Table 13 Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours Hourly(3) Weekly(4) Annual(5) Occupation(2) Mean Median Mean Median Mean Mean Median Mean earnings earnings earnings earnings hours earnings earnings hours All workers........................................................... $22.80 $19.79 $901 $792 39.5 $42,119 $38,188 1,847 Management occupations.............................................. 36.53 31.81 1,467 1,272 40.2 74,346 66,154 2,035 General and operations managers................................... 30.32 31.81 1,213 1,272 40.0 62,429 66,154 2,059 Education administrators.......................................... 35.11 31.18 1,397 1,247 39.8 68,703 64,859 1,957 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 43.99 43.45 1,744 1,653 39.6 83,510 79,000 1,899 Medical and health services managers.............................. 57.41 41.75 2,352 1,670 41.0 122,313 86,846 2,130 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.89 22.29 1,034 892 39.9 53,648 46,363 2,072 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 24.12 24.76 965 990 40.0 50,168 51,501 2,080 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 24.12 24.76 965 990 40.0 50,168 51,501 2,080 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation..................................... 29.59 30.66 1,184 1,226 40.0 61,552 63,773 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 20.96 20.60 838 824 40.0 43,591 42,848 2,080 Appraisers and assessors of real estate........................... 21.70 21.42 868 857 40.0 45,128 44,554 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.28 23.99 1,017 960 40.2 52,301 49,903 2,069 Computer support specialists...................................... 23.11 22.44 922 898 39.9 47,928 46,671 2,074 Computer systems analysts......................................... 31.79 32.70 1,272 1,308 40.0 65,614 68,016 2,064 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 22.59 21.93 891 877 39.4 42,196 45,614 1,868 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.33 23.11 990 964 39.1 51,505 50,107 2,033 Engineers......................................................... 32.72 32.27 1,334 1,291 40.8 69,358 67,122 2,119 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.39 19.78 816 791 40.0 42,415 41,142 2,080 Civil engineering technicians................................... 19.30 18.26 772 730 40.0 40,145 37,981 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 23.01 20.25 919 810 39.9 42,155 38,254 1,832 Life scientists................................................... 22.20 19.23 888 769 40.0 39,090 30,000 1,761 Psychologists..................................................... 30.71 27.72 1,229 1,109 40.0 49,667 46,801 1,617 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 30.71 27.72 1,229 1,109 40.0 49,667 46,801 1,617 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.46 18.71 816 750 39.9 39,800 38,189 1,945 Counselors........................................................ 23.19 21.06 924 842 39.9 43,781 44,160 1,888 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 29.34 29.37 1,163 1,175 39.6 49,659 48,162 1,693 Rehabilitation counselors....................................... 20.45 20.35 818 814 40.0 42,541 42,328 2,080 Social workers.................................................... 20.60 18.00 820 720 39.8 38,506 35,194 1,869 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 22.21 19.00 880 760 39.6 38,795 37,440 1,747 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.31 17.11 732 684 40.0 37,791 35,526 2,064 Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 19.50 18.71 780 748 40.0 40,568 38,917 2,080 Social and human service assistants............................. 15.97 14.39 639 576 40.0 33,223 29,931 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 36.54 33.80 1,425 1,346 39.0 74,092 70,000 2,028 Lawyers........................................................... 32.01 31.23 1,219 1,178 38.1 63,371 61,235 1,980 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers................... 53.86 58.52 2,154 2,341 40.0 112,026 121,711 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.83 28.10 1,176 1,080 38.2 45,536 41,791 1,477 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 59.78 43.69 2,376 1,740 39.8 97,167 68,299 1,625 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.56 28.89 1,173 1,128 38.4 44,322 42,738 1,451 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 32.04 31.47 1,237 1,197 38.6 44,923 42,665 1,402 Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 32.95 31.91 1,270 1,219 38.5 45,491 43,446 1,381 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.09 28.46 1,156 1,124 38.4 43,562 42,412 1,448 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.97 28.43 1,150 1,125 38.4 43,334 42,640 1,446 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.52 28.59 1,178 1,112 38.6 44,357 42,067 1,453 Secondary school teachers....................................... 31.12 29.15 1,196 1,135 38.5 45,288 43,050 1,455 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 31.26 29.59 1,200 1,145 38.4 45,471 43,524 1,455 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 29.04 26.51 1,147 1,060 39.5 42,577 39,040 1,466 Special education teachers...................................... 31.11 29.73 1,172 1,117 37.7 46,205 43,760 1,485 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 30.44 29.33 1,142 1,100 37.5 42,423 40,478 1,394 Special education teachers, middle school..................... 32.30 31.51 1,216 1,182 37.7 51,562 50,831 1,596 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 21.36 22.77 796 830 37.2 31,280 33,142 1,464 Librarians........................................................ 23.04 21.83 892 873 38.7 39,881 41,496 1,731 Instructional coordinators........................................ 32.24 30.82 1,395 1,451 43.3 63,054 55,447 1,956 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.07 10.44 388 372 35.1 14,781 13,940 1,336 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.39 20.34 816 814 40.0 42,415 42,307 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.70 22.88 979 893 39.6 47,896 44,639 1,939 Registered nurses................................................. 26.05 25.59 1,018 1,002 39.1 49,678 49,231 1,907 Therapists........................................................ 34.35 33.76 1,320 1,264 38.4 50,329 48,645 1,465 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 33.86 32.28 1,293 1,242 38.2 47,764 46,162 1,411 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 23.10 22.33 923 887 39.9 47,974 46,134 2,077 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 23.10 22.33 923 887 39.9 47,974 46,134 2,077 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 15.72 16.59 658 664 41.8 34,197 34,511 2,175 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.51 15.41 606 564 39.1 31,489 29,328 2,031 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.40 16.24 652 650 39.8 33,077 33,675 2,017 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.70 12.04 502 478 39.6 26,130 24,835 2,058 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.99 9.84 432 389 39.3 22,480 20,218 2,045 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.03 9.84 432 389 39.1 22,454 20,218 2,035 Protective service occupations...................................... 19.65 18.71 819 774 41.7 42,521 40,227 2,163 First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 35.88 36.18 1,435 1,447 40.0 74,629 75,254 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 36.62 36.46 1,465 1,458 40.0 76,160 75,837 2,080 Fire fighters..................................................... 17.71 17.81 904 907 51.0 47,018 47,183 2,654 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 15.95 14.51 638 580 40.0 33,184 30,175 2,081 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 15.95 14.51 638 580 40.0 33,193 30,175 2,081 Police officers................................................... 22.92 23.31 917 934 40.0 47,682 48,589 2,081 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.92 23.31 917 934 40.0 47,682 48,589 2,081 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.88 15.73 635 629 40.0 32,387 32,718 2,040 Security guards................................................. 15.88 15.73 635 629 40.0 32,387 32,718 2,040 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.34 10.59 418 372 36.9 17,969 14,964 1,585 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.20 12.93 618 517 38.1 27,054 26,362 1,670 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers...................................................... 18.45 19.67 738 787 40.0 35,022 29,247 1,898 Cooks............................................................. 10.24 10.33 367 368 35.8 14,433 14,100 1,410 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.24 10.33 367 368 35.8 14,433 14,100 1,410 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.56 12.97 540 518 39.9 27,134 26,622 2,001 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.84 12.60 512 504 39.9 26,476 26,083 2,062 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.03 12.70 519 506 39.9 26,853 26,312 2,061 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.63 15.88 665 635 40.0 27,766 29,515 1,669 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.13 15.88 685 635 40.0 29,012 29,515 1,693 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.47 14.48 577 563 39.9 26,023 23,566 1,799 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.36 17.93 689 717 39.7 33,864 36,142 1,950 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.25 14.51 603 580 39.6 29,001 27,233 1,902 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.44 14.91 615 592 39.8 31,149 30,493 2,018 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 17.66 17.27 712 691 40.3 37,010 35,922 2,096 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.18 17.28 647 691 40.0 33,457 35,152 2,068 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 16.64 17.51 665 700 40.0 34,391 36,165 2,066 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 13.44 12.22 537 489 40.0 27,926 25,416 2,078 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 17.87 17.02 715 681 40.0 37,164 35,400 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.64 11.51 506 460 40.0 26,300 23,945 2,080 Dispatchers....................................................... 14.40 14.01 576 560 40.0 29,952 29,141 2,080 Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 14.40 13.26 576 530 40.0 29,954 27,581 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.70 15.00 623 587 39.7 30,780 29,557 1,960 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.52 16.04 661 642 40.0 34,186 33,359 2,070 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.14 14.21 598 568 39.5 28,602 27,679 1,889 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.86 14.24 593 570 39.9 30,469 29,536 2,050 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.66 15.00 627 600 40.1 32,547 31,200 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................. 17.99 16.21 720 648 40.0 37,415 33,717 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 12.09 10.56 483 422 40.0 25,137 21,965 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 13.61 12.52 545 501 40.0 28,318 26,042 2,080 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 13.82 12.95 553 518 40.0 28,743 26,928 2,080 Highway maintenance workers....................................... 15.36 14.73 614 589 40.0 31,755 30,638 2,067 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.21 18.16 769 726 40.0 39,963 37,773 2,080 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 17.51 16.44 700 658 40.0 36,418 34,195 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.73 15.00 629 600 40.0 32,728 31,200 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.29 14.46 612 578 40.0 31,804 30,077 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.28 23.37 891 935 40.0 46,350 48,610 2,080 Electrical power-line installers and repairers.................. 22.28 23.37 891 935 40.0 46,350 48,610 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 19.86 19.33 794 773 40.0 41,300 40,206 2,080 Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers.............. 23.48 26.00 939 1,040 40.0 48,830 54,082 2,080 Power plant operators........................................... 23.61 26.00 945 1,040 40.0 49,114 54,082 2,080 Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 17.19 16.00 687 640 40.0 35,748 33,280 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.60 19.52 698 771 37.5 33,448 33,030 1,799 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.