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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, 2003

	EMPLOYEES		AGGREGATE PAY		AVERAGE PAY

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

ALL AREAS

TOTAL	1,754,603	100.0	$100,854,347,590	100.0	$57,480	$51,296	$27.54	$24.58

GENERAL SCHEDULE	1,242,642	70.8	$70,674,049,908	70.1	$56,874	$53,073	$27.25	$25.43
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	187,079	10.7	$7,718,720,899	7.7	$41,259	$41,186	$19.77	$19.73
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	324,882	18.5	$22,461,576,783	22.3	$69,138	$64,243	$33.13	$30.78

TOTAL UNITED STATES

TOTAL	1,700,319	100.0	$98,114,915,092	100.0	$57,704	$51,356	$27.65	$24.61

GENERAL SCHEDULE	1,211,564	71.3	$69,255,010,676	70.6	$57,162	$53,195	$27.39	$25.49
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	183,960	10.8	$7,617,544,849	7.8	$41,409	$41,245	$19.84	$19.76
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	304,795	17.9	$21,242,359,567	21.7	$69,694	$65,406	$33.39	$31.34

WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA

TOTAL	278,552	100.0	$20,776,161,038	100.0	$74,586	$73,219	$35.74	$35.08

GENERAL SCHEDULE	207,312	74.4	$15,029,129,261	72.3	$72,495	$73,106	$34.74	$35.03
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	10,247	3.7	$432,169,635	2.1	$42,175	$42,416	$20.21	$20.32
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	60,993	21.9	$5,314,862,142	25.6	$87,139	$80,145	$41.75	$38.40

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

TOTAL	41,386	100.0	$2,178,232,855	100.0	$52,632	$51,163	$25.22	$24.52

GENERAL SCHEDULE	22,907	55.3	$1,071,544,674	49.2	$46,778	$45,042	$22.41	$21.58
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	1,809	4.4	$60,655,629	2.8	$33,530	$30,498	$16.07	$14.61
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	16,670	40.3	$1,046,032,552	48.0	$62,749	$58,143	$30.07	$27.86

U.S. TERRITORIES

TOTAL	12,886	100.0	$560,777,042	100.0	$43,518	$39,267	$20.85	$18.82

GENERAL SCHEDULE	8,171	63.4	$347,494,558	62.0	$42,528	$39,066	$20.38	$18.72
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	1,301	10.1	$40,222,502	7.2	$30,917	$29,130	$14.81	$13.96
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	3,414	26.5	$173,059,982	30.9	$50,691	$46,393	$24.29	$22.23

U.S. TERRITORIES

TOTAL	12	100.0	$422,601	100.0	$35,217	$32,500	$16.87	$15.57
GENERAL SCHEDULE	12	...	...	...	...	...	...	...

GENERAL SCHEDULE	12	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEMS	9	75.0	$297,919	70.5	$33,102	$32,250	$15.86	$15.45
OTHER ACTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION	3	25.0	$124,682	29.5	$41,561	$40,250	$19.91	$19.29

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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