,987
Cashiers...................................................... 10.41 10.50 398 400 38.2 20,677 20,800 1,987
Retail salespersons............................................. 13.99 11.86 535 415 38.2 27,802 21,585 1,988
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 33.25 31.16 1,330 1,246 40.0 69,160 64,817 2,080
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products.............................. 29.77 31.16 1,191 1,246 40.0 61,925 64,817 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.63 15.50 655 620 39.4 34,075 32,240 2,049
Financial clerks.................................................. 15.60 14.42 617 574 39.5 32,085 29,848 2,056
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 18.50 17.00 720 680 38.9 37,419 35,360 2,023
Tellers......................................................... 13.17 12.04 527 482 40.0 27,383 25,039 2,080
Customer service representatives.................................. 14.67 12.48 587 499 40.0 30,508 25,960 2,080
Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.79 13.50 541 540 39.2 28,133 28,080 2,039
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.71 18.73 762 749 38.6 39,608 38,948 2,010
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.48 19.23 822 769 38.2 42,728 40,000 1,989
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.27 14.50 642 580 39.5 33,391 30,160 2,052
Office clerks, general............................................ 15.77 15.50 628 620 39.8 32,641 32,240 2,069
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.78 16.57 711 660 40.0 36,822 34,061 2,071
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers............................................... 25.67 24.20 1,027 968 40.0 53,387 50,344 2,080
Carpenters........................................................ 20.95 21.00 838 840 40.0 43,568 43,680 2,080
Construction laborers............................................. 11.45 11.00 458 440 40.0 23,822 22,880 2,080
Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.20 17.30 688 692 40.0 33,900 35,992 1,971
Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.59 12.00 544 480 40.0 28,276 24,960 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.08 24.00 964 961 40.0 50,140 49,951 2,082
Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 21.75 23.00 879 920 40.4 45,727 47,840 2,102
Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.69 28.10 1,028 1,124 40.0 53,445 58,438 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 13.65 11.50 547 460 40.1 28,469 23,920 2,086
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.15 14.60 606 590 40.0 31,197 29,759 2,059
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.39 16.26 700 651 40.2 35,711 33,800 2,053
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.94 16.25 678 650 40.0 34,203 32,240 2,019
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.96 10.00 433 397 39.6 22,540 20,670 2,057
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.90 10.00 431 397 39.5 22,393 20,670 2,054
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $27.94 $22.28 $1,098 $880 39.3 $56,915 $45,760 2,037
Management occupations.............................................. 50.82 46.25 2,078 1,874 40.9 107,960 97,448 2,124
Marketing and sales managers...................................... 38.09 40.43 1,571 1,577 41.2 81,681 81,994 2,144
Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.94 60.10 2,391 2,500 42.0 124,317 130,000 2,183
Financial managers................................................ 44.69 43.92 1,788 1,779 40.0 92,969 92,500 2,080
Education administrators.......................................... 39.59 40.87 1,560 1,635 39.4 80,418 85,010 2,031
Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 38.79 35.92 1,506 1,437 38.8 77,237 74,714 1,991
Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.94 41.10 1,713 1,750 42.9 89,099 91,000 2,231
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 35.66 32.30 1,433 1,334 40.2 74,506 69,376 2,089
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 41.12 37.98 1,608 1,421 39.1 83,606 73,895 2,033
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 43.20 37.98 1,728 1,519 40.0 89,861 79,000 2,080
Management analysts............................................... 44.76 47.21 1,790 1,888 40.0 93,102 98,197 2,080
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.51 27.40 1,257 1,096 39.9 65,360 57,000 2,074
Budget analysts................................................... 41.10 43.07 1,743 1,938 42.4 90,627 100,788 2,205
Financial analysts and advisors................................... 36.12 27.57 1,430 1,103 39.6 74,356 57,352 2,059
Insurance underwriters.......................................... 27.33 26.11 1,064 1,044 38.9 55,354 54,309 2,025
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 43.69 41.35 1,748 1,651 40.0 90,913 85,856 2,081
Computer software engineers....................................... 45.65 44.68 1,826 1,787 40.0 94,954 92,934 2,080
Computer software engineers, applications....................... 47.02 47.46 1,881 1,898 40.0 97,807 98,706 2,080
Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.11 42.23 1,724 1,689 40.0 89,672 87,838 2,080
Computer support specialists...................................... 35.63 35.81 1,424 1,432 40.0 74,071 74,479 2,079
Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.43 36.48 1,536 1,442 40.0 79,852 75,001 2,078
Network and computer systems administrators....................... 44.84 38.43 1,808 1,537 40.3 94,027 79,928 2,097
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.45 38.18 1,661 1,527 40.1 86,394 79,416 2,084
Engineers......................................................... 43.49 41.59 1,742 1,664 40.1 90,576 86,507 2,083
Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.79 40.45 1,594 1,618 40.1 82,884 84,151 2,083
Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.72 41.30 1,549 1,652 40.0 80,533 85,908 2,080
Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 33.45 27.79 1,369 1,116 40.9 71,200 58,046 2,129
Physical scientists............................................... 44.28 35.92 2,063 1,847 46.6 107,277 96,059 2,423
Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Market research analysts........................................ 33.48 27.79 1,303 1,042 38.9 67,756 54,183 2,024
Community and social services occupations........................... 18.80 17.65 745 673 39.6 38,640 34,977 2,056
Counselors........................................................ 16.55 16.67 657 667 39.7 34,178 34,663 2,065
Social workers.................................................... 25.14 25.39 987 1,011 39.3 50,998 52,580 2,028
Legal occupations................................................... 73.11 75.42 2,863 3,017 39.2 148,875 156,876 2,036
Lawyers........................................................... 73.11 75.42 2,863 3,017 39.2 148,875 156,876 2,036
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.21 23.79 1,319 952 39.7 63,199 49,479 1,903
Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.28 23.79 1,461 952 40.3 68,599 50,313 1,891
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 50.80 51.57 2,032 2,063 40.0 93,602 89,834 1,843
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 42.29 43.40 1,735 1,598 41.0 68,926 64,141 1,630
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 34.42 36.46 1,329 1,357 38.6 68,582 70,549 1,993
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.94 26.26 1,131 1,040 39.1 58,811 54,061 2,032
Registered nurses................................................. 31.34 30.68 1,198 1,160 38.2 62,306 60,320 1,988
Therapists........................................................ 28.00 25.99 1,120 1,040 40.0 58,232 54,061 2,080
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.63 17.41 785 696 40.0 40,815 36,209 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.02 24.20 1,000 968 40.0 52,008 50,332 2,079
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.70 15.69 628 627 40.0 32,651 32,629 2,080
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 28.80 29.55 1,152 1,182 40.0 59,901 61,464 2,080
Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 27.32 26.26 1,093 1,050 40.0 56,816 54,621 2,080
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.35 24.46 939 946 38.5 48,809 49,171 2,004
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.25 12.59 513 493 38.7 26,689 25,626 2,014
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.53 12.40 479 465 38.2 24,901 24,180 1,987
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.53 12.40 479 465 38.2 24,901 24,180 1,987
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.87 13.44 635 538 40.0 33,012 27,955 2,080
Protective service occupations...................................... 13.73 11.70 544 466 39.6 28,264 24,253 2,058
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.58 11.33 457 453 39.5 23,782 23,566 2,054
Security guards................................................. 11.58 11.33 457 453 39.5 23,782 23,566 2,054
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.29 11.35 437 440 38.7 22,726 22,880 2,013
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers.......................................................... 18.98 17.07 756 707 39.8 39,297 36,757 2,070
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving
workers........................................................ 19.93 17.07 793 707 39.8 41,237 36,757 2,069
Cooks............................................................. 12.77 13.00 494 490 38.7 25,671 25,480 2,011
Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.68 4.00 216 85 38.0 11,237 4,430 1,977
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.83 2.13 – – – – – –
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 12.06 11.03 475 475 39.4 24,698 24,700 2,048
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 11.64 10.04 457 351 39.3 23,775 18,267 2,043
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.59 13.20 483 462 38.4 25,093 24,042 1,994
Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.51 13.21 481 462 38.5 25,007 24,042 2,000
Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 12.28 12.45 487 490 39.7 25,330 25,459 2,063
Personal care and service occupations............................... 23.75 14.14 606 577 25.5 31,523 30,026 1,328
Sales and related occupations....................................... 24.01 16.52 967 658 40.3 48,941 33,989 2,038
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 30.37 21.22 1,211 849 39.9 62,981 44,138 2,074
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 30.41 19.96 1,216 798 40.0 63,246 41,517 2,080
Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.76 11.63 555 461 40.3 28,843 23,962 2,096
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.00 10.75 476 430 39.7 24,750 22,360 2,062
Cashiers...................................................... 12.00 10.75 476 430 39.7 24,750 22,360 2,062
Retail salespersons............................................. 15.05 12.10 611 480 40.6 31,765 24,960 2,111
Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.80 17.46 939 698 39.5 37,831 34,362 1,590
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.19 17.00 722 678 39.7 37,515 35,256 2,063
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers.................................................. 25.14 24.04 1,001 962 39.8 52,075 49,999 2,071
Financial clerks.................................................. 17.34 16.25 688 660 39.7 35,778 34,299 2,063
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 18.24 18.99 716 760 39.3 37,252 39,499 2,042
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.58 18.74 692 703 39.3 35,971 36,543 2,046
Tellers......................................................... 12.08 11.36 483 454 40.0 25,136 23,629 2,080
Customer service representatives.................................. 17.60 17.53 701 701 39.8 36,451 36,458 2,071
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.59 13.50 544 540 40.0 28,275 28,080 2,080
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.82 12.60 505 504 39.4 26,269 26,208 2,048
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.57 9.93 423 397 40.0 21,991 20,654 2,080
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.25 20.03 924 801 39.8 48,039 41,642 2,066
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 28.02 26.22 1,116 1,049 39.8 58,043 54,542 2,072
Medical secretaries............................................. 15.45 15.10 602 572 38.9 31,289 29,744 2,025
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.48 19.23 779 769 40.0 40,467 40,000 2,077
Computer operators................................................ 18.10 16.81 724 672 40.0 37,649 34,965 2,080
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.48 19.65 760 765 39.0 39,517 39,790 2,029
Office clerks, general............................................ 16.63 15.39 632 606 38.0 32,839 31,512 1,975
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.83 20.38 871 815 39.9 45,223 41,600 2,072
Electricians...................................................... 28.76 33.11 1,143 1,324 39.7 59,418 68,873 2,066
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.46 26.80 1,014 1,072 39.8 52,752 55,744 2,072
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.87 20.23 791 809 39.8 41,119 42,078 2,069
Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.13 18.45 765 738 40.0 39,795 38,366 2,080
Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.38 29.60 1,135 1,184 40.0 59,036 61,568 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 16.30 15.45 647 618 39.7 33,643 32,136 2,064
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 11.40 10.09 456 404 40.0 23,709 20,991 2,080
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 16.04 16.01 622 600 38.8 32,330 31,214 2,016
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 26.14 19.19 975 799 37.3 50,688 41,523 1,939
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 29.25 27.53 1,249 1,101 42.7 64,961 57,267 2,221
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.32 18.31 815 733 42.2 42,375 38,091 2,193
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.11 19.96 933 799 44.2 48,518 41,523 2,298
Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.49 16.50 660 660 40.0 34,298 34,320 2,080
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 18.01 21.16 720 846 40.0 37,434 44,013 2,078
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 14.39 13.81 570 552 39.6 29,616 28,679 2,058
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 15.04 15.26 596 588 39.6 31,008 30,597 2,062
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more 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 no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Union Nonunion
Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and
Civilian industry local Civilian industry local
workers workers government workers workers government
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $24.74 $21.94 $28.85 $23.62 $23.33 $27.03
Management, professional, and related............................... 34.84 31.87 35.18 35.39 35.67 33.08
Management, business, and financial............................... 39.73 – 40.39 38.14 38.38 35.33
Professional and related.......................................... 33.92 32.35 34.12 33.97 34.19 32.31
Service............................................................. 18.62 14.82 23.12 11.81 10.89 19.58
Sales and office.................................................... 17.68 16.98 18.72 17.16 17.10 18.49
Sales and related................................................. 14.44 13.96 – 17.77 17.78 –
Office and administrative support................................. 18.70 18.74 18.67 16.83 16.70 18.60
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 25.78 26.29 21.61 19.98 19.77 24.01
Construction and extraction...................................... 23.36 23.79 19.30 18.63 18.36 26.03
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 28.37 29.07 23.50 22.75 22.81 22.06
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 22.76 23.11 19.78 14.47 14.39 17.76
Production........................................................ 16.47 – – 14.06 14.05 –
Transportation and material moving................................ 27.66 29.38 19.84 14.89 14.75 18.46
Union Nonunion
Private State and Private State and
Civilian industry local Civilian industry local
workers workers government workers workers government
workers workers
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 5.5 7.6 3.6 3.5 3.9 2.4
Management, professional, and related............................... 3.8 17.0 3.9 3.2 3.5 4.1
Management, business, and financial............................... 13.1 – 13.6 4.0 4.3 5.3
Professional and related.......................................... 2.2 17.6 1.6 3.4 3.8 4.2
Service............................................................. 7.9 10.2 3.0 4.0 4.8 6.0
Sales and office.................................................... 4.2 6.4 4.4 3.9 4.1 3.5
Sales and related................................................. 4.8 5.9 – 9.6 9.6 –
Office and administrative support................................. 4.0 6.7 4.4 2.0 2.1 3.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.8 4.5 8.8 4.1 4.3 4.3
Construction and extraction...................................... 4.8 5.7 11.8 4.2 4.2 6.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2.6 2.6 7.4 2.5 2.7 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.8 17.3 6.7 6.4 6.5 9.9
Production........................................................ 7.9 – – 8.7 8.8 –
Transportation and material moving................................ 16.0 20.8 7.1 9.8 10.2 9.1
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining.
2 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups,
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Time Incentive
Occupational group(3)
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $23.72 $23.09 $24.86 $24.86
Management, professional, and related............................... 35.33 35.61 35.99 35.99
Management, business, and financial............................... 38.44 38.62 31.50 31.50
Professional and related.......................................... 33.86 34.04 – –
Service............................................................. 12.60 10.72 – –
Sales and office.................................................... 16.32 16.14 24.43 24.43
Sales and related................................................. 14.33 14.31 30.92 30.92
Office and administrative support................................. 17.21 17.05 12.95 12.95
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 21.03 20.89 24.40 24.40
Construction and extraction...................................... – 19.16 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 24.23 24.41 25.22 25.22
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 17.54 17.43 18.26 18.26
Production........................................................ 14.80 14.78 15.73 15.73
Transportation and material moving................................ 20.15 20.23 20.32 20.32
Time Incentive
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 3.0 3.7 11.2 11.2
Management, professional, and related............................... 2.9 3.5 12.9 12.9
Management, business, and financial............................... 4.0 4.6 9.6 9.6
Professional and related.......................................... 3.0 3.7 – –
Service............................................................. 2.6 3.9 – –
Sales and office.................................................... 3.0 3.2 16.8 16.8
Sales and related................................................. 9.7 9.8 14.3 14.3
Office and administrative support................................. 1.9 2.0 4.4 4.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.3 3.4 6.4 6.4
Construction and extraction...................................... – 3.9 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2.0 2.2 7.8 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.8 4.0 13.7 13.7
Production........................................................ 4.3 4.4 3.7 3.7
Transportation and material moving................................ 5.9 6.6 19.9 19.9
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are
at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 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, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Goods producing Service providing
Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services
and es business services ity
utilities services
All workers........................................................... - - - $37.06 - - - - -
Management, professional, and related............................... - - - 47.76 - - - - -
Management, business, and financial............................... - - - 63.46 - - - - -
Professional and related.......................................... - - - 40.56 - - - - -
Service............................................................. - - - – - - - - -
Sales and office.................................................... - - - 27.77 - - - - -
Sales and related................................................. - - - – - - - - -
Office and administrative support................................. - - - 19.57 - - - - -
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - - - 28.81 - - - - -
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - - - 28.54 - - - - -
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - - - – - - - - -
Production........................................................ - - - – - - - - -
Transportation and material moving................................ - - - – - - - - -
B
Goods producing Service providing
Trade, Profes- Education Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services
and es business services ity
utilities services
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... - - - 4.0 - - - - -
Management, professional, and related............................... - - - 2.1 - - - - -
Management, business, and financial............................... - - - 6.4 - - - - -
Professional and related.......................................... - - - 1.0 - - - - -
Service............................................................. - - - – - - - - -
Sales and office.................................................... - - - 14.3 - - - - -
Sales and related................................................. - - - – - - - - -
Office and administrative support................................. - - - 5.0 - - - - -
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - - - 1.8 - - - - -
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - - - 1.9 - - - - -
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - - - – - - - - -
Production........................................................ - - - – - - - - -
Transportation and material moving................................ - - - – - - - - -
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Washington-Baltimore-Northern
Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA, April 2007
Private State and
Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local
workers workers government
workers
All workers........................................................... 3,731,300 3,243,100 488,200
Management, professional, and related............................... 1,315,900 1,036,100 279,900
Management, business, and financial............................... 388,100 339,800 48,400
Professional and related.......................................... 927,800 696,300 231,500
Service............................................................. 750,500 645,300 105,200
Sales and office.................................................... 931,200 872,700 58,600
Sales and related................................................. 343,600 341,500 –
Office and administrative support................................. 587,600 531,100 56,500
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 337,800 316,800 21,000
Construction and extraction...................................... 216,900 206,900 10,000
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 120,900 110,000 11,000
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 395,900 372,300 23,600
Production........................................................ 186,300 184,400 1,900
Transportation and material moving................................ 209,600 187,800 21,800
1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the
number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
CSA, April 2007
Private State and
Establishments Total industry local
government
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 142,555 141,406 1,150
Total in sample....................................................... 991 880 111
Responding........................................................ 533 431 102
Refused or unable to provide data................................. 317 308 9
Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 141 141 0
1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed
from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical
location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government
entity.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Last Modified Date: January 31, 2008
