Table 4 State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3) Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(5) error(5) error(5) All workers........................................................... $23.14 2.8% $23.97 3.4% $13.70 5.6% Management occupations.............................................. 38.16 4.5 38.35 4.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 17.57 12.6 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.15 10.5 28.15 10.5 – – Level 10.................................................. 38.41 11.4 38.41 11.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.99 3.6 40.99 3.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.12 9.5 38.42 9.7 – – General and operations managers................................... 48.97 7.3 48.97 7.3 – – Financial managers................................................ 39.67 10.9 39.67 10.9 – – Education administrators.......................................... 39.28 5.1 39.57 5.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.09 7.3 43.09 7.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.70 13.5 37.40 14.6 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 44.53 5.7 44.89 5.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 45.41 6.6 45.41 6.6 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 34.81 11.1 35.65 12.7 – – Social and community service managers............................. 29.10 10.1 29.89 8.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.98 3.4 22.03 3.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.61 2.7 19.61 2.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.60 2.9 18.30 2.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 22.73 5.5 22.73 5.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.85 3.8 25.85 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.61 12.6 21.61 12.6 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.80 18.9 21.80 18.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 23.11 7.6 23.11 7.6 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 29.62 3.2 30.13 3.4 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 33.27 3.9 33.27 3.9 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.23 7.2 25.23 7.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.59 5.0 19.59 5.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.52 4.1 22.52 4.1 – – Engineers......................................................... 31.84 7.5 31.84 7.5 – – Civil engineers................................................. 31.03 10.1 31.03 10.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.78 3.7 19.78 3.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.44 5.5 19.44 5.5 – – Civil engineering technicians................................... 19.09 3.6 19.09 3.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 24.21 5.9 24.23 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 24.63 6.8 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.31 3.5 25.57 2.9 – – Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians...... 22.63 7.8 23.06 6.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.31 8.6 21.31 8.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.57 4.2 15.57 4.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.25 5.8 20.33 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.96 9.8 26.81 10.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.14 2.5 19.11 2.9 – – Counselors........................................................ 27.93 10.5 29.13 11.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.72 13.4 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 35.02 10.7 36.79 8.3 – – Social workers.................................................... 19.10 8.6 19.10 8.6 – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.97 8.1 17.97 8.1 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 19.71 7.6 19.71 7.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.24 7.5 22.24 7.5 – – Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists....... 20.51 4.0 20.51 4.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.15 5.1 21.15 5.1 – – Social and human service assistants............................. 18.40 19.6 18.40 19.6 – – Legal occupations................................................... 32.83 7.4 32.83 7.4 – – Lawyers........................................................... 36.31 10.9 36.31 10.9 – – Miscellaneous legal support workers............................... 22.80 6.7 22.80 6.7 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.16 5.0 32.68 5.2 15.37 4.6 Level 2 .................................................. 10.20 4.4 10.25 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.13 3.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.23 4.1 12.76 5.0 10.63 4.9 Level 6 .................................................. 16.27 9.7 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.22 6.1 29.95 4.2 13.22 13.3 Level 8 .................................................. 25.97 7.6 26.08 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.71 4.1 31.79 4.2 28.26 3.6 Level 10.................................................. 29.52 6.5 29.52 6.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.13 7.5 41.46 7.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.15 12.4 40.25 11.8 14.02 9.4 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 54.95 23.0 56.64 23.5 26.33 13.7 Level 9 .................................................. 25.41 9.5 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 44.22 8.1 44.79 8.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 50.06 4.0 52.53 2.7 27.65 19.1 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 36.61 5.8 37.92 8.8 28.45 21.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.57 7.2 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 30.54 26.7 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.65 3.7 31.37 3.8 17.27 14.8 Level 7 .................................................. 30.56 3.4 31.34 3.2 18.64 24.4 Level 8 .................................................. 27.29 6.2 27.22 6.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.98 4.5 32.01 4.6 30.47 4.1 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.12 18.4 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 25.43 6.8 25.60 7.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.73 3.7 26.74 4.2 – – Kindergarten teachers, except special education............... 25.01 2.9 25.18 2.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.65 3.6 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.75 3.4 31.01 3.7 14.99 13.1 Level 7 .................................................. 30.19 3.4 30.95 4.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.35 7.7 28.35 7.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.74 5.4 31.71 5.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.17 18.0 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.69 3.6 31.24 3.9 14.44 12.3 Level 7 .................................................. 29.90 5.7 30.84 5.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.16 8.4 29.16 8.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.89 5.5 31.86 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.66 17.9 – – – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 30.01 4.5 29.99 4.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.41 11.7 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.97 7.1 30.97 7.1 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 32.57 3.4 32.59 3.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 33.90 3.2 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.65 3.4 32.67 3.5 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................. 32.62 3.5 32.64 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.71 3.5 32.73 3.6 – – Special education teachers...................................... 30.89 2.7 30.94 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.70 3.7 31.78 3.9 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.......................................... 30.82 3.9 30.90 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.71 5.5 31.86 5.9 – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 30.98 3.6 – – – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 24.22 17.5 33.04 3.3 14.47 10.0 Level 9 .................................................. 31.07 5.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.18 24.6 – – 14.59 23.0 Library technicians............................................... 17.70 11.4 18.26 10.1 – – Instructional coordinators........................................ 27.30 2.4 27.23 2.3 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 11.76 2.2 12.18 3.2 10.64 3.9 Level 2 .................................................. 10.20 4.4 10.25 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.13 3.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.97 3.2 12.45 4.1 10.63 4.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.34 2.0 20.43 2.3 14.03 10.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.37 8.3 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.82 3.9 29.52 4.3 32.54 7.7 Level 7 .................................................. 26.38 5.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.72 5.6 32.73 5.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.52 6.5 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.70 18.3 29.70 18.3 – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.78 3.2 29.84 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.45 1.8 30.39 1.8 – – Therapists........................................................ 34.31 9.2 30.80 8.2 – – Speech-language pathologists.................................... 41.73 6.2 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.25 5.4 13.53 5.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.77 6.8 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.50 5.7 11.47 6.2 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.67 13.3 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.58 5.6 22.06 5.6 11.29 6.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.57 7.2 – – 8.57 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.57 5.2 – – 7.59 5.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.90 4.6 – – 11.43 1.3 Level 4 .................................................. 14.79 2.0 14.75 2.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.24 8.0 16.37 8.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.42 10.9 18.42 10.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.92 2.5 22.92 2.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.28 2.2 27.28 2.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers.......... 29.64 7.7 29.64 7.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.09 4.6 27.09 4.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives........ 32.14 8.5 32.14 8.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.29 6.2 28.29 6.2 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 17.23 14.5 17.29 14.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.75 18.0 15.75 18.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.42 5.3 19.42 5.3 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 18.07 4.9 18.14 5.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.94 7.6 17.94 7.6 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 18.07 4.9 18.14 5.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.94 7.6 17.94 7.6 – – Police officers................................................... 24.47 2.4 24.50 2.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.30 7.2 22.30 7.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.50 3.5 24.50 3.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.16 3.5 27.16 3.5 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 24.47 2.4 24.50 2.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.30 7.2 22.30 7.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.50 3.5 24.50 3.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.16 3.5 27.16 3.5 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 12.22 4.2 – – – – Security guards................................................. 12.22 4.2 – – – – Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 14.66 15.8 – – 10.07 6.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.57 7.2 – – 8.57 7.2 Level 2 .................................................. 7.57 5.2 – – 7.59 5.2 Level 3 .................................................. 10.88 1.0 – – 10.88 1.0 Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.............................................. 8.98 8.8 – – 8.91 9.3 Level 2 .................................................. 7.57 5.2 – – 7.59 5.2 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.61 5.4 10.28 6.6 11.31 6.3 Level 2 .................................................. 7.97 11.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.45 8.3 10.61 8.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.68 5.2 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 10.56 9.8 10.81 12.2 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.58 5.7 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.15 10.0 – – 11.72 6.9 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food......................................................... 11.33 6.3 – – 11.72 6.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.21 5.5 12.51 6.3 9.04 14.5 Level 1 .................................................. 10.03 4.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.72 2.1 10.75 2.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.29 6.6 11.90 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.79 4.5 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.62 3.4 11.97 3.1 8.06 9.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.99 1.9 11.01 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 7.2 12.42 3.7 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.93 4.8 12.35 4.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.67 4.4 11.69 4.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.69 8.8 12.68 4.7 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 12.73 15.5 12.80 16.7 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 12.91 17.2 12.96 18.6 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.66 6.8 11.73 9.4 9.64 7.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.03 4.4 – – 8.03 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.56 13.4 – – 9.34 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 9.87 7.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.33 8.1 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 9.81 9.7 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.66 4.7 – – 10.67 7.1 Level 2 .................................................. 9.68 9.9 – – 9.68 9.9 Recreation workers.............................................. 11.64 4.7 – – 10.64 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.68 9.9 – – 9.68 9.9 Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.79 16.9 13.49 20.3 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.57 10.7 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.54 11.1 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.54 11.1 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.19 1.9 15.56 2.4 11.27 5.5 Level 2 .................................................. 8.81 4.3 – – 8.13 2.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.93 2.2 11.90 2.2 12.10 8.2 Level 4 .................................................. 13.66 1.8 13.98 1.2 11.20 12.3 Level 5 .................................................. 16.23 2.7 16.30 2.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.25 4.1 17.25 4.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.16 5.0 17.65 4.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 20.90 10.7 20.84 10.9 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.43 4.2 14.89 4.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.58 1.9 14.58 1.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.73 8.4 16.73 8.4 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.88 5.4 15.51 5.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.07 3.1 15.08 3.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.18 8.0 18.18 8.0 – – Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 16.26 6.3 16.29 6.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.62 3.1 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.38 7.9 20.38 7.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.66 6.3 – – – – Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.93 3.9 15.93 3.9 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.31 4.1 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 16.72 8.0 16.75 8.3 – – Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers......................... 16.64 10.9 16.68 11.4 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.79 3.3 15.79 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.53 5.9 13.53 5.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.61 4.2 15.61 4.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.87 4.7 15.87 4.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.07 7.4 20.07 7.4 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.75 6.7 16.75 6.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.25 3.6 15.25 3.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.96 4.3 13.96 4.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.93 7.0 12.93 7.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.48 6.8 15.48 6.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.95 4.4 14.40 3.7 11.82 9.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.76 4.1 11.90 2.8 11.27 11.2 Level 4 .................................................. 13.44 5.1 14.24 4.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.02 4.0 16.42 2.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.21 16.7 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.78 4.5 17.84 4.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.07 6.6 14.07 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.66 4.4 16.66 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.67 4.0 20.67 4.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.65 3.0 21.65 3.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.83 15.3 17.83 15.3 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 17.19 4.9 17.19 4.9 – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 16.85 5.6 16.85 5.6 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 18.54 17.4 18.54 17.4 – – Highway maintenance workers....................................... 14.89 7.8 15.01 8.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.18 6.1 21.40 6.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.58 3.9 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.73 4.5 16.73 4.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.84 11.4 23.12 9.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.96 5.1 25.96 5.1 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.03 8.8 20.54 9.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.17 7.9 16.17 7.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.63 13.4 23.17 10.9 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.81 8.2 20.31 8.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.17 7.9 16.17 7.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.63 13.4 23.17 10.9 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.12 3.1 17.12 3.1 – – Production occupations.............................................. 20.42 6.3 20.68 6.0 – – Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators....... 19.45 6.7 19.87 6.1 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.83 8.6 15.40 10.4 13.03 10.6 Level 3 .................................................. 14.86 6.2 15.05 8.9 14.58 1.8 Level 4 .................................................. 15.41 8.7 16.41 9.7 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 13.43 7.8 13.23 9.2 13.83 10.4 Level 3 .................................................. 15.29 4.3 15.67 6.8 14.87 2.5 Level 4 .................................................. 13.79 7.6 – – – – Bus drivers, transit and intercity.............................. 15.42 6.2 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 12.49 8.3 11.49 9.9 13.77 11.7 Level 3 .................................................. 14.75 2.8 – – 14.94 2.5 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, 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. 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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 data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.