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Federal Employment Statistics

TABLE 2 -- AGGREGATE AND AVERAGE ADJUSTED BASIC SALARY OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT BY PAY SYSTEM AND AREA, AS OF MARCH 31, 2004

	EMPLOYEES		AGGREGATE PAY		AVERAGE PAY

PAY SYSTEM	NUMBER	PERCENT	AMOUNT	PERCENT	MEAN ANNUAL	MEDIAN ANNUAL	MEAN HOURLY	MEDIAN HOURLY

ALL AREAS

TOTAL	1,744,758	100.0	$105,588,104,720	100.0	$60,517	$54,212	$29.00	$25.98

GENERAL SCHEDULE	1,244,413	71.3	$74,158,585,584	70.2	$59,593	$55,243	$28.55	$26.47
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	184,087	10.6	$7,749,325,663	7.3	$42,096	$42,072	$20.17	$20.16
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	316,258	18.1	$23,680,193,473	22.4	$74,876	$70,375	$35.88	$33.72

TOTAL UNITED STATES

TOTAL	1,690,528	100.0	$102,736,799,829	100.0	$60,772	$54,316	$29.12	$26.03

GENERAL SCHEDULE	1,214,178	71.8	$72,724,321,861	70.8	$59,896	$55,389	$28.70	$26.54
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	180,877	10.7	$7,642,822,034	7.4	$42,254	$42,133	$20.25	$20.19
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	295,473	17.5	$22,369,655,934	21.8	$75,708	$72,255	$36.28	$34.62

WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA

TOTAL	279,682	100.0	$21,981,073,104	100.0	$78,593	$77,020	$37.66	$36.90

GENERAL SCHEDULE	207,012	74.0	$15,794,017,046	71.9	$76,295	$76,285	$36.56	$36.55
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	9,797	3.5	$424,248,651	1.9	$43,304	$44,180	$20.75	$21.17
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	62,873	22.5	$5,762,807,407	26.2	$91,658	$80,450	$43.92	$38.55

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

TOTAL	41,616	100.0	$2,285,809,429	100.0	$54,926	$53,017	$26.32	$25.40

GENERAL SCHEDULE	22,362	53.7	$1,090,010,138	47.7	$48,744	$47,311	$23.36	$22.67
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	1,837	4.4	$63,523,753	2.8	$34,580	$31,275	$16.57	$14.99
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	17,417	41.9	$1,132,275,538	49.5	$65,010	$59,486	$31.15	$28.50

U.S. TERRITORIES

TOTAL	12,608	100.0	$565,242,345	100.0	$44,832	$40,262	$21.48	$19.29

GENERAL SCHEDULE	7,873	62.4	$344,253,585	60.9	$43,726	$39,489	$20.95	$18.92
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	1,368	10.9	$42,804,714	7.6	$31,290	$29,276	$14.99	$14.03
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	3,367	26.7	$178,184,046	31.5	$52,921	$48,099	$25.36	$23.05

U.S. TERRITORIES

TOTAL	6	100.0	$253,117	100.0	$42,186	$31,500	$20.21	$15.09
GENERAL SCHEDULE	6	...	...	...	...	...	...	...

GENERAL SCHEDULE	6	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	5	83.3	$175,162	69.2	$35,032	$31,250	$16.79	$14.97
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	1	16.7	$77,955	30.8	$77,955	$77,250	$37.35	$37.01

NOTE - PERCENTAGES ARE ROUNDED INDEPENDENTLY AND ARE NOT FORCED TO ADD TO TOTALS.
- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM (GM) EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL SCHEDULE FIGURES.

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