Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 16
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.70
$11.36
$16.39
$25.21
$36.50
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
Advertising and promotions managers ........................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Public relations managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Compensation and benefits managers .....................................
Training and development managers .......................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Purchasing managers ...................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program ...................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Food service managers ................................................................
Funeral directors ..........................................................................
Lodging managers .......................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Natural sciences managers ..........................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
19.23
28.84
19.66
3.46
18.27
24.09
27.22
21.57
17.60
18.01
28.61
20.71
22.85
22.58
25.58
22.56
19.50
17.50
20.50
18.58
25.58
47.65
25.96
3.46
22.60
31.03
34.19
28.85
19.87
20.68
38.37
26.02
24.21
27.24
25.58
29.95
26.40
23.78
26.07
25.68
35.74
65.02
38.01
14.42
29.98
41.35
44.25
38.46
32.54
27.48
47.84
35.21
28.28
36.59
25.58
38.68
35.09
33.14
32.88
35.33
48.62
90.91
52.89
32.05
38.89
54.95
57.20
50.80
49.45
35.00
59.87
49.78
40.96
44.20
31.23
44.46
47.69
42.55
42.31
46.40
63.94
115.39
76.61
40.28
49.23
72.95
80.97
66.56
70.84
44.20
70.18
66.88
53.20
59.27
41.49
53.03
65.26
50.89
51.47
57.01
11.00
27.03
20.71
34.05
14.62
16.00
11.85
20.25
29.09
13.20
14.95
13.25
33.78
22.97
41.95
16.75
17.75
13.70
26.71
41.24
19.23
17.07
20.75
42.20
32.23
52.54
21.01
19.50
17.48
33.96
48.55
24.04
22.41
28.37
50.29
46.22
62.44
27.78
25.52
26.84
44.68
51.75
29.10
30.50
28.37
59.73
59.59
68.36
38.49
32.34
38.46
61.57
58.04
39.66
33.05
16.80
16.86
16.45
16.50
15.90
20.19
19.84
18.38
18.32
24.47
25.93
24.34
23.15
22.89
26.50
33.09
31.09
30.36
30.29
30.36
42.85
38.95
37.84
37.99
31.42
16.77
16.00
16.81
15.87
16.81
15.26
20.07
21.12
19.90
19.16
19.48
17.51
21.74
27.40
24.76
23.39
24.77
24.28
29.89
38.97
30.02
29.40
31.14
28.85
33.50
43.27
36.86
38.65
36.41
35.15
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage ..........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Logisticians ..................................................................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Meeting and convention planners ................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Budget analysts ............................................................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Personal financial advisors ......................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Financial examiners .....................................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan counselors .......................................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents ..........
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents .......................
$18.08
19.78
16.83
16.83
15.89
19.74
16.68
18.21
21.33
13.66
17.97
20.04
14.66
10.45
14.66
12.34
12.05
$20.28
24.04
18.58
20.19
18.07
25.31
20.01
22.56
24.43
17.85
19.95
22.98
15.62
14.17
16.38
15.19
15.19
$29.18
30.86
24.54
25.43
23.19
26.17
23.53
29.46
31.04
22.90
27.50
30.58
23.85
14.17
24.13
19.56
19.72
$37.71
41.64
26.34
32.13
30.01
33.78
29.70
37.53
38.62
34.13
36.26
33.51
35.58
20.52
36.46
26.13
26.19
$49.11
50.48
26.34
40.00
35.52
45.76
37.50
53.24
55.47
52.89
47.65
40.89
51.45
60.13
51.45
33.46
33.46
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer and information scientists, research ...........................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Database administrators ...............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
Operations research analysts .......................................................
Statisticians ..................................................................................
Miscellaneous mathematical scientists ........................................
19.48
24.89
19.74
26.44
26.30
28.47
14.15
23.56
19.99
19.45
21.15
27.44
20.68
16.18
14.82
25.27
29.35
24.84
33.51
32.76
33.93
17.85
29.16
22.66
24.04
25.64
31.97
25.27
17.44
16.20
33.67
42.30
31.04
40.79
40.72
40.79
22.57
35.65
31.25
29.23
29.74
39.37
35.85
22.60
16.70
41.76
53.65
37.16
47.87
47.70
48.04
30.65
42.60
38.65
37.35
36.29
50.48
44.49
39.16
29.97
50.40
62.40
45.67
56.56
55.01
56.56
40.19
50.51
45.34
42.16
45.31
56.13
60.27
47.11
29.97
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Architects, except naval ...............................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................
Landscape architects ................................................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ......................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists .....................................
Surveyors .................................................................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Aerospace engineers ................................................................
Chemical engineers .................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Computer hardware engineers .................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
17.30
21.61
21.61
21.63
14.82
13.81
15.75
24.57
29.81
30.87
21.64
25.91
25.48
22.71
24.16
24.10
24.16
17.06
14.82
19.71
29.43
37.14
31.08
25.00
31.68
30.29
30.03
28.85
29.06
24.16
22.00
14.82
27.23
35.58
48.98
33.40
31.56
42.59
36.01
38.72
38.46
38.69
30.13
28.85
22.00
35.92
43.80
54.85
49.48
38.51
47.81
43.76
47.82
44.23
44.23
35.40
40.23
22.00
51.50
51.75
64.51
52.97
46.00
60.02
51.30
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer ..............................
Environmental engineers .........................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety
engineers and inspectors ................................................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ....................................
Materials engineers ..................................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Nuclear engineers ....................................................................
Petroleum engineers ................................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters ...........................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians .................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Electro-mechanical technicians ...............................................
Environmental engineering technicians ..................................
Industrial engineering technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ............................................
$24.00
26.99
26.08
24.04
$30.29
30.10
28.70
28.14
$35.58
36.11
36.29
33.65
$43.22
44.24
49.87
39.22
$51.05
52.08
61.00
47.41
24.98
24.04
22.66
25.00
25.00
33.77
26.18
14.42
14.42
12.75
15.50
12.90
20.00
10.39
12.11
17.21
15.00
16.82
16.98
11.74
31.07
27.93
25.16
28.22
28.00
36.83
34.65
17.79
18.27
16.31
18.10
17.85
22.00
12.90
16.31
22.21
17.40
20.15
18.13
13.27
34.85
33.17
28.70
32.18
31.92
39.87
43.27
21.61
23.25
22.73
21.13
22.17
24.16
18.15
22.60
26.00
32.52
24.01
19.60
17.31
45.22
38.39
34.28
39.89
38.46
44.16
65.87
27.81
28.77
25.07
24.96
27.35
26.93
22.63
27.30
28.56
38.25
28.89
25.89
22.85
54.20
44.92
36.83
53.85
45.00
50.93
75.70
32.14
32.21
28.43
29.19
31.85
30.90
27.00
30.79
30.50
41.40
31.64
33.59
32.50
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists ...............................................
Animal scientists .................................................................
Food scientists and technologists ........................................
Soil and plant scientists .......................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists .............................................
Microbiologists ....................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists .......................................
Conservation scientists and foresters .......................................
Conservation scientists ........................................................
Foresters ..............................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Astronomers and physicists .....................................................
Physicists .............................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Materials scientists ..............................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists .............................
15.46
16.99
17.79
24.04
21.73
15.73
17.38
17.48
18.75
16.59
15.87
15.82
15.87
16.59
18.94
24.87
33.24
20.98
19.61
26.43
17.22
19.71
20.04
23.78
24.60
27.21
21.56
20.46
27.00
19.29
21.82
18.88
21.76
18.02
19.11
23.08
36.66
40.48
24.10
22.78
28.85
22.53
26.23
26.58
27.21
26.34
37.36
23.78
29.68
34.61
20.46
24.38
25.50
26.34
23.09
25.02
29.61
42.90
44.25
28.85
27.50
39.42
29.33
34.34
36.26
37.36
69.78
41.49
29.37
37.43
40.76
25.72
24.80
28.83
28.83
27.27
35.99
38.86
46.70
47.18
38.86
35.55
48.32
35.20
46.35
47.32
41.49
73.55
41.49
38.17
51.87
58.91
33.31
37.43
37.97
39.78
32.29
46.77
50.19
71.37
71.37
51.99
45.00
57.76
49.27
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers ...........
Hydrologists ........................................................................
Economists ..................................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Sociologists ..................................................................................
Urban and regional planners ........................................................
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ...................
Agricultural and food science technicians ...................................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians .........................................
Nuclear technicians .....................................................................
Social science research assistants ................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Environmental science and protection technicians, including
health .................................................................................
$16.53
22.53
17.22
19.23
20.77
21.39
21.50
21.62
17.46
19.64
12.31
8.00
11.52
14.00
29.14
29.06
15.52
13.00
$22.51
33.05
19.04
20.54
23.73
24.04
24.65
25.13
17.90
22.54
12.31
8.50
13.04
17.43
34.86
30.59
19.50
15.46
$26.79
38.46
19.28
29.25
30.10
30.10
32.94
33.50
22.92
26.70
22.47
16.40
17.63
21.68
35.19
33.95
21.52
19.98
$33.41
49.82
31.43
39.45
39.90
39.95
45.86
47.63
31.91
32.02
32.25
19.57
22.15
26.23
42.08
41.84
25.79
25.65
$43.12
59.05
33.00
84.14
50.48
50.48
60.63
61.24
33.44
36.61
49.45
26.02
25.78
31.05
50.24
45.06
30.55
30.59
15.46
17.57
24.63
30.59
30.59
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Marriage and family therapists ................................................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
Clergy ..........................................................................................
Directors, religious activities and education ...............................
11.89
12.36
12.07
14.84
14.36
13.27
9.56
13.24
12.95
14.42
12.82
9.68
16.35
14.00
9.00
12.51
18.03
14.07
15.50
14.40
18.68
14.36
16.66
11.58
15.10
14.44
17.48
14.36
12.38
19.43
16.26
10.52
12.51
18.37
17.51
20.51
18.08
27.10
29.49
19.48
15.00
18.41
16.96
21.72
17.55
15.09
22.27
20.12
12.88
12.83
19.90
23.89
29.49
22.30
37.29
29.49
25.45
16.83
23.61
22.00
26.81
21.48
19.46
38.67
28.46
15.39
17.38
22.01
32.21
38.92
22.74
46.37
32.00
30.70
24.03
29.33
27.94
30.69
25.00
27.48
40.75
34.89
18.04
21.02
43.22
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .............................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Court reporters .........................................................................
Law clerks ...............................................................................
16.83
24.29
25.74
42.07
14.50
14.09
15.90
14.74
20.31
34.38
43.09
50.48
17.30
16.17
17.74
14.80
31.66
48.81
56.41
58.66
20.09
21.36
23.28
18.09
50.48
69.71
74.79
76.73
26.44
25.56
31.28
23.83
76.02
87.18
82.12
82.12
32.21
33.56
36.06
25.44
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers .............................
$12.69
$16.83
$22.06
$25.58
$33.56
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers,
postsecondary ................................................................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary ......
Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
Economics teachers, postsecondary ....................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary ............................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary ................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
11.54
23.56
31.88
23.79
22.84
27.34
28.77
40.05
31.90
32.18
28.67
21.97
30.87
39.98
31.66
23.79
31.66
40.05
43.36
38.45
38.45
32.76
30.46
40.00
53.83
42.47
43.83
41.28
49.30
55.90
42.08
41.75
41.41
40.06
53.29
83.10
56.00
58.17
51.32
77.84
81.37
49.57
49.57
51.90
51.65
69.31
108.99
60.62
60.62
62.57
89.19
92.50
72.12
68.87
71.02
21.81
28.67
40.31
27.15
36.49
38.41
37.06
26.20
22.52
27.42
26.75
27.09
25.91
22.66
22.19
36.49
31.38
48.79
32.24
39.69
38.41
38.49
30.02
27.15
36.47
30.47
31.25
29.51
32.42
32.42
48.68
34.62
51.54
41.05
44.61
58.45
42.89
39.18
38.01
50.96
40.40
48.87
34.07
41.15
41.15
61.74
42.63
70.16
56.83
63.16
59.43
51.28
40.53
52.16
66.55
62.68
66.36
37.35
46.65
46.65
75.74
55.31
82.61
66.55
71.69
59.43
64.10
59.34
61.46
74.77
85.64
97.51
41.29
50.40
50.40
26.21
27.47
29.93
54.05
52.53
71.67
72.69
77.18
88.69
95.19
23.46
23.16
20.04
28.23
15.90
27.87
26.92
21.38
26.97
18.59
19.56
9.00
8.50
12.75
29.32
28.21
31.91
34.94
15.90
30.15
31.54
27.20
30.09
21.38
25.93
11.21
10.10
22.92
37.78
35.64
37.58
42.55
27.26
39.27
37.02
37.16
30.09
25.80
31.58
14.99
12.67
29.32
48.92
42.10
49.88
55.53
46.81
47.42
48.97
50.00
43.59
38.86
39.53
28.91
17.00
36.88
59.03
51.72
62.62
68.53
72.82
59.17
55.15
64.42
49.59
47.21
49.15
35.50
32.33
45.93
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Special education teachers, secondary school .....................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ............................
Curators ...................................................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Farm and home management advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
$22.89
22.84
$26.80
26.75
$32.08
32.02
$40.60
41.13
$49.73
50.68
23.09
23.29
26.95
26.55
32.34
32.20
38.62
39.95
46.36
49.03
23.57
22.57
22.46
26.74
23.29
27.50
32.23
30.85
33.86
39.95
37.93
43.56
49.12
46.92
53.56
22.05
22.75
24.85
16.32
27.20
26.55
27.77
25.72
34.35
32.12
34.85
34.31
45.73
36.06
43.34
45.10
56.70
45.71
52.45
56.35
18.00
19.23
13.70
13.70
17.31
10.89
11.96
19.23
8.24
20.04
19.23
16.15
21.65
20.95
12.38
13.58
19.79
9.23
29.85
19.23
23.85
25.08
27.33
14.19
26.41
26.52
10.78
33.26
22.68
29.08
29.12
35.99
17.50
36.20
33.85
12.62
40.67
33.48
33.83
36.71
45.62
23.33
38.80
38.09
15.54
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Artists and related workers ..........................................................
Art directors .............................................................................
Multi-media artists and animators ...........................................
Designers .....................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers ......................................
Fashion designers ....................................................................
Floral designers .......................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Interior designers .....................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers .......................
Set and exhibit designers .........................................................
Actors, producers, and directors ..................................................
Producers and directors ...........................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Musicians and singers ..............................................................
Announcers ..................................................................................
Radio and television announcers .............................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
12.00
14.78
17.59
18.11
12.00
21.15
20.37
9.00
13.29
15.00
9.65
16.68
12.88
12.88
11.74
12.02
19.73
26.40
12.86
13.13
11.00
11.00
15.87
18.75
18.91
18.75
15.00
25.55
24.71
9.75
15.00
17.30
11.40
18.34
17.43
17.43
14.42
14.56
25.63
31.92
15.00
15.38
13.13
13.00
21.41
21.64
24.94
21.35
19.75
31.96
38.46
10.00
18.75
22.60
16.80
33.04
24.22
24.22
24.50
26.42
31.92
31.92
19.87
19.87
20.91
20.65
30.23
29.22
34.48
26.31
27.46
38.82
38.46
12.10
24.00
28.00
18.00
45.00
46.55
46.55
43.27
48.08
39.72
48.40
45.67
45.67
35.50
32.09
43.31
40.09
45.35
33.65
35.84
41.07
137.36
15.00
30.21
35.84
22.43
63.40
65.00
65.00
58.17
60.64
53.15
55.18
93.75
93.75
65.61
61.41
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Technical writers .....................................................................
Writers and authors ..................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
Broadcast technicians ..............................................................
Sound engineering technicians ................................................
Photographers ..............................................................................
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and
editors ....................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture ........
$17.77
14.25
14.05
15.41
11.88
12.60
8.19
$20.30
19.01
19.01
21.05
16.43
19.25
17.16
$25.16
23.75
21.81
27.72
17.21
20.80
20.80
$30.18
32.01
29.57
36.01
28.14
26.70
25.50
$37.84
44.30
43.88
47.28
43.59
28.61
28.61
12.02
13.50
9.35
20.50
8.92
15.95
16.36
13.94
20.50
9.38
20.50
20.24
17.97
32.19
13.97
29.31
24.48
29.31
34.15
16.29
34.67
33.38
34.67
37.55
22.44
13.86
12.18
14.41
14.41
18.26
15.76
25.96
25.96
33.10
46.50
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dentists ........................................................................................
Dentists, general ......................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Optometrists ................................................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Anesthesiologists .....................................................................
Family and general practitioners .............................................
Internists, general ....................................................................
Pediatricians, general ...............................................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Surgeons ..................................................................................
Physician assistants .....................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Audiologists .............................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Radiation therapists .................................................................
Recreational therapists .............................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Veterinarians ................................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
14.03
26.63
39.86
16.63
42.11
40.61
19.62
23.10
29.16
16.07
21.44
59.71
29.61
23.29
20.83
17.09
18.74
22.50
23.76
24.38
12.67
18.57
22.69
29.95
12.04
15.56
10.69
21.07
15.37
11.38
18.07
53.85
53.85
19.50
42.11
44.75
23.20
77.28
58.74
21.78
21.44
62.50
59.89
30.89
23.50
22.03
20.89
24.14
27.74
30.89
14.18
20.20
24.73
29.95
14.85
18.66
13.35
26.92
20.00
13.77
24.00
53.85
53.85
21.33
55.00
47.00
62.26
77.28
67.79
52.44
62.50
78.00
62.50
35.91
27.39
26.25
24.61
27.54
31.00
35.74
17.09
22.29
28.19
43.30
17.66
22.95
16.00
31.00
24.75
21.55
31.53
71.75
77.13
26.74
61.67
50.00
77.29
92.63
67.79
64.92
80.65
78.00
125.50
41.82
33.08
32.00
28.18
32.92
35.54
37.97
23.09
25.00
34.47
46.58
23.11
26.35
18.67
35.00
30.00
33.64
44.25
119.05
119.05
29.00
61.67
52.00
98.84
115.39
82.45
96.15
85.94
87.91
159.58
52.89
39.66
37.97
29.78
38.70
44.72
39.09
24.72
28.01
43.74
46.58
27.04
30.31
22.78
39.00
35.21
38.26
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Diagnostic medical sonographers ............................................
Nuclear medicine technologists ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Dietetic technicians .................................................................
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ........
Occupational health and safety specialists ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers .....
Athletic trainers .......................................................................
$24.93
25.50
16.00
9.35
11.00
7.99
10.56
10.00
16.43
13.96
11.54
13.73
9.86
12.21
15.56
15.56
15.10
14.17
$25.89
28.13
20.03
10.43
13.20
8.09
11.80
13.23
17.66
15.74
12.99
15.53
11.44
13.73
20.19
18.51
17.31
15.10
$30.45
33.00
24.00
14.00
15.87
12.09
14.00
15.90
19.47
18.05
14.79
17.67
14.58
16.85
23.81
21.29
23.73
15.57
$34.15
37.85
28.83
18.36
18.78
16.55
16.02
19.46
22.98
19.92
18.48
20.10
17.89
21.59
27.35
27.59
35.20
18.88
$37.01
40.04
32.25
25.36
22.10
17.83
19.50
25.76
26.66
23.00
23.13
23.28
22.09
28.01
29.50
30.60
35.20
24.54
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Occupational therapist assistants .............................................
Occupational therapist aides ....................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Massage therapists .......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
8.50
8.00
7.08
8.18
8.78
9.38
10.38
9.38
9.00
13.75
8.50
10.66
9.27
12.00
9.00
10.00
11.17
8.53
9.75
9.71
9.23
8.67
9.25
9.80
10.38
14.37
9.67
10.22
17.00
9.25
13.33
10.84
14.00
10.55
11.56
12.52
9.77
10.00
11.37
10.51
9.90
10.65
11.91
15.27
17.42
12.17
13.50
21.65
10.22
20.00
12.99
16.00
12.45
12.50
13.82
11.00
10.00
14.07
12.50
11.04
12.61
15.65
18.27
19.59
15.45
21.65
27.82
12.25
20.00
15.78
18.13
15.00
15.44
16.23
12.17
13.94
17.10
15.36
12.10
15.24
17.88
23.00
23.00
18.03
30.00
33.00
13.69
42.69
18.71
21.00
18.27
18.33
20.00
17.00
16.04
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers .........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention
workers ..................................................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Fire inspectors .............................................................................
9.00
17.29
11.00
20.65
11.10
24.87
15.71
27.21
16.36
32.38
25.33
33.27
24.92
39.35
35.32
39.46
31.98
46.50
42.81
47.60
18.35
12.26
14.44
22.08
15.35
14.44
26.88
19.64
21.40
32.38
24.44
26.84
40.90
30.44
31.93
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Fire inspectors and investigators .............................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Bailiffs .....................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ..........................................
Fish and game wardens ...............................................................
Parking enforcement workers ......................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Animal control workers ...............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
$14.44
11.35
12.98
11.35
16.76
11.17
11.46
15.03
15.03
10.52
7.27
7.27
7.53
$14.44
12.87
16.08
12.82
20.48
15.62
14.35
18.99
18.98
12.18
8.76
8.75
9.66
$19.47
16.15
21.21
15.89
26.63
20.90
17.23
24.28
24.28
15.93
10.00
10.00
12.50
$27.46
22.68
26.02
22.68
31.87
24.12
22.61
29.33
29.34
22.82
12.00
12.00
16.51
$32.15
28.24
29.81
28.14
37.92
26.18
22.61
34.31
34.31
24.15
14.98
15.00
21.67
7.50
7.53
8.49
11.00
14.08
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
4.35
6.75
8.50
11.00
14.11
9.23
10.19
11.11
13.00
14.00
16.35
17.78
20.72
20.72
25.05
9.10
7.10
6.00
8.00
7.50
6.75
6.75
2.13
4.15
2.13
4.35
6.00
11.00
8.25
7.00
9.02
8.71
7.50
7.73
3.15
5.39
2.44
5.75
6.75
13.53
10.00
7.85
10.80
10.00
9.00
9.14
5.30
7.39
4.30
7.00
8.00
17.40
11.99
8.75
13.12
12.00
11.00
10.99
7.30
8.51
6.09
8.50
9.62
20.00
14.00
10.83
15.38
13.81
12.00
13.62
8.90
10.50
7.49
9.99
11.50
6.00
6.75
8.00
9.68
11.50
6.67
4.50
6.50
5.11
6.80
7.35
7.12
7.00
8.00
8.19
7.75
8.00
9.00
10.00
8.88
10.00
10.91
12.54
10.68
13.52
7.25
8.37
10.74
14.44
18.82
11.23
13.26
19.23
24.71
25.34
10.67
12.88
17.46
19.59
25.34
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$13.00
7.00
$17.19
8.05
$25.12
10.00
$25.12
13.00
$27.64
16.58
7.49
6.75
12.00
7.79
7.75
11.15
8.67
7.40
13.56
8.59
8.50
13.43
10.78
8.19
15.39
11.05
10.76
16.75
13.69
9.70
17.50
15.13
15.00
20.61
17.71
12.26
19.23
18.43
17.93
23.31
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ....................
Gaming supervisors .................................................................
Slot key persons .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ..........................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..........
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Manicurists and pedicurists .....................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ..................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ..................................................
Concierges ...............................................................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Flight attendants ......................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
Residential advisors .....................................................................
5.97
10.00
10.61
9.36
10.00
8.25
5.50
5.50
7.28
7.41
6.25
5.96
7.50
6.75
6.50
7.50
8.27
6.00
5.51
9.07
8.25
8.24
14.08
25.87
6.89
10.94
13.39
10.38
12.26
9.35
5.77
5.75
7.32
7.50
7.50
7.25
8.64
8.00
7.90
8.27
8.27
7.10
6.35
10.00
9.05
9.05
24.13
26.90
9.39
12.55
15.72
11.02
14.77
9.45
6.34
6.34
8.06
14.64
9.07
8.06
10.09
10.50
10.63
11.85
8.75
8.50
8.00
13.46
12.00
11.26
30.10
30.13
12.50
15.72
18.75
11.76
18.02
15.47
6.57
6.55
8.75
18.19
11.94
11.94
13.15
14.60
14.87
18.14
14.98
11.70
9.00
18.19
14.45
14.45
37.59
44.40
18.19
20.63
21.78
11.80
23.46
19.58
7.38
7.31
11.15
18.19
14.82
14.82
16.56
20.12
21.62
22.36
16.05
18.19
11.70
18.19
20.20
20.20
46.93
47.75
8.98
6.25
7.35
8.14
9.67
8.00
5.63
10.15
7.00
9.00
10.07
12.98
9.63
5.63
14.16
8.50
9.90
13.09
14.42
12.50
9.65
19.50
10.04
10.95
17.49
15.68
17.64
12.21
22.54
12.30
12.50
22.12
25.00
21.76
13.14
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
7.85
10.27
10.27
9.73
13.00
12.24
13.75
16.35
15.66
21.63
21.80
19.23
35.43
31.88
24.61
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers .............................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Pest control workers ....................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
Tree trimmers and pruners .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ...
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Advertising sales agents ..............................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ......
Travel agents ...............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ..........................
Demonstrators and product promoters ....................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................................
Real estate brokers ...................................................................
Real estate sales agents ............................................................
Sales engineers ............................................................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers ..................................................................
$13.15
7.16
6.78
6.75
8.55
8.00
7.50
9.50
7.50
9.18
13.00
15.39
7.50
14.13
$16.06
8.35
7.75
7.65
10.17
9.58
8.50
11.50
8.95
13.52
15.65
21.19
9.15
18.00
$24.88
10.37
9.00
8.82
11.88
12.00
10.00
13.71
11.29
17.92
19.72
33.28
13.75
25.14
$37.92
13.71
11.04
11.00
12.94
15.69
12.51
17.31
15.43
25.41
29.68
58.15
17.64
37.50
$54.36
19.08
13.60
13.50
14.12
20.64
17.05
21.48
23.34
34.62
43.65
109.67
23.22
50.48
16.90
20.96
31.25
41.15
56.13
13.01
9.92
9.92
10.80
12.70
10.00
23.52
7.00
8.71
17.13
11.54
11.54
13.30
14.59
13.00
27.78
8.00
10.00
23.63
13.93
13.93
20.00
22.82
19.03
33.32
10.00
12.95
33.73
20.43
20.43
30.99
29.73
31.25
40.50
12.74
21.25
46.72
26.56
26.56
53.76
34.87
66.94
47.61
18.36
28.29
13.52
16.23
19.81
28.07
28.48
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Brokerage clerks ..........................................................................
Correspondence clerks .................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
9.51
11.43
14.30
17.84
22.21
14.42
7.74
8.98
9.66
8.50
9.90
10.22
12.00
11.00
9.00
12.48
11.54
11.11
10.75
9.45
13.46
17.23
9.00
10.14
11.22
11.50
11.65
12.00
14.40
14.00
9.95
15.08
12.69
12.79
12.00
11.74
14.88
20.65
11.29
13.35
13.98
14.00
13.86
14.90
16.24
15.76
10.92
17.23
14.42
15.67
13.99
14.42
17.81
25.83
14.12
20.61
16.70
16.81
16.25
17.65
20.03
18.93
12.63
20.38
16.83
18.46
17.25
17.96
19.15
30.29
16.43
21.16
20.10
21.25
18.93
21.15
21.87
20.92
14.76
23.11
19.41
20.95
19.48
22.59
21.24
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Desktop publishers ......................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
Proofreaders and copy markers ...................................................
Statistical assistants .....................................................................
$8.50
7.13
8.75
9.63
10.99
10.01
9.00
12.00
8.67
8.00
12.00
8.40
9.51
10.96
9.00
11.59
12.00
8.50
8.29
9.50
11.00
13.09
14.00
10.00
10.57
12.04
9.59
9.50
10.71
11.30
10.40
7.65
9.41
9.28
10.82
10.82
$9.82
8.40
10.48
11.22
12.67
10.96
10.75
13.71
10.00
9.38
16.19
9.60
12.00
12.19
11.95
12.25
14.50
10.00
9.80
10.80
13.50
15.95
14.50
11.33
12.62
13.35
11.18
10.82
12.38
13.80
12.10
9.71
11.00
10.01
11.00
12.45
$11.85
9.26
12.50
12.90
14.82
12.80
13.07
16.20
12.00
13.80
17.79
11.00
15.82
15.47
16.00
14.89
17.89
12.32
12.00
13.29
16.58
19.23
18.00
13.51
15.50
15.60
12.98
12.25
15.17
16.04
14.87
10.52
13.27
11.46
13.44
15.54
$14.90
10.40
14.97
15.41
17.13
14.42
17.08
19.14
14.00
18.00
24.62
12.50
20.54
19.61
21.44
19.79
23.22
15.05
14.73
15.71
20.73
23.62
25.43
16.77
18.64
18.95
15.70
14.58
17.80
23.48
17.68
12.74
16.27
12.87
16.31
20.00
$15.35
11.96
17.34
18.08
19.85
17.54
20.26
22.55
16.67
20.91
36.00
13.99
26.24
23.69
28.34
26.29
25.96
18.24
17.95
17.68
25.54
27.89
29.71
20.00
22.42
21.81
17.86
16.05
21.79
27.01
20.75
16.42
19.71
18.27
24.26
21.69
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers of farming, fishing, and
forestry workers .....................................................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products ...................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .....
Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals ....................................
Logging workers ..........................................................................
Logging equipment operators ..................................................
7.00
8.28
10.85
15.10
21.39
13.00
6.92
6.75
6.75
9.82
10.00
12.00
13.00
7.30
7.50
7.50
9.94
12.75
13.90
16.95
8.50
9.42
9.42
12.32
13.90
22.29
23.10
9.65
11.00
10.97
12.32
22.29
22.29
23.10
14.15
13.45
14.00
12.32
22.29
22.29
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-12
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Boilermakers ................................................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons ............................
Brickmasons and blockmasons ................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ..............................
Carpet installers .......................................................................
Tile and marble setters .............................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .............
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ....................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ............................................
Tapers ......................................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Glaziers ........................................................................................
Insulation workers .......................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall .............................
Insulation workers, mechanical ...............................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Plasterers and stucco masons .......................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers .............................................
Roofers ........................................................................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers .................................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile
and marble setters ..............................................................
Helpers--carpenters ..................................................................
Helpers--electricians ................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco
masons ...............................................................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...
Helpers--roofers .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Elevator installers and repairers ..................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$10.00
$13.00
$17.62
$24.50
$31.70
16.75
16.75
18.00
18.76
12.50
10.38
10.38
14.00
12.00
12.00
8.45
11.00
10.30
20.00
17.50
20.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
16.82
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
13.30
12.20
25.00
19.82
25.66
25.66
19.00
18.00
20.00
15.84
19.00
19.00
13.00
16.53
14.38
31.25
23.50
28.00
28.00
24.46
22.00
28.42
20.00
22.04
22.04
19.00
23.00
17.99
37.00
26.96
38.25
38.25
31.39
36.42
36.60
25.36
27.00
27.02
24.40
29.53
21.14
11.50
12.67
12.67
13.00
12.14
6.50
12.30
11.00
12.99
10.00
10.00
12.50
10.57
13.76
13.00
12.00
10.00
11.25
16.00
8.50
13.97
13.27
13.27
15.50
15.50
12.00
13.82
12.30
15.00
12.00
12.00
15.78
11.00
16.76
15.24
15.00
11.50
14.00
21.06
10.00
17.04
16.00
15.75
18.00
20.19
16.75
16.00
14.97
16.14
13.50
13.50
20.50
14.50
21.00
15.68
15.00
14.00
17.45
25.84
11.72
26.26
20.00
20.00
22.20
30.50
25.20
18.00
14.97
18.80
18.00
18.00
29.31
24.80
29.99
17.70
18.00
20.00
23.42
29.43
14.00
29.53
26.93
26.93
24.69
36.27
28.70
19.56
17.26
20.77
22.00
22.00
33.70
27.88
34.31
20.00
24.80
26.00
34.27
52.30
19.00
8.00
9.50
8.00
10.00
11.00
9.00
14.00
12.50
10.00
21.23
14.50
11.72
21.52
15.50
13.00
7.85
9.00
7.45
16.69
26.68
9.38
10.00
8.50
20.00
29.10
10.00
12.00
9.50
24.30
35.33
11.00
14.00
10.00
30.76
49.01
12.00
16.50
12.50
35.18
49.01
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-13
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Hazardous materials removal workers ........................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators ............
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .............................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and
mining ....................................................................................
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining ............................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas .................................................
Mining machine operators ...........................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators .....................
Roustabouts, oil and gas ..............................................................
Helpers--extraction workers ........................................................
$10.00
9.99
12.35
10.81
9.00
$10.50
11.84
15.12
13.00
10.00
$16.48
14.91
21.44
18.89
15.50
$30.15
18.94
26.81
21.25
19.88
$30.51
24.29
28.57
21.25
25.00
10.78
13.00
14.30
17.81
13.75
9.61
7.50
10.78
15.00
14.30
18.19
17.90
13.84
9.65
16.00
16.00
16.00
19.57
19.36
16.50
10.74
28.40
21.00
18.50
24.51
19.61
26.90
14.00
30.82
28.40
22.80
24.51
19.79
28.40
16.62
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ..........
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers,
except line installers ..........................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers ....................
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers,
transportation equipment ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and
industrial equipment ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and
repairers .............................................................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers ...............................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related repairers ...................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers ................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Farm equipment mechanics .....................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Rail car repairers ......................................................................
Small engine mechanics ..............................................................
11.00
14.25
18.57
24.69
29.68
16.73
10.00
19.09
13.50
24.76
16.66
32.30
21.06
38.38
24.62
14.00
22.69
27.89
29.81
31.81
14.00
22.69
27.89
29.81
31.81
11.50
9.50
14.29
12.00
17.92
12.50
24.75
16.60
28.86
16.60
18.15
21.19
23.55
27.50
33.75
14.55
15.55
21.86
27.86
28.61
19.01
14.86
24.09
15.50
30.88
16.00
34.30
28.86
35.04
28.86
10.00
13.00
17.50
10.00
10.00
12.52
10.00
13.00
11.55
16.13
23.00
12.80
13.00
13.25
12.69
15.68
12.32
18.50
26.70
17.00
15.00
17.00
18.00
18.47
17.00
21.30
30.24
22.00
19.00
18.61
22.50
22.92
23.00
24.18
37.30
27.00
25.01
21.50
27.64
27.00
13.00
10.00
13.65
16.00
10.04
15.50
12.67
16.30
18.51
13.00
18.55
15.40
18.75
21.73
15.00
21.73
18.31
21.80
25.17
18.15
24.58
20.93
24.74
29.17
21.00
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-14
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Motorboat mechanics ..............................................................
Motorcycle mechanics .............................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Tire repairers and changers .....................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers ...................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical
door ....................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Home appliance repairers ............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Millwrights ..............................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons ................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ...................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers ............................
Medical equipment repairers ...................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and
repairers .............................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers .................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers ................
Riggers .....................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers .............................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers .....
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers ..........................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers ...............................
Engine and other machine assemblers .........................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters ........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators ......................................
Team assemblers .....................................................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$9.80
8.00
11.00
$11.07
13.00
14.00
$18.15
16.00
15.00
$18.15
17.50
17.00
$18.15
27.50
21.00
7.50
7.50
13.42
9.00
9.00
16.67
10.00
10.00
19.61
12.25
12.25
25.75
14.00
13.50
29.83
16.00
17.65
21.26
26.29
29.83
12.00
11.00
15.50
14.35
18.53
17.52
22.53
21.77
28.59
26.42
11.31
15.44
10.00
11.81
15.95
15.03
16.00
16.88
15.96
11.73
10.50
8.50
14.55
18.00
12.36
13.71
16.91
16.78
22.21
23.47
21.25
14.49
14.49
11.00
17.95
20.89
15.95
15.58
21.74
19.83
27.01
27.34
26.89
21.09
17.60
13.75
22.34
26.50
20.00
19.77
26.46
22.30
28.90
30.52
28.80
27.73
25.55
18.35
28.06
30.95
25.00
24.23
31.68
22.30
31.52
35.23
29.48
32.35
26.93
23.53
10.62
12.00
9.04
10.00
19.90
8.20
11.33
13.00
10.00
11.17
21.62
9.20
13.50
18.72
12.00
19.50
22.98
11.50
17.31
22.51
14.40
24.50
25.25
14.45
19.39
25.31
15.00
26.00
29.17
18.00
8.45
10.40
13.76
18.52
25.24
14.43
14.54
8.80
8.34
8.80
9.33
11.50
10.07
8.00
11.00
9.75
7.73
17.70
19.29
10.39
8.50
10.47
10.61
14.30
12.50
9.88
12.00
11.32
9.60
22.05
23.84
12.25
10.38
12.00
13.54
18.00
15.00
12.68
12.07
15.17
11.74
27.31
27.71
15.24
13.00
14.88
16.85
23.93
17.00
18.93
13.63
28.18
14.21
33.09
29.83
19.23
15.98
19.98
19.25
28.39
25.13
28.06
15.37
28.54
18.06
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-15
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ..
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ...........................
Slaughterers and meat packers ................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine
operators and tenders .........................................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders .........................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Numerical tool and process control programmers ...................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Machinists ....................................................................................
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders ..............................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders ..........................
Pourers and casters, metal .......................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic ...................
Model makers, metal and plastic .............................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic .............................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Foundry mold and coremakers ................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$7.30
7.30
6.60
8.40
7.88
$9.20
11.89
7.55
9.70
9.00
$11.20
15.25
9.30
11.20
12.18
$14.75
18.56
10.45
11.65
15.41
$18.56
20.65
12.50
13.60
18.13
8.00
7.25
7.50
11.05
8.50
10.75
8.00
13.13
12.18
13.80
10.20
16.84
14.40
16.88
12.17
20.00
17.08
19.06
16.89
23.94
10.50
18.25
12.75
19.90
16.25
21.89
18.81
31.00
22.00
32.55
9.00
11.44
14.52
17.52
19.44
8.45
10.95
14.28
16.89
18.33
8.87
11.40
12.25
16.50
19.52
10.79
13.00
16.00
18.59
25.01
9.00
11.00
13.55
17.09
20.36
9.00
11.00
12.95
16.65
19.76
7.75
9.85
12.50
15.95
20.53
9.00
10.00
13.00
16.18
18.50
10.00
13.00
16.00
19.28
23.63
7.75
13.91
11.28
11.30
10.75
13.83
14.25
13.83
14.00
16.19
15.36
14.58
16.75
15.00
16.75
13.83
17.30
20.00
16.75
16.86
16.75
21.90
24.27
16.00
20.20
24.00
18.98
19.98
17.98
29.15
29.15
21.48
22.75
27.46
23.72
23.76
18.98
33.19
33.19
21.90
8.09
12.38
10.00
14.01
12.00
15.61
15.05
17.50
19.14
26.69
8.05
9.82
11.94
14.80
19.14
9.50
12.05
15.85
20.13
24.54
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-16
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ..........................................................................
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic .........................................
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners .......................................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Job printers ..............................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers ............................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ..........................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ................................................
Sewers, hand ............................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and
tenders ................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters,
operators, and tenders ........................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers .............
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, synthetic and glass fibers .....................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers ............................................
Upholsterers .............................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ..........................................
Furniture finishers .......................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, wood .....................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ...........
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Nuclear power reactor operators .............................................
Power distributors and dispatchers ..........................................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$17.10
10.75
11.00
$19.75
12.64
12.71
$23.83
15.89
16.00
$27.85
18.90
19.00
$32.24
24.55
24.56
9.50
8.10
11.40
10.75
14.75
14.00
17.81
17.66
24.54
22.30
8.00
13.25
12.15
14.00
15.70
15.00
19.80
17.00
24.70
19.43
8.50
9.35
8.00
8.00
9.81
11.00
11.55
9.49
7.25
6.58
6.75
8.55
8.15
8.55
8.99
9.00
8.25
11.04
13.98
8.75
8.75
12.50
13.14
13.25
12.00
8.05
7.65
7.86
10.00
9.64
10.00
10.00
9.80
9.50
13.67
16.90
12.50
12.25
16.00
17.59
16.22
15.50
9.31
9.08
9.65
11.43
12.65
11.43
11.05
11.82
10.75
18.04
22.29
16.29
16.29
19.39
20.13
18.90
19.37
10.75
10.50
13.10
16.93
21.64
16.90
12.70
14.00
11.50
23.18
29.60
20.00
19.40
22.64
21.35
22.66
23.17
14.00
11.00
15.96
21.75
21.64
22.25
15.53
19.70
15.13
9.10
10.15
12.09
13.31
15.00
9.34
8.25
10.35
10.00
11.59
11.04
12.62
16.00
15.53
19.32
9.35
14.95
8.50
9.75
9.00
11.70
8.00
7.75
12.98
16.08
10.00
10.94
10.84
15.50
10.00
9.00
16.50
18.35
15.15
12.00
12.00
22.00
12.15
11.05
19.03
23.13
18.38
15.18
14.13
22.00
14.03
13.25
19.03
26.38
21.18
17.45
16.74
24.10
16.04
16.15
8.90
20.60
31.03
18.80
19.21
10.62
26.56
31.15
19.19
23.00
13.00
30.43
31.15
29.81
29.44
14.28
31.15
31.15
34.17
30.43
16.00
36.27
34.92
42.42
35.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-17
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ..................................
Chemical plant and system operators ......................................
Gas plant operators ..................................................................
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and
gaugers ...............................................................................
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Chemical equipment operators and tenders .............................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still
machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ......................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters,
operators, and tenders ............................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders ........
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Dental laboratory technicians ..................................................
Medical appliance technicians .................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians ..........................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment ..........................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers ..............................
Photographic process workers and processing machine
operators ................................................................................
Photographic process workers .................................................
Photographic processing machine operators ...........................
Semiconductor processors ...........................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders ............
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators
and tenders .........................................................................
Etchers and engravers ..............................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic ..........
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Tire builders .............................................................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$14.90
13.14
16.14
16.60
23.40
$19.63
17.22
20.63
19.13
24.71
$24.54
20.12
25.25
24.48
28.40
$29.89
24.00
28.47
28.00
30.63
$34.04
29.21
30.63
28.98
30.63
9.50
10.00
10.00
25.25
15.16
12.00
27.25
19.53
18.25
28.95
25.20
23.04
30.72
26.44
25.94
12.83
9.75
16.32
11.25
19.89
14.44
25.79
18.38
27.31
21.86
10.00
7.25
10.25
8.50
8.49
8.56
11.60
10.00
12.37
10.25
10.00
10.50
15.59
11.50
16.05
12.99
12.99
12.92
18.23
14.44
19.96
15.55
15.25
15.90
25.39
18.85
22.13
18.43
17.53
18.43
8.35
9.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.58
9.00
9.00
9.00
10.15
11.00
10.91
12.34
12.50
14.71
10.00
11.00
11.00
13.13
13.09
14.28
14.71
14.00
14.90
12.18
14.01
13.54
16.65
16.35
19.05
16.25
16.00
16.68
15.16
16.92
17.42
21.92
25.74
26.38
23.09
24.11
18.41
18.13
23.04
22.30
9.00
12.00
8.00
10.75
13.50
10.50
13.00
17.57
12.25
16.00
20.00
14.65
19.00
28.14
17.58
9.25
10.93
8.50
11.33
7.75
7.92
10.39
11.00
9.66
13.50
9.00
9.25
11.00
11.02
10.71
15.89
11.34
11.50
13.50
13.65
13.09
19.05
15.53
14.77
18.40
26.11
16.78
21.00
21.01
18.83
10.00
13.00
7.50
8.10
11.27
7.25
10.24
13.28
9.50
10.35
13.24
9.00
13.00
13.72
12.50
16.10
16.44
10.25
28.65
20.00
14.94
20.74
19.61
12.74
28.65
28.90
17.33
25.78
21.46
16.12
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-18
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 16
Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ...........................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical
technicians .............................................................................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Locomotive engineers and operators ...........................................
Locomotive engineers .............................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ...............................
Subway and streetcar operators ...................................................
Sailors and marine oilers .............................................................
Ship and boat captains and operators ..........................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels ............................
Ship engineers .............................................................................
Bridge and lock tenders ...............................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Service station attendants ............................................................
Transportation inspectors ............................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders ..................................................
Crane and tower operators ...........................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Hoist and winch operators ...........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Pumping station operators ...........................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders .................................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
10
25
50
75
90
$8.00
$10.00
$13.35
$17.83
$22.71
11.00
14.53
18.00
22.56
28.17
14.92
26.31
47.64
17.69
47.80
68.29
22.15
89.71
108.21
27.29
137.17
154.62
30.99
172.89
173.63
8.64
10.00
10.00
9.94
9.75
8.00
11.25
8.50
6.75
14.90
14.90
14.09
22.18
9.00
13.75
13.75
20.42
15.15
5.67
7.50
17.25
8.75
12.24
11.00
11.00
8.75
9.10
7.18
7.00
7.50
7.73
6.75
16.00
7.94
15.20
8.90
12.73
13.20
12.36
12.00
11.75
13.37
10.00
7.75
14.90
14.90
15.98
24.01
9.58
14.58
14.58
21.94
15.15
6.95
8.26
18.01
10.75
13.91
12.50
12.50
10.76
10.90
8.38
8.21
9.00
8.50
7.50
19.67
9.37
19.06
10.00
16.06
16.64
14.37
15.02
16.18
16.00
12.70
9.45
21.64
21.80
25.41
25.84
13.62
19.07
19.07
25.83
15.15
7.50
9.50
18.98
14.27
17.00
15.50
15.50
18.88
13.46
10.25
9.30
10.80
10.50
9.32
21.81
11.01
19.06
11.97
20.11
22.08
17.31
19.71
20.63
20.00
17.34
11.75
37.49
38.61
29.40
25.84
14.38
21.79
21.79
42.13
15.15
9.00
12.68
26.97
15.85
21.88
18.00
17.71
20.33
16.80
13.00
11.50
14.00
12.57
11.43
21.81
16.70
27.85
15.75
23.81
24.28
20.56
24.48
22.55
24.30
25.88
13.17
46.79
47.60
36.85
28.62
21.41
30.29
30.29
42.13
15.15
10.00
15.02
41.92
26.86
29.11
22.89
22.89
27.61
21.38
16.97
14.90
17.93
16.15
14.25
26.01
20.37
27.85
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
16-19
December 2005 - January 2007
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 17
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$6.00
$7.00
$8.50
$11.85
$18.81
Management occupations .............................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
8.00
4.71
19.23
14.70
14.70
22.23
17.16
10.00
29.18
23.94
17.54
22.23
28.00
23.62
36.00
28.00
24.54
27.64
33.98
34.64
52.89
28.00
29.14
28.46
51.24
38.24
75.00
28.00
29.14
45.10
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
14.58
16.39
16.39
13.83
15.00
20.00
15.00
16.61
17.31
17.31
15.00
16.08
20.00
17.73
23.24
26.77
26.77
16.08
17.11
23.00
25.00
31.00
29.86
29.86
19.55
23.16
25.10
30.00
35.77
30.42
30.42
27.96
34.01
33.92
32.00
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
15.00
18.00
8.64
35.78
16.67
18.93
25.00
8.64
39.59
16.67
35.78
34.62
15.00
65.00
20.85
50.00
35.82
15.00
75.00
25.45
75.00
38.37
17.50
80.00
25.45
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
12.00
23.78
8.56
14.85
13.50
17.63
25.00
8.56
17.63
17.00
25.58
38.00
16.00
20.00
20.00
38.00
40.00
29.01
28.85
35.32
40.00
45.00
33.34
39.88
37.20
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
9.75
17.89
17.00
21.77
24.50
24.50
9.71
10.41
10.75
10.98
14.41
9.45
12.00
13.39
12.00
10.31
8.80
18.69
11.61
18.13
17.89
25.75
24.50
24.50
10.82
10.73
12.67
14.88
25.00
11.50
14.92
17.33
12.00
13.64
9.00
23.90
19.08
21.77
18.13
27.36
35.11
35.75
12.50
14.00
22.82
20.45
45.74
11.85
20.57
18.28
23.04
16.10
12.00
38.05
29.47
27.36
26.65
46.39
38.56
38.56
16.50
29.47
32.33
29.88
66.84
18.02
26.00
23.90
27.00
25.51
16.15
39.15
38.56
46.39
26.65
46.39
53.55
53.55
17.50
29.47
32.33
45.98
66.84
23.26
30.00
26.47
35.00
28.11
21.70
39.55
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Social and human service assistants ........................................
$8.80
$8.80
$11.27
$14.50
$17.31
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .............................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Law clerks ...............................................................................
12.50
29.71
27.08
12.03
10.96
10.00
15.50
36.96
27.08
14.38
14.13
12.50
27.08
45.24
27.08
18.00
16.88
16.75
42.75
52.89
27.08
22.00
25.88
40.80
64.29
66.67
57.99
28.50
40.80
64.29
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
8.46
15.40
15.00
17.43
17.43
22.00
35.50
35.50
19.31
19.31
17.80
8.44
16.52
23.06
23.06
17.63
11.64
11.64
9.70
23.06
15.00
27.11
40.00
24.46
35.50
35.50
35.80
35.80
17.80
8.44
16.52
23.15
23.06
26.87
15.91
15.87
13.30
30.25
17.72
40.00
40.00
27.11
42.35
43.37
64.64
64.64
47.64
20.21
20.79
30.84
37.45
29.99
19.83
19.83
21.00
42.28
40.00
40.82
40.00
43.47
51.47
52.39
64.64
64.64
81.65
45.16
34.38
68.28
85.13
38.09
30.30
30.30
33.71
54.79
54.65
50.29
52.00
47.51
69.03
69.03
64.64
64.64
81.65
66.61
37.84
85.13
112.66
38.09
47.82
38.37
20.61
26.66
41.48
41.48
41.48
14.90
15.41
13.40
13.80
14.18
18.54
16.52
6.05
17.00
8.91
8.75
8.75
11.87
8.91
8.91
18.54
15.55
20.38
21.38
15.14
31.50
23.36
7.00
24.77
11.09
11.00
10.80
18.77
10.95
10.71
28.46
25.11
25.96
35.00
28.46
43.47
30.03
15.91
30.03
15.21
14.36
14.36
26.80
16.00
15.00
42.07
36.73
25.96
40.39
54.79
65.22
39.45
29.77
32.52
23.89
21.00
21.00
40.52
25.34
23.89
54.79
48.21
38.07
50.29
54.90
82.43
51.58
47.64
36.30
38.02
21.00
21.00
49.45
35.76
36.72
11.09
11.09
23.51
26.42
32.09
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$9.97
$14.28
$27.07
$38.02
$46.82
9.97
25.54
11.93
13.85
33.61
14.77
25.20
33.61
23.83
38.02
46.05
50.00
45.77
53.92
60.00
11.93
7.23
13.33
10.00
41.52
15.35
55.00
20.33
65.00
28.88
15.35
10.78
14.28
8.76
8.00
16.64
15.30
17.26
10.96
8.75
19.00
20.00
20.76
14.16
10.46
26.43
22.00
25.52
17.13
13.82
30.06
30.00
29.87
19.23
17.91
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Floral designers .......................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ...........................
Dancers and choreographers ........................................................
Choreographers ........................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Music directors and composers ...............................................
Musicians and singers ..............................................................
Announcers ..................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
Broadcast technicians ..............................................................
7.25
7.35
7.25
7.25
7.50
5.15
2.13
10.29
12.00
14.42
12.00
7.00
8.25
8.25
12.00
9.00
9.18
12.21
8.50
8.30
7.50
9.00
9.22
8.00
2.13
13.33
17.12
14.42
17.12
7.00
10.00
10.00
16.15
14.00
12.21
13.00
10.32
9.00
8.50
11.34
11.34
10.00
5.15
16.76
20.73
20.08
20.73
10.00
14.19
14.19
24.23
20.56
15.00
19.00
19.00
12.11
9.00
16.50
16.25
19.18
16.76
25.00
29.79
29.79
26.67
10.00
19.10
19.10
35.83
40.39
19.44
24.84
31.99
20.00
9.00
25.00
25.00
19.18
28.02
25.00
34.00
30.95
34.00
12.42
32.93
32.93
40.39
40.39
26.31
27.31
7.97
8.50
6.91
8.50
8.80
7.97
11.47
11.75
7.97
32.33
31.99
10.32
44.88
40.21
32.33
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Physician assistants .....................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
13.50
19.26
11.09
56.12
31.71
30.56
20.62
18.27
26.62
18.67
21.12
19.16
61.13
31.71
33.50
24.81
23.50
29.10
26.00
23.40
37.00
77.69
64.10
33.50
28.58
30.40
32.54
33.00
24.23
45.55
110.75
73.52
45.00
34.37
37.40
36.59
42.97
28.98
48.87
144.23
79.20
62.31
42.00
45.00
47.39
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers .....
$27.72
18.36
25.93
12.00
18.39
10.83
23.00
11.72
10.50
15.00
8.75
8.58
8.58
10.61
8.90
14.86
14.90
8.25
10.40
13.31
$30.86
20.36
29.11
15.00
20.74
14.29
28.00
16.86
11.72
19.79
10.75
10.99
10.36
11.10
17.44
17.03
16.16
9.82
12.36
16.52
$37.40
22.38
45.00
16.64
23.61
15.50
33.00
23.04
11.86
24.45
12.50
13.25
13.25
14.03
21.87
17.60
17.56
11.87
13.11
18.38
$40.00
25.75
90.63
21.75
28.95
17.00
45.00
30.00
19.33
30.00
14.42
15.60
13.33
16.58
26.47
17.87
20.50
13.51
17.30
18.38
$43.00
29.00
120.00
27.88
33.41
21.75
46.88
36.68
32.00
36.68
20.76
18.50
15.60
21.73
28.57
20.28
23.56
21.25
29.64
24.42
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Massage therapists .......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
6.41
6.08
5.95
8.00
7.25
11.26
8.67
9.85
7.66
5.26
7.00
9.00
8.93
7.17
13.01
5.15
6.75
8.12
7.99
6.10
9.00
8.52
11.60
9.85
9.85
9.50
5.52
8.50
10.33
11.28
10.76
15.61
6.41
8.00
9.85
9.50
7.82
10.20
9.75
11.96
9.85
9.85
10.00
12.94
11.15
13.50
14.48
15.06
17.00
8.51
8.50
12.00
10.97
9.60
11.98
13.86
16.43
15.47
20.00
11.64
28.00
15.00
16.00
15.75
17.00
23.71
9.70
10.00
15.50
13.17
10.42
14.01
14.42
17.00
20.00
28.00
13.30
32.43
17.84
21.93
17.27
17.25
24.00
13.84
10.00
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Bailiffs .....................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
7.00
7.86
7.83
7.50
9.00
8.63
8.63
7.00
7.76
8.00
9.00
7.50
9.00
10.50
10.50
8.00
9.25
8.08
9.75
8.94
9.75
18.00
18.00
9.43
11.50
11.78
14.09
17.85
14.09
19.24
19.24
11.25
16.58
20.24
19.19
17.85
19.19
25.00
25.00
15.00
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Crossing guards .......................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
$7.00
6.52
6.76
$8.00
7.25
8.25
$9.43
8.09
10.00
$11.25
10.00
12.01
$15.00
12.01
15.51
6.50
7.25
7.75
9.11
10.25
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
2.83
5.50
6.75
7.84
9.37
7.50
8.40
9.73
12.00
14.81
7.00
6.00
5.75
7.52
6.75
6.15
6.00
2.13
3.38
2.13
4.00
5.50
8.50
6.75
6.00
8.25
8.00
6.75
6.88
2.75
5.15
2.37
5.25
6.14
9.84
8.00
6.75
9.79
9.00
8.00
7.62
5.15
6.50
3.48
6.75
6.75
12.00
9.50
7.50
11.16
10.02
10.00
9.22
6.75
8.00
6.15
7.63
7.53
14.81
11.08
8.00
12.56
11.95
12.01
10.52
8.00
10.00
7.32
9.87
8.60
5.50
6.05
6.75
7.50
8.50
5.50
3.38
6.00
5.15
6.25
6.00
6.50
6.40
7.00
7.50
7.18
7.00
8.00
9.51
8.00
8.05
9.00
12.00
8.60
9.41
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
6.25
7.00
8.20
10.00
12.02
7.47
10.04
11.55
15.00
17.00
7.47
6.25
10.04
7.00
11.55
8.00
15.00
9.90
17.00
12.00
6.50
6.50
6.99
7.00
7.20
7.00
7.65
8.00
8.25
8.00
8.50
8.50
10.00
9.67
9.60
9.75
12.08
11.67
11.87
12.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ..........................
5.82
9.24
6.00
5.15
7.50
6.73
10.00
6.25
5.15
7.50
8.00
12.00
7.00
5.15
7.50
10.01
15.00
7.75
6.50
12.50
13.49
16.74
9.27
7.50
33.33
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..........
Funeral attendants ........................................................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Skin care specialists .................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ..................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ..................................................
Concierges ...............................................................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
Residential advisors .....................................................................
$5.97
5.50
5.50
6.50
8.81
7.63
7.63
6.43
7.59
7.37
6.50
8.00
6.50
6.50
8.50
$6.80
6.50
6.45
7.00
8.81
8.54
8.15
7.00
15.00
7.50
7.37
8.24
7.15
7.14
9.18
$8.29
7.00
7.00
7.50
10.00
12.50
10.31
8.05
19.41
8.24
7.50
8.24
8.99
8.99
10.64
$12.72
8.00
7.65
8.76
11.93
16.80
19.30
15.75
48.00
8.35
8.35
10.60
12.50
12.41
32.11
$12.72
9.48
9.00
9.90
14.54
20.00
20.83
48.00
48.00
10.60
8.35
11.49
16.30
15.53
47.51
8.05
6.15
5.15
6.65
7.56
6.25
7.50
8.79
7.00
6.05
7.80
9.00
7.42
10.00
9.20
8.00
7.15
9.22
11.12
8.53
10.01
10.46
10.36
9.00
11.11
16.95
10.00
10.76
15.40
12.37
10.70
16.25
21.15
12.00
12.39
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Travel agents ...............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ..........................
Demonstrators and product promoters ....................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers ..................................................................
6.25
6.15
7.50
6.15
6.00
6.00
7.10
6.25
6.22
7.06
6.25
11.00
9.00
7.00
7.50
7.77
6.91
6.75
6.75
7.50
7.00
6.60
7.61
7.00
13.27
9.42
7.75
8.00
8.64
7.65
7.50
7.50
10.66
7.50
7.20
9.00
8.00
15.51
11.00
9.00
9.50
10.16
9.00
8.50
8.50
11.20
8.25
7.75
9.94
9.50
15.51
19.86
11.05
12.76
15.16
10.70
10.06
10.05
12.50
9.75
8.60
12.19
11.70
15.51
46.25
9.00
8.00
8.00
6.92
6.50
6.50
9.42
8.99
8.99
12.29
7.00
7.00
10.00
8.99
8.99
12.29
8.75
7.75
12.00
10.10
10.10
15.05
10.25
9.29
13.00
17.06
17.06
51.82
13.67
11.90
6.89
6.89
10.17
10.59
10.81
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$7.50
$8.75
$10.75
$13.50
$16.90
11.65
7.12
8.75
8.00
8.00
9.91
8.50
8.00
8.00
8.00
9.14
7.50
9.84
7.28
6.25
7.86
7.34
10.00
8.79
6.50
8.50
7.00
8.20
11.78
6.98
7.00
8.02
7.00
10.90
7.36
7.69
6.50
9.75
10.00
18.97
10.21
9.00
10.00
8.00
8.50
5.55
12.00
9.00
8.00
14.00
8.49
9.44
9.50
9.34
11.03
10.35
9.77
8.00
9.00
9.85
8.24
9.84
8.30
7.00
8.50
8.33
10.00
10.00
7.94
10.12
8.00
9.75
13.21
7.50
9.00
9.30
8.00
11.05
7.36
8.24
7.13
10.95
12.00
21.15
11.00
10.11
11.08
9.97
10.00
9.00
12.72
10.00
9.25
16.84
10.00
10.00
11.00
11.50
12.00
12.50
12.00
9.64
10.00
18.14
10.50
10.30
10.00
8.00
9.57
10.29
15.45
11.53
9.70
11.20
10.00
13.47
13.83
8.25
10.00
10.00
10.14
12.20
7.36
9.69
8.17
13.52
14.81
21.15
13.07
12.13
11.67
12.00
12.00
12.20
14.86
11.71
11.00
16.84
10.63
12.20
13.50
15.53
14.50
14.50
13.38
13.00
11.10
36.75
12.75
17.03
10.17
9.25
11.00
13.29
16.05
11.72
12.50
16.41
12.00
18.00
31.50
10.00
13.99
15.84
11.00
15.75
13.90
12.00
9.80
16.50
18.07
21.70
15.71
14.88
14.50
14.11
13.93
15.65
18.00
14.62
13.00
17.91
11.60
19.16
15.50
21.00
15.85
16.75
16.00
21.25
12.81
36.75
16.01
17.03
13.86
11.00
13.26
17.10
19.49
18.95
14.72
17.82
14.65
20.60
37.50
11.19
16.94
22.68
14.00
15.75
35.36
14.00
12.45
21.15
25.17
26.67
16.97
16.00
16.62
20.00
20.00
17.68
19.57
14.69
15.07
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
$9.18
$9.69
$10.15
$11.26
$12.00
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .....
5.17
6.95
6.40
6.95
6.95
10.50
9.94
10.00
12.00
12.00
13.27
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
7.50
12.07
6.67
13.26
9.00
9.00
7.22
11.23
8.70
10.00
13.11
8.00
13.61
9.74
9.74
7.73
11.23
9.22
13.72
17.63
25.00
22.29
10.00
10.00
12.00
11.23
12.50
25.00
23.00
26.84
31.07
12.00
12.00
12.77
31.00
12.56
30.00
27.15
30.15
33.53
18.88
18.88
15.00
31.00
13.72
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Tire repairers and changers .....................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
7.27
9.09
10.50
15.30
25.60
8.70
9.41
9.41
10.50
9.52
9.52
18.88
10.00
9.73
21.50
10.22
10.00
28.27
14.50
14.50
6.50
7.30
7.50
8.00
8.76
8.76
11.47
10.00
12.00
13.50
8.00
8.00
6.75
5.50
10.00
8.95
7.40
6.90
12.00
11.00
9.16
9.00
15.14
15.00
12.23
11.10
30.48
25.34
16.29
11.84
7.00
8.00
8.00
7.00
7.50
6.32
8.52
6.00
7.00
6.00
8.00
9.50
9.50
8.00
7.90
7.12
11.71
6.32
8.00
7.75
9.13
10.47
10.47
9.80
9.13
9.90
17.65
6.32
8.50
8.25
11.04
12.50
12.50
10.21
12.80
17.65
18.00
8.35
13.50
9.50
15.01
13.27
13.27
15.71
13.50
18.25
18.52
9.00
22.22
13.50
8.10
6.00
6.00
9.00
10.45
9.00
8.10
7.00
7.00
10.75
10.75
11.00
8.50
8.00
8.00
11.92
11.92
15.00
9.32
9.01
9.01
15.00
11.92
20.00
12.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
15.00
23.00
Production occupations .................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ..
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ...........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers ............................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 17
Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ..........................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers ..............................
Photographic process workers and processing machine
operators ................................................................................
Photographic processing machine operators ...........................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
$6.28
9.50
7.00
7.00
7.50
6.75
5.50
5.50
$6.54
10.00
7.00
7.00
8.57
6.75
6.00
6.00
$8.50
10.00
13.00
13.00
9.16
8.50
10.00
9.13
$9.90
11.00
17.63
17.63
11.50
8.74
17.07
13.00
$10.50
11.00
23.11
23.11
12.00
9.50
17.65
17.07
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.75
7.25
8.00
7.00
9.25
8.50
8.91
8.00
11.04
10.00
9.73
9.73
15.00
13.99
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Service station attendants ............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
6.00
10.00
8.90
10.00
5.50
5.15
7.81
6.50
6.75
5.75
6.50
7.75
6.00
6.00
6.10
7.10
5.65
7.67
7.00
11.54
10.51
11.54
6.60
5.75
12.00
7.50
8.00
6.61
6.65
9.00
6.75
6.50
7.00
8.15
6.35
8.00
8.72
13.43
13.00
13.52
8.08
6.75
15.42
9.00
9.45
8.00
7.50
10.00
8.00
7.00
8.60
9.35
7.37
9.00
11.50
15.70
13.90
15.75
12.00
8.00
19.67
12.50
11.30
9.60
8.00
13.75
10.00
8.50
10.88
10.37
8.50
11.91
14.69
18.69
16.76
18.75
15.42
11.40
22.00
15.63
12.00
20.00
11.00
17.73
12.75
10.00
13.40
12.75
10.00
13.86
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
17-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Table 18
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$7.50
$10.00
$14.53
$22.63
$33.65
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Advertising and promotions managers ........................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Public relations managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Compensation and benefits managers .....................................
Training and development managers .......................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Purchasing managers ...................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program ...................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Food service managers ................................................................
Funeral directors ..........................................................................
Lodging managers .......................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Natural sciences managers ..........................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
19.23
28.84
19.66
18.27
24.33
27.22
21.57
17.60
18.01
29.94
20.11
22.85
22.58
25.58
22.56
19.50
17.31
21.15
12.00
25.29
52.56
25.70
22.60
31.20
34.19
28.85
19.87
20.00
38.72
25.64
24.21
27.24
25.58
29.79
27.61
22.58
26.74
19.71
35.63
65.74
38.33
30.62
41.35
44.28
38.46
36.56
27.50
48.40
35.07
26.90
36.59
25.58
38.68
35.09
31.84
33.22
26.50
49.08
96.15
53.33
38.89
54.95
57.20
50.80
49.45
34.40
60.10
49.78
40.14
44.20
31.23
44.54
47.69
42.55
42.50
31.08
64.82
137.36
76.92
51.24
72.95
80.97
66.56
70.84
44.20
70.30
68.33
52.82
59.27
42.01
53.04
69.10
51.97
51.68
45.38
10.20
21.90
19.23
34.05
14.29
16.00
11.85
21.65
29.09
12.02
14.95
13.25
21.90
23.11
42.79
16.04
17.75
13.70
26.44
41.24
18.03
17.07
20.75
28.11
29.71
52.77
21.01
19.50
17.48
33.65
48.55
22.44
21.43
28.37
35.67
43.27
62.44
27.78
25.52
26.84
43.00
51.75
28.15
30.33
28.37
46.67
53.50
68.36
41.73
32.34
38.63
52.18
58.04
35.74
32.21
16.83
17.85
16.50
16.58
15.90
20.40
20.63
18.31
18.27
24.47
26.25
24.93
23.11
22.77
26.50
33.52
31.62
30.36
30.42
30.36
43.27
39.72
37.99
38.46
31.42
17.67
16.00
17.00
16.43
16.81
15.26
18.08
20.07
20.47
20.19
19.90
19.23
17.38
20.28
22.97
27.40
24.76
25.58
24.72
23.98
29.18
30.85
38.97
30.18
35.39
31.14
28.32
37.71
33.55
43.27
37.12
39.42
36.41
34.33
49.11
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage ..........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Logisticians ..................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Management analysts ..................................................................
Meeting and convention planners ................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Budget analysts ............................................................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Personal financial advisors ......................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Financial examiners .....................................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan counselors .......................................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents ..........
Tax preparers ...........................................................................
$20.56
16.83
16.66
15.89
23.00
16.83
18.21
21.33
13.68
17.97
20.26
14.66
10.45
14.66
9.90
9.90
$25.00
18.58
20.24
15.89
26.17
20.10
22.36
24.73
17.85
19.95
23.48
16.11
14.17
16.44
10.00
9.90
$32.82
24.54
25.71
21.64
26.17
23.90
29.46
31.06
22.79
27.50
30.58
24.04
14.17
24.40
13.91
10.00
$43.41
26.34
32.21
33.01
36.18
29.81
37.55
39.39
33.29
36.26
33.90
35.58
20.52
35.90
17.50
17.50
$50.95
26.34
40.51
33.01
46.38
37.50
53.24
57.23
52.89
47.65
51.63
50.15
60.13
50.15
33.46
17.50
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer and information scientists, research ...........................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Database administrators ...............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
Operations research analysts .......................................................
Statisticians ..................................................................................
Miscellaneous mathematical scientists ........................................
19.59
25.14
19.86
26.44
26.30
28.13
13.55
25.43
19.95
19.45
21.15
27.44
20.68
16.18
14.77
25.72
31.68
25.07
33.41
32.70
33.72
17.60
30.53
22.52
24.04
25.64
31.97
25.27
18.38
15.17
34.33
45.67
31.85
40.87
40.72
40.91
22.26
36.72
31.03
29.23
30.16
39.37
35.85
29.50
16.70
42.31
54.26
38.14
47.96
47.70
48.04
30.77
43.44
38.46
37.60
37.32
50.48
44.49
45.26
29.97
51.20
62.50
45.67
56.56
55.01
56.56
40.87
52.97
47.66
42.44
46.03
56.13
60.27
47.97
29.97
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Architects, except naval ...............................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ......................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists .....................................
Surveyors .................................................................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Aerospace engineers ................................................................
Chemical engineers .................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Computer hardware engineers .................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer ..............................
17.22
20.26
20.26
14.82
14.82
16.06
24.72
29.83
30.87
21.64
26.08
24.57
23.78
27.00
22.79
24.04
24.04
18.75
14.82
19.71
29.60
38.00
31.08
25.00
31.47
30.29
30.29
30.24
30.29
28.85
28.85
22.00
17.06
28.60
36.06
48.54
33.40
30.55
42.19
36.18
35.95
36.46
39.38
38.69
38.69
33.65
22.00
35.92
44.24
54.25
49.48
39.95
47.81
43.76
43.22
44.24
48.11
44.23
44.23
40.23
22.00
51.50
52.12
64.30
52.97
46.88
60.02
51.62
51.20
51.83
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Environmental engineers .........................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety
engineers and inspectors ................................................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ....................................
Materials engineers ..................................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Nuclear engineers ....................................................................
Petroleum engineers ................................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters ...........................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians .................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Electro-mechanical technicians ...............................................
Environmental engineering technicians ..................................
Industrial engineering technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ............................................
$26.92
24.21
$28.70
28.25
$39.46
33.72
$53.85
39.22
$61.00
47.52
27.67
24.04
22.66
25.00
24.75
33.87
26.18
13.94
14.00
12.75
15.50
12.90
20.00
10.39
12.11
17.21
15.00
16.82
17.52
11.00
31.22
27.91
24.76
28.22
27.89
36.90
34.65
17.54
18.00
16.00
18.53
17.77
22.00
10.39
16.19
22.33
17.89
20.15
18.13
12.98
35.25
33.17
29.41
34.43
31.97
40.05
43.27
21.50
22.72
22.09
21.13
22.38
24.24
14.30
22.36
26.45
32.52
24.03
19.60
15.50
48.35
38.39
34.28
45.15
38.46
44.38
65.87
28.00
28.77
25.07
25.01
27.35
26.93
23.00
27.30
28.56
38.25
29.00
25.89
22.15
54.20
44.92
36.83
53.85
44.79
51.20
75.70
32.21
32.21
28.43
29.35
32.30
31.07
28.85
30.79
31.38
41.40
31.64
33.85
33.03
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists ...............................................
Food scientists and technologists ........................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists .............................................
Microbiologists ....................................................................
Conservation scientists and foresters .......................................
Foresters ..............................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Astronomers and physicists .....................................................
Physicists .............................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Materials scientists ..............................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists .............................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers ...........
Economists ..................................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
15.68
17.38
17.79
21.73
17.38
17.48
18.83
15.87
15.87
17.10
20.67
36.26
36.26
20.56
19.33
26.43
22.27
21.66
23.08
19.23
19.23
21.39
17.91
20.35
21.66
27.21
27.21
22.50
24.92
22.11
16.35
16.35
21.23
24.86
40.48
40.48
23.53
22.60
28.85
25.29
24.28
33.65
20.51
23.19
24.04
22.86
26.85
30.65
29.37
37.36
32.21
34.61
26.58
25.50
25.50
29.22
31.50
44.55
44.55
28.67
27.24
39.42
33.65
31.25
40.00
26.67
30.10
30.10
24.50
35.87
39.62
41.49
41.49
38.94
40.11
38.94
25.50
25.50
40.00
40.48
47.18
47.18
39.42
36.35
48.32
40.00
35.10
52.24
39.45
38.26
39.95
36.14
48.32
52.88
54.39
41.49
52.45
58.91
38.94
46.41
46.41
50.86
52.59
71.37
71.37
52.59
48.50
57.76
52.89
46.18
59.05
91.35
49.26
50.48
53.55
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ...................
Agricultural and food science technicians ...................................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians .........................................
Nuclear technicians .....................................................................
Social science research assistants ................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Environmental science and protection technicians, including
health .................................................................................
$20.29
20.50
8.00
12.32
13.92
32.04
29.06
15.00
13.00
$22.86
22.47
8.50
14.20
17.20
35.19
30.59
19.50
15.46
$24.50
31.25
16.40
18.22
21.68
35.19
33.95
20.90
20.35
$38.56
45.67
19.92
23.28
26.23
50.24
41.84
22.50
28.14
$53.55
55.65
26.02
26.79
31.05
50.24
45.06
28.84
30.59
15.46
18.25
30.59
30.59
30.59
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Marriage and family therapists ................................................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Social and human service assistants ........................................
Clergy ..........................................................................................
10.50
10.50
11.73
12.02
14.19
12.05
9.50
12.66
12.38
14.31
12.73
8.80
21.15
8.79
12.51
12.75
13.46
13.75
14.84
14.36
16.58
10.50
14.42
14.00
17.25
14.08
10.91
23.10
10.00
12.51
15.86
16.29
16.15
17.65
19.58
18.06
13.92
17.48
16.13
21.88
16.77
13.13
33.85
12.45
12.83
20.15
20.09
19.29
24.17
29.49
22.18
16.83
22.65
19.15
27.00
20.14
16.00
38.67
14.50
17.83
25.89
27.50
20.49
35.76
30.00
29.50
18.02
27.52
23.90
30.93
24.82
21.15
40.75
16.40
21.12
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Law clerks ...............................................................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers .............................
16.26
28.36
14.50
13.00
10.00
12.69
19.38
35.60
17.30
15.63
12.50
15.63
31.19
52.89
19.74
21.06
16.75
21.64
52.89
72.12
26.44
25.72
40.80
25.56
76.92
96.15
32.21
33.56
64.29
33.56
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .....................................
8.50
21.38
16.96
20.55
17.43
31.66
39.51
39.51
30.31
30.31
28.21
36.16
10.50
27.56
30.88
23.79
22.84
31.66
53.33
52.51
39.81
39.81
42.91
42.63
18.44
37.78
41.12
31.66
23.79
39.25
75.81
76.92
42.08
42.08
49.90
49.65
31.06
50.63
66.68
44.36
33.45
45.52
84.46
84.46
49.09
49.09
67.50
58.79
43.12
76.92
89.63
57.77
43.63
70.74
92.76
92.76
95.19
96.15
82.61
74.57
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Economics teachers, postsecondary ....................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary ............................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary ................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, secondary school .....................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ............................
Archivists .................................................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$46.11
27.15
33.78
24.97
27.15
28.57
25.96
25.96
25.75
24.38
24.38
$48.89
31.44
38.87
39.18
27.86
36.70
31.78
46.05
28.36
32.17
32.17
$51.54
39.18
47.08
39.18
42.36
38.66
50.84
67.80
33.80
39.93
39.93
$82.61
50.98
64.10
40.53
52.23
50.96
76.71
94.02
35.89
41.15
41.15
$82.61
68.42
75.83
52.23
72.08
93.75
120.19
126.57
38.09
52.83
52.83
27.26
50.14
31.30
56.98
56.98
71.67
82.27
85.22
95.19
95.58
24.12
23.24
19.03
25.09
32.26
27.37
24.12
18.00
6.05
14.86
9.50
8.50
8.35
11.66
14.50
14.54
28.87
28.21
20.04
29.43
34.77
29.32
27.56
21.38
16.88
20.30
12.18
10.00
10.00
12.34
18.06
18.06
37.78
37.78
21.21
36.67
45.63
34.33
37.40
29.06
26.97
23.01
17.54
12.48
12.25
14.99
23.83
23.08
45.63
42.10
49.88
44.59
50.39
45.63
48.33
38.59
30.09
30.00
27.24
15.39
15.39
20.17
30.08
29.62
59.17
48.85
69.61
68.59
72.82
51.90
59.03
57.54
30.09
30.89
34.20
21.00
21.00
24.14
34.59
33.85
11.63
16.54
18.17
22.72
26.00
30.67
31.83
37.16
40.00
48.89
18.21
16.70
22.96
19.70
30.93
24.54
37.64
31.50
49.33
49.15
17.83
9.25
9.10
12.00
14.28
12.00
17.95
10.46
16.92
19.92
24.18
13.39
19.23
23.20
12.00
21.18
13.18
19.39
23.55
31.50
19.98
19.23
25.33
30.22
26.15
16.10
25.08
28.99
49.15
27.54
22.00
33.83
33.83
37.18
23.05
29.33
32.68
50.76
36.15
33.48
37.30
33.83
51.65
25.32
35.58
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
$7.50
$8.50
$9.27
$11.00
$12.49
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Artists and related workers ..........................................................
Art directors .............................................................................
Multi-media artists and animators ...........................................
Designers .....................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers ......................................
Fashion designers ....................................................................
Floral designers .......................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Interior designers .....................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers .......................
Set and exhibit designers .........................................................
Actors, producers, and directors ..................................................
Producers and directors ...........................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ...........................
Dancers and choreographers ........................................................
Choreographers ........................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Music directors and composers ...............................................
Musicians and singers ..............................................................
Announcers ..................................................................................
Radio and television announcers .............................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Technical writers .....................................................................
Writers and authors ..................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
Broadcast technicians ..............................................................
Sound engineering technicians ................................................
Photographers ..............................................................................
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and
editors ....................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture ........
10.00
9.00
17.59
14.16
10.00
21.54
20.37
7.50
13.19
15.00
9.65
13.86
11.44
12.88
10.00
10.00
5.15
2.13
10.29
19.73
19.73
26.40
7.00
7.00
11.00
10.80
17.85
14.18
14.00
15.41
11.88
9.18
8.19
14.50
17.29
18.91
18.75
14.42
26.00
24.71
9.00
15.00
17.00
11.00
16.81
17.43
17.43
11.74
11.74
8.00
2.13
13.33
20.73
19.73
31.92
10.00
10.00
13.13
13.00
20.30
18.96
18.96
21.05
16.43
19.25
19.00
20.31
20.83
24.94
20.83
19.23
32.45
38.46
9.75
18.75
21.64
14.36
25.56
24.22
24.22
17.66
16.83
22.22
9.68
16.76
31.92
20.29
31.92
13.54
14.90
20.65
20.29
25.48
23.96
21.81
27.72
17.34
20.80
20.80
29.71
29.09
34.48
29.09
26.70
38.82
38.46
12.00
24.00
27.89
17.89
42.50
46.55
46.55
29.67
29.10
22.22
16.76
18.67
39.72
29.79
42.65
21.63
27.79
34.14
32.09
31.25
32.57
29.88
36.01
35.45
26.80
26.50
42.10
44.22
45.35
36.46
35.84
41.07
137.36
14.35
31.76
35.84
22.43
57.11
64.00
65.00
43.27
33.05
22.22
28.02
25.00
51.03
38.58
55.18
48.08
73.85
65.61
60.68
37.84
44.30
43.88
47.28
43.59
30.00
28.61
9.25
10.60
8.50
20.50
8.50
13.94
12.02
11.59
20.50
9.50
19.58
19.01
16.57
32.19
14.09
30.45
25.93
29.31
37.04
16.29
37.45
38.82
34.58
44.88
22.44
13.86
12.18
14.41
14.41
18.26
15.80
25.96
27.91
33.10
46.50
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dentists ........................................................................................
14.00
39.86
18.25
53.85
24.63
53.85
32.30
77.13
45.00
119.05
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Dentists, general ......................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Optometrists ................................................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Anesthesiologists .....................................................................
Family and general practitioners .............................................
Internists, general ....................................................................
Pediatricians, general ...............................................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Surgeons ..................................................................................
Physician assistants .....................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Audiologists .............................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Radiation therapists .................................................................
Recreational therapists .............................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Veterinarians ................................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Diagnostic medical sonographers ............................................
Nuclear medicine technologists ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Dietetic technicians .................................................................
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Veterinary technologists and technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ........
Occupational health and safety specialists ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers .....
Athletic trainers .......................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$42.77
17.14
42.11
37.00
22.12
23.10
49.04
10.56
21.44
62.50
29.61
23.29
21.00
17.54
18.74
22.95
24.00
24.38
12.67
18.51
22.69
29.95
11.82
15.45
10.60
22.00
13.85
11.24
24.93
25.57
15.88
9.35
10.20
7.37
9.74
8.12
16.63
14.27
8.00
14.13
9.65
12.36
13.38
13.38
15.10
14.17
$53.85
19.50
44.47
43.86
30.02
77.28
61.80
22.46
21.44
78.00
59.89
32.00
24.00
22.29
21.93
25.00
28.01
29.84
14.09
20.36
22.70
29.95
14.54
18.53
13.22
27.00
19.64
12.62
25.95
28.13
20.03
10.40
12.40
7.37
11.48
10.00
18.05
16.00
13.00
15.84
11.00
13.60
21.65
16.00
16.52
14.17
$53.85
21.33
51.93
47.00
67.79
77.28
67.79
64.92
62.50
78.00
62.50
35.91
27.89
26.80
23.37
29.50
31.00
35.67
17.06
22.29
26.73
40.87
17.50
22.90
15.81
32.00
24.97
19.33
30.86
33.33
24.28
13.21
14.94
8.09
13.33
11.56
20.89
18.00
13.00
17.75
14.25
16.45
27.35
25.70
23.73
15.10
$99.95
26.10
61.67
50.00
86.29
92.63
69.83
75.12
80.65
78.00
125.50
42.73
33.68
32.29
23.50
33.93
36.07
37.97
20.75
25.15
33.39
46.58
22.90
26.35
18.49
36.00
30.00
29.09
34.51
37.85
28.96
17.53
17.87
13.05
15.49
15.39
24.54
19.91
16.00
20.31
17.26
21.00
27.35
27.89
35.20
19.89
$119.05
30.75
61.67
51.44
114.03
115.39
123.00
132.21
85.94
87.91
159.58
52.89
40.32
38.70
30.96
41.54
43.70
39.09
23.09
28.11
43.74
48.08
26.80
30.32
22.50
43.00
35.82
37.71
42.86
40.04
33.33
24.30
21.00
17.83
17.06
15.74
27.60
23.00
17.16
23.50
22.09
29.80
35.03
37.08
35.20
36.67
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Occupational therapist assistants .............................................
Occupational therapist aides ....................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Massage therapists .......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
$8.00
7.53
6.08
8.07
8.00
9.36
8.59
9.38
9.00
9.85
8.50
5.52
8.65
11.90
9.00
10.00
10.83
6.41
8.50
$9.25
8.81
7.14
9.15
8.95
9.94
10.38
9.69
9.85
16.80
9.25
12.00
10.33
13.50
10.55
11.50
12.85
8.51
10.00
$10.96
10.09
9.35
10.50
9.94
13.59
17.00
11.60
13.23
20.06
10.00
20.00
12.83
15.78
12.50
12.65
14.35
10.00
10.00
$13.55
11.75
10.25
12.20
11.00
17.42
20.87
15.27
21.65
27.82
12.25
20.00
15.73
18.13
15.00
16.12
17.13
11.50
12.30
$16.85
13.91
11.35
14.57
13.27
21.55
23.00
15.45
30.00
33.00
13.39
35.14
18.73
21.00
18.09
18.33
21.00
14.91
15.44
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
7.27
9.22
13.75
13.75
7.25
7.22
6.52
8.72
13.00
15.57
15.57
8.50
8.50
7.25
10.00
21.70
19.42
19.42
10.00
10.00
8.25
12.23
21.77
20.48
20.48
11.78
11.61
10.25
15.66
27.53
22.56
22.56
14.72
14.72
12.50
6.50
7.25
7.78
9.09
10.25
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
3.36
6.00
7.42
9.25
12.04
8.75
10.00
10.67
12.00
13.75
16.00
17.55
19.85
20.43
25.05
8.71
6.69
5.75
8.00
7.25
6.75
6.11
2.13
4.00
2.13
4.00
10.55
7.96
6.25
8.95
8.50
7.00
7.00
2.83
5.15
2.38
5.32
13.46
9.25
7.25
10.50
9.75
8.75
8.24
5.15
6.75
3.90
6.75
17.31
11.17
8.00
12.52
11.53
10.50
10.00
6.86
8.00
6.10
7.99
20.00
13.15
9.00
15.06
13.49
12.00
11.98
8.25
10.00
7.46
9.00
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
$5.75
$6.30
$7.00
$8.20
$9.68
5.75
6.25
7.00
8.00
9.68
6.00
3.90
6.21
5.15
6.75
6.75
6.94
6.50
7.50
8.00
7.68
7.50
8.50
9.52
8.50
9.00
9.62
12.15
10.00
10.50
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers .............................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Pest control workers ....................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
Tree trimmers and pruners .......................................................
7.00
7.92
9.50
12.59
17.35
10.83
13.00
18.31
21.40
25.12
9.75
12.31
16.96
19.27
21.40
12.60
6.79
17.09
7.61
25.12
9.00
25.12
11.50
25.12
15.09
6.92
6.75
12.00
7.50
7.50
10.91
8.00
7.27
13.56
8.14
8.00
13.50
9.50
8.13
14.84
9.60
9.36
16.50
11.86
9.66
17.50
13.30
12.75
20.00
15.48
12.02
19.23
17.00
16.79
23.56
5.77
10.00
10.61
9.36
10.00
6.50
5.30
5.30
7.32
8.50
6.00
5.96
5.75
6.75
8.81
7.00
6.96
6.43
6.43
9.81
6.00
5.51
6.67
10.94
13.51
10.38
12.01
7.50
5.63
5.58
7.50
8.50
7.41
6.70
6.50
7.37
8.81
8.05
8.00
8.05
8.27
15.00
7.20
6.50
8.50
12.75
15.72
11.02
14.65
9.35
6.34
6.34
7.50
12.00
9.85
7.50
7.25
8.92
10.00
10.73
10.53
8.75
8.75
22.09
8.50
7.96
11.50
15.72
18.75
11.76
15.97
9.45
6.55
6.55
9.50
12.80
12.72
9.32
8.10
10.95
12.50
15.13
15.69
16.05
15.75
25.34
11.33
8.62
15.81
20.63
21.78
11.80
20.63
11.00
7.38
7.31
20.00
33.60
17.94
11.94
11.77
15.02
14.54
20.12
20.83
25.34
16.04
48.00
18.19
11.25
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ....................
Gaming supervisors .................................................................
Slot key persons .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ..........................
Motion picture projectionists .......................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..........
Funeral attendants ........................................................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Manicurists and pedicurists .....................................................
Skin care specialists .................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ..................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Concierges ...............................................................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Flight attendants ......................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
Residential advisors .....................................................................
$8.00
7.00
7.00
14.08
25.87
$9.50
8.33
8.25
26.31
26.90
$11.33
10.00
9.66
30.10
30.13
$18.19
13.98
13.98
39.44
44.78
$18.19
15.71
15.71
47.51
47.75
6.40
6.25
6.05
6.85
8.00
6.26
5.63
9.18
7.00
7.15
8.41
9.50
7.80
5.63
11.27
8.00
9.18
10.00
13.19
9.84
9.50
15.32
9.88
10.50
14.20
16.37
12.00
11.70
19.65
11.63
12.00
18.03
23.00
17.64
12.74
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ...
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Advertising sales agents ..............................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ......
Travel agents ...............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ..........................
Demonstrators and product promoters ....................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................................
Real estate brokers ...................................................................
Real estate sales agents ............................................................
Sales engineers ............................................................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers ..................................................................
7.00
10.13
10.00
11.25
6.50
6.40
6.35
8.55
7.00
6.50
8.50
6.84
9.09
12.66
15.38
7.50
13.75
8.15
12.69
12.13
15.67
7.50
7.00
7.00
10.17
8.00
7.50
10.00
8.00
13.09
15.63
20.48
9.15
17.96
11.29
16.30
15.63
23.61
9.00
8.10
8.00
11.88
10.64
9.00
13.19
9.95
17.92
19.72
32.74
13.75
25.09
18.26
21.65
19.23
35.67
11.99
9.97
9.66
12.94
14.25
11.18
16.67
13.41
25.32
29.68
57.53
17.34
37.50
30.74
31.88
24.61
53.85
16.83
12.42
12.00
14.12
19.23
15.48
21.40
19.75
33.82
43.65
109.67
23.22
50.48
16.90
20.96
31.41
41.37
55.92
13.01
8.47
8.47
10.50
12.70
10.00
23.52
7.00
7.16
17.00
8.99
8.99
12.70
14.90
12.29
27.71
7.64
9.00
23.44
11.54
11.54
19.03
23.02
18.54
33.11
9.78
10.97
33.73
16.83
16.83
30.87
30.02
30.99
40.50
12.21
17.79
46.26
22.50
22.50
52.46
40.09
66.94
47.61
17.28
26.75
6.89
10.16
10.59
19.44
28.07
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
9.00
10.95
13.71
17.26
21.79
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Gaming cage workers ..............................................................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Brokerage clerks ..........................................................................
Correspondence clerks .................................................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Desktop publishers ......................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$14.20
7.55
8.26
9.50
8.34
9.90
10.00
8.88
11.54
9.79
8.76
11.56
10.67
10.75
9.11
9.84
7.87
7.00
7.86
8.53
10.76
10.00
9.00
11.64
8.15
8.00
12.00
7.50
8.57
8.57
8.50
12.00
11.82
8.50
7.48
8.00
10.82
13.06
14.00
10.00
10.22
11.14
9.23
9.04
9.51
11.30
$16.98
9.00
10.00
10.92
11.40
11.62
11.80
9.00
13.65
13.00
9.65
14.84
12.64
12.00
11.47
15.54
9.23
8.00
9.87
9.36
12.67
10.96
10.33
13.34
9.50
9.47
13.83
9.00
11.25
9.50
11.27
12.16
14.25
10.00
8.75
10.00
13.46
16.02
14.50
11.33
12.36
13.35
10.58
10.50
12.01
13.98
$20.43
10.75
12.66
13.50
13.89
13.75
14.50
9.79
16.00
15.31
10.74
17.03
13.94
14.00
14.17
18.66
10.67
9.07
11.47
13.21
14.85
12.80
13.00
16.23
11.62
13.38
16.28
10.24
15.08
12.48
15.40
14.99
17.85
12.14
10.90
11.86
16.56
19.30
19.16
13.50
15.17
16.08
12.15
12.00
14.14
16.55
$25.96
12.55
20.61
16.25
16.52
16.00
17.31
12.31
19.60
18.52
12.43
20.38
16.83
17.25
17.74
20.33
13.81
10.05
14.57
15.31
17.13
14.42
16.99
19.10
13.98
17.54
31.50
12.00
20.00
17.00
20.10
20.15
23.08
14.90
13.63
14.55
21.00
23.77
25.89
16.69
18.36
18.95
14.59
14.00
18.75
23.98
$30.29
16.15
21.16
19.65
21.25
18.59
20.95
12.31
21.87
20.93
14.47
23.89
19.28
20.00
22.43
21.07
14.90
11.76
17.07
17.94
19.71
17.64
20.26
22.32
16.38
20.60
37.50
13.48
24.54
19.70
24.84
26.85
25.96
18.17
17.02
16.50
25.87
27.89
29.84
20.00
22.46
21.75
17.63
16.45
23.34
26.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
Proofreaders and copy markers ...................................................
Statistical assistants .....................................................................
$10.41
8.00
9.00
9.00
8.40
11.61
$12.10
9.91
10.50
10.27
10.50
14.08
$14.86
10.80
12.55
11.69
11.00
15.94
$17.63
12.98
15.50
12.87
14.42
20.49
$20.75
15.85
19.23
15.76
15.78
21.69
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products ...................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .....
Logging workers ..........................................................................
6.92
6.92
6.75
6.75
10.00
7.50
7.30
7.43
8.00
12.75
10.00
8.30
9.42
9.96
13.90
14.00
9.55
12.00
12.00
22.29
21.39
14.15
14.00
15.10
22.29
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Boilermakers ................................................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons ............................
Brickmasons and blockmasons ................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ..............................
Carpet installers .......................................................................
Tile and marble setters .............................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .............
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ....................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ............................................
Tapers ......................................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Glaziers ........................................................................................
Insulation workers .......................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall .............................
Insulation workers, mechanical ...............................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Plasterers and stucco masons .......................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers .............................................
Roofers ........................................................................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
10.00
12.77
17.50
24.53
31.97
17.00
16.75
18.00
18.13
12.50
10.38
10.38
14.00
12.00
12.00
8.30
11.07
10.00
20.25
18.25
20.00
20.00
15.00
15.00
16.82
15.00
14.50
14.50
10.00
14.00
12.00
25.00
19.82
25.66
25.66
19.00
18.00
20.00
15.84
18.90
18.75
12.98
17.00
14.25
32.30
24.50
29.77
29.90
24.00
22.00
28.42
20.00
22.04
22.04
19.45
25.00
18.00
37.50
27.15
38.25
38.25
31.39
36.42
36.60
25.36
25.88
25.88
24.89
29.53
22.79
12.00
12.67
12.67
13.00
12.00
5.50
12.30
11.00
12.99
10.00
10.00
12.50
10.57
13.50
13.00
12.00
10.00
11.25
14.50
13.27
13.27
15.50
15.18
11.00
13.82
12.30
15.00
12.00
12.00
15.91
11.00
16.76
15.00
15.00
11.75
13.75
18.00
16.00
15.97
18.00
20.10
15.50
16.00
14.97
16.14
13.25
13.25
20.56
13.00
21.08
15.68
15.00
14.00
17.29
27.56
20.00
19.50
22.20
30.95
24.97
18.00
14.97
18.80
17.00
17.00
29.50
18.65
30.41
17.00
18.00
20.25
23.42
31.49
26.25
26.93
24.69
36.62
28.70
19.56
16.50
20.77
21.00
21.00
34.31
27.79
34.50
18.00
24.80
25.96
34.27
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-12
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Structural iron and steel workers .................................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile
and marble setters ..............................................................
Helpers--carpenters ..................................................................
Helpers--electricians ................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco
masons ...............................................................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...
Helpers--roofers .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Elevator installers and repairers ..................................................
Hazardous materials removal workers ........................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators ............
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .............................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and
mining ....................................................................................
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining ............................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas .................................................
Mining machine operators ...........................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators .....................
Roustabouts, oil and gas ..............................................................
Helpers--extraction workers ........................................................
$15.95
8.00
$21.06
9.95
$27.12
11.72
$29.43
14.00
$52.30
18.27
8.00
9.50
8.00
10.00
11.00
9.00
14.00
12.50
10.00
21.23
14.50
11.72
21.52
15.50
13.00
7.85
8.50
7.45
14.08
26.68
10.00
12.35
10.81
9.00
9.38
10.00
8.00
19.92
29.63
10.50
13.45
13.00
10.00
10.00
12.00
9.50
24.96
35.33
16.48
20.60
18.89
15.23
11.00
14.00
9.75
30.76
49.01
30.15
26.23
21.25
19.88
12.00
16.50
12.00
37.02
49.01
30.51
28.74
21.25
25.73
10.78
13.00
14.30
17.81
13.75
9.61
7.50
10.78
15.00
14.30
18.19
17.90
13.84
9.65
16.00
16.00
16.00
19.57
19.36
16.50
10.74
28.40
21.00
18.50
24.51
19.61
26.90
14.00
30.82
28.40
22.80
24.51
19.79
28.40
16.62
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ..........
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers,
except line installers ..........................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers ....................
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers,
transportation equipment ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and
industrial equipment ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and
repairers .............................................................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers ...............................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ................................
10.74
14.00
18.45
24.62
29.64
16.48
9.50
19.09
12.98
24.46
15.91
31.85
20.45
38.50
24.33
14.00
21.00
27.83
29.70
31.81
14.00
21.00
27.83
29.70
31.81
11.05
9.50
13.09
12.00
16.89
12.50
23.32
16.60
28.61
16.60
16.00
19.00
22.72
26.63
27.50
14.43
15.51
21.96
28.39
28.61
19.83
11.32
24.09
14.86
31.13
15.50
34.30
16.00
35.04
17.50
10.00
13.00
17.50
11.55
16.13
23.00
12.06
18.50
26.70
17.00
21.30
30.24
23.00
24.18
37.30
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-13
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related repairers ...................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers ................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Farm equipment mechanics .....................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Rail car repairers ......................................................................
Small engine mechanics ..............................................................
Motorboat mechanics ..............................................................
Motorcycle mechanics .............................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Tire repairers and changers .....................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers ...................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical
door ....................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Home appliance repairers ............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Millwrights ..............................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons ................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ...................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers ............................
Medical equipment repairers ...................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and
repairers .............................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers .................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers ................
Riggers .....................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers .............................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
$9.95
10.00
12.52
9.52
13.00
$12.50
12.50
13.25
12.50
15.54
$16.55
15.00
17.00
17.43
18.25
$21.64
19.00
18.61
22.00
22.87
$26.77
25.01
21.50
27.00
27.00
12.81
10.00
13.65
15.99
10.04
9.80
8.00
11.00
15.40
11.65
16.30
18.24
11.32
10.78
13.00
14.00
18.25
15.40
18.55
21.02
15.00
18.15
16.00
15.00
21.20
18.31
21.75
23.81
18.15
18.15
17.50
17.00
24.50
20.93
24.50
28.28
21.00
18.15
27.50
21.00
7.50
7.50
12.48
8.66
8.60
16.37
10.00
10.00
20.02
12.25
12.25
26.29
14.00
13.50
29.99
16.37
18.50
22.77
26.92
31.85
12.00
11.00
15.40
14.35
18.50
17.60
24.00
23.17
29.09
27.45
11.31
15.44
10.00
11.81
15.95
15.03
16.00
16.88
15.50
11.72
10.50
8.31
14.55
18.00
12.00
13.71
17.00
16.78
22.16
23.74
21.10
14.21
14.49
10.58
18.19
20.86
16.00
15.40
21.74
19.83
27.01
27.22
26.89
20.17
17.90
13.11
22.79
26.29
20.22
19.81
26.46
22.30
28.90
30.20
28.80
26.93
25.55
17.60
28.11
30.49
25.24
24.23
31.68
22.30
31.14
35.54
29.48
32.35
26.93
22.98
10.62
12.00
9.04
10.00
21.62
8.00
11.33
13.00
10.00
11.17
21.62
9.00
13.50
18.72
12.00
19.50
22.98
11.24
17.00
22.51
14.40
24.50
22.99
13.75
18.90
25.31
15.00
26.00
30.40
17.00
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
8.25
10.16
13.50
18.20
24.81
14.43
17.70
22.05
27.16
32.96
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-14
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers .....
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers ..........................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers ...............................
Engine and other machine assemblers .........................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters ........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators ......................................
Team assemblers .....................................................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ..
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ...........................
Slaughterers and meat packers ................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine
operators and tenders .........................................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders .........................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Numerical tool and process control programmers ...................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Machinists ....................................................................................
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders ..............................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders ..........................
10
25
50
75
90
$13.08
8.75
8.34
8.75
9.33
11.10
10.00
7.81
11.00
9.75
7.69
7.08
7.30
6.32
8.40
7.88
$18.28
10.38
8.50
10.30
10.61
14.30
12.50
9.80
12.00
11.32
9.00
9.00
11.89
7.30
9.75
8.50
$23.84
12.10
10.38
12.00
13.54
17.75
15.00
12.54
12.07
15.20
11.25
11.20
15.35
9.20
11.20
12.18
$27.66
15.08
13.00
14.55
16.85
23.66
17.00
18.41
13.63
28.18
13.60
15.00
18.52
10.00
11.80
15.41
$29.75
19.23
15.98
19.35
19.25
28.39
25.13
28.03
15.37
28.54
18.06
18.54
20.40
12.50
13.60
18.13
8.00
7.25
7.50
11.05
8.50
10.40
8.00
13.13
12.18
13.70
10.20
16.80
15.09
16.57
12.17
20.00
17.65
18.85
16.89
23.89
10.50
18.25
12.75
19.90
16.25
21.89
18.81
31.00
22.00
32.55
8.91
11.44
14.50
17.50
19.44
8.45
10.80
14.15
16.89
18.32
8.87
11.40
12.25
16.50
19.52
10.79
13.00
16.00
18.59
25.01
8.50
10.76
13.41
17.00
20.28
8.50
10.91
12.76
16.42
19.64
7.75
9.85
12.50
15.95
20.53
9.00
10.00
12.86
16.04
18.50
10.00
12.50
15.83
19.25
23.63
7.75
13.50
11.28
11.30
14.00
16.00
15.36
14.58
17.30
19.96
16.75
16.86
20.20
24.00
18.98
19.98
22.75
27.11
23.72
23.76
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-15
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Pourers and casters, metal .......................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic ...................
Model makers, metal and plastic .............................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic .............................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Foundry mold and coremakers ................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ..........................................................................
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic .........................................
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners .......................................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Job printers ..............................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers ............................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ..........................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ................................................
Sewers, hand ............................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and
tenders ................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters,
operators, and tenders ........................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers .............
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, synthetic and glass fibers .....................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers ............................................
Upholsterers .............................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$10.75
13.83
14.25
13.83
$16.75
15.00
16.75
13.83
$16.75
21.90
24.27
16.00
$17.98
29.15
29.15
21.48
$18.98
33.19
33.19
21.90
8.09
12.38
10.00
14.01
11.98
15.61
15.05
17.50
18.70
26.69
8.00
9.80
11.82
14.76
18.70
9.50
17.10
10.56
11.00
12.05
19.75
12.63
12.65
15.85
23.83
15.60
15.89
20.13
27.85
18.33
18.50
24.54
32.24
23.56
23.50
9.50
8.10
11.40
10.55
14.75
14.00
17.81
17.62
24.54
22.30
8.00
13.25
12.15
14.00
15.70
15.00
19.80
17.00
24.70
19.43
8.65
9.35
7.88
7.88
9.80
11.00
10.75
9.48
7.00
6.58
6.75
8.55
8.15
8.55
8.99
9.00
8.25
9.95
13.98
8.50
8.50
12.24
13.14
12.99
12.00
8.00
7.91
7.95
10.00
9.64
10.00
10.00
9.80
9.50
13.67
16.90
11.29
11.29
16.00
17.68
16.00
15.39
9.28
9.35
9.50
11.50
12.65
11.43
11.05
11.82
10.75
17.81
22.29
16.00
15.76
19.39
20.13
18.90
19.39
10.45
10.50
12.79
17.00
21.64
16.90
12.70
14.00
11.50
22.08
29.60
18.00
18.00
22.66
21.35
22.13
23.17
14.00
11.00
15.96
21.75
21.64
22.25
15.53
19.70
15.13
9.10
10.15
12.09
13.31
15.00
9.34
8.25
10.35
10.00
11.59
11.04
12.62
16.00
15.53
19.28
9.35
14.95
8.50
12.98
16.08
10.00
16.50
18.35
15.15
19.03
23.13
18.38
19.03
26.38
21.18
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-16
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ..........................................
Furniture finishers .......................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, wood .....................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ...........
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power distributors and dispatchers ..........................................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ..................................
Chemical plant and system operators ......................................
Gas plant operators ..................................................................
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and
gaugers ...............................................................................
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Chemical equipment operators and tenders .............................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still
machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ......................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters,
operators, and tenders ............................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders ........
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Dental laboratory technicians ..................................................
Medical appliance technicians .................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians ..........................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment ..........................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers ..............................
Photographic process workers and processing machine
operators ................................................................................
Photographic process workers .................................................
Photographic processing machine operators ...........................
10
25
50
75
90
$9.65
9.07
11.70
8.00
7.75
$10.50
10.50
15.50
10.00
9.00
$12.00
12.00
22.00
12.16
11.05
$15.00
14.00
22.00
14.03
13.25
$17.00
16.74
24.10
16.04
16.15
8.99
20.93
25.96
18.46
13.75
15.55
16.14
16.60
23.63
10.63
28.86
28.24
25.30
19.68
17.69
20.75
19.13
24.71
13.00
30.43
33.47
30.43
26.20
20.12
25.25
24.48
28.47
14.28
31.15
35.96
30.43
28.59
26.51
28.47
28.00
30.63
16.00
34.92
42.42
32.12
33.11
30.95
30.63
28.98
30.63
9.50
10.00
10.00
25.25
15.18
12.00
27.17
19.53
18.25
28.87
25.20
23.04
30.72
26.44
25.94
12.67
9.88
16.32
11.25
19.89
14.44
25.79
18.38
27.31
22.05
10.50
7.25
10.25
8.50
8.50
8.50
11.60
10.00
12.22
10.12
10.21
10.12
15.59
11.54
16.05
13.00
13.47
12.76
19.05
14.44
19.96
16.00
16.22
15.61
27.19
18.85
22.13
18.00
17.31
18.43
8.35
9.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.58
9.00
8.50
8.50
10.10
11.00
10.72
12.25
12.46
14.71
10.00
10.97
10.89
13.13
13.09
14.00
14.71
14.00
14.90
12.63
13.93
13.54
16.70
16.35
18.82
16.25
16.05
16.68
14.87
16.81
17.23
21.92
25.74
25.96
21.80
26.00
18.41
18.00
23.04
20.81
9.00
12.00
6.00
10.81
13.50
8.50
13.00
17.57
10.60
16.00
20.30
14.50
19.00
28.14
17.07
7.00
8.91
7.00
8.20
9.35
7.11
10.39
11.00
9.73
12.73
13.50
12.00
15.25
25.00
14.93
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-17
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Semiconductor processors ...........................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders ............
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators
and tenders .........................................................................
Etchers and engravers ..............................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic ..........
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Tire builders .............................................................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
$11.33
7.55
7.92
$13.50
8.95
9.25
$15.89
11.15
11.50
$19.05
15.30
14.77
$21.00
20.78
18.83
10.24
13.00
7.24
8.10
11.00
7.13
10.24
13.28
8.50
10.00
13.24
8.50
11.52
13.72
12.29
15.90
14.85
10.22
22.65
20.00
14.50
20.67
19.61
12.50
28.65
28.90
17.33
25.78
21.46
16.00
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ...........................
Commercial pilots ...................................................................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical
technicians .............................................................................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Locomotive engineers and operators ...........................................
Locomotive engineers .............................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ...............................
Sailors and marine oilers .............................................................
Ship and boat captains and operators ..........................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels ............................
Ship engineers .............................................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Service station attendants ............................................................
Transportation inspectors ............................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders ..................................................
Crane and tower operators ...........................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Hoist and winch operators ...........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
7.48
9.24
12.25
16.67
21.78
11.00
14.01
17.51
22.00
28.17
14.92
24.05
54.90
23.19
17.88
44.28
68.30
23.89
22.18
89.01
109.43
29.63
27.23
136.94
154.62
34.33
31.24
172.89
173.90
49.04
8.64
9.83
9.37
9.86
9.00
5.75
11.25
8.00
6.75
14.90
14.90
14.09
9.00
8.65
13.75
20.25
5.75
7.00
14.15
8.75
12.24
11.00
10.37
8.75
9.00
6.75
6.75
8.90
10.50
10.61
10.07
11.50
7.28
13.30
9.75
7.80
14.90
14.90
15.88
9.58
14.58
14.58
21.94
6.81
7.50
17.54
10.75
13.91
12.50
12.50
10.76
10.70
7.90
7.51
10.00
13.07
13.50
12.40
14.99
12.71
15.89
12.23
9.45
21.64
21.80
25.96
10.48
16.42
17.42
25.83
7.50
8.85
21.65
13.91
17.00
15.50
15.50
15.68
13.43
9.70
9.00
13.00
15.82
16.64
14.60
19.31
19.20
20.00
16.78
11.53
37.49
38.61
29.40
14.38
20.00
21.79
42.13
9.00
12.00
29.92
14.97
21.88
18.00
17.50
18.88
16.80
12.37
11.00
17.50
19.40
22.88
17.00
23.96
22.54
24.09
24.94
13.17
46.81
47.60
37.56
15.13
28.46
28.54
42.13
10.00
15.02
46.19
26.64
29.11
22.89
22.57
20.33
21.38
15.89
13.75
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-18
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 18
Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Pumping station operators ...........................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders .................................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
10
25
50
75
90
$7.00
7.65
6.43
16.00
7.52
15.20
$8.00
8.50
7.17
19.67
8.86
19.06
$10.18
10.26
8.56
21.81
10.00
19.06
$13.02
12.54
10.69
21.81
12.55
27.85
$17.00
15.74
13.45
26.01
16.80
27.85
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
18-19
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$8.49
$11.00
$15.68
$24.04
$35.24
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Advertising and promotions managers ........................................
Marketing and sales managers .....................................................
Marketing managers ................................................................
Sales managers ........................................................................
Public relations managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Compensation and benefits managers .....................................
Training and development managers .......................................
Industrial production managers ...................................................
Purchasing managers ...................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program ...................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Food service managers ................................................................
Funeral directors ..........................................................................
Lodging managers .......................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Natural sciences managers ..........................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
19.23
28.84
19.66
18.27
24.33
27.24
21.57
17.60
18.01
29.81
20.11
22.85
22.58
25.58
22.56
19.50
17.31
21.15
12.00
25.29
52.56
25.63
22.60
31.25
34.33
28.85
19.87
20.00
39.01
25.59
24.21
27.35
25.58
29.79
27.61
22.58
26.74
19.71
35.72
65.74
38.46
29.98
41.35
44.39
38.46
36.56
27.50
48.40
35.07
26.90
36.69
25.58
38.68
35.09
31.84
33.22
26.12
49.18
96.15
53.63
38.60
54.95
57.20
50.80
49.45
34.40
60.10
49.78
40.14
45.43
31.23
44.54
47.69
42.55
42.50
31.25
64.90
137.36
76.92
49.23
72.95
80.97
66.56
70.84
44.20
70.49
68.12
52.88
59.27
42.01
53.04
69.10
51.97
51.68
46.67
10.20
21.90
19.23
34.05
14.29
16.00
11.85
21.65
29.09
13.20
14.85
12.00
21.90
23.11
42.79
16.04
17.75
13.70
26.44
41.24
18.51
17.07
20.39
28.11
30.02
52.77
21.25
19.50
17.48
33.80
48.55
23.13
21.64
28.37
35.67
43.27
62.44
27.78
25.52
26.84
43.27
51.75
29.10
30.50
28.37
46.67
53.50
68.36
41.73
32.34
38.46
52.22
58.04
37.75
32.21
16.86
17.85
16.50
16.63
15.90
20.50
20.67
18.32
18.27
24.47
26.29
25.00
23.11
22.77
26.50
33.65
31.62
30.36
30.42
30.36
43.42
39.72
37.99
38.49
31.42
17.67
16.00
17.00
17.31
16.81
15.26
18.08
20.07
21.12
20.27
20.38
19.23
17.51
20.28
22.97
27.50
24.77
25.58
24.72
24.01
29.18
30.48
38.97
30.22
35.39
31.25
28.37
37.71
33.55
43.27
37.31
39.42
36.41
34.33
49.11
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Insurance appraisers, auto damage ..........................................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Logisticians ..................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Management analysts ..................................................................
Meeting and convention planners ................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Budget analysts ............................................................................
Credit analysts .............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial analysts ....................................................................
Personal financial advisors ......................................................
Insurance underwriters ............................................................
Financial examiners .....................................................................
Loan counselors and officers .......................................................
Loan counselors .......................................................................
Loan officers ............................................................................
$20.70
16.83
16.83
15.89
23.00
16.83
18.21
21.33
13.66
17.97
20.26
14.66
10.45
14.66
$25.10
18.58
20.25
15.89
26.17
20.10
22.54
24.52
17.85
19.95
23.48
15.57
14.17
16.27
$32.82
24.54
25.77
21.25
26.17
23.90
29.46
31.04
22.90
27.50
30.58
23.67
14.17
24.04
$43.42
26.34
32.36
31.83
38.61
29.81
37.59
39.14
34.33
36.26
33.90
35.90
20.52
36.46
$50.95
26.34
40.82
33.01
46.38
37.50
53.24
55.47
52.89
47.65
51.63
51.45
60.13
51.45
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer and information scientists, research ...........................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer software engineers ......................................................
Computer software engineers, applications .............................
Computer software engineers, systems software .....................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Database administrators ...............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
Network systems and data communications analysts ..................
Actuaries ......................................................................................
Operations research analysts .......................................................
Statisticians ..................................................................................
Miscellaneous mathematical scientists ........................................
19.71
25.14
19.86
26.44
26.30
28.29
13.96
25.17
19.95
19.45
21.15
27.44
20.68
16.18
14.82
25.81
31.01
25.16
33.46
32.81
33.73
17.66
30.35
22.36
24.04
25.64
31.97
25.27
17.44
15.81
34.32
44.20
31.73
40.87
40.77
40.92
22.26
36.47
31.25
29.31
30.16
39.37
35.85
29.50
16.70
42.27
54.62
38.25
47.96
47.70
48.04
30.88
43.27
38.81
37.68
36.64
50.48
44.49
40.36
29.97
50.93
62.53
45.67
56.56
55.01
56.56
41.57
51.44
47.67
42.66
45.31
56.13
60.27
47.97
29.97
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Architects, except naval ...............................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ......................
Cartographers and photogrammetrists .....................................
Surveyors .................................................................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Aerospace engineers ................................................................
Chemical engineers .................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Computer hardware engineers .................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Electronics engineers, except computer ..............................
Environmental engineers .........................................................
Industrial engineers, including health and safety ....................
17.40
20.76
20.67
14.82
14.82
18.75
24.76
29.81
30.87
21.64
25.91
25.20
24.00
26.99
25.96
24.21
22.83
24.04
24.04
19.01
14.82
19.71
29.67
37.14
31.08
25.00
31.68
30.35
30.83
30.10
28.70
28.38
30.34
29.06
29.06
22.00
17.06
28.60
36.06
48.98
33.40
30.47
42.59
36.15
36.21
36.11
39.46
33.87
39.42
38.69
38.69
33.65
22.00
38.92
44.25
54.85
49.48
40.52
47.81
43.76
43.27
44.24
54.19
39.22
48.22
44.23
44.23
40.23
22.00
51.50
52.17
64.51
52.97
46.88
60.02
52.03
51.75
52.08
61.34
47.62
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Health and safety engineers, except mining safety
engineers and inspectors ................................................
Industrial engineers .............................................................
Marine engineers and naval architects ....................................
Materials engineers ..................................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Nuclear engineers ....................................................................
Petroleum engineers ................................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Architectural and civil drafters ................................................
Electrical and electronics drafters ...........................................
Mechanical drafters .................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Aerospace engineering and operations technicians .................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Electro-mechanical technicians ...............................................
Environmental engineering technicians ..................................
Industrial engineering technicians ...........................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ............................................
$27.67
24.04
22.66
25.00
24.76
33.87
26.18
14.00
14.00
12.75
15.50
12.84
20.00
10.39
12.11
17.21
15.00
16.82
17.52
11.50
$31.22
28.04
24.76
28.22
28.00
36.90
34.65
17.75
18.00
16.31
18.10
17.95
22.00
10.39
16.19
22.33
17.89
20.15
18.13
12.98
$35.25
33.17
29.41
34.43
32.17
40.05
43.27
21.54
22.54
22.73
21.13
22.48
24.24
12.90
22.42
26.45
32.52
24.01
19.60
16.28
$48.35
38.45
34.28
45.15
38.46
44.38
65.87
27.93
28.77
25.07
24.96
27.35
26.93
22.00
27.30
28.56
38.25
28.89
25.89
22.15
$54.20
44.92
36.83
53.85
44.88
51.20
75.70
32.21
32.21
28.43
29.19
32.26
31.07
25.02
30.79
31.38
41.40
31.64
33.85
33.03
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists ...............................................
Food scientists and technologists ........................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Biochemists and biophysicists .............................................
Microbiologists ....................................................................
Conservation scientists and foresters .......................................
Foresters ..............................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Astronomers and physicists .....................................................
Physicists .............................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Materials scientists ..............................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists .............................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers ...........
Economists ..................................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Market research analysts .........................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ...................
15.87
17.38
17.79
21.73
17.38
17.48
18.83
15.87
15.87
16.99
20.67
36.26
36.26
20.56
19.33
26.43
22.27
21.66
23.08
19.23
21.39
21.39
17.17
19.90
20.31
20.51
22.07
27.21
27.21
24.92
27.00
22.11
16.35
16.35
21.23
24.86
40.48
40.48
23.60
22.60
28.85
25.29
24.28
33.65
20.51
24.04
24.04
21.48
22.86
22.36
26.87
30.77
29.37
37.36
32.81
34.61
26.58
25.50
25.50
29.22
31.50
44.55
44.55
28.85
27.24
39.42
33.65
31.25
40.00
26.67
30.10
30.10
22.86
22.86
31.25
35.90
39.62
41.49
41.49
39.23
40.94
38.94
25.50
25.50
40.00
40.55
47.18
47.18
39.42
37.22
48.32
40.00
35.10
52.24
39.45
39.90
39.95
28.75
31.21
46.77
48.56
53.86
54.39
41.49
52.88
58.91
38.94
46.41
46.41
51.47
52.59
71.37
71.37
52.59
48.50
57.76
52.89
46.18
59.05
91.35
50.48
50.48
57.88
57.88
55.65
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Agricultural and food science technicians ...................................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Geological and petroleum technicians .........................................
Nuclear technicians .....................................................................
Social science research assistants ................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Environmental science and protection technicians, including
health .................................................................................
$8.00
12.32
13.92
32.04
29.06
15.00
13.00
$8.50
14.36
17.20
35.19
30.59
19.50
15.53
$16.40
18.29
21.68
35.19
33.95
21.09
20.35
$19.92
23.28
26.23
50.24
41.84
22.50
26.87
$26.02
27.37
31.05
50.24
45.06
28.84
30.59
15.46
18.25
30.59
30.59
30.59
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Social and human service assistants ........................................
Clergy ..........................................................................................
Directors, religious activities and education ...............................
10.94
11.00
12.00
12.36
12.00
9.50
12.76
12.38
14.42
12.73
9.00
21.15
8.69
12.51
18.03
12.88
13.46
13.75
14.85
16.29
10.50
14.42
13.94
17.48
14.08
11.25
23.10
10.25
12.51
18.37
15.86
16.31
16.06
17.94
17.44
13.93
17.48
15.91
21.75
16.66
13.39
33.85
12.61
12.83
19.90
19.93
19.88
18.51
24.17
20.69
16.83
22.00
18.87
26.92
20.01
16.01
38.67
14.42
17.38
22.01
25.28
26.13
19.88
36.31
25.00
17.80
27.12
23.62
30.27
24.82
21.15
46.10
16.40
21.02
43.22
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers .............................
16.50
28.36
14.50
13.69
12.69
19.63
35.58
17.30
16.02
16.83
31.39
52.89
19.74
21.28
22.06
52.89
72.12
26.44
25.56
25.72
77.04
96.15
32.21
33.56
33.56
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Economics teachers, postsecondary ....................................
9.00
21.58
26.86
22.84
19.34
31.66
39.51
39.51
30.46
30.46
28.21
36.16
46.11
27.15
33.78
12.00
28.21
32.13
23.79
22.84
31.66
53.33
52.51
39.81
39.81
42.91
42.63
48.89
31.45
38.87
21.03
39.16
51.82
31.66
23.79
39.25
76.92
77.18
42.08
42.08
49.90
49.65
51.54
39.18
47.08
32.33
52.42
67.94
44.36
33.45
45.52
84.46
84.46
49.09
49.09
65.13
58.79
82.61
50.96
64.10
46.50
79.38
94.16
57.85
43.63
71.10
92.70
92.70
95.38
96.54
82.61
74.57
82.61
68.14
75.83
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Political science teachers, postsecondary ............................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Law teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary ................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, secondary school .....................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ............................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
$24.97
27.15
28.57
26.62
25.96
26.62
28.53
28.53
$39.18
28.83
36.70
33.80
47.82
29.00
32.18
32.18
$39.18
42.52
38.66
53.71
67.80
34.07
40.05
40.05
$40.53
52.50
50.96
79.26
96.54
35.89
41.15
41.15
$52.23
72.08
93.75
120.19
126.57
38.96
55.48
55.48
27.26
50.14
31.30
56.98
56.98
71.67
82.27
85.22
95.19
95.58
26.06
26.06
20.04
27.32
32.94
27.37
24.12
19.01
22.69
15.29
9.50
8.50
8.30
11.75
14.74
15.59
29.36
30.62
20.04
30.14
34.77
29.32
27.56
21.38
26.97
20.30
12.34
10.00
10.00
12.34
18.69
18.82
37.78
37.78
31.91
37.79
46.39
34.33
37.40
28.44
30.09
21.38
17.92
12.34
12.18
14.99
24.24
23.84
45.93
42.10
54.97
46.18
50.39
45.63
48.33
41.19
30.09
23.01
28.00
15.39
15.00
20.17
30.59
30.02
60.00
48.85
69.62
69.93
72.82
51.90
59.03
60.80
31.02
27.17
34.37
21.11
19.12
24.14
34.59
34.08
11.63
16.54
17.92
22.72
25.37
30.35
31.89
36.81
40.00
48.30
18.21
16.70
22.92
19.47
30.64
24.07
36.90
31.39
48.89
35.98
17.83
9.25
9.10
19.70
24.18
15.74
22.90
31.50
22.00
28.47
49.15
32.29
32.10
50.76
40.09
16.95
14.28
17.95
12.18
16.92
7.75
18.00
23.20
21.18
14.11
19.39
8.57
18.00
25.53
26.15
18.46
25.08
9.62
22.00
33.83
37.18
23.33
29.33
11.21
23.69
37.30
51.65
25.46
35.58
12.49
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
12.00
15.51
21.03
30.21
43.27
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Artists and related workers ..........................................................
Art directors .............................................................................
Multi-media artists and animators ...........................................
Designers .....................................................................................
Commercial and industrial designers ......................................
Fashion designers ....................................................................
Floral designers .......................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Interior designers .....................................................................
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers .......................
Set and exhibit designers .........................................................
Actors, producers, and directors ..................................................
Producers and directors ...........................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Musicians and singers ..............................................................
Announcers ..................................................................................
Radio and television announcers .............................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Technical writers .....................................................................
Writers and authors ..................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
Broadcast technicians ..............................................................
Photographers ..............................................................................
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and
editors ....................................................................................
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture ........
$14.78
17.59
18.11
12.00
21.54
20.37
9.00
13.29
15.00
9.65
18.34
12.88
12.88
10.80
11.74
20.29
26.40
12.86
13.13
11.00
11.00
18.15
14.22
14.05
15.41
11.50
12.26
8.19
$18.75
18.91
18.75
15.00
26.00
24.71
9.75
15.00
17.30
11.40
18.34
17.43
17.43
13.89
13.89
26.40
31.92
15.00
15.38
13.13
13.00
20.30
18.97
19.01
21.05
16.43
19.25
20.00
$21.64
24.94
22.67
19.75
32.45
38.46
10.00
18.75
22.60
16.80
33.04
24.22
24.22
20.44
20.44
31.92
31.92
19.87
19.87
20.93
20.65
25.68
23.83
21.81
27.72
17.21
20.80
20.80
$29.24
34.48
27.10
27.64
38.82
38.46
12.10
23.70
28.00
18.00
48.67
46.55
46.55
31.29
30.83
39.72
48.40
45.67
45.67
35.51
32.09
31.25
32.51
29.88
36.01
31.77
26.80
26.50
$42.22
45.35
33.65
35.84
41.07
137.36
15.00
30.25
35.84
22.43
63.40
65.00
65.00
43.27
52.70
53.28
55.18
93.75
93.75
65.61
61.51
37.84
44.30
43.88
47.28
43.59
30.00
28.61
9.35
12.02
9.25
8.92
15.09
15.09
13.94
9.38
20.02
19.01
17.72
13.97
29.31
21.32
29.31
16.29
34.67
38.82
34.58
22.44
13.86
12.18
14.41
14.41
18.26
15.80
25.96
26.71
33.10
46.50
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dentists ........................................................................................
Dentists, general ......................................................................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Optometrists ................................................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Anesthesiologists .....................................................................
Family and general practitioners .............................................
Internists, general ....................................................................
14.00
39.86
42.77
16.63
42.11
42.13
22.00
23.10
47.91
10.56
18.19
53.85
53.85
19.50
42.11
45.04
29.16
77.28
61.80
22.46
24.42
53.85
53.85
21.33
55.00
47.22
67.79
77.28
67.79
64.92
32.16
77.13
99.95
26.39
61.67
50.00
86.29
92.63
67.79
67.52
45.53
119.05
119.05
31.47
61.67
52.00
109.87
115.39
94.18
132.21
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Pediatricians, general ...............................................................
Surgeons ..................................................................................
Physician assistants .....................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Radiation therapists .................................................................
Recreational therapists .............................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Diagnostic medical sonographers ............................................
Nuclear medicine technologists ...............................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ........
Occupational health and safety specialists ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers .....
$21.44
29.61
23.29
21.03
17.50
21.63
24.00
24.38
12.67
18.50
22.64
11.82
15.45
10.59
21.07
15.07
11.25
24.93
25.57
15.91
9.35
10.96
10.50
7.65
16.76
14.00
14.01
10.00
12.36
13.38
13.38
15.10
$21.44
59.89
30.89
23.84
22.20
23.08
27.81
30.89
14.09
20.20
22.70
14.54
18.44
13.17
26.95
20.12
13.54
25.89
28.13
20.12
10.40
12.73
11.65
10.00
18.06
16.00
15.74
11.46
13.64
21.65
16.00
19.89
$62.50
62.50
35.91
27.73
26.24
27.46
31.00
35.74
17.00
22.29
25.64
17.56
22.85
15.88
31.32
25.20
22.15
30.45
33.33
24.29
13.21
15.66
13.89
11.31
20.30
18.18
17.82
14.59
16.48
27.35
25.70
25.48
$80.65
125.50
41.82
33.54
31.50
32.00
35.54
37.97
19.71
24.92
29.27
23.02
26.09
18.67
35.00
30.06
34.00
34.15
37.85
28.96
18.70
18.65
16.02
15.74
24.45
20.16
20.24
17.68
21.00
27.35
27.89
35.20
$85.94
159.58
52.89
40.00
37.14
38.70
43.20
39.09
23.09
27.98
34.47
26.63
30.06
22.62
39.00
35.52
41.88
37.01
40.04
32.30
24.87
21.55
18.87
16.02
28.03
23.00
23.50
22.09
30.06
35.03
37.08
35.20
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Occupational therapist assistants .............................................
Occupational therapist aides ....................................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Massage therapists .......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
8.39
8.00
7.08
8.18
8.50
9.36
8.59
9.38
9.00
14.19
8.50
10.66
9.25
12.00
9.58
9.04
8.50
9.20
9.00
9.70
10.38
9.67
10.00
17.00
9.25
13.33
10.88
14.00
11.23
10.30
9.90
10.51
10.00
13.59
17.42
10.16
14.43
22.37
10.25
20.00
13.00
16.00
13.84
11.99
11.00
12.30
11.00
17.42
20.99
15.45
22.71
29.00
12.25
20.00
15.85
18.42
16.92
14.09
11.93
14.64
12.88
23.00
23.00
15.45
30.00
33.00
13.65
42.69
18.80
21.00
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
$9.00
10.00
10.83
8.53
10.00
$10.53
11.50
12.52
9.77
10.00
$12.45
12.60
13.82
10.80
10.00
$15.00
15.96
16.45
11.67
13.45
$18.09
18.39
20.16
15.47
15.85
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
7.50
9.73
13.25
13.25
7.27
7.27
7.75
9.00
13.55
15.18
15.18
8.75
8.75
8.49
10.15
21.77
19.42
19.42
10.00
10.00
11.70
12.50
21.77
20.48
20.48
12.00
11.84
12.50
15.95
27.53
22.56
22.56
14.72
14.72
17.65
6.95
8.40
8.49
11.00
11.02
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
4.25
6.65
8.25
10.70
13.87
9.15
10.19
11.11
13.00
14.11
16.35
17.98
20.72
20.72
25.18
9.00
7.00
6.00
8.00
7.50
6.75
6.75
2.13
4.15
2.13
4.25
6.00
10.99
8.20
7.00
9.00
8.71
7.50
7.50
3.13
5.39
2.44
5.62
6.75
13.75
9.75
7.85
10.53
10.00
9.00
9.00
5.27
7.39
4.30
7.00
8.00
17.50
11.64
8.75
12.93
12.00
11.00
10.70
7.24
8.51
6.09
8.40
9.30
20.00
13.75
10.83
15.17
13.81
12.00
13.00
8.75
10.50
7.49
9.50
11.08
6.00
6.75
8.00
9.50
11.10
6.67
4.20
6.50
5.11
6.76
7.34
7.12
7.00
8.00
8.00
7.75
8.00
8.75
9.68
8.88
10.00
10.87
12.54
10.60
13.52
7.00
8.00
10.00
13.26
18.30
10.84
13.26
18.46
21.40
25.12
9.75
12.31
17.13
19.27
21.40
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$12.60
7.00
$17.09
7.85
$25.12
9.48
$25.12
12.00
$25.12
15.85
7.00
6.75
12.00
7.50
7.50
10.91
8.21
7.35
13.56
8.25
8.20
13.50
10.00
8.15
14.84
10.00
10.00
16.50
12.50
9.66
17.50
13.55
13.20
20.00
16.50
12.23
19.23
17.00
17.00
23.56
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of gaming workers ....................
Gaming supervisors .................................................................
Slot key persons .......................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming dealers ........................................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ..........................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..........
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Manicurists and pedicurists .....................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ..................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ..................................................
Concierges ...............................................................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Flight attendants ......................................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
Residential advisors .....................................................................
5.88
10.00
10.61
9.36
10.00
8.03
5.50
5.50
7.28
7.41
5.96
5.96
7.50
6.75
6.50
7.50
8.27
6.00
5.51
9.07
8.24
8.21
14.29
25.87
6.75
10.94
13.39
10.38
12.01
9.00
5.77
5.75
7.32
7.50
7.26
7.00
8.64
8.00
7.89
8.27
8.27
7.10
6.35
10.00
9.03
9.00
26.71
26.90
9.22
12.55
15.72
11.02
14.65
9.35
6.34
6.34
8.06
14.64
9.00
8.00
10.09
10.50
10.63
11.85
8.75
8.50
8.00
13.46
11.26
10.43
30.10
30.13
12.01
15.72
18.75
11.76
16.36
10.00
6.57
6.55
8.75
18.19
11.94
11.20
13.15
14.59
14.79
18.14
14.98
11.70
9.00
18.19
14.17
14.45
39.44
44.40
17.37
20.63
21.78
11.80
20.63
11.30
7.38
7.31
11.15
18.19
14.82
11.94
16.56
20.12
21.62
22.36
16.05
18.19
11.70
18.19
15.71
15.71
47.01
47.75
5.25
6.25
7.35
8.00
9.67
7.95
5.63
10.15
7.00
9.00
9.67
12.85
8.67
5.63
12.57
8.40
9.90
13.00
14.42
11.95
9.50
15.32
10.00
10.90
15.68
15.68
15.95
11.70
19.65
11.68
12.50
21.76
25.00
18.27
12.74
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
7.84
10.27
10.27
9.72
13.00
12.24
13.75
16.35
15.66
21.63
21.83
19.23
35.55
31.88
24.61
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers .............................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Pest control workers ....................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
Tree trimmers and pruners .......................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers ...
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Advertising sales agents ..............................................................
Insurance sales agents ..................................................................
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents ......
Travel agents ...............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
technical and scientific products .......................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ..........................
Demonstrators and product promoters ....................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................................
Real estate brokers ...................................................................
Real estate sales agents ............................................................
Sales engineers ............................................................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers ..................................................................
$13.15
7.15
6.75
6.75
8.55
8.00
7.50
9.50
7.50
9.18
12.88
15.39
7.50
14.13
$16.25
8.35
7.75
7.60
10.17
9.58
8.50
11.50
8.95
13.52
15.63
21.19
9.15
18.00
$25.00
10.34
9.00
8.75
11.88
12.00
10.00
13.71
11.28
17.92
19.72
33.28
13.75
25.14
$38.02
13.71
11.04
10.85
12.94
15.69
12.51
17.31
15.43
25.41
29.81
58.15
17.64
37.50
$54.36
19.05
13.50
13.25
14.12
20.64
17.05
21.48
23.32
34.25
43.65
109.67
23.22
50.48
16.90
20.96
31.25
41.15
56.13
13.01
9.92
9.92
10.80
12.70
10.00
23.52
7.00
8.66
17.13
11.54
11.54
13.00
14.59
13.00
27.78
8.00
10.00
23.63
13.93
13.93
19.23
22.82
18.54
33.32
10.00
12.93
33.73
20.43
20.43
30.99
29.73
32.39
40.50
12.74
21.25
46.72
26.56
26.56
55.16
34.87
66.94
47.61
18.36
28.29
13.52
16.23
19.81
28.07
28.48
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Brokerage clerks ..........................................................................
Correspondence clerks .................................................................
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks ......................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
9.47
11.25
14.06
17.65
22.12
14.26
7.73
8.26
9.65
8.50
9.90
10.00
11.97
11.00
9.00
12.48
12.31
10.75
9.45
9.99
8.50
17.10
9.00
10.14
11.07
11.40
11.72
12.00
14.11
13.79
9.95
15.01
12.72
11.91
11.73
15.54
9.79
20.60
11.29
13.35
13.85
13.98
13.87
14.85
16.00
15.39
10.92
17.23
14.42
13.75
14.42
20.33
11.74
26.07
14.00
20.61
16.53
16.68
16.11
17.55
19.93
18.52
12.63
20.38
16.83
16.58
17.95
20.33
14.83
30.29
16.43
21.16
20.00
21.25
18.66
21.15
21.87
20.93
14.76
23.19
19.28
19.48
22.59
21.07
14.90
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Desktop publishers ......................................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
Proofreaders and copy markers ...................................................
Statistical assistants .....................................................................
$7.13
9.00
9.11
10.99
10.01
9.00
11.97
8.69
8.00
12.00
8.40
9.00
9.00
9.00
12.00
12.00
8.50
8.25
10.00
11.04
13.54
14.00
10.00
10.40
12.00
9.50
9.25
10.36
11.30
10.34
7.97
9.27
9.00
10.70
10.82
$8.35
10.48
11.15
12.67
10.96
10.71
13.37
10.00
9.25
16.19
9.60
11.50
10.00
11.63
12.16
14.50
10.00
9.75
10.90
13.81
16.35
14.50
11.34
12.75
13.60
10.84
10.54
12.12
13.58
12.02
9.81
11.00
10.28
11.00
13.10
$9.26
12.51
14.42
14.85
13.07
13.00
16.30
12.00
13.38
17.79
10.87
15.50
12.50
15.50
15.15
17.85
12.28
11.95
13.29
16.91
19.61
18.75
13.50
15.69
16.35
12.29
12.00
15.17
16.04
14.84
10.52
13.00
11.85
12.00
16.58
$10.40
14.90
15.40
17.23
14.42
17.00
19.11
14.00
17.54
24.62
12.50
20.00
17.07
20.31
20.15
23.08
15.00
14.45
15.71
21.25
23.80
26.06
16.77
18.67
19.09
14.60
14.04
19.43
23.48
17.54
12.70
16.02
12.87
15.35
20.49
$11.76
17.34
17.94
19.85
17.54
20.26
22.40
16.66
20.53
36.00
13.52
24.84
20.15
25.23
26.85
25.96
18.24
17.60
17.90
26.06
28.05
29.84
20.00
22.78
21.80
17.23
16.00
24.90
27.01
20.75
16.20
19.65
15.76
16.31
21.69
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Graders and sorters, agricultural products ...................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .....
Logging workers ..........................................................................
7.00
6.92
6.75
6.75
10.00
8.00
7.30
7.50
7.50
12.75
10.00
8.50
9.35
9.42
13.90
14.15
9.65
10.50
10.97
22.29
21.39
14.15
13.50
14.00
22.29
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Boilermakers ................................................................................
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons ............................
10.00
12.88
17.50
24.53
32.01
17.00
16.75
18.00
20.31
18.25
20.00
25.00
19.82
25.66
32.30
24.50
28.00
37.50
27.15
38.25
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Brickmasons and blockmasons ................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers ..............................
Carpet installers .......................................................................
Tile and marble setters .............................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .............
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers ....................
Drywall and ceiling tile installers ............................................
Tapers ......................................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Glaziers ........................................................................................
Insulation workers .......................................................................
Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall .............................
Insulation workers, mechanical ...............................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Plasterers and stucco masons .......................................................
Reinforcing iron and rebar workers .............................................
Roofers ........................................................................................
Sheet metal workers ....................................................................
Structural iron and steel workers .................................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile
and marble setters ..............................................................
Helpers--carpenters ..................................................................
Helpers--electricians ................................................................
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco
masons ...............................................................................
Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ...
Helpers--roofers .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Elevator installers and repairers ..................................................
Hazardous materials removal workers ........................................
Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators ............
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .............................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and
mining ....................................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$18.83
12.50
10.38
10.38
14.00
12.00
12.00
8.45
11.07
10.00
$20.00
15.00
15.00
16.82
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
14.00
12.00
$25.66
19.00
18.00
20.00
15.84
19.00
18.90
12.88
17.00
14.25
$28.00
24.17
22.00
28.42
20.00
22.04
22.04
19.00
25.00
18.00
$38.25
31.39
36.42
36.60
25.36
25.88
25.88
24.55
29.53
22.79
12.00
12.67
12.67
13.00
12.00
5.50
12.30
11.00
12.99
10.00
10.00
12.50
10.57
13.50
13.00
12.00
10.00
11.25
15.95
8.17
14.50
13.27
13.27
15.50
15.22
10.00
13.82
12.30
15.00
12.00
12.00
15.91
11.00
16.76
15.00
15.00
11.50
14.00
21.06
10.00
18.00
16.00
15.75
18.00
20.10
15.00
16.00
14.97
16.14
13.25
13.25
20.56
13.00
21.08
15.68
15.00
14.00
17.45
27.12
11.72
27.56
20.00
20.00
22.20
30.95
24.97
18.00
14.97
18.80
17.00
17.00
29.50
18.65
30.41
17.00
18.00
20.00
23.42
29.43
14.00
31.49
26.93
26.93
24.69
36.62
28.70
19.56
16.50
20.77
21.00
21.00
34.31
27.79
34.50
18.00
24.80
26.00
34.27
52.30
18.75
8.00
9.50
8.00
10.00
11.00
9.00
14.00
12.50
10.00
21.23
14.50
11.72
21.52
15.50
13.00
7.85
8.50
7.45
15.48
26.68
10.00
12.35
10.81
9.00
9.38
10.00
8.50
20.00
29.63
10.50
13.45
13.00
10.00
10.00
12.00
9.50
25.79
35.33
17.51
20.60
18.89
15.25
11.00
14.00
10.00
30.76
49.01
30.15
26.23
21.25
19.88
12.00
16.50
12.50
37.02
49.01
30.51
28.74
21.25
25.73
10.78
10.78
16.00
28.40
30.82
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-12
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining ............................
Earth drillers, except oil and gas .................................................
Mining machine operators ...........................................................
Mine cutting and channeling machine operators .....................
Roustabouts, oil and gas ..............................................................
Helpers--extraction workers ........................................................
$13.00
14.30
17.81
13.75
9.61
7.50
$15.00
14.30
18.19
17.90
13.84
9.65
$16.00
16.00
19.57
19.36
16.50
10.74
$21.00
18.50
24.51
19.61
26.90
14.00
$28.40
22.80
24.51
19.79
28.40
16.62
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ..........
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers,
except line installers ..........................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers ....................
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers,
transportation equipment ...................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and
industrial equipment ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and
repairers .............................................................................
Security and fire alarm systems installers ...............................
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians ................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive body and related repairers ...................................
Automotive glass installers and repairers ................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Farm equipment mechanics .....................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Rail car repairers ......................................................................
Small engine mechanics ..............................................................
Motorboat mechanics ..............................................................
Motorcycle mechanics .............................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Tire repairers and changers .....................................................
Control and valve installers and repairers ...................................
11.00
14.06
18.50
24.70
29.65
16.48
8.00
19.09
12.98
24.61
16.17
32.05
20.45
38.54
24.34
14.00
22.74
27.86
29.74
31.81
14.00
22.74
27.86
29.74
31.81
11.25
9.50
13.50
12.00
17.00
12.50
23.57
16.60
28.61
16.60
12.15
19.21
23.02
26.63
27.50
14.43
15.51
21.96
28.39
28.61
19.83
12.00
24.09
14.86
31.13
15.50
34.30
16.00
35.04
17.50
10.00
13.00
17.50
10.00
10.00
12.52
9.75
13.00
11.55
16.13
23.00
12.63
13.00
13.25
12.60
15.54
12.06
18.50
26.70
16.88
15.00
17.00
17.72
18.25
17.00
21.30
30.24
21.92
19.00
18.61
22.28
22.87
23.00
24.18
37.30
26.90
25.01
21.50
27.00
27.00
13.00
10.00
13.65
15.99
10.04
9.80
8.00
11.00
15.50
12.67
16.30
18.24
12.86
11.07
13.00
14.00
18.25
15.40
18.55
21.02
15.00
18.15
16.00
15.00
21.20
18.75
21.75
23.81
18.15
18.15
17.50
17.00
24.51
20.93
24.50
28.28
21.00
18.15
27.50
21.00
7.50
7.50
12.48
9.00
9.00
16.37
10.00
10.00
20.02
12.25
12.25
26.29
14.00
13.50
29.99
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-13
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical
door ....................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Home appliance repairers ............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Millwrights ..............................................................................
Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons ................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Telecommunications line installers and repairers ...................
Precision instrument and equipment repairers ............................
Medical equipment repairers ...................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and
repairers .............................................................................
Locksmiths and safe repairers .................................................
Manufactured building and mobile home installers ................
Riggers .....................................................................................
Signal and track switch repairers .............................................
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers .....
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Coil winders, tapers, and finishers ..........................................
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Electromechanical equipment assemblers ...............................
Engine and other machine assemblers .........................................
Structural metal fabricators and fitters ........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Fiberglass laminators and fabricators ......................................
Team assemblers .....................................................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ..
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ...........................
Slaughterers and meat packers ................................................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine
operators and tenders .........................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$16.37
$18.50
$22.77
$26.92
$31.85
12.00
11.00
15.30
14.35
18.25
17.52
23.00
21.77
28.86
26.42
11.40
15.44
10.00
11.81
15.95
15.03
16.00
16.88
15.94
11.46
10.50
8.49
14.55
18.00
12.18
13.71
16.91
16.78
22.24
23.74
21.62
14.09
14.49
11.00
18.20
20.86
16.14
15.50
21.74
19.83
27.01
27.22
27.01
21.06
17.60
13.50
22.80
26.29
20.25
19.81
26.46
22.30
28.90
30.20
28.80
26.93
25.55
17.75
28.11
30.49
25.24
24.23
31.68
22.30
31.14
35.54
29.48
32.35
26.93
22.98
10.62
12.00
9.04
10.00
21.62
8.15
11.33
13.00
10.00
11.17
21.62
9.00
13.50
18.72
12.00
19.50
22.98
11.24
17.00
22.51
14.40
24.50
22.99
13.81
18.90
25.31
15.00
26.00
30.40
17.00
8.43
10.35
13.69
18.38
25.00
14.43
14.54
8.80
8.34
8.80
9.33
11.50
10.07
8.00
11.00
9.75
7.73
7.30
7.30
6.60
8.40
7.88
17.70
19.29
10.39
8.50
10.47
10.61
14.30
12.50
9.88
12.00
11.32
9.50
9.20
11.89
7.55
9.70
9.00
22.05
23.84
12.25
10.38
12.00
13.54
18.00
15.00
12.68
12.07
15.17
11.56
11.20
15.25
9.30
11.20
12.18
27.18
27.71
15.24
13.00
14.88
16.85
23.93
17.00
18.93
13.63
28.18
14.15
14.75
18.56
10.45
11.65
15.41
32.96
29.83
19.23
15.98
19.98
19.25
28.39
25.13
28.06
15.37
28.54
18.06
18.56
20.65
12.50
13.60
18.13
8.00
8.50
12.18
14.40
17.08
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-14
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Food cooking machine operators and tenders .........................
Computer control programmers and operators ............................
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Numerical tool and process control programmers ...................
Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .................................................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool
setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic ...............
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic ..................................................
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Machinists ....................................................................................
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders ..............................
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders ..........................
Pourers and casters, metal .......................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic ...................
Model makers, metal and plastic .............................................
Patternmakers, metal and plastic .............................................
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ....................................................................
Foundry mold and coremakers ................................................
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic ............................................
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Tool and die makers ....................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers .......................
10
25
50
75
90
$7.25
7.50
11.05
$10.75
8.00
13.13
$13.80
10.20
16.84
$16.88
12.17
20.00
$19.06
16.89
23.96
10.50
18.25
12.75
19.90
16.25
21.89
18.81
31.00
22.00
32.55
9.00
11.44
14.52
17.52
19.44
8.45
10.95
14.28
16.89
18.33
8.87
11.40
12.25
16.50
19.52
10.79
13.00
16.00
18.59
25.01
9.00
11.00
13.55
17.09
20.36
9.00
11.00
12.95
16.65
19.76
7.75
9.85
12.50
15.95
20.53
9.00
10.00
13.00
16.18
18.50
10.00
13.00
16.00
19.28
23.63
7.75
13.75
11.28
11.30
10.75
13.83
14.25
13.83
14.00
16.20
15.36
14.58
16.75
15.00
16.75
13.83
17.30
20.00
16.75
16.86
16.75
21.90
24.27
16.00
20.20
24.00
18.98
19.98
17.98
29.15
29.15
21.48
22.75
27.11
23.72
23.76
18.98
33.19
33.19
21.90
8.09
12.38
10.00
14.01
12.00
15.61
15.05
17.50
18.90
26.69
8.00
9.80
11.85
14.76
18.70
9.50
17.10
10.56
11.00
12.05
19.75
12.62
12.65
15.85
23.83
15.60
15.89
20.13
27.85
18.33
18.50
24.54
32.24
23.64
23.50
9.50
8.10
11.40
10.75
14.75
14.00
17.81
17.66
24.54
22.30
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-15
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal
and plastic ..........................................................................
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic .........................................
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ................................................................
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners .......................................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Job printers ..............................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers ............................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ..........................
Sewing machine operators ...........................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ................................................
Sewers, hand ............................................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ................................
Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........................
Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders ...........
Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and
tenders ................................................................................
Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters,
operators, and tenders ........................................................
Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers .............
Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and
tenders, synthetic and glass fibers .....................................
Fabric and apparel patternmakers ............................................
Upholsterers .............................................................................
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters ..........................................
Furniture finishers .......................................................................
Model makers and patternmakers, wood .....................................
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders ...............
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood ...........
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except
sawing ................................................................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power distributors and dispatchers ..........................................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ..................................
Chemical plant and system operators ......................................
Gas plant operators ..................................................................
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and
gaugers ...............................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$8.00
13.25
$12.15
14.00
$15.70
15.00
$19.80
17.00
$24.70
19.43
8.50
9.35
8.00
8.00
9.80
11.00
11.55
9.48
7.33
6.58
6.75
8.55
8.15
8.55
8.99
9.00
8.25
11.04
13.98
8.75
8.75
12.50
13.14
13.25
12.00
8.05
7.65
7.86
10.00
9.64
10.00
10.00
9.80
9.50
13.67
16.90
12.25
12.00
16.00
17.68
16.22
15.39
9.31
9.00
9.65
11.43
12.65
11.43
11.05
11.82
10.75
18.04
22.29
16.29
16.29
19.39
20.13
18.90
19.39
10.60
10.50
13.06
16.93
21.64
16.90
12.70
14.00
11.50
23.18
29.60
18.50
18.25
22.66
21.35
22.66
23.17
14.00
11.00
15.96
21.75
21.64
22.25
15.53
19.70
15.13
9.10
10.15
12.09
13.31
15.00
9.34
8.25
10.35
10.00
11.59
11.04
12.62
16.00
15.53
19.32
9.35
14.95
8.50
9.75
9.00
11.70
8.00
7.75
12.98
16.08
10.00
11.00
10.84
15.50
10.00
9.00
16.50
18.35
15.15
12.00
12.00
22.00
12.15
11.05
19.03
23.13
18.38
15.00
14.13
22.00
14.03
13.25
19.03
26.38
21.18
17.03
16.74
24.10
16.04
16.15
8.90
20.93
25.96
18.46
13.75
15.55
16.14
16.60
23.63
10.62
28.86
28.24
25.30
19.68
17.69
20.75
19.13
24.71
13.00
30.43
33.47
30.43
26.20
20.12
25.25
24.48
28.47
14.28
31.15
35.96
30.43
28.59
26.51
28.47
28.00
30.63
16.00
34.92
42.42
32.12
33.11
30.95
30.63
28.98
30.63
9.50
25.25
27.25
28.95
30.72
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-16
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders .....
Chemical equipment operators and tenders .............................
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still
machine setters, operators, and tenders .............................
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers ....
Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Grinding and polishing workers, hand ....................................
Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
Cutting workers ...........................................................................
Cutters and trimmers, hand ......................................................
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders ....
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters,
operators, and tenders ............................................................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders ........
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians .............
Dental laboratory technicians ..................................................
Medical appliance technicians .................................................
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians ..........................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators,
and tenders .........................................................................
Painters, transportation equipment ..........................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers ..............................
Photographic process workers and processing machine
operators ................................................................................
Photographic process workers .................................................
Photographic processing machine operators ...........................
Semiconductor processors ...........................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders ............
Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators
and tenders .........................................................................
Etchers and engravers ..............................................................
Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic ..........
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders ..............
Tire builders .............................................................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
$10.00
10.00
$15.18
12.00
$19.53
18.25
$25.20
23.04
$26.44
25.94
12.67
9.88
16.32
11.25
19.89
14.44
25.79
18.41
27.31
22.09
10.50
7.25
10.25
8.50
8.49
8.56
11.85
10.00
12.37
10.25
10.00
10.50
15.59
11.50
16.05
12.99
12.99
12.92
19.05
14.44
19.96
15.55
15.25
15.90
27.19
18.85
22.13
18.43
17.53
18.43
8.35
9.00
9.00
10.00
10.00
11.58
9.00
9.00
9.00
10.15
11.00
10.89
12.00
12.46
14.71
10.00
11.00
11.00
13.13
13.09
14.18
14.71
14.00
14.90
12.18
14.01
13.54
16.65
16.35
18.91
16.25
16.05
16.68
15.16
16.92
17.42
21.92
25.74
26.25
21.80
26.00
18.41
18.13
23.04
22.07
9.00
12.00
8.00
10.75
13.50
10.50
13.00
17.57
12.25
16.00
20.00
14.66
19.00
28.14
17.58
9.25
10.93
8.50
11.33
7.75
7.92
10.39
11.00
9.66
13.50
9.00
9.25
11.00
11.02
10.71
15.89
11.32
11.50
13.50
13.65
13.09
19.05
15.51
14.77
18.40
26.11
16.78
21.00
21.00
18.83
10.00
13.00
7.50
8.10
11.27
7.25
10.24
13.28
9.50
10.35
13.24
9.00
13.00
13.72
12.50
16.10
16.44
10.25
28.65
20.00
14.94
20.74
19.61
12.64
28.65
28.90
17.33
25.78
21.46
16.11
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers ..............................................
8.00
10.00
13.00
17.50
22.46
11.00
14.44
18.00
22.56
28.66
14.92
29.60
17.88
49.28
22.18
90.55
27.25
137.72
31.24
172.89
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-17
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 19
Full-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers ...........................
Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical
technicians .............................................................................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Locomotive engineers and operators ...........................................
Locomotive engineers .............................................................
Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators ...............................
Sailors and marine oilers .............................................................
Ship and boat captains and operators ..........................................
Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels ............................
Ship engineers .............................................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Service station attendants ............................................................
Transportation inspectors ............................................................
Conveyor operators and tenders ..................................................
Crane and tower operators ...........................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Hoist and winch operators ...........................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
Pumping station operators ...........................................................
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
Tank car, truck, and ship loaders .................................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
10
25
50
75
90
$54.90
$68.30
$109.59
$154.62
$173.90
8.64
9.30
9.85
8.24
9.70
8.00
11.25
8.50
6.75
14.90
14.90
14.09
9.00
13.75
13.75
20.25
5.64
7.50
17.25
8.75
12.24
11.00
11.00
8.75
9.10
7.18
7.00
7.49
7.73
6.75
16.00
7.51
15.20
8.90
10.50
10.85
9.50
12.00
11.75
13.33
10.00
7.75
14.90
14.90
15.88
9.58
14.58
14.58
21.94
6.81
8.26
17.54
10.75
13.91
12.50
12.50
10.76
10.90
8.35
8.00
9.00
8.50
7.50
19.67
8.91
19.06
10.00
13.50
13.55
10.88
15.00
16.18
15.95
12.54
9.45
21.64
21.80
25.96
13.33
17.42
17.42
25.83
7.50
9.26
21.65
14.27
17.00
15.50
15.50
15.68
13.46
10.21
9.30
10.75
10.50
9.31
21.81
10.00
19.06
11.97
16.64
16.64
14.29
19.68
20.63
20.00
17.21
11.75
37.49
38.61
29.40
14.38
21.79
21.79
42.13
9.00
12.00
29.92
15.85
21.88
18.00
17.50
18.88
16.80
12.95
11.50
13.87
12.57
11.43
21.81
12.55
27.85
15.75
22.88
22.88
18.00
24.30
22.55
24.09
25.88
13.17
46.81
47.60
37.56
15.83
28.54
28.54
42.13
10.00
15.02
46.19
26.86
29.11
22.89
22.89
20.33
21.38
16.75
14.50
17.61
16.15
14.25
26.01
16.80
27.85
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
19-18
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$5.79
$6.90
$8.26
$11.19
$17.65
Management occupations .............................................................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
8.00
16.78
11.50
22.23
19.74
30.00
16.00
22.23
28.00
36.00
28.00
27.64
36.00
52.89
28.00
28.46
51.24
75.00
28.00
45.10
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Training and development specialists .....................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
14.86
16.39
16.39
13.83
15.00
15.00
16.75
17.31
17.31
15.00
16.08
17.73
24.00
26.77
26.77
16.08
16.08
25.00
31.00
29.86
29.86
19.55
23.16
30.00
35.77
30.42
30.42
27.96
34.01
32.00
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
15.00
18.00
8.64
39.59
16.67
18.00
25.00
8.64
40.39
16.67
34.86
34.62
15.00
66.67
20.85
50.75
35.82
15.00
75.00
25.45
75.00
38.37
17.50
80.00
25.45
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
12.00
23.78
8.56
16.00
14.00
17.63
25.00
8.56
17.63
17.00
25.00
38.00
16.00
19.93
20.00
37.20
40.00
29.01
28.85
35.32
40.00
45.00
33.34
37.20
37.20
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
9.75
17.89
24.50
24.50
12.50
18.00
24.50
24.50
22.11
18.75
35.90
35.90
34.08
35.51
38.56
38.56
38.56
46.39
53.55
53.55
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Social and human service assistants ........................................
8.80
6.25
10.18
10.30
14.27
9.45
12.00
11.67
12.00
13.05
8.80
7.28
8.80
11.16
10.50
11.65
10.98
22.59
11.50
14.77
17.33
12.00
14.20
8.80
23.90
8.80
16.00
15.48
19.00
15.48
45.74
11.85
20.00
17.44
22.24
19.33
11.30
28.07
11.27
23.32
26.02
32.33
18.96
66.84
18.02
26.00
23.90
27.00
25.63
16.00
38.05
14.50
27.92
45.74
32.33
23.50
66.84
18.02
30.00
26.47
35.00
26.00
21.70
39.55
17.31
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
12.03
38.97
15.50
42.56
22.00
52.89
42.56
66.67
66.67
71.26
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
$12.03
10.96
$12.03
15.50
$18.00
19.35
$22.00
25.88
$28.50
40.80
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
7.50
13.94
15.00
13.94
14.13
13.94
16.52
16.52
17.57
17.63
11.64
11.64
8.50
17.40
15.00
17.43
17.43
13.94
20.21
16.52
25.00
25.88
13.23
13.23
10.80
28.33
16.96
17.43
17.43
26.46
30.00
20.21
29.78
30.77
16.52
16.52
17.54
30.84
34.45
40.82
41.67
29.22
66.61
30.00
38.09
38.09
26.40
26.40
25.00
38.55
45.47
54.65
54.65
56.25
72.92
34.45
38.09
38.09
32.20
32.20
21.01
21.43
30.40
68.26
68.26
13.80
15.41
11.35
11.24
14.00
8.75
8.75
8.75
10.24
10.24
17.25
15.41
15.41
13.80
19.39
30.00
10.80
10.80
10.80
10.71
10.71
31.63
20.38
15.55
21.38
30.00
30.03
14.36
14.36
14.36
17.54
17.54
35.85
35.00
36.73
24.83
30.03
30.03
21.00
21.00
21.00
23.89
19.60
38.02
40.00
43.33
36.67
32.90
32.90
26.64
21.00
21.00
27.21
27.21
58.82
17.25
7.00
10.78
13.49
7.36
31.63
10.00
12.00
18.00
8.50
35.85
17.72
20.00
23.06
9.00
38.02
20.00
20.00
25.73
10.00
58.82
27.00
42.00
29.87
12.00
7.00
7.35
7.25
6.76
7.50
5.15
2.13
10.29
12.00
14.42
12.00
8.30
8.30
7.50
9.00
9.50
5.15
2.13
13.33
14.42
14.42
12.00
10.00
9.00
8.50
11.34
11.34
8.00
5.15
16.76
20.73
20.08
20.73
16.15
12.00
9.00
15.83
16.49
9.00
16.76
25.00
29.79
29.79
30.67
32.33
20.00
9.00
25.00
25.00
10.00
28.02
25.00
36.00
30.95
50.00
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Floral designers .......................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ...........................
Dancers and choreographers ........................................................
Choreographers ........................................................................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Music directors and composers ...............................................
Musicians and singers ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Announcers ..................................................................................
News analysts, reporters and correspondents ..............................
Reporters and correspondents ..................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
Broadcast technicians ..............................................................
$7.00
8.25
8.25
9.25
$7.00
10.00
10.00
16.15
$10.00
14.19
14.19
24.23
$10.00
19.10
19.10
35.83
$12.42
32.93
32.93
40.39
7.97
8.30
6.91
8.50
8.80
7.97
11.47
11.75
7.97
37.45
31.99
10.32
44.88
40.21
32.33
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Physician assistants .....................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Dental hygienists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians .........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
13.41
19.26
11.09
55.06
33.50
20.62
18.36
26.62
27.72
20.36
12.00
18.61
10.83
23.00
11.72
10.50
15.00
9.65
8.25
8.58
10.30
8.90
14.71
14.90
8.25
10.40
18.50
21.76
19.16
61.13
33.50
24.80
23.50
29.50
30.86
20.36
14.63
20.74
14.29
28.00
16.86
11.72
19.79
10.50
10.75
10.35
10.61
17.44
17.03
16.16
9.65
12.36
25.92
23.40
37.00
82.05
33.50
28.53
30.40
32.54
38.00
23.32
16.50
24.36
15.50
33.00
21.99
11.72
24.15
13.01
13.25
13.25
12.41
21.87
17.60
17.43
11.14
13.11
33.00
23.82
45.75
107.19
48.00
34.42
37.20
36.59
40.00
25.92
21.63
29.53
17.00
45.00
30.00
19.42
29.89
14.42
15.39
13.33
14.59
24.67
17.87
20.50
13.51
17.30
42.94
28.05
48.87
135.00
62.31
42.00
45.00
47.39
43.70
29.00
28.10
34.84
21.75
46.88
36.68
32.00
35.52
22.95
17.87
15.60
15.39
26.47
18.95
23.40
19.09
29.64
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Massage therapists .......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
6.32
6.08
5.95
8.00
7.25
11.26
8.67
9.85
7.66
5.26
7.00
8.00
7.82
6.08
9.00
7.52
11.60
9.85
9.85
9.50
5.52
8.50
9.73
9.38
7.80
10.20
9.00
11.96
9.85
9.85
10.00
12.94
10.80
11.98
10.65
9.60
11.89
12.00
16.43
15.47
20.00
11.64
28.00
15.00
15.15
12.89
10.42
13.96
14.35
17.00
20.48
28.00
13.30
32.43
17.84
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
$9.00
9.59
7.17
12.59
5.15
6.75
$10.33
11.43
10.76
15.61
6.41
8.00
$13.50
14.48
13.28
17.00
8.51
8.50
$16.00
15.75
17.00
23.71
9.70
10.00
$21.93
17.27
17.25
24.00
13.84
10.00
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
6.75
7.00
7.00
6.40
7.50
7.90
7.90
7.00
9.00
9.17
9.17
7.50
10.50
10.52
10.52
9.00
14.79
14.79
14.79
10.25
6.50
7.00
7.50
9.00
10.15
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, fast food .......................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Cooks, restaurant .....................................................................
Cooks, short order ...................................................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Bartenders ................................................................................
Waiters and waitresses ............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop ...........
2.83
5.50
6.75
7.66
9.00
7.25
8.00
9.50
12.00
13.98
7.00
6.00
5.75
7.27
6.75
6.15
6.00
2.13
3.38
2.13
4.00
5.50
8.40
6.75
6.00
8.25
8.00
6.75
6.75
2.73
5.15
2.37
5.15
6.09
9.73
8.00
6.75
9.55
9.00
8.00
7.50
5.15
6.50
3.48
6.75
6.75
12.00
9.50
7.45
11.05
10.00
10.00
8.75
6.75
8.00
6.15
7.40
7.50
14.00
11.00
8.00
11.82
11.95
12.01
10.00
8.00
10.00
7.32
8.24
8.50
5.50
6.00
6.75
7.50
8.36
5.50
3.25
6.00
5.15
6.22
5.60
6.50
6.40
7.00
7.35
7.17
7.00
8.00
8.75
8.00
8.05
9.00
12.00
8.63
9.41
6.25
7.00
8.00
9.75
11.89
7.47
10.04
11.55
15.00
17.00
7.47
6.15
10.04
7.00
11.55
8.00
15.00
9.75
17.00
11.85
6.40
6.50
7.15
7.00
8.05
8.00
9.92
9.58
12.00
11.50
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
$6.95
6.95
$7.54
7.97
$8.50
8.50
$9.00
9.00
$11.14
11.33
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Gaming services workers ............................................................
Gaming and sports book writers and runners ..........................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants ..........
Funeral attendants ........................................................................
Barbers and cosmetologists .........................................................
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists .........................
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers ...............................
Skin care specialists .................................................................
Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges ..................................
Baggage porters and bellhops ..................................................
Concierges ...............................................................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
5.75
10.00
6.00
5.15
7.50
5.97
5.50
5.50
6.50
8.81
7.63
7.63
6.43
7.59
7.37
6.50
8.00
6.50
6.50
8.50
6.50
11.00
6.25
5.15
7.50
6.80
6.50
6.37
7.00
8.81
8.54
8.15
7.00
15.00
7.50
7.37
8.24
7.00
7.00
9.18
7.80
14.37
7.00
5.15
7.50
8.24
7.00
6.75
7.50
10.00
12.50
10.31
8.05
19.41
8.24
7.50
8.24
9.10
8.99
19.84
10.00
15.00
7.75
6.50
12.50
12.72
7.75
7.50
8.92
11.93
16.80
19.30
15.75
48.00
8.35
8.35
10.60
13.98
12.50
43.39
12.87
16.74
9.27
7.50
33.33
12.72
9.00
8.25
9.90
14.54
20.00
20.83
48.00
48.00
10.60
8.35
11.49
16.36
15.53
47.51
8.05
6.00
5.15
6.40
7.91
6.10
9.18
7.00
6.05
7.80
9.00
7.32
9.18
7.65
7.15
9.25
11.00
8.50
9.75
9.00
8.77
10.95
16.95
10.00
10.46
11.25
10.50
17.00
21.15
12.00
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Gaming change persons and booth cashiers ........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons ....................
Counter and rental clerks .....................................................
Parts salespersons ................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
Travel agents ...............................................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ...................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products .......................................
Models, demonstrators, and product promoters ..........................
6.24
6.15
7.50
6.15
6.00
6.00
7.10
6.25
6.22
7.06
6.25
11.00
9.00
7.00
7.50
7.77
6.91
6.75
6.75
7.50
7.00
6.60
7.61
7.00
13.27
9.42
7.75
8.00
8.64
7.63
7.50
7.50
10.66
7.50
7.20
9.00
8.00
15.51
11.00
9.00
9.43
10.07
9.00
8.50
8.50
11.20
8.25
7.75
9.94
9.50
15.51
19.86
11.00
12.44
17.49
10.66
10.00
10.00
12.50
9.75
8.60
12.19
11.70
15.51
46.25
9.00
8.00
9.42
8.99
10.00
8.99
12.00
10.10
13.00
17.06
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Demonstrators and product promoters ....................................
Real estate brokers and sales agents ............................................
Telemarketers ..............................................................................
Miscellaneous sales and related workers .....................................
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers ..................................................................
$8.00
6.92
6.50
6.50
$8.99
12.29
7.00
7.00
$8.99
12.29
8.49
7.75
$10.10
15.05
10.25
9.29
$17.06
51.82
13.04
11.90
6.89
6.89
10.17
10.59
10.81
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Tellers ......................................................................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks ............................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Loan interviewers and clerks .......................................................
New accounts clerks ....................................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ..............................................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
7.50
8.73
10.61
13.50
16.84
11.65
7.12
8.75
8.00
8.00
10.56
8.50
8.00
8.00
7.50
7.28
6.25
7.86
5.51
10.00
8.79
6.50
8.50
7.00
8.20
11.78
6.98
7.00
7.00
7.36
7.69
6.50
10.00
10.00
21.15
10.36
9.00
10.00
8.00
8.50
5.15
12.00
9.00
14.00
8.49
8.75
9.50
9.34
11.03
10.25
9.77
9.00
8.24
8.39
7.00
8.50
8.00
10.00
10.00
7.94
10.12
8.00
9.73
13.21
7.50
8.00
8.00
7.36
8.24
7.13
11.00
12.00
21.15
11.00
10.00
11.23
9.97
10.00
8.75
12.72
10.00
16.84
10.00
9.70
11.00
11.50
12.00
12.50
12.00
10.00
10.50
10.00
8.00
9.65
8.75
15.45
11.53
9.70
13.50
9.95
13.56
13.83
8.25
10.00
10.14
7.36
9.69
8.19
13.81
14.81
21.15
13.23
12.00
12.50
12.00
12.00
10.00
14.86
11.71
16.84
10.63
12.25
13.50
15.53
14.50
14.42
13.38
11.10
12.75
10.17
9.25
11.00
13.37
16.05
11.72
12.50
17.82
12.00
18.00
31.50
10.00
11.00
11.00
13.90
12.00
9.80
16.74
18.07
21.70
15.71
14.90
14.50
14.00
13.93
14.57
18.00
14.62
16.84
11.60
19.16
15.50
21.00
15.35
16.75
16.00
12.81
16.01
13.86
11.00
13.13
18.95
19.49
18.95
14.72
17.82
15.00
20.60
37.50
11.19
14.00
14.00
35.36
14.00
12.45
21.15
25.17
26.67
17.00
16.00
16.62
20.00
20.00
18.29
19.57
14.69
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
$8.00
8.50
$9.25
9.55
$11.00
10.40
$13.00
11.26
$15.00
12.00
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse .....
5.17
6.95
6.40
6.95
6.95
10.50
10.00
10.50
12.00
13.27
13.27
17.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
7.50
12.07
6.67
13.26
9.00
9.00
7.22
10.50
13.11
8.00
13.61
9.74
9.74
7.73
13.86
17.63
25.00
22.29
10.00
10.00
12.00
25.00
23.00
26.84
31.07
12.00
12.00
12.77
30.00
27.15
30.15
33.53
18.88
18.88
15.00
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanic,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Tire repairers and changers .....................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
7.27
9.00
10.44
15.30
26.00
8.70
9.41
9.41
10.50
9.52
9.52
18.88
10.00
9.73
21.50
10.22
10.00
28.27
14.50
14.50
6.50
7.30
7.50
8.00
8.76
8.76
11.47
10.00
12.00
13.50
8.00
8.00
6.50
5.50
10.00
8.95
7.27
6.90
12.00
11.00
9.16
8.54
15.14
15.14
11.78
10.00
30.48
25.51
16.29
11.50
7.00
8.00
8.00
7.00
7.50
6.32
8.52
6.00
7.00
6.00
8.00
9.50
9.50
8.00
7.90
7.12
11.71
6.32
8.00
7.75
9.13
10.47
10.47
9.80
9.13
9.90
17.65
6.32
8.50
8.25
11.04
12.50
12.50
10.21
12.80
17.65
18.00
8.35
13.50
9.50
15.00
13.27
13.27
15.71
13.50
18.25
18.52
9.00
22.22
13.50
8.10
6.00
6.00
9.00
10.45
9.00
6.28
8.10
7.00
7.00
10.75
10.75
11.00
6.54
8.50
8.00
8.00
11.92
11.92
15.00
8.50
9.32
9.01
9.01
15.00
11.92
20.00
9.90
12.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
15.00
23.00
10.20
Production occupations .................................................................
Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers ..........
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators ...................................
Bakers ..........................................................................................
Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers ..
Butchers and meat cutters ........................................................
Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ...........................
Miscellaneous food processing workers ......................................
Food batchmakers ....................................................................
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic .....................................................................................
Bookbinders and bindery workers ...............................................
Bindery workers ......................................................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Prepress technicians and workers ............................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 20
Part-time private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials ..........................
Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers ................................................
Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders .................
Painting workers ..........................................................................
Painting, coating, and decorating workers ..............................
Photographic process workers and processing machine
operators ................................................................................
Photographic processing machine operators ...........................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
$9.50
7.00
7.00
7.50
6.75
5.50
5.50
$10.00
7.00
7.00
8.57
6.75
6.00
6.00
$10.00
13.00
13.00
9.16
8.50
10.00
9.13
$11.00
17.63
17.63
11.50
8.74
17.07
13.00
$11.00
23.11
23.11
12.00
9.50
17.65
17.07
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.75
7.25
8.00
7.00
9.25
8.50
8.91
8.00
11.04
10.00
9.73
9.73
15.00
13.99
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Driver/sales workers ................................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Service station attendants ............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Machine feeders and offbearers ...............................................
Packers and packagers, hand ...................................................
6.00
9.92
8.28
10.00
5.50
5.15
7.81
6.50
6.75
5.75
6.50
7.75
6.00
6.00
6.10
7.10
5.65
6.99
10.55
9.45
10.75
6.55
5.75
12.00
7.50
8.00
6.61
6.65
9.00
6.75
6.50
7.00
8.15
6.35
8.50
12.57
13.00
12.40
8.08
6.75
15.42
9.00
9.45
8.00
7.50
10.00
8.00
7.00
8.61
9.35
7.37
11.00
14.20
13.75
14.60
12.00
8.00
19.67
12.50
11.30
9.50
8.00
13.75
10.00
8.50
10.88
10.37
8.50
13.96
16.50
14.48
16.80
15.42
11.40
22.00
15.63
12.00
20.00
11.00
17.73
12.75
10.00
13.40
12.75
10.00
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
20-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$11.00
$14.45
$20.77
$30.23
$40.95
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
Public relations managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Purchasing managers ...................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program ...................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Food service managers ................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Natural sciences managers ..........................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
20.71
25.15
20.32
3.46
13.70
19.50
22.82
24.95
25.39
18.47
26.52
16.46
24.46
27.13
29.05
30.72
5.77
25.79
21.74
25.65
30.04
32.19
21.37
27.62
22.69
32.30
35.70
49.28
35.34
23.62
26.49
27.48
33.95
36.16
40.22
28.39
33.50
31.25
41.82
46.18
57.32
43.05
34.64
40.99
37.08
44.55
48.63
52.37
41.52
38.60
32.80
50.49
57.21
66.48
49.84
38.24
61.02
43.23
51.59
51.25
57.61
53.21
43.02
36.18
61.39
15.30
31.44
20.71
37.04
15.43
18.45
26.59
23.62
15.39
17.00
36.63
21.68
38.27
19.16
27.45
40.66
26.83
18.46
39.18
43.62
33.16
42.12
19.16
34.96
51.03
28.22
26.58
41.48
51.28
48.91
46.79
26.46
74.91
51.03
34.50
31.22
57.46
61.22
67.52
48.47
29.54
74.91
51.03
49.07
36.33
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Budget analysts ............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial examiners .....................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents ..........
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents .......................
15.19
12.35
14.25
14.25
18.40
14.02
21.21
21.21
23.09
16.83
23.74
23.74
28.83
23.67
30.06
30.06
35.33
26.18
36.40
36.40
13.79
22.81
14.61
12.65
17.30
15.78
17.20
16.78
16.47
18.57
22.76
20.04
12.05
12.05
19.04
22.81
17.63
15.90
20.66
19.80
19.30
18.58
19.95
19.74
22.76
22.41
15.19
15.19
21.74
23.35
22.51
20.71
28.35
26.67
22.76
23.16
23.19
23.18
32.88
33.09
19.69
19.69
27.89
24.50
28.35
23.48
30.25
31.72
30.08
28.73
28.11
30.45
34.72
33.09
25.74
25.74
32.50
27.42
33.06
27.91
33.06
39.66
35.37
33.81
35.52
35.89
34.73
33.55
31.66
31.66
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
18.01
22.26
25.56
31.30
36.44
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Database administrators ...............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
$19.23
14.80
19.38
24.41
19.86
$21.46
22.61
23.17
24.41
24.67
$25.48
24.65
28.25
31.81
28.21
$30.31
27.08
33.28
38.63
29.50
$34.37
27.63
36.87
42.80
35.94
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Architects, except naval ...............................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ......................
Surveyors .................................................................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Environmental engineers .........................................................
Mechanical engineers ..............................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Environmental engineering technicians ..................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ............................................
16.34
24.16
25.93
12.62
12.47
22.49
22.81
28.78
28.78
26.08
27.44
17.48
15.22
15.52
20.38
14.76
16.34
13.61
21.47
24.16
25.93
13.23
13.76
26.89
27.64
28.90
28.90
28.33
28.12
21.00
17.28
17.51
22.22
17.16
16.34
14.92
26.87
25.93
31.78
15.60
16.55
31.02
31.90
30.81
30.81
30.35
29.08
24.50
21.38
19.32
25.88
22.45
16.34
21.69
32.65
36.26
36.26
21.30
24.82
36.46
37.03
37.47
37.47
33.97
37.86
24.69
25.87
22.63
33.59
31.59
24.75
25.05
37.65
37.48
37.48
31.88
31.88
42.55
42.52
48.25
48.25
38.23
48.25
32.14
31.59
29.31
36.24
31.59
28.23
28.79
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists ...............................................
Soil and plant scientists .......................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Microbiologists ....................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists .......................................
Conservation scientists and foresters .......................................
Conservation scientists ........................................................
Foresters ..............................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists .............................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..
Hydrologists ........................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Sociologists ..................................................................................
Urban and regional planners ........................................................
13.65
16.25
18.36
17.04
18.52
18.52
18.65
15.82
15.82
18.02
14.94
15.93
24.47
24.47
15.72
15.72
17.22
15.42
25.22
25.22
17.36
19.28
17.85
18.75
22.93
21.56
19.29
18.88
22.60
19.19
21.74
18.02
17.44
19.04
29.95
29.95
17.22
16.53
17.77
17.99
30.49
30.49
17.46
22.54
23.78
23.07
23.78
23.78
22.71
19.71
24.80
26.15
26.34
19.19
21.89
25.77
33.38
33.38
23.73
23.85
19.04
17.99
35.75
36.20
20.56
26.20
31.07
27.33
35.40
36.75
25.60
23.07
24.80
28.83
28.83
31.37
26.74
30.25
33.69
33.69
29.34
29.33
31.43
30.19
48.40
50.56
26.84
32.02
37.71
35.40
38.17
38.29
34.34
26.65
37.43
35.10
39.78
32.29
33.96
33.38
37.46
37.46
30.86
30.86
33.00
46.31
62.09
63.17
31.91
36.29
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ...................
Agricultural and food science technicians ...................................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Environmental science and protection technicians, including
health .................................................................................
Forest and conservation technicians ........................................
$12.31
13.04
10.18
16.09
11.67
$12.31
14.58
11.54
19.18
14.98
$12.31
18.59
12.33
20.03
17.54
$13.12
18.59
17.67
26.99
23.56
$21.78
20.47
19.81
28.37
31.03
15.17
11.94
16.75
14.98
19.02
27.31
23.22
27.47
28.62
27.47
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
13.22
16.26
14.24
17.50
17.38
11.87
14.00
13.59
13.72
12.70
11.35
16.35
13.87
9.21
16.27
20.85
19.00
23.68
21.94
16.10
16.48
15.20
17.29
17.60
14.11
16.35
16.18
11.81
21.07
26.24
22.30
32.09
26.96
22.62
20.11
18.86
21.78
21.15
16.98
19.43
20.01
14.40
28.56
36.08
22.30
39.64
31.45
24.65
25.52
25.04
26.80
24.06
23.67
22.27
28.46
17.23
36.37
44.58
26.00
47.63
34.86
28.47
31.49
30.93
30.90
29.32
31.02
27.49
34.80
19.83
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .............................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Court reporters .........................................................................
Law clerks ...............................................................................
17.74
22.62
25.74
27.08
14.38
14.80
15.95
14.13
23.28
29.04
37.05
46.06
19.91
16.52
18.35
14.80
33.25
37.31
53.63
57.83
20.09
21.55
23.28
18.98
48.76
48.89
62.83
75.39
26.81
25.44
31.28
23.83
59.38
59.38
80.77
82.12
32.14
34.38
40.50
25.44
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers,
postsecondary ................................................................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .....................................
12.70
24.60
34.24
25.97
31.51
24.46
28.77
40.05
32.58
32.84
28.67
24.19
31.40
39.98
33.75
40.00
32.13
40.05
43.36
37.28
37.28
31.55
31.48
40.05
54.96
46.07
54.42
43.69
44.85
48.68
38.82
38.82
35.51
40.94
52.79
83.10
57.26
59.17
52.52
61.07
66.76
49.57
49.57
45.98
52.01
65.65
108.99
60.62
60.62
57.29
82.60
86.10
64.64
57.40
61.74
21.81
28.67
38.83
31.00
49.01
33.84
62.89
38.03
75.74
43.41
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Geography teachers, postsecondary ....................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary ............................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers,
postsecondary ................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary ................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Home economics teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Special education teachers, secondary school .....................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$37.98
26.25
8.44
26.20
22.52
26.25
26.54
26.54
25.91
19.23
19.23
$45.98
32.24
23.46
29.21
22.52
31.70
29.74
30.16
29.40
34.20
32.42
$52.55
42.01
39.53
31.07
29.44
58.49
39.85
39.85
36.79
41.56
43.47
$54.43
58.49
41.64
50.43
51.54
69.05
49.67
55.87
39.35
47.45
47.45
$87.99
65.45
42.01
59.34
56.83
71.04
65.20
66.83
47.52
47.75
47.82
26.21
27.47
41.48
52.53
72.69
20.61
41.48
41.48
52.53
60.12
22.57
23.16
25.96
28.69
15.90
29.62
31.54
23.19
19.23
13.15
22.59
23.72
22.64
17.64
23.93
23.65
23.61
29.30
25.31
32.51
35.59
15.90
33.76
35.10
29.83
19.23
33.80
26.68
27.14
25.80
24.85
26.65
27.18
27.21
37.57
29.75
36.02
44.43
18.57
43.47
37.02
39.07
21.74
46.71
34.76
32.64
30.92
30.22
32.04
32.62
32.64
52.71
41.49
42.72
55.53
27.26
53.65
48.31
51.57
26.75
50.30
42.28
41.08
36.88
33.60
39.18
41.55
42.08
56.56
51.72
52.16
68.43
54.79
68.02
52.89
64.19
33.74
53.68
50.32
50.36
45.93
39.73
48.71
50.62
51.22
23.72
23.82
27.18
26.84
32.62
32.41
38.93
40.16
46.74
48.99
24.18
23.29
24.76
26.93
24.19
28.41
32.38
32.61
35.07
40.17
39.67
45.07
49.02
48.24
54.98
24.95
22.94
25.41
13.10
29.71
26.55
27.85
25.25
37.03
32.81
34.78
34.60
47.48
36.85
42.08
45.35
58.59
45.97
52.72
56.21
20.04
25.31
30.24
33.26
42.96
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ............................
Curators ...................................................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Farm and home management advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
$13.67
13.70
13.70
17.07
10.64
11.96
21.05
8.83
$17.42
16.02
16.15
20.47
12.08
13.58
32.64
9.92
$20.40
20.49
22.92
27.68
13.70
26.41
33.85
11.63
$29.14
25.18
27.77
35.41
16.47
36.20
38.09
14.06
$51.47
30.15
30.15
41.36
20.41
38.80
38.09
17.66
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ...........................
Musicians, singers, and related workers ......................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Editors ......................................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
15.06
12.49
15.35
13.36
13.36
9.00
15.00
15.64
17.45
17.45
12.21
12.21
19.15
15.51
17.85
22.44
26.42
19.18
17.12
20.54
20.95
20.95
18.65
15.75
23.68
19.92
24.58
48.08
48.08
19.18
19.15
23.61
22.37
22.37
19.44
18.65
29.17
26.58
26.67
60.64
60.64
19.18
19.68
27.31
24.43
22.37
24.25
24.84
55.97
26.67
26.85
67.31
67.31
19.18
21.79
38.72
29.33
29.81
24.92
26.31
17.48
15.78
18.47
18.47
22.93
22.42
26.54
25.71
33.54
26.54
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Family and general practitioners .............................................
Internists, general ....................................................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Recreational therapists .............................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
14.31
15.60
26.03
13.16
14.73
16.07
54.21
19.94
16.36
24.54
23.69
16.52
18.28
23.14
13.66
17.31
12.55
16.68
16.68
10.31
12.16
11.29
17.91
19.93
31.34
15.91
52.72
18.34
62.50
22.56
21.72
26.39
26.50
22.88
20.30
26.06
16.58
19.26
15.11
19.87
19.97
11.92
14.21
13.36
22.65
22.28
40.61
22.26
58.74
51.74
62.50
26.61
26.40
32.08
32.88
24.21
21.34
32.05
19.00
23.07
16.58
22.04
22.25
16.88
16.96
16.12
29.26
26.74
47.95
58.74
73.96
52.44
72.57
31.48
34.77
36.71
37.40
25.62
24.77
39.94
23.44
27.97
21.12
25.28
25.28
18.29
20.00
18.41
38.43
26.89
51.56
76.93
76.93
53.30
84.58
38.25
44.42
49.16
44.46
26.18
29.04
48.93
28.70
31.22
23.41
33.91
35.48
26.49
25.09
28.03
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ........
Occupational health and safety specialists ..............................
Miscellaneous healthcare practitioner and technical workers .....
$12.60
15.28
13.51
12.73
9.07
10.92
15.56
15.56
15.11
$14.94
16.56
14.21
14.50
11.43
14.17
18.51
18.51
17.31
$17.64
17.99
15.50
17.00
15.19
19.23
21.29
21.29
20.55
$21.22
22.47
18.54
19.00
18.14
22.64
23.90
23.90
24.42
$25.76
28.57
20.50
21.04
22.00
25.39
29.50
29.50
30.21
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Occupational therapist assistants .............................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
9.00
8.78
10.34
8.40
9.53
12.10
12.58
9.04
9.04
10.20
9.35
10.00
9.99
12.38
11.95
11.85
9.43
10.35
10.16
11.09
9.85
11.43
13.79
14.96
10.22
9.04
10.22
10.77
15.25
10.77
12.38
12.52
14.07
9.43
12.60
12.78
12.74
12.09
14.45
17.63
17.88
10.22
10.37
10.22
12.38
16.47
12.85
12.38
13.84
16.42
14.30
15.66
15.68
17.17
14.70
16.49
19.56
19.56
13.69
16.20
13.45
15.26
16.82
17.54
12.38
16.27
17.30
15.59
18.03
18.06
19.78
17.60
19.08
26.67
26.67
16.72
21.75
14.07
17.49
17.63
36.06
15.60
20.24
20.80
17.41
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers .........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention
workers ..................................................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Fire inspectors .............................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators .............................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Bailiffs .....................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ..........................................
Fish and game wardens ...............................................................
Parking enforcement workers ......................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Animal control workers ...............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
12.71
19.23
15.71
20.65
15.89
26.02
18.53
27.25
21.78
32.79
30.45
33.27
28.65
39.46
37.13
39.46
34.72
46.64
43.22
47.60
18.59
12.23
19.47
19.47
11.92
11.94
11.92
16.24
11.17
14.23
14.99
14.99
10.52
10.76
22.89
14.95
21.40
23.13
13.36
14.86
13.25
19.81
15.62
16.00
18.95
18.94
12.15
12.89
26.88
19.28
25.08
26.84
16.70
20.79
16.53
26.48
20.90
17.23
24.28
24.29
16.46
14.43
32.96
24.38
31.67
31.67
23.34
25.44
22.96
31.42
23.64
22.61
29.35
29.37
22.82
17.28
41.43
30.44
32.83
32.83
28.65
29.81
28.52
37.92
26.18
22.61
34.29
34.31
24.15
20.46
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Crossing guards .......................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
$10.76
7.53
6.76
$12.89
9.25
8.40
$14.43
11.42
10.07
$17.45
16.12
13.04
$20.55
20.07
14.60
7.53
7.53
9.00
11.23
14.08
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
Dishwashers .................................................................................
7.52
8.92
10.84
13.09
15.50
9.73
11.15
11.91
12.58
13.51
17.10
17.10
23.86
21.29
23.86
9.71
8.00
8.00
7.94
6.78
6.85
6.75
11.77
9.88
9.90
8.85
8.53
8.53
8.40
13.09
11.71
11.71
10.18
10.55
10.58
9.93
16.10
14.08
14.15
11.88
11.91
11.91
12.00
18.77
15.71
15.71
14.58
14.07
14.20
13.53
6.70
8.26
10.00
12.28
13.53
7.25
6.91
6.86
8.92
7.90
7.37
9.23
9.41
7.50
11.81
11.78
8.50
12.25
15.13
9.00
8.60
10.21
13.08
16.44
20.47
13.23
16.44
20.73
25.34
31.29
12.66
15.98
19.67
25.34
31.78
15.93
8.50
20.83
10.01
24.29
12.58
26.86
15.57
31.29
18.71
8.71
6.62
11.18
8.65
8.56
11.15
10.22
7.47
17.06
10.52
10.60
11.24
12.87
8.87
18.58
14.40
14.39
17.54
15.68
10.23
21.32
17.64
17.56
20.61
18.86
13.75
21.32
21.02
21.07
23.31
7.09
14.14
8.48
6.30
6.50
6.50
8.89
20.21
14.36
7.00
7.22
7.30
11.91
24.01
15.95
9.13
9.00
9.00
15.90
31.13
19.58
9.33
10.64
10.64
20.63
34.27
20.63
9.33
15.41
15.41
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers .............................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Pest control workers ....................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
Tree trimmers and pruners .......................................................
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
Residential advisors .....................................................................
$8.44
8.44
9.68
$8.57
8.57
11.71
$10.97
10.97
16.14
$27.30
27.30
22.54
$27.30
27.30
22.54
9.68
7.09
8.07
7.27
7.07
7.35
7.50
11.71
8.63
8.56
8.62
11.34
8.53
10.00
16.14
11.00
11.81
11.28
15.65
11.06
10.77
22.54
13.17
14.21
15.65
18.89
14.85
16.89
22.54
16.25
15.85
22.12
19.70
22.12
20.12
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
9.13
11.31
10.81
9.08
9.08
9.08
9.13
10.35
12.76
12.15
9.56
9.56
9.56
9.56
13.12
14.77
15.16
11.73
11.70
11.66
14.50
19.03
17.77
19.19
16.66
16.72
16.72
14.82
24.21
20.45
20.45
23.74
23.74
23.74
25.31
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Telephone operators ....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
10.29
12.35
15.19
18.46
22.29
15.16
7.81
9.46
11.03
10.93
7.98
11.10
13.64
12.27
10.82
11.25
13.46
8.26
7.97
8.43
11.46
12.85
8.67
8.20
10.97
10.96
12.16
10.46
13.26
11.84
17.76
8.62
11.68
12.76
12.99
9.58
12.75
16.38
15.76
12.79
12.63
14.81
10.83
8.75
10.01
14.10
13.77
10.14
11.26
12.66
12.56
19.35
13.10
15.68
15.29
20.72
11.42
12.00
15.51
14.99
13.60
15.50
18.66
17.18
15.62
14.79
17.27
12.87
11.70
12.22
17.54
15.19
12.36
12.49
16.24
15.47
26.57
14.52
24.59
17.91
24.69
14.64
18.37
18.52
18.00
18.94
18.09
20.29
20.10
18.46
19.07
18.54
16.08
15.11
14.84
27.42
19.55
14.63
17.64
21.28
19.70
32.86
19.45
25.76
18.81
30.35
17.44
18.38
21.02
20.11
19.99
21.28
21.02
20.10
20.95
23.32
21.25
19.65
17.29
18.05
30.02
22.55
17.16
18.13
27.76
24.36
33.56
21.87
28.75
21.98
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
$8.77
8.62
10.82
12.37
13.56
8.90
10.64
12.22
10.83
11.02
10.71
13.27
7.65
9.58
9.58
$11.02
8.62
12.91
14.46
15.05
11.31
12.47
12.62
12.50
12.25
12.71
13.27
7.65
11.32
10.01
$14.10
12.03
15.75
17.78
17.25
13.74
15.13
14.96
14.91
14.32
15.16
18.00
10.12
14.11
11.22
$17.49
17.26
19.04
23.10
18.37
15.94
18.43
17.89
16.58
15.93
17.60
19.00
13.25
16.62
13.48
$21.26
17.34
23.20
26.52
22.23
18.22
21.61
22.07
18.82
16.58
19.21
21.90
16.68
19.66
20.30
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Agricultural inspectors ................................................................
Miscellaneous agricultural workers .............................................
8.88
14.96
8.95
11.92
15.66
9.94
12.32
17.16
12.32
19.01
20.41
12.32
20.93
21.55
12.32
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .............
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .............................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
11.30
14.04
18.47
23.70
29.54
16.11
14.11
14.86
14.86
9.31
10.72
10.56
18.11
16.87
17.85
17.85
11.66
12.30
13.19
20.74
19.95
20.09
20.09
14.80
14.75
15.85
25.83
29.11
27.02
27.02
17.72
18.72
16.92
29.71
35.32
27.02
27.02
19.81
26.72
20.04
10.75
15.66
12.19
12.19
12.45
10.35
14.63
9.38
16.86
9.99
8.46
8.13
12.30
18.11
17.37
17.37
15.63
12.45
16.92
10.61
20.13
11.44
13.94
11.24
14.69
20.67
21.63
21.63
19.59
16.17
19.59
13.04
24.14
13.81
17.37
15.58
19.29
27.80
23.32
23.32
26.33
27.88
23.20
19.86
30.66
17.68
21.07
19.36
27.31
34.65
29.78
29.78
28.94
33.69
26.85
22.26
34.12
22.01
21.81
22.39
12.06
15.00
19.50
24.65
30.09
17.23
18.93
19.60
19.83
25.87
21.06
33.05
21.06
37.66
27.60
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ..........
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and
repairers .................................................................................
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers,
except line installers ..........................................................
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and
industrial equipment ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Small engine mechanics ..............................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
Control and valve installers and repairers ...................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical
door ....................................................................................
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Machinists ....................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ..................................
10
25
50
75
90
$16.47
$16.47
$36.51
$38.78
$38.78
16.47
16.47
36.51
38.78
38.78
17.92
22.48
28.86
28.86
31.88
13.92
17.92
17.97
22.80
23.34
18.48
13.23
13.23
14.57
21.86
15.92
15.91
16.72
26.85
20.80
20.82
19.90
32.83
26.92
26.92
23.23
42.73
30.05
30.05
26.25
12.91
13.54
12.57
12.57
13.48
15.95
15.95
14.89
14.89
16.86
20.17
20.17
14.89
14.89
19.61
23.22
23.22
17.75
17.75
21.54
27.68
27.03
20.97
20.97
27.92
13.48
16.67
19.36
21.26
27.92
11.34
16.56
20.15
22.53
24.75
11.00
14.59
10.48
12.18
14.92
14.89
9.75
9.12
12.71
17.43
12.66
12.77
21.25
22.25
12.28
11.00
15.56
25.60
15.41
16.49
28.13
28.99
16.92
14.64
19.26
30.43
18.90
19.36
31.52
31.52
21.36
20.56
23.19
32.65
22.25
20.84
33.10
33.10
26.56
23.80
11.62
15.19
19.73
25.31
32.54
14.33
15.12
14.83
14.83
13.04
13.04
6.42
18.89
19.21
17.88
12.69
17.20
16.79
15.12
19.23
19.23
14.61
13.04
7.69
21.02
22.23
19.55
16.70
17.26
26.04
21.80
24.40
24.40
15.98
15.98
10.26
25.18
25.35
24.08
20.41
22.24
32.10
32.54
26.85
26.85
16.18
16.18
11.68
35.21
36.81
32.98
23.57
27.65
41.93
32.54
26.85
26.85
18.67
18.67
13.71
36.82
36.82
35.47
28.03
31.02
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 21
State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
$14.09
10.03
17.67
$18.98
11.93
19.55
$20.30
18.34
22.68
$20.90
21.68
26.68
$28.32
22.74
26.68
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Subway and streetcar operators ...................................................
Sailors and marine oilers .............................................................
Parking lot attendants ..................................................................
Transportation inspectors ............................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
10.85
13.45
16.76
21.31
25.84
14.64
16.35
19.52
22.78
26.19
16.44
11.73
13.98
11.13
10.75
11.59
9.58
7.73
22.18
19.39
8.00
17.10
11.50
11.50
10.45
8.29
8.32
8.29
9.86
16.44
13.67
16.76
12.96
12.84
14.41
10.40
8.50
24.01
21.41
9.60
18.01
11.50
11.50
11.42
10.24
9.09
10.47
13.25
21.74
16.92
20.11
14.90
16.39
17.20
14.20
11.13
25.84
21.41
11.28
18.01
14.50
14.50
13.72
13.72
12.68
13.72
17.60
27.33
20.62
24.28
17.57
21.28
22.34
19.46
13.70
25.84
21.57
11.95
21.75
20.18
20.18
17.08
19.44
15.68
19.44
26.32
29.96
24.28
25.33
20.72
28.06
28.06
21.98
15.33
28.62
21.57
15.48
26.97
20.73
20.73
18.22
22.77
17.06
23.36
26.75
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
21-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$11.42
$14.94
$21.40
$30.68
$41.52
Management occupations .............................................................
Chief executives ..........................................................................
General and operations managers ................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
Public relations managers ............................................................
Administrative services managers ...............................................
Computer and information systems managers ............................
Financial managers ......................................................................
Human resources managers .........................................................
Purchasing managers ...................................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers ....................
Construction managers ................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program ...................................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school ..
Education administrators, postsecondary ................................
Engineering managers .................................................................
Food service managers ................................................................
Medical and health services managers ........................................
Natural sciences managers ..........................................................
Property, real estate, and community association managers .......
Social and community service managers ....................................
20.71
25.15
20.32
3.46
13.70
19.50
22.82
24.95
25.39
18.47
26.52
16.46
24.47
27.35
29.05
30.72
3.46
25.79
21.74
25.65
30.04
32.19
21.37
27.62
22.69
32.50
35.87
49.28
35.34
14.42
26.49
27.48
33.95
36.43
40.22
28.39
33.50
31.25
41.83
46.22
57.32
43.05
32.05
40.99
37.08
44.55
50.50
52.37
41.52
38.60
32.80
50.59
57.31
66.48
49.84
40.28
61.02
43.23
51.59
52.38
57.61
53.21
43.02
36.18
61.88
15.30
31.44
20.71
37.04
15.43
18.45
26.59
23.62
15.39
17.00
36.63
21.68
38.27
19.16
27.45
40.66
26.83
18.57
39.18
43.62
33.35
42.12
19.16
34.96
51.03
28.22
26.58
41.48
51.28
48.91
46.79
26.46
74.91
51.03
34.50
31.22
58.61
61.22
67.52
48.47
29.54
74.91
51.03
49.07
36.33
15.23
12.35
14.25
14.25
18.47
14.02
21.21
21.21
23.11
16.83
23.74
23.74
28.83
23.67
30.06
30.06
35.33
26.18
36.40
36.40
13.79
22.81
14.61
12.65
17.30
15.22
17.19
16.78
16.47
18.57
22.76
20.04
12.05
12.05
19.04
22.81
17.63
15.90
20.66
19.80
19.20
18.58
19.95
19.74
22.76
22.41
15.19
15.19
21.74
23.35
22.51
20.71
28.35
27.11
22.76
23.16
23.19
23.18
32.88
33.09
19.69
19.69
27.89
24.50
28.35
23.48
30.25
31.72
30.07
28.73
28.11
29.94
34.72
33.09
25.74
25.74
32.50
27.42
33.06
27.91
33.06
39.66
35.37
33.81
35.52
35.89
34.73
33.55
31.66
31.66
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Buyers and purchasing agents .....................................................
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators .........
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators .......................
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health
and safety, and transportation ................................................
Cost estimators ............................................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists ..........
Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists .............
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists ..............
Training and development specialists .....................................
Management analysts ..................................................................
Accountants and auditors ............................................................
Appraisers and assessors of real estate ........................................
Budget analysts ............................................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ...................................................
Financial examiners .....................................................................
Tax examiners, collectors, preparers, and revenue agents ..........
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents .......................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Computer and mathematical science occupations ......................
Computer programmers ...............................................................
Computer support specialists .......................................................
Computer systems analysts ..........................................................
Database administrators ...............................................................
Network and computer systems administrators ...........................
$18.01
19.23
14.80
19.36
24.41
19.86
$22.21
21.46
22.61
23.17
24.41
24.67
$25.20
25.48
24.65
27.88
32.05
28.21
$31.30
30.31
27.08
32.75
38.63
29.50
$36.44
34.37
27.63
37.11
42.80
35.94
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Architects, except naval ...............................................................
Architects, except landscape and naval ...................................
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists ......................
Surveyors .................................................................................
Engineers .....................................................................................
Civil engineers .........................................................................
Electrical and electronics engineers ........................................
Electrical engineers .............................................................
Environmental engineers .........................................................
Drafters ........................................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
Civil engineering technicians ..................................................
Electrical and electronic engineering technicians ...................
Environmental engineering technicians ..................................
Mechanical engineering technicians ........................................
Surveying and mapping technicians ............................................
16.55
24.16
25.93
12.62
12.47
22.49
22.81
28.78
28.78
26.08
17.48
15.52
15.52
22.01
14.76
16.34
13.61
21.47
24.16
25.93
13.23
13.76
26.89
27.64
28.90
28.90
28.33
21.00
17.51
17.51
22.22
17.16
16.34
14.92
26.87
25.93
31.78
15.60
16.55
30.91
31.90
30.81
30.81
30.35
24.50
21.38
19.71
25.88
22.45
16.34
21.69
32.52
36.26
36.26
21.30
24.82
36.46
37.03
37.47
37.47
33.97
24.69
25.53
22.63
33.59
31.59
24.75
25.05
37.47
37.48
37.48
31.88
31.88
42.73
42.52
48.25
48.25
38.23
32.14
30.24
29.31
36.24
31.59
28.23
28.79
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Life scientists ...............................................................................
Agricultural and food scientists ...............................................
Soil and plant scientists .......................................................
Biological scientists .................................................................
Zoologists and wildlife biologists .......................................
Conservation scientists and foresters .......................................
Conservation scientists ........................................................
Foresters ..............................................................................
Medical scientists ....................................................................
Physical scientists ........................................................................
Chemists and materials scientists ............................................
Chemists ..............................................................................
Environmental scientists and geoscientists .............................
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health ..
Hydrologists ........................................................................
Market and survey researchers ....................................................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Urban and regional planners ........................................................
14.34
16.24
18.36
17.04
18.27
18.65
15.82
15.82
18.02
14.90
15.93
24.47
24.47
15.72
15.72
17.22
15.42
25.22
25.22
19.64
18.02
18.66
22.93
21.56
19.29
22.60
19.19
21.76
18.02
17.39
19.04
29.95
29.95
17.22
16.53
17.77
15.42
30.49
30.49
22.54
23.82
23.07
23.78
23.78
22.35
24.80
26.15
26.34
19.19
21.65
25.80
33.38
33.38
23.82
23.85
19.04
19.39
36.20
36.64
26.70
31.37
27.35
35.40
36.75
25.60
24.80
28.83
28.83
31.37
26.74
30.25
33.69
33.69
29.34
29.33
31.43
30.19
48.89
50.56
32.02
37.71
35.40
38.17
38.29
36.17
37.43
35.10
39.78
32.29
33.96
33.38
37.46
37.46
30.86
30.86
33.00
43.26
62.40
63.17
36.61
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers ...................
Biological technicians .................................................................
Chemical technicians ...................................................................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
Environmental science and protection technicians, including
health .................................................................................
$12.31
10.18
17.22
13.03
$12.31
12.33
19.93
15.30
$12.31
13.09
21.57
17.79
$13.12
18.33
26.99
24.24
$21.78
19.81
28.37
31.03
15.17
16.48
19.00
22.69
28.08
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors ..............
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Mental health counselors .........................................................
Rehabilitation counselors ........................................................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Medical and public health social workers ...............................
Mental health and substance abuse social workers .................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Health educators ......................................................................
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists ........
Social and human service assistants ........................................
13.22
16.46
14.24
17.66
17.38
11.87
14.06
13.59
13.62
13.55
11.35
16.35
14.00
9.21
16.35
20.85
18.93
23.89
21.94
16.10
16.59
15.09
16.99
18.23
14.20
16.35
16.26
11.79
21.07
26.39
22.30
32.45
26.49
22.62
20.01
18.86
21.43
21.27
17.14
19.43
20.12
14.46
28.77
36.08
22.30
39.70
30.71
24.65
25.52
25.04
26.80
24.06
23.75
21.78
28.46
17.23
36.35
44.45
26.00
47.80
35.43
28.47
31.65
30.93
30.90
29.32
30.91
24.78
34.89
20.19
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .............................
Paralegals and legal assistants .....................................................
Miscellaneous legal support workers ..........................................
Court reporters .........................................................................
Law clerks ...............................................................................
18.33
22.62
25.74
42.07
17.49
14.80
15.95
14.09
23.28
28.65
43.09
50.48
20.09
16.69
18.35
14.80
33.21
37.19
56.41
58.66
20.85
21.80
23.28
20.94
48.81
48.89
74.79
76.73
27.96
25.96
31.28
23.83
59.38
61.37
82.12
82.12
32.22
35.41
40.50
25.44
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers,
postsecondary ................................................................
Chemistry teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Physics teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
14.19
25.41
34.97
26.91
31.51
25.64
28.77
40.05
32.84
32.84
28.67
25.41
31.95
39.98
33.86
43.83
32.63
40.05
43.36
37.28
37.28
31.58
32.12
40.71
56.46
48.69
54.42
45.00
44.85
48.68
38.82
38.82
35.51
41.62
53.39
83.10
57.29
59.22
54.99
63.94
68.53
49.57
49.57
45.98
52.39
66.20
108.99
60.62
60.62
58.80
83.71
88.46
55.36
49.57
63.95
21.81
28.67
37.98
38.83
31.00
45.98
49.01
33.84
52.55
65.67
38.03
54.43
75.74
43.41
87.99
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Political science teachers, postsecondary ............................
Psychology teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Sociology teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
Education and library science teachers, postsecondary ...........
Education teachers, postsecondary ......................................
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
Communications teachers, postsecondary ...........................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
History teachers, postsecondary ..........................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Special education teachers, middle school ..........................
Special education teachers, secondary school .....................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians ............................
Curators ...................................................................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Farm and home management advisors ........................................
Instructional coordinators ............................................................
10
25
50
75
90
$27.04
26.20
21.43
26.41
27.00
28.13
25.91
19.23
19.23
$32.24
29.21
22.52
31.70
30.45
30.45
29.92
34.20
32.42
$42.50
31.02
29.44
58.49
39.85
39.85
36.79
41.56
43.47
$58.49
50.43
51.54
69.05
49.67
51.11
39.35
47.45
47.45
$65.45
59.34
56.83
71.04
62.68
65.20
43.84
47.75
47.75
26.21
29.00
52.53
61.38
72.69
23.16
23.16
28.95
29.23
31.23
23.95
23.08
24.13
23.53
20.34
23.93
24.16
24.19
29.30
25.31
35.66
35.59
33.76
30.71
26.95
27.33
26.02
25.26
26.65
27.40
27.42
37.57
30.80
37.58
44.43
44.37
39.90
35.42
32.81
31.03
30.89
32.01
32.77
32.86
52.89
41.15
48.30
55.53
53.29
52.69
42.46
41.31
36.88
33.60
39.18
41.85
42.30
57.50
51.72
52.16
68.53
66.97
65.32
51.12
50.58
45.93
40.57
48.71
50.79
51.45
23.99
24.10
27.32
26.97
32.62
32.46
39.16
40.25
46.82
49.08
24.40
23.29
25.01
27.02
24.06
28.58
32.46
32.53
35.17
40.29
38.93
45.16
49.17
47.64
54.98
25.03
24.47
25.55
21.94
29.86
26.81
27.96
28.16
37.05
32.90
35.00
35.80
47.58
36.85
42.08
47.30
58.70
45.97
52.83
57.64
20.04
16.34
13.70
13.70
17.19
10.64
11.96
21.05
26.57
19.33
16.02
16.15
20.66
12.05
13.58
32.64
30.70
22.28
20.49
22.92
28.12
13.50
26.41
33.85
34.68
32.69
25.18
27.77
35.52
16.09
36.20
38.09
50.06
51.47
30.15
30.31
41.36
20.44
38.80
38.09
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
$8.77
$9.79
$11.31
$13.52
$16.54
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Designers .....................................................................................
Graphic designers ....................................................................
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Public relations specialists ...........................................................
Writers and editors ......................................................................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio
operators ................................................................................
Audio and video equipment technicians ..................................
15.64
13.35
15.51
17.40
17.40
15.64
20.95
15.75
20.54
15.84
17.95
29.04
29.04
20.54
22.37
18.80
24.92
20.68
25.15
48.08
48.08
24.35
22.37
19.42
32.19
26.58
26.67
60.64
60.64
27.31
24.43
23.25
58.17
26.67
26.85
67.31
67.31
38.72
29.33
24.60
17.48
17.48
18.47
18.47
22.93
22.93
26.54
25.71
33.54
26.54
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Dietitians and nutritionists ...........................................................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Family and general practitioners .............................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Recreational therapists .............................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Medical and clinical laboratory technicians ............................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Pharmacy technicians ..............................................................
Psychiatric technicians ............................................................
Respiratory therapy technicians ..............................................
Surgical technologists ..............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
Medical records and health information technicians ...................
Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians ...................
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians ........
Occupational health and safety specialists ..............................
14.28
15.60
26.03
13.16
14.73
58.52
19.88
16.04
24.86
23.69
16.52
18.72
23.14
13.57
16.93
12.50
16.68
16.68
10.32
12.16
12.28
12.40
14.68
13.46
12.57
9.07
10.92
15.56
15.56
17.70
19.93
31.34
15.91
52.72
62.50
22.32
21.72
26.39
25.72
22.88
20.81
26.06
16.58
19.26
15.11
19.59
19.87
13.89
14.21
13.69
14.94
16.07
14.21
14.44
9.59
14.17
18.51
18.51
22.52
22.24
40.61
22.02
58.74
62.50
26.32
26.39
32.41
32.25
24.21
21.79
32.05
19.00
23.19
16.58
21.78
21.78
16.90
16.94
16.33
17.64
17.99
14.76
16.66
14.03
19.23
21.29
21.29
28.74
26.74
48.00
58.74
70.39
72.57
31.23
33.87
36.71
37.67
25.62
25.20
39.58
23.43
27.97
21.12
24.16
24.16
18.29
20.00
18.41
21.16
21.23
18.03
18.95
18.14
22.64
23.90
23.90
37.79
26.89
51.56
75.38
76.93
84.58
37.24
44.56
49.16
44.72
26.18
29.04
49.90
28.70
31.22
23.41
31.03
29.76
27.36
24.63
28.03
26.02
23.66
20.50
20.90
18.14
25.39
29.50
29.50
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
9.04
8.83
10.35
10.22
12.71
12.87
15.77
15.77
18.06
18.15
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Home health aides ...................................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Occupational therapist assistants and aides .................................
Occupational therapist assistants .............................................
Physical therapist assistants and aides .........................................
Physical therapist assistants .....................................................
Physical therapist aides ............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Dental assistants ......................................................................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
Medical equipment preparers ..................................................
Medical transcriptionists .........................................................
Pharmacy aides ........................................................................
Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers ...........
$10.34
8.40
9.52
12.10
12.58
9.04
9.04
10.20
9.37
10.00
10.00
12.38
11.53
11.85
9.43
$11.12
9.92
11.43
13.79
14.96
10.22
9.04
10.22
10.77
15.25
10.77
12.38
12.11
14.07
9.43
$13.06
12.31
14.56
17.63
17.88
10.22
10.37
10.22
12.38
16.47
12.83
12.38
12.99
16.42
14.30
$17.88
14.91
16.51
19.56
19.56
13.69
16.48
13.45
15.09
16.82
17.54
12.38
15.74
17.30
15.59
$29.98
17.60
19.08
26.67
26.67
16.72
21.75
14.07
17.48
17.63
36.43
13.11
16.94
20.80
17.41
Protective service occupations ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, law enforcement workers ........
First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers .........
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives ........
First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention
workers ..................................................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Fire inspectors .............................................................................
Fire inspectors and investigators .............................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Bailiffs .....................................................................................
Correctional officers and jailers ..............................................
Detectives and criminal investigators ..........................................
Fish and game wardens ...............................................................
Parking enforcement workers ......................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Animal control workers ...............................................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
13.01
19.23
15.71
20.65
16.22
26.02
18.53
27.25
22.12
32.79
30.45
33.27
28.65
39.46
37.13
39.46
34.89
46.64
43.22
47.60
18.59
12.32
19.47
19.47
11.92
12.98
11.92
16.71
11.17
14.76
15.03
15.03
10.52
10.79
10.76
7.53
22.89
15.35
21.40
23.29
13.36
16.08
13.30
20.16
15.62
15.81
19.01
19.01
12.15
12.89
12.89
10.83
26.88
19.59
25.08
26.84
16.75
21.21
16.54
26.48
20.90
20.20
24.34
24.35
16.46
14.98
14.92
14.08
32.96
24.52
31.67
31.67
23.37
26.02
23.05
31.47
24.12
22.61
29.40
29.40
22.82
17.89
18.11
17.88
41.43
30.44
32.83
32.83
28.65
29.81
28.52
38.66
26.18
22.61
34.46
34.46
24.15
20.62
20.62
22.04
7.53
7.53
7.53
12.35
14.90
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Chefs and head cooks ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and
serving workers .................................................................
8.00
9.39
11.30
13.52
16.27
9.71
9.90
11.77
12.55
13.14
17.10
17.10
23.86
21.20
23.86
9.71
11.67
12.94
16.10
18.77
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
$8.54
8.50
8.00
7.70
7.70
7.16
$10.12
10.12
9.21
8.53
8.53
8.75
$11.94
11.94
10.18
9.63
9.63
10.08
$14.94
14.94
12.11
10.60
10.60
12.89
$16.03
16.03
14.81
14.21
14.21
13.53
7.16
6.78
8.62
7.90
10.08
8.94
13.02
11.15
13.53
13.66
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance workers ......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and
janitorial workers ...............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service,
and groundskeeping workers .............................................
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Pest control workers ....................................................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
Tree trimmers and pruners .......................................................
8.75
10.33
13.27
16.57
20.56
13.23
16.44
20.73
25.34
31.59
12.66
16.09
19.77
25.34
31.78
16.17
8.60
20.83
10.10
24.29
12.74
26.86
15.68
31.29
18.79
8.85
6.60
11.18
9.17
9.17
11.15
10.30
7.47
17.06
10.76
10.76
12.57
12.90
8.85
18.58
14.73
14.72
17.54
15.72
10.12
21.32
17.78
17.77
20.63
18.89
13.38
21.32
21.28
21.28
23.31
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers ......
Nonfarm animal caretakers ..........................................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Personal and home care aides ......................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
8.05
16.06
8.48
7.98
7.98
10.80
9.63
20.21
14.72
7.98
7.98
13.17
14.61
24.01
16.50
10.97
10.97
17.60
18.99
31.33
19.58
15.41
15.41
22.54
22.58
34.28
20.63
15.41
15.41
22.54
10.80
7.09
8.07
9.11
9.11
13.17
8.05
8.07
11.06
11.06
17.60
10.45
10.20
13.34
13.16
22.54
14.73
14.07
19.19
19.22
22.54
19.54
15.85
24.04
24.04
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...........................
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers ...........
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
Retail salespersons ...................................................................
9.26
11.31
10.81
9.26
9.26
9.26
9.54
10.99
12.97
11.91
10.35
10.35
10.27
9.64
14.50
15.21
15.98
12.30
12.30
12.30
14.50
19.66
19.19
19.19
18.13
18.13
18.13
15.05
25.12
24.08
20.45
23.74
23.74
23.74
25.31
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Switchboard operators, including answering service ..................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bill and account collectors ......................................................
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators ...................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Payroll and timekeeping clerks ...............................................
Procurement clerks ..................................................................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Customer service representatives ................................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan .....................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Order clerks .................................................................................
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping .....
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Couriers and messengers .............................................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance .....................
Meter readers, utilities .................................................................
Production, planning, and expediting clerks ...............................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .........................................
Stock clerks and order fillers .......................................................
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ....
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ................
Legal secretaries ......................................................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Computer operators .....................................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Data entry keyers .....................................................................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks ............................
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service ..
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
Office machine operators, except computer ................................
$10.57
$12.48
$15.35
$18.63
$22.34
15.21
7.81
11.00
10.93
7.88
11.10
13.64
12.27
11.11
11.28
13.49
8.51
7.96
9.67
11.46
13.71
8.67
8.26
11.07
10.97
12.16
10.32
13.26
11.84
9.08
8.62
10.90
12.37
13.51
9.12
10.64
12.40
10.84
11.02
10.71
13.27
7.65
9.85
9.58
17.76
8.62
12.76
12.99
9.58
12.75
16.38
15.76
12.79
12.82
14.81
11.09
9.06
11.22
14.10
13.77
10.44
11.45
12.76
12.66
19.35
13.10
15.68
15.29
11.05
8.62
12.97
14.46
15.05
11.31
12.48
12.62
12.50
12.32
12.69
13.27
7.65
11.54
10.01
20.89
11.74
15.55
14.99
13.60
15.50
18.66
17.18
15.67
14.79
17.49
13.02
11.85
12.62
17.54
15.56
12.49
13.19
16.47
15.48
26.57
14.52
24.59
17.91
14.75
12.03
15.83
17.78
17.25
14.12
15.21
14.98
14.93
14.33
15.17
18.00
10.12
14.28
11.22
24.70
14.64
18.56
18.00
18.94
18.11
20.29
20.10
18.46
19.27
18.54
16.54
15.09
15.54
27.42
20.50
15.10
17.64
21.44
19.80
32.86
19.45
25.76
18.81
17.49
17.03
19.08
23.10
18.40
16.14
18.55
17.89
16.58
15.97
17.60
19.00
13.25
16.81
13.48
30.35
17.44
21.02
20.11
20.46
21.35
21.02
20.10
20.95
23.32
21.25
19.69
17.69
18.11
30.02
22.73
17.39
18.13
27.83
24.36
33.56
21.87
28.75
21.98
21.29
17.34
23.20
26.52
22.23
18.22
21.61
22.07
18.83
16.58
19.21
21.90
16.68
19.90
20.30
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................
Agricultural inspectors ................................................................
8.95
14.96
12.32
17.16
14.96
17.16
19.01
20.41
21.55
21.55
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and
extraction workers .................................................................
Carpenters ....................................................................................
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers ..........
Cement masons and concrete finishers ....................................
Construction laborers ...................................................................
Construction equipment operators ...............................................
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators .............
Operating engineers and other construction equipment
operators ............................................................................
Electricians ..................................................................................
Painters and paperhangers ...........................................................
Painters, construction and maintenance ..................................
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ................................................................................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ....................................
Helpers, construction trades ........................................................
Construction and building inspectors ..........................................
Highway maintenance workers ...................................................
Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners .............................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
$11.45
$14.21
$18.54
$23.70
$29.53
16.11
14.11
14.86
14.86
9.31
10.72
10.56
18.11
16.87
17.85
17.85
11.61
12.30
13.19
20.74
20.08
20.09
20.09
14.80
14.75
15.85
25.83
29.11
27.02
27.02
17.84
18.72
16.92
29.71
35.32
27.02
27.02
19.81
26.72
20.04
10.75
15.66
12.19
12.19
12.45
10.35
14.63
9.63
16.86
9.99
8.46
8.09
12.30
18.11
17.37
17.37
15.63
12.45
16.92
10.77
19.94
11.67
13.94
12.18
14.69
20.67
21.63
21.63
19.59
16.17
19.59
13.04
24.11
14.01
17.37
15.72
19.29
27.80
23.32
23.32
26.33
27.88
23.20
19.86
30.46
17.72
21.07
19.60
27.31
34.65
29.78
29.78
28.94
33.69
26.85
22.26
34.12
22.01
21.81
22.39
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and
repairers .................................................................................
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers ..........
Miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment mechanics,
installers, and repairers ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and
industrial equipment ..........................................................
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation,
and relay ............................................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers .........................................
Automotive service technicians and mechanics ......................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...............
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and
mechanics ..............................................................................
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines ..............
Small engine mechanics ..............................................................
Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
Control and valve installers and repairers ...................................
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical
door ....................................................................................
12.18
15.03
19.56
24.69
30.16
17.23
18.93
19.60
19.83
25.87
21.06
33.05
21.06
37.66
27.60
17.92
22.73
28.86
28.86
31.88
17.88
17.92
19.54
22.80
23.34
18.48
13.23
13.23
14.57
21.86
15.92
15.91
16.72
26.85
20.80
20.82
19.90
32.83
26.92
26.92
23.23
42.73
30.05
30.05
26.25
12.91
13.54
12.57
12.57
15.67
15.95
15.95
14.89
14.89
16.86
20.17
20.17
14.89
14.89
19.61
23.22
23.22
17.75
17.75
22.81
27.68
27.03
20.97
20.97
27.92
15.50
16.86
19.61
21.54
29.83
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and
installers .................................................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ..............................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ................................
Maintenance workers, machinery ............................................
Line installers and repairers .........................................................
Electrical power-line installers and repairers ..........................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
Production occupations .................................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers ..................................................................................
Machinists ....................................................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ....................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ..................................
Printers .........................................................................................
Printing machine operators ......................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers ...................
Power plant operators ..............................................................
Stationary engineers and boiler operators ...................................
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators ....
Miscellaneous plant and system operators ..................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers ....................
Miscellaneous production workers ..............................................
Helpers--production workers ...................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand ...........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and
material-moving machine and vehicle operators ...................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Subway and streetcar operators ...................................................
Sailors and marine oilers .............................................................
Transportation inspectors ............................................................
Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators ...................
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators ........
10
25
50
75
90
$11.34
$16.56
$20.15
$22.53
$24.75
11.02
14.59
10.48
12.18
14.92
14.89
9.75
9.12
12.74
17.43
12.66
12.77
21.25
22.25
12.28
11.00
15.58
25.60
15.41
16.49
28.13
28.99
16.92
14.64
19.26
30.43
18.90
19.36
31.52
31.52
21.36
19.88
23.19
32.65
22.25
20.84
33.10
33.10
26.63
23.82
11.85
15.36
19.93
25.39
32.54
14.33
15.12
14.83
14.83
13.04
13.04
6.42
18.89
19.21
17.88
12.69
17.20
14.09
10.28
17.67
16.79
15.12
19.23
19.23
13.69
13.04
9.00
21.02
22.23
19.55
16.70
17.26
18.98
11.93
19.55
26.04
21.80
24.40
24.40
15.98
15.98
10.52
25.18
25.35
24.08
20.41
22.24
20.30
18.34
22.68
32.10
32.54
26.85
26.85
16.18
16.18
11.68
35.21
36.81
32.98
23.57
27.65
20.90
21.68
26.68
41.93
32.54
26.85
26.85
18.67
18.67
13.80
36.82
36.82
35.47
28.03
31.02
28.32
23.43
26.68
11.00
13.81
17.34
21.87
26.50
14.64
16.35
19.52
22.78
26.19
16.44
12.59
15.22
11.51
10.84
11.59
9.58
22.18
19.39
17.10
11.50
11.50
16.44
14.74
17.73
13.18
13.06
14.41
10.60
24.01
21.41
18.01
11.50
11.50
21.74
18.05
20.26
15.44
16.45
17.20
14.65
25.84
21.41
18.01
14.50
14.50
27.33
21.77
24.28
17.67
21.44
22.34
19.56
25.84
21.57
21.75
20.18
20.18
29.96
24.60
25.33
21.00
28.06
28.06
23.24
28.62
22.71
26.97
20.73
20.73
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 22
Full-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..........................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
10
25
50
75
90
$10.45
8.32
8.32
8.29
10.09
$11.42
10.43
9.09
10.47
13.25
$13.72
13.72
12.68
13.72
17.60
$17.08
19.44
16.38
19.44
26.32
$18.22
22.77
17.06
23.36
26.75
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
22-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 23
Part-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
All workers .........................................................................................
$7.94
$9.91
$12.85
$18.39
$29.84
Management occupations .............................................................
Legislators ...................................................................................
Education administrators .............................................................
4.71
4.71
17.54
12.00
10.00
24.54
23.62
23.62
25.78
28.85
34.64
26.88
38.24
38.24
26.88
Business and financial operations occupations ...........................
Management analysts ..................................................................
11.11
20.00
13.86
20.48
19.83
24.00
26.00
31.16
36.08
40.81
Architecture and engineering occupations ..................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters .....................................
12.24
11.65
14.85
14.22
31.42
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
40.00
Life, physical, and social science occupations .............................
Psychologists ...............................................................................
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists .......................
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians ......
10.41
22.25
22.25
7.62
10.82
22.25
22.25
10.41
17.99
32.29
32.29
10.41
23.80
35.75
35.75
18.56
30.63
36.25
36.25
20.91
Community and social services occupations ...............................
Counselors ...................................................................................
Educational, vocational, and school counselors ......................
Social workers .............................................................................
Child, family, and school social workers ................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists ............
Social and human service assistants ........................................
11.37
13.78
13.78
10.52
13.39
10.72
9.05
13.78
19.17
15.39
16.48
16.48
13.37
13.37
19.44
25.54
26.07
21.87
18.37
15.00
13.37
27.22
34.47
35.80
25.83
24.83
18.60
16.47
39.15
45.98
45.98
29.21
27.57
39.15
18.60
Legal occupations ..........................................................................
Lawyers .......................................................................................
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers ..........................
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates .............................
14.38
15.30
27.08
27.08
15.30
36.96
27.08
27.08
36.96
40.74
27.08
27.08
42.75
45.24
30.74
27.08
45.24
45.24
39.12
57.99
Education, training, and library occupations .............................
Postsecondary teachers ................................................................
Business teachers, postsecondary ............................................
Math and computer teachers, postsecondary ...........................
Computer science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary ...................
Engineering and architecture teachers, postsecondary ............
Engineering teachers, postsecondary ...................................
Life sciences teachers, postsecondary .....................................
Biological science teachers, postsecondary .........................
Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary ..............................
Social sciences teachers, postsecondary ..................................
Health teachers, postsecondary ...............................................
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary ..........................
Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary .................
9.25
18.54
16.25
24.46
35.80
24.15
35.50
35.50
22.00
22.00
17.80
8.44
23.06
23.06
25.72
11.18
25.11
26.64
33.12
40.00
24.46
35.50
35.50
39.75
39.75
17.80
8.44
23.06
23.06
26.87
15.13
35.50
48.50
40.00
40.00
27.11
35.50
35.50
64.64
64.64
22.00
8.44
37.45
38.07
29.74
24.77
47.56
52.00
40.00
40.00
43.47
51.47
51.47
64.64
64.64
47.64
39.45
68.28
85.13
30.63
39.74
63.18
66.58
48.69
52.00
47.51
52.39
54.61
64.64
64.64
53.82
48.90
112.66
112.66
51.44
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
23-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 23
Part-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
$20.61
$26.66
$41.48
$41.48
$41.48
14.90
25.11
22.00
14.18
18.40
13.15
20.00
8.91
17.64
14.67
24.88
8.91
8.91
25.11
25.11
35.80
15.14
24.59
13.15
24.59
11.34
19.81
17.64
26.80
11.09
10.94
35.80
25.11
40.39
22.00
31.04
37.37
30.86
17.39
26.80
19.81
32.19
14.95
14.85
47.51
41.86
47.64
54.79
46.50
51.39
36.30
31.24
34.82
22.63
40.52
26.36
25.65
54.79
50.29
55.87
55.59
53.37
63.18
45.44
40.94
49.45
27.82
49.45
39.63
39.63
11.09
8.72
11.09
11.67
18.84
24.69
26.36
35.86
33.27
46.05
8.67
25.54
11.93
11.33
33.61
14.00
24.36
33.61
17.27
34.72
46.05
41.52
39.00
53.92
51.30
11.93
8.29
11.93
10.00
30.43
13.73
41.52
22.65
51.30
30.76
16.64
11.50
14.28
10.39
9.24
19.43
16.94
17.26
12.68
10.30
25.62
18.30
19.85
14.95
12.90
28.88
28.17
24.64
17.60
15.79
35.64
29.14
37.72
20.41
20.33
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .....
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers .........................
Coaches and scouts ..................................................................
Umpires, referees, and other sports officials ...........................
Miscellaneous media and communication workers .....................
Interpreters and translators ......................................................
9.22
8.29
8.29
9.00
12.21
12.21
12.21
9.22
8.29
19.18
12.21
12.21
19.11
14.40
9.22
19.18
23.68
23.68
22.13
19.18
14.40
19.18
26.31
26.31
25.17
19.18
27.57
19.18
27.31
27.31
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ....................
Pharmacists ..................................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..............................................................
Psychiatrists .............................................................................
Registered nurses .........................................................................
Therapists ....................................................................................
15.39
28.20
62.02
51.50
20.99
17.42
19.66
41.57
69.84
62.02
25.17
20.63
26.78
41.57
74.94
71.11
29.00
33.26
33.26
43.46
191.92
73.52
34.24
37.40
44.13
44.32
237.18
76.29
43.98
39.67
Law, criminal justice, and social work teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Arts, communications, and humanities teachers,
postsecondary ....................................................................
Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary ..................
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary ....
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ....................................
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary ......
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary ....................
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers ........
Preschool and kindergarten teachers .......................................
Preschool teachers, except special education ......................
Kindergarten teachers, except special education .................
Elementary and middle school teachers ..................................
Elementary school teachers, except special education ........
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Secondary school teachers .......................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education ........................................................................
Vocational education teachers, secondary school ...............
Special education teachers .......................................................
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school ..........................................................
Other teachers and instructors .....................................................
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and
instructors ..........................................................................
Self-enrichment education teachers .........................................
Librarians .....................................................................................
Library technicians ......................................................................
Teacher assistants ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
23-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 23
Part-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Occupational therapists ...........................................................
Physical therapists ...................................................................
Respiratory therapists ..............................................................
Speech-language pathologists .................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .......................
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists .........................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ........................
Radiologic technologists and technicians ................................
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics ........................
Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ......................
$24.54
20.63
17.42
25.93
16.87
18.39
16.25
20.40
8.11
11.02
14.31
$28.46
36.47
17.42
25.93
18.39
18.39
22.25
22.94
10.77
15.67
15.99
$31.60
37.40
20.45
35.81
21.24
21.24
28.09
30.36
11.40
19.66
18.28
$33.66
37.40
20.45
47.04
24.71
24.71
47.19
47.19
12.67
23.52
20.85
$38.65
37.40
32.22
47.04
25.90
25.30
47.19
47.19
16.00
28.57
24.57
Healthcare support occupations ...................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ...............................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ..................................
Psychiatric aides ......................................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ...........................
Medical assistants ....................................................................
8.53
8.40
8.37
13.46
8.93
8.93
10.25
9.12
9.00
13.86
11.15
11.09
12.15
11.45
11.42
14.22
12.53
15.02
14.90
13.60
13.17
14.90
15.78
16.62
17.15
17.15
17.15
15.89
18.08
18.57
Protective service occupations ......................................................
Fire fighters .................................................................................
Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers ....................................
Bailiffs .....................................................................................
Police officers ..............................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ..........................................
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers .......................
Security guards ........................................................................
Miscellaneous protective service workers ...................................
Crossing guards .......................................................................
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective
service workers ..................................................................
7.86
7.86
7.50
7.50
8.63
8.63
9.49
9.49
7.00
6.76
8.90
7.86
9.25
7.50
9.78
9.78
13.06
13.06
8.33
8.25
11.74
8.08
10.25
8.94
16.80
16.80
14.14
14.14
10.00
10.00
14.43
11.47
17.85
17.85
19.24
19.24
14.43
14.43
12.01
12.01
19.19
12.86
19.19
17.85
28.43
25.00
17.92
17.92
16.47
15.51
7.42
8.22
9.50
10.65
11.42
Food preparation and serving related occupations ....................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving
workers ..................................................................................
Cooks ...........................................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ...............................................
Food preparation workers ............................................................
Food service, tipped .....................................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ..
Fast food and counter workers ....................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including
fast food .............................................................................
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop ....................................................................................
Food servers, nonrestaurant .........................................................
7.00
7.97
9.93
11.91
14.07
13.81
7.52
7.52
7.86
6.58
6.74
6.35
14.81
8.08
8.03
8.28
8.66
8.70
7.64
14.81
9.94
9.94
9.69
11.73
11.91
9.30
16.85
12.54
12.54
11.33
12.21
12.21
11.02
22.16
13.30
13.30
14.30
13.74
13.77
12.50
6.25
7.50
9.40
11.06
12.55
7.25
6.92
8.92
8.59
8.98
11.71
11.00
12.71
12.50
15.76
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
23-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 23
Part-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Dishwashers .................................................................................
$6.86
$7.01
$7.50
$7.50
$8.24
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Building cleaning workers ...........................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping
cleaners ..............................................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Grounds maintenance workers ....................................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers .............................
7.00
7.17
8.31
8.34
10.00
10.71
12.05
12.43
15.61
16.20
7.17
7.22
7.00
7.00
8.34
8.20
8.14
8.25
10.78
10.19
9.75
9.89
12.52
12.59
11.87
11.87
16.20
18.08
13.81
14.00
Personal care and service occupations ........................................
Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers .................................
Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers .....
Amusement and recreation attendants .....................................
Tour and travel guides .................................................................
Tour guides and escorts ...........................................................
Transportation attendants ............................................................
Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and
baggage porters ..................................................................
Child care workers .......................................................................
Recreation and fitness workers ....................................................
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors ..................................
Recreation workers ..................................................................
6.85
6.30
6.13
6.13
7.50
7.50
7.98
7.83
7.00
7.00
7.00
8.44
8.44
8.79
9.96
9.13
8.66
8.87
8.44
8.44
10.46
11.91
9.33
10.20
10.20
9.11
9.11
14.23
15.41
9.33
10.80
10.80
10.97
10.97
15.40
7.98
6.92
6.92
7.00
6.92
8.79
8.82
7.50
8.50
7.50
10.46
11.68
9.15
11.34
9.00
14.23
11.94
11.66
15.65
11.02
15.40
15.90
15.00
21.00
13.39
Sales and related occupations .......................................................
Retail sales workers .....................................................................
Cashiers, all workers ...............................................................
Cashiers ...............................................................................
7.29
7.29
7.29
7.29
8.37
7.90
8.00
8.00
10.63
9.56
9.62
9.62
12.76
12.21
12.21
12.21
16.78
17.41
17.41
17.41
Office and administrative support occupations ..........................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative
support workers .....................................................................
Financial clerks ............................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ........................
Court, municipal, and license clerks ............................................
Eligibility interviewers, government programs ...........................
File clerks ....................................................................................
Library assistants, clerical ...........................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..........................................
Dispatchers ..................................................................................
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers ..................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants .....................................
Medical secretaries ..................................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ....................
Data entry and information processing workers ..........................
Word processors and typists ....................................................
7.50
9.46
11.60
14.79
17.26
9.75
11.33
11.33
9.14
10.02
7.03
7.35
7.95
8.02
8.02
9.00
8.90
9.67
10.36
10.00
9.75
11.39
13.40
9.14
10.30
7.28
8.42
9.35
9.30
9.30
10.50
8.90
11.03
12.20
12.83
9.75
14.82
14.82
9.85
17.03
8.68
10.40
10.86
10.00
10.00
13.38
9.35
13.41
14.11
14.11
19.54
16.08
16.08
10.50
17.03
12.34
13.24
12.43
16.01
16.01
14.88
15.43
14.58
15.65
15.65
19.95
18.84
20.69
19.18
17.03
14.24
16.51
12.58
22.68
22.68
16.62
15.43
16.62
17.68
17.68
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
23-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 23
Part-time State and local government workers: Hourly
wage percentiles1 — Continued
Wages fall at or below the following percentiles
Occupation2
10
25
50
75
90
Office clerks, general ...................................................................
$6.00
$8.25
$11.48
$14.20
$16.88
Construction and extraction occupations ....................................
Miscellaneous construction and related workers .........................
8.15
8.15
9.22
9.22
10.08
9.22
13.72
9.44
31.00
13.72
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ....................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers ..................................................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers .....
Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ..........
8.31
9.66
11.10
21.03
21.43
7.50
9.08
8.39
8.56
10.21
10.24
10.00
11.62
12.23
10.00
21.43
21.43
13.89
21.43
21.43
Production occupations .................................................................
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers ..............................................
5.90
5.65
6.08
5.90
9.16
5.90
17.63
9.57
18.55
13.45
Transportation and material moving occupations .....................
Bus drivers ...................................................................................
Bus drivers, transit and intercity ..............................................
Bus drivers, school ..................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ........................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ..................................
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .........................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ...........................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand ..........
Refuse and recyclable material collectors ...................................
10.18
10.63
9.93
10.98
9.28
9.28
8.50
5.15
5.15
8.50
11.89
12.46
10.52
12.56
9.92
9.92
8.50
6.79
5.15
9.00
14.10
14.40
13.47
14.49
9.92
9.92
11.13
6.79
8.20
9.50
16.91
17.21
17.26
17.21
12.19
12.19
12.42
8.23
8.23
10.00
20.04
20.21
19.91
20.21
16.84
16.84
16.74
8.74
8.74
12.72
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated
from individual worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. See
appendix A for more information.
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
23-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 24
Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Chief executives
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
General and operations managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Advertising and promotions managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Marketing managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Sales managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Public relations managers
First line .....................................................
Administrative services managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Computer and information systems managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Financial managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Compensation and benefits managers
First line .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,312
1,509
2,075
3,729
$1,202
1,385
1,906
3,462
40.0
40.6
41.1
41.8
$67,503
77,845
107,478
193,651
$60,590
70,940
99,070
179,999
2,058
2,094
2,131
2,170
2,239
2,824
5,067
2,224
2,692
3,942
42.4
43.9
47.3
116,423
146,823
262,922
115,632
140,000
205,000
2,202
2,281
2,454
1,478
1,614
2,279
4,095
1,480
1,385
1,988
3,846
40.8
43.1
41.6
39.9
76,836
83,923
118,529
212,952
76,981
72,010
103,358
200,000
2,122
2,239
2,163
2,073
1,259
1,421
923
1,269
39.3
40.3
65,459
73,894
47,971
66,000
2,043
2,097
1,818
2,049
3,793
1,921
1,915
4,327
39.9
40.5
46.6
94,529
106,569
197,242
99,873
99,603
225,014
2,073
2,106
2,422
1,308
1,736
1,897
1,068
1,552
1,827
44.1
41.7
39.9
68,014
90,262
98,625
55,536
80,702
95,000
2,294
2,167
2,076
1,558
1,472
39.3
80,664
76,554
2,036
868
1,167
1,458
800
1,100
1,568
40.5
39.8
42.2
45,141
60,693
75,838
41,600
57,200
81,536
2,104
2,068
2,195
1,714
2,072
2,242
1,666
2,020
2,208
39.8
39.9
40.5
89,147
107,682
116,569
86,611
105,060
114,799
2,068
2,074
2,106
1,247
1,593
2,028
4,210
1,165
1,442
1,847
3,073
39.9
40.4
40.3
42.5
64,827
82,824
105,431
218,934
60,590
74,999
96,067
159,800
2,074
2,099
2,097
2,209
1,505
1,503
40.9
78,268
78,166
2,125
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
24-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 24
Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Training and development managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Industrial production managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Purchasing managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Construction managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Engineering managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Food service managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Lodging managers
First line .....................................................
Medical and health services managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,531
1,378
$1,550
1,365
40.0
40.6
$79,609
71,659
$80,600
70,970
2,080
2,110
1,400
1,526
1,688
1,410
1,566
1,592
41.3
41.3
41.3
72,804
79,364
87,768
73,299
81,434
82,807
2,146
2,148
2,150
997
1,743
982
1,440
40.0
40.7
51,844
90,640
51,052
74,903
2,080
2,117
1,200
1,305
1,837
1,340
1,273
1,500
40.1
40.3
41.5
62,344
67,873
95,511
69,680
66,221
78,000
2,084
2,097
2,159
1,338
1,425
1,421
1,258
1,398
1,315
40.2
42.0
40.7
69,557
73,800
70,437
65,428
72,696
67,600
2,091
2,174
2,020
760
891
840
960
35.0
39.3
39,149
44,780
43,680
47,840
1,805
1,976
1,627
1,644
1,858
1,519
1,668
1,701
39.1
39.2
39.5
74,713
77,221
92,333
67,885
76,976
87,000
1,795
1,843
1,964
1,068
1,352
2,440
829
1,298
2,204
39.5
38.8
40.9
55,050
69,627
126,899
43,083
66,000
114,587
2,036
1,999
2,126
1,784
2,068
2,332
1,712
2,062
2,347
40.6
41.0
40.4
92,782
107,557
121,263
89,003
107,224
122,025
2,110
2,133
2,100
811
1,009
851
962
41.1
43.5
40,796
50,385
41,999
48,000
2,066
2,175
738
699
43.6
38,375
36,363
2,266
1,014
1,437
1,800
1,000
1,340
1,612
39.4
40.2
40.9
52,713
74,652
93,587
52,000
69,680
83,824
2,048
2,091
2,128
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
24-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 24
Civilian supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,814
$1,942
39.3
$94,325 $100,982
2,044
806
1,081
646
954
40.4
39.8
41,935
56,228
33,592
49,600
2,103
2,069
994
933
1,190
918
846
1,243
38.2
39.3
40.8
51,703
48,020
61,897
47,751
44,000
64,624
1,986
2,021
2,124
Natural sciences managers
First line .....................................................
Property, real estate, and community association
managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Social and community service managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
2 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.
3 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. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
24-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 25
Private industry supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and
annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Chief executives
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
General and operations managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Advertising and promotions managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Marketing managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Sales managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Public relations managers
First line .....................................................
Administrative services managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Computer and information systems managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Financial managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Compensation and benefits managers
First line .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,299
1,519
2,136
4,030
$1,160
1,365
1,993
3,750
40.1
40.8
41.4
41.9
$67,456
78,857
111,059
209,537
$59,892
70,940
103,661
195,000
2,081
2,120
2,150
2,180
2,311
2,870
5,974
2,486
2,962
5,000
42.5
44.1
47.4
120,183
149,248
310,647
129,276
154,016
260,000
2,212
2,294
2,463
1,479
1,634
2,348
4,187
1,480
1,403
2,154
3,846
40.8
43.2
41.8
39.9
76,918
84,963
122,106
217,727
76,981
72,961
112,008
200,000
2,122
2,248
2,174
2,073
1,281
1,410
923
1,269
39.2
40.3
66,636
73,317
47,971
66,000
2,041
2,098
1,818
2,051
3,793
1,921
1,915
4,327
39.9
40.5
46.6
94,529
106,647
197,242
99,873
99,603
225,014
2,073
2,106
2,422
1,308
1,738
1,897
1,068
1,552
1,827
44.1
41.7
39.9
68,014
90,389
98,625
55,536
80,702
95,000
2,294
2,167
2,076
1,545
1,472
39.3
80,333
76,554
2,045
852
1,194
1,442
800
1,100
1,568
40.6
40.1
42.9
44,298
62,110
74,993
41,600
57,200
81,536
2,109
2,086
2,230
1,714
2,109
2,279
1,666
2,058
2,231
39.8
40.0
40.6
89,147
109,628
118,513
86,611
107,026
116,006
2,068
2,078
2,109
1,237
1,586
2,098
4,241
1,152
1,426
2,038
4,750
39.9
40.5
40.3
42.5
64,336
82,491
109,120
220,550
59,892
74,127
105,997
247,001
2,077
2,105
2,094
2,212
1,516
1,503
40.9
78,825
78,166
2,126
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
25-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 25
Private industry supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and
annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Training and development managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Industrial production managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Purchasing managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Construction managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Education administrators, preschool and child care
center/program
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Engineering managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Food service managers
First line .....................................................
Lodging managers
First line .....................................................
Medical and health services managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Natural sciences managers
First line .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,531
1,385
$1,550
1,372
40.0
40.6
$79,609
72,015
$80,600
71,349
2,080
2,112
1,400
1,527
1,688
1,410
1,566
1,592
41.3
41.3
41.3
72,804
79,422
87,768
73,299
81,434
82,807
2,146
2,148
2,150
1,053
1,817
982
1,754
40.0
40.8
54,760
94,473
51,052
91,208
2,080
2,124
1,022
1,312
1,837
865
1,289
1,500
40.2
40.3
41.5
53,121
68,221
95,511
45,001
67,018
78,000
2,089
2,098
2,159
1,337
1,446
1,420
1,240
1,442
1,315
40.2
42.1
41.0
69,544
74,848
73,844
64,480
74,984
68,399
2,091
2,179
2,133
762
873
840
960
34.7
39.6
39,286
44,204
43,680
47,840
1,787
2,005
892
1,127
855
1,049
34.9
40.4
43,771
57,798
40,999
54,529
1,711
2,069
1,061
1,277
2,260
972
1,197
2,135
38.7
38.1
43.9
53,693
66,280
117,524
50,559
62,448
111,000
1,961
1,975
2,282
1,802
2,095
2,435
1,714
2,096
2,499
40.6
41.2
40.4
93,727
108,928
126,625
89,121
109,000
129,923
2,111
2,141
2,099
1,022
967
44.2
52,883
50,136
2,288
738
699
43.6
38,375
36,363
2,266
993
1,491
1,831
884
1,400
1,657
39.4
40.6
41.1
51,652
77,545
95,235
45,993
72,819
86,174
2,049
2,109
2,136
1,815
1,942
39.2
94,381
100,982
2,038
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
25-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 25
Private industry supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly and
annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$793
1,048
$637
923
40.7
39.8
$41,221
54,515
$33,114
48,001
2,116
2,068
986
924
1,104
918
842
1,058
38.0
39.3
42.3
51,270
47,470
57,422
47,751
43,778
54,995
1,978
2,020
2,201
Property, real estate, and community association
managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Social and community service managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
2 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.
3 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. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
25-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 26
State and local government supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly
and annual earnings and mean weekly
and annual hours
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Management occupations
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
Chief executives
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Third line ...................................................
General and operations managers
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Administrative services managers
First line .....................................................
Computer and information systems managers
First line .....................................................
Financial managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Purchasing managers
First line .....................................................
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
First line .....................................................
Construction managers
First line .....................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
Engineering managers
First line .....................................................
Food service managers
First line .....................................................
Medical and health services managers
Team leader ...............................................
First line .....................................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,378
1,452
1,755
2,491
$1,340
1,411
1,701
2,115
39.7
39.3
40.0
41.2
$67,732
72,138
89,173
128,700
$63,260
70,970
87,994
110,001
1,949
1,951
2,035
2,129
1,973
2,356
1,851
2,019
2,423
1,258
41.7
41.3
47.0
102,614
122,510
95,321
105,000
125,999
65,400
2,167
2,149
2,421
1,255
1,692
1,278
1,477
39.9
39.9
65,207
87,999
66,435
76,802
2,075
2,073
1,112
1,063
39.1
57,814
55,266
2,030
1,394
1,398
38.5
72,485
72,702
2,000
1,382
1,658
1,551
1,217
1,695
1,551
39.2
39.0
40.8
71,887
86,198
80,672
63,260
88,128
80,646
2,037
2,029
2,119
1,200
1,310
39.9
62,385
68,099
2,072
1,214
1,089
40.0
63,132
56,622
2,080
1,005
1,024
40.1
52,249
53,236
2,085
1,722
1,743
1,858
1,577
1,743
1,673
39.6
39.0
39.5
78,406
80,554
91,781
70,778
79,832
87,000
1,805
1,804
1,950
1,070
1,486
2,499
829
1,428
2,310
39.7
40.2
39.9
55,435
75,553
129,970
43,083
72,971
120,112
2,057
2,042
2,075
1,621
1,623
38.3
84,267
84,386
1,991
923
766
39.3
37,844
27,897
1,610
1,173
1,171
1,098
1,202
39.3
38.7
60,975
60,601
57,092
60,897
2,045
2,000
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
26-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 26
State and local government supervisory workers: Mean and median weekly
and annual earnings and mean weekly
and annual hours — Continued
Weekly2
Annual3
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$1,508
$1,434
39.4
$78,416
$74,593
2,048
1,350
1,129
40.0
70,200
58,687
2,080
1,000
1,335
1,027
1,330
39.2
38.3
51,977
69,400
53,423
69,149
2,036
1,993
Medical and health services managers –Continued
Second line ................................................
Property, real estate, and community association
managers
First line .....................................................
Social and community service managers
First line .....................................................
Second line ................................................
1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
2 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.
3 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. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
26-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 27
Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of workers in civilian
establishments for major occupational groups
Occupational group2
Civilian
workers
1-49
workers
50-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers .........................................................................................
$19.29
$16.19
$17.45
$18.81
$23.93
Management, professional, and related .......................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ...............................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ......................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
31.45
34.89
29.76
11.31
15.46
16.57
14.86
19.49
19.46
19.70
14.78
15.11
14.42
27.39
30.37
25.42
9.30
14.79
15.56
14.15
17.62
–
17.59
13.04
13.34
12.81
30.90
34.26
28.44
8.97
15.78
18.14
14.33
20.16
–
20.58
13.19
13.63
12.79
31.46
35.34
29.43
11.21
15.39
16.46
14.78
20.85
–
20.60
14.05
14.08
14.01
33.50
37.95
31.84
14.50
16.60
20.56
15.97
22.53
–
22.59
19.20
19.00
19.50
Relative error3
All workers .........................................................................................
Management, professional, and related .......................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ...............................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ......................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
1.2%
0.9%
1.4%
0.8%
2.8%
.8
1.2
1.0
1.6
.7
1.4
.7
1.3
1.5
1.6
.9
1.1
1.2
1.7
2.2
2.4
1.5
1.1
2.3
.8
1.5
–
2.0
2.0
3.1
1.9
2.0
2.0
3.0
1.6
2.3
5.5
1.1
3.6
–
2.8
1.6
1.9
2.1
1.0
1.8
1.5
1.0
1.7
4.0
.9
2.2
–
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.0
1.0
7.1
1.8
7.6
1.2
2.0
–
2.7
1.8
2.5
2.4
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
27-1
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 28
Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of workers in private
industry establishments for major occupational groups
Private
1-49
industry
workers
workers
Occupational group2
50-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers .........................................................................................
$18.56
$16.18
$17.36
$18.47
$23.50
Management, professional, and related .......................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ...............................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ......................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
31.66
35.17
29.54
9.72
15.42
16.57
14.71
19.46
19.46
19.64
14.64
15.02
14.22
27.41
30.36
25.45
9.28
14.79
15.56
14.15
17.64
–
17.59
13.04
13.34
12.81
31.22
34.44
28.68
8.68
15.83
18.14
14.37
20.31
–
20.68
13.13
13.57
12.73
31.93
35.57
29.72
10.09
15.43
16.47
14.78
21.09
–
20.75
13.98
14.03
13.93
35.10
39.80
32.70
10.93
16.78
20.81
15.82
23.49
–
23.28
19.27
18.89
20.02
Relative error3
All workers .........................................................................................
Management, professional, and related .......................................
Management, business, and financial ..........................................
Professional and related ...............................................................
Service .............................................................................................
Sales and office ...............................................................................
Sales and related ..........................................................................
Office and administrative support ...............................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....................
Construction and extraction ........................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...........................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ......................
Production ....................................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...........................................
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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
1.2%
1.0%
1.4%
1.0%
4.0%
.8
1.2
1.2
1.3
.7
1.4
.7
1.3
1.7
1.6
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.7
2.2
2.4
1.5
1.1
2.3
.8
1.5
–
2.0
2.0
3.1
1.9
2.1
2.0
3.3
1.2
2.3
5.5
1.2
3.7
–
2.8
1.6
1.9
2.1
1.2
2.0
1.8
1.2
1.8
4.0
.9
2.4
–
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.4
1.2
7.5
2.5
8.1
1.5
2.8
–
3.2
2.1
2.6
3.1
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
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December 2005 - January 2007
Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1of State and
local government establishments for major occupational groups
Table 29
Occupational group2
State
and local
government
workers
1-49
workers
50-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers .................................................................................
$23.99
$17.50
$19.81
$22.00
$24.69
Management, professional, and related ...............................
Management, business, and financial ..................................
Professional and related .......................................................
Service .....................................................................................
Sales and office .......................................................................
Sales and related ..................................................................
Office and administrative support .......................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction and extraction ................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ..............
Production ............................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...................................
30.79
33.03
30.30
18.51
15.86
15.10
15.87
19.84
19.52
20.39
18.33
20.75
17.60
24.40
33.17
19.02
14.77
14.22
–
14.22
15.64
–
18.45
13.80
–
12.66
26.82
29.07
26.25
15.01
13.27
–
13.27
15.67
–
16.40
18.20
21.02
16.74
29.12
32.76
28.39
16.94
14.79
14.35
14.80
18.33
–
18.72
17.18
19.13
16.50
31.31
33.23
30.88
19.11
16.21
15.27
16.23
20.91
–
21.03
18.66
21.25
17.94
1.4%
1.4%
1.6
2.0
1.9
3.6
1.5
8.1
1.6
2.7
–
4.8
3.3
7.2
4.1
1.5
4.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
5.1
1.4
1.8
–
3.1
1.9
4.4
1.5
Relative error3
All workers .................................................................................
Management, professional, and related ...............................
Management, business, and financial ..................................
Professional and related .......................................................
Service .....................................................................................
Sales and office .......................................................................
Sales and related ..................................................................
Office and administrative support .......................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction and extraction ................................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ...................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ..............
Production ............................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...................................
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 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
1.2%
1.3
3.6
1.1
1.3
1.2
4.5
1.2
1.7
2.0
3.0
1.6
3.8
1.3
9.3%
14.4
9.3
17.8
5.8
8.1
–
8.1
11.9
–
12.9
11.7
–
12.3
4.6%
3.7
7.8
5.0
10.8
4.6
–
4.6
7.8
–
9.6
7.2
9.6
7.7
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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All United States
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December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
All workers ...................................
$17.85
$14.53
$710
$578
39.8
$36,616
$29,994
2,052
Management occupations .......
Chief executives ....................
General and operations
managers ..........................
Advertising and promotions
managers ..........................
Marketing and sales managers
Marketing managers ..........
Sales managers ..................
Public relations managers ......
Administrative services
managers ..........................
Computer and information
systems managers ............
Financial managers ................
Human resources managers ...
Compensation and benefits
managers ......................
Training and development
managers ......................
Industrial production
managers ..........................
Purchasing managers .............
Transportation, storage, and
distribution managers ......
Construction managers ..........
Education administrators .......
Education administrators,
preschool and child
care center/program .....
Education administrators,
elementary and
secondary school .........
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..............
Engineering managers ...........
Food service managers ..........
Funeral directors ....................
Lodging managers .................
Medical and health services
managers ..........................
34.78
62.47
29.14
64.90
1,428
2,758
1,200
2,630
41.1
44.1
74,130
143,401
62,400
136,739
2,131
2,295
38.73
31.44
1,657
1,400
42.8
86,165
72,800
2,225
31.90
47.22
56.02
42.24
38.26
28.85
40.51
41.21
40.14
27.43
1,262
1,964
2,284
1,776
1,519
1,015
1,606
1,538
1,655
1,093
39.5
41.6
40.8
42.1
39.7
65,601
102,108
118,790
92,374
79,003
52,779
83,491
80,000
86,083
56,848
2,057
2,162
2,121
2,187
2,065
23.94
23.38
967
982
40.4
50,254
51,059
2,099
46.12
34.24
34.52
40.63
28.85
32.05
1,852
1,389
1,377
1,587
1,169
1,305
40.2
40.6
39.9
96,309
72,234
71,627
82,499
60,786
67,885
2,088
2,110
2,075
29.97
27.35
1,225
1,231
40.9
63,690
63,999
2,125
41.37
34.87
1,624
1,395
39.3
84,471
72,530
2,042
33.21
34.59
28.00
31.22
1,379
1,406
1,296
1,235
41.5
40.7
71,719
73,117
67,393
64,220
2,159
2,114
28.64
33.44
23.47
25.72
32.45
25.00
1,159
1,395
948
1,081
1,356
980
40.5
41.7
40.4
60,259
72,248
48,627
56,197
70,515
50,000
2,104
2,161
2,072
20.13
20.75
824
830
40.9
42,298
40,505
2,102
29.95
26.97
1,181
1,075
39.4
60,604
55,922
2,024
25.86
49.24
22.86
22.43
20.45
25.72
48.08
19.23
19.50
17.49
988
2,035
1,051
933
875
900
2,077
964
785
738
38.2
41.3
46.0
41.6
42.8
48,934
105,820
54,253
48,537
45,525
50,000
108,000
47,900
40,799
38,351
1,893
2,149
2,373
2,164
2,226
31.95
28.87
1,297
1,155
40.6
67,455
60,050
2,111
See footnotes at end of table.
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All United States
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December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Natural sciences managers ....
Property, real estate, and
community association
managers ..........................
Social and community service
managers ..........................
Business and financial
operations occupations ......
Buyers and purchasing agents
Claims adjusters, appraisers,
examiners, and
investigators .....................
Claims adjusters,
examiners, and
investigators .................
Insurance appraisers, auto
damage .........................
Compliance officers, except
agriculture, construction,
health and safety, and
transportation ...................
Cost estimators ......................
Human resources, training,
and labor relations
specialists .........................
Employment, recruitment,
and placement
specialists .....................
Compensation, benefits,
and job analysis
specialists .....................
Training and development
specialists .....................
Logisticians ............................
Management analysts ............
Meeting and convention
planners ............................
Accountants and auditors ......
Appraisers and assessors of
real estate .........................
Credit analysts .......................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$47.32
$48.55
$1,927
$1,942
40.7
$100,189 $100,982
2,117
24.34
21.64
978
865
40.2
50,841
45,001
2,089
23.72
21.43
922
842
38.9
47,555
39,603
2,004
27.44
25.88
25.00
24.11
1,107
1,047
1,000
983
40.3
40.4
57,164
54,425
52,001
51,116
2,083
2,103
28.73
27.93
1,124
1,103
39.1
58,452
57,346
2,035
28.43
27.57
1,110
1,085
39.0
57,712
56,400
2,030
30.78
30.36
1,225
1,214
39.8
63,696
63,151
2,070
24.63
26.54
25.89
25.00
981
1,079
1,036
1,000
39.8
40.7
51,008
56,131
53,851
52,004
2,071
2,115
24.67
24.76
992
990
40.2
48,773
51,501
1,977
25.93
23.39
1,005
830
38.7
52,251
43,176
2,015
26.69
24.04
1,107
991
41.5
57,584
51,522
2,157
21.50
23.52
33.55
18.29
20.28
28.84
873
941
1,403
732
811
1,154
40.6
40.0
41.8
39,050
48,927
72,963
35,360
42,174
59,983
1,817
2,080
2,175
21.39
27.80
23.29
26.15
849
1,123
923
1,041
39.7
40.4
44,167
58,393
47,999
54,122
2,065
2,100
23.87
26.82
24.71
27.78
955
1,057
988
1,111
40.0
39.4
49,658
54,953
51,397
57,789
2,080
2,049
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-2
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Financial analysts and
advisors ............................
Financial analysts ..............
Personal financial advisors
Insurance underwriters ......
Loan counselors and officers
Loan officers ......................
Computer and mathematical
science occupations ............
Computer programmers .........
Computer software engineers
Computer software
engineers, applications
Computer software
engineers, systems
software .......................
Computer support specialists
Computer systems analysts ....
Database administrators .........
Network and computer
systems administrators .....
Network systems and data
communications analysts
Architecture and engineering
occupations .........................
Architects, except naval .........
Architects, except
landscape and naval .....
Surveyors, cartographers, and
photogrammetrists ...........
Surveyors ...........................
Engineers ...............................
Civil engineers ...................
Computer hardware
engineers ......................
Electrical and electronics
engineers ......................
Electrical engineers .......
Electronics engineers,
except computer .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$30.95
37.19
25.64
29.86
32.41
32.80
$26.71
33.65
22.82
27.40
24.04
24.40
$1,230
1,543
1,019
1,132
1,299
1,315
$1,009
1,269
856
1,015
976
979
39.7
41.5
39.7
37.9
40.1
40.1
$63,936
80,242
52,964
58,843
67,557
68,395
$52,484
66,000
44,503
52,800
50,758
50,918
2,066
2,158
2,066
1,971
2,084
2,085
33.54
32.72
40.79
31.90
30.34
40.87
1,349
1,329
1,639
1,278
1,250
1,635
40.2
40.6
40.2
70,115
69,118
85,212
66,354
65,000
85,005
2,091
2,112
2,089
41.40
40.87
1,659
1,635
40.1
86,291
85,005
2,084
39.18
24.97
39.90
28.18
38.46
21.15
38.46
25.69
1,584
987
1,614
1,137
1,538
846
1,580
1,028
40.4
39.5
40.4
40.3
82,371
51,303
83,905
59,103
80,001
43,998
82,160
53,435
2,102
2,054
2,103
2,098
28.92
26.88
1,159
1,082
40.1
59,993
56,264
2,075
28.36
27.12
1,139
1,085
40.2
59,238
56,399
2,089
27.65
30.19
25.90
26.92
1,121
1,244
1,038
1,148
40.5
41.2
58,224
64,684
54,001
59,687
2,106
2,142
30.32
26.92
1,251
1,139
41.3
65,047
59,251
2,146
27.01
31.02
34.54
31.74
22.00
28.60
32.31
28.97
1,084
1,247
1,419
1,325
880
1,144
1,316
1,250
40.1
40.2
41.1
41.7
56,354
64,821
73,689
68,883
45,760
59,488
68,434
65,001
2,087
2,090
2,134
2,170
50.36
51.79
2,183
2,291
43.3
113,515
119,124
2,254
34.40
31.27
33.02
31.49
1,413
1,273
1,321
1,307
41.1
40.7
73,472
66,189
68,682
67,974
2,136
2,116
36.34
33.80
1,501
1,362
41.3
78,071
70,814
2,148
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-3
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Industrial engineers,
including health and
safety ............................
Industrial engineers .......
Mechanical engineers ........
Drafters ..................................
Architectural and civil
drafters .........................
Electrical and electronics
drafters .........................
Mechanical drafters ...........
Engineering technicians,
except drafters .................
Civil engineering
technicians ...................
Electrical and electronic
engineering technicians
Environmental engineering
technicians ...................
Mechanical engineering
technicians ...................
Surveying and mapping
technicians .......................
Life, physical, and social
science occupations ............
Life scientists .........................
Biological scientists ...........
Biochemists and
biophysicists ............
Physical scientists ..................
Chemists and materials
scientists ......................
Chemists ........................
Environmental scientists
and geoscientists ..........
Environmental scientists
and specialists,
including health .......
Geoscientists, except
hydrologists and
geographers ..............
Economists ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$38.18
33.63
31.48
21.51
$33.65
32.04
29.50
21.00
$1,590
1,406
1,287
856
$1,535
1,346
1,231
843
41.6
41.8
40.9
39.8
$82,697
73,130
66,911
44,510
$79,826
70,000
63,999
44,096
2,166
2,174
2,126
2,069
22.15
22.12
886
893
40.0
46,078
46,410
2,081
18.00
20.08
16.00
18.85
720
803
640
754
40.0
40.0
37,437
41,770
33,280
39,208
2,080
2,080
21.77
20.39
871
816
40.0
45,250
42,411
2,079
15.79
12.90
631
516
40.0
32,835
26,834
2,080
22.35
23.08
894
923
40.0
46,483
48,006
2,080
29.36
32.52
1,174
1,301
40.0
60,041
67,640
2,045
22.80
19.60
911
784
40.0
47,383
40,762
2,078
16.57
14.00
663
560
40.0
34,467
29,120
2,080
29.11
35.51
33.83
26.41
33.23
30.65
1,154
1,358
1,248
1,038
1,175
1,038
39.6
38.3
36.9
59,903
70,302
64,899
53,992
56,160
53,992
2,058
1,980
1,918
34.77
30.13
34.61
26.96
1,275
1,211
1,038
1,078
36.7
40.2
66,316
62,970
53,992
56,081
1,907
2,090
27.90
26.83
26.29
26.03
1,116
1,073
1,052
1,041
40.0
40.0
58,023
55,811
54,685
54,144
2,080
2,080
33.88
31.67
1,369
1,267
40.4
71,187
65,882
2,101
26.62
25.29
1,069
1,012
40.1
55,571
52,603
2,087
40.75
38.94
40.00
32.89
1,657
1,588
1,600
1,315
40.7
40.8
86,168
82,580
83,200
68,401
2,114
2,121
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-4
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Market and survey
researchers .......................
Market research analysts ...
Chemical technicians .............
Miscellaneous life, physical,
and social science
technicians .......................
Community and social
services occupations ...........
Counselors .............................
Substance abuse and
behavioral disorder
counselors ....................
Educational, vocational,
and school counselors ..
Rehabilitation counselors ..
Social workers .......................
Child, family, and school
social workers ..............
Medical and public health
social workers ..............
Mental health and
substance abuse social
workers ........................
Miscellaneous community
and social service
specialists .........................
Social and human service
assistants ......................
Clergy ....................................
Directors, religious activities
and education ...................
Legal occupations ....................
Lawyers .................................
Paralegals and legal assistants
Miscellaneous legal support
workers ............................
Title examiners,
abstractors, and
searchers ......................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$29.62
29.62
23.62
$29.33
29.33
20.77
$1,193
1,193
940
$1,154
1,154
831
40.3
40.3
39.8
$62,054
62,054
48,691
$60,000
60,000
43,204
2,095
2,095
2,061
16.70
15.68
650
627
38.9
33,780
32,614
2,023
16.91
18.39
15.09
16.32
668
706
630
653
39.5
38.4
34,349
36,143
32,200
34,486
2,031
1,966
16.34
16.83
648
673
39.7
33,711
35,000
2,063
25.09
12.56
17.66
20.55
11.11
16.59
903
486
683
798
420
664
36.0
38.7
38.7
44,410
25,288
35,149
43,156
21,854
33,708
1,770
2,013
1,990
16.25
15.11
631
604
38.9
31,843
30,751
1,960
20.49
18.01
772
710
37.7
40,141
36,920
1,959
18.37
17.06
713
702
38.8
37,081
36,504
2,019
15.29
14.42
594
538
38.9
30,675
27,997
2,007
13.05
14.33
12.81
12.83
514
741
500
751
39.4
51.7
26,452
38,511
25,312
39,041
2,027
2,688
22.44
18.37
855
735
38.1
44,427
38,199
1,980
30.36
44.47
20.58
24.04
38.46
18.59
1,241
1,891
816
962
1,667
743
40.9
42.5
39.6
64,534
98,317
42,423
49,999
86,696
38,657
2,126
2,211
2,061
22.37
22.06
913
913
40.8
47,501
47,499
2,123
21.99
22.06
901
913
41.0
46,867
47,499
2,132
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-5
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Education, training, and
library occupations ............
Postsecondary teachers ..........
Math and computer
teachers, postsecondary
Computer science
teachers,
postsecondary ..........
Miscellaneous
postsecondary teachers
Vocational education
teachers,
postsecondary ..........
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers ............................
Preschool and kindergarten
teachers ........................
Preschool teachers,
except special
education ..................
Kindergarten teachers,
except special
education ..................
Elementary and middle
school teachers .............
Elementary school
teachers, except
special education .....
Middle school teachers,
except special and
vocational education
Secondary school teachers
Secondary school
teachers, except
special and
vocational education
Special education teachers
Special education
teachers, preschool,
kindergarten, and
elementary school ....
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.05
25.75
$13.00
22.84
$649
1,019
$521
913
38.1
39.6
$29,519
50,807
$25,584
47,501
1,731
1,973
20.76
22.84
820
913
39.5
42,492
47,501
2,047
20.69
22.84
817
913
39.5
42,459
47,501
2,052
24.52
21.63
1,012
1,015
41.3
52,441
52,780
2,139
22.34
20.30
951
885
42.6
49,432
45,999
2,213
19.51
16.60
730
640
37.4
31,658
30,662
1,623
13.77
12.23
518
490
37.6
25,166
22,962
1,827
13.41
12.00
503
480
37.5
24,567
22,962
1,832
16.75
14.99
640
599
38.2
30,002
31,171
1,791
24.06
23.50
909
884
37.8
34,807
35,009
1,446
24.44
23.96
920
888
37.6
35,298
35,548
1,444
21.69
30.35
22.05
28.80
835
1,117
834
1,073
38.5
36.8
31,696
43,137
31,469
41,429
1,461
1,421
30.46
25.96
28.84
25.24
1,120
908
1,083
757
36.8
35.0
43,176
39,387
41,429
39,374
1,418
1,517
23.34
20.00
806
726
34.5
36,359
37,777
1,558
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-6
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Special education
teachers, secondary
school .......................
Other teachers and instructors
Instructional coordinators ......
Teacher assistants ..................
Arts, design, entertainment,
sports, and media
occupations .........................
Artists and related workers ....
Multi-media artists and
animators .....................
Designers ...............................
Commercial and industrial
designers ......................
Floral designers .................
Graphic designers ..............
Interior designers ...............
Actors, producers, and
directors ...........................
Producers and directors .....
Athletes, coaches, umpires,
and related workers ..........
Coaches and scouts ............
News analysts, reporters and
correspondents .................
Reporters and
correspondents .............
Public relations specialists .....
Writers and editors ................
Editors ................................
Technical writers ...............
Miscellaneous media and
communication workers ..
Broadcast and sound
engineering technicians
and radio operators ..........
Broadcast technicians ........
Photographers ........................
Television, video, and motion
picture camera operators
and editors .......................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$36.21
16.63
26.38
9.88
$31.50
18.00
26.52
9.40
$1,305
650
1,005
386
$1,181
636
1,019
371
36.0
39.1
38.1
39.0
$49,283
30,627
49,964
19,194
$44,414
24,300
53,000
18,803
1,361
1,842
1,894
1,942
23.37
21.57
18.91
18.91
927
851
750
756
39.7
39.4
48,193
44,247
39,000
39,333
2,062
2,051
22.73
21.42
18.75
18.50
887
850
724
747
39.0
39.7
46,141
44,177
37,671
38,821
2,030
2,062
31.01
11.18
19.63
24.35
31.25
10.00
18.03
23.31
1,246
435
781
938
1,250
400
747
963
40.2
38.9
39.8
38.5
64,810
22,635
40,625
48,783
65,000
20,800
38,821
50,062
2,090
2,024
2,069
2,004
38.55
38.55
22.96
22.96
1,542
1,542
918
918
40.0
40.0
80,179
80,179
47,751
47,751
2,080
2,080
26.95
26.52
14.56
14.56
1,043
1,016
600
577
38.7
38.3
54,243
52,821
31,200
29,994
2,013
1,992
16.28
13.00
642
520
39.4
33,365
27,040
2,050
16.44
24.54
25.40
22.27
30.75
13.00
22.72
21.05
19.43
27.36
648
973
1,016
896
1,225
520
909
947
783
1,094
39.4
39.6
40.0
40.3
39.9
33,678
50,604
52,841
46,613
63,724
27,040
47,249
49,255
40,739
56,900
2,048
2,062
2,081
2,093
2,072
19.59
20.00
639
675
32.6
33,211
35,100
1,695
21.92
20.33
13.60
20.50
17.97
13.97
932
863
548
719
719
559
42.5
42.4
40.3
48,466
44,863
28,521
37,380
37,380
29,047
2,211
2,206
2,097
18.04
15.80
722
632
40.0
37,523
32,864
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-7
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Healthcare practitioner and
technical occupations .........
Dietitians and nutritionists .....
Pharmacists ............................
Physicians and surgeons ........
Family and general
practitioners .................
Internists, general ..............
Pediatricians, general .........
Physician assistants ...............
Registered nurses ...................
Therapists ..............................
Occupational therapists .....
Physical therapists .............
Respiratory therapists ........
Clinical laboratory
technologists and
technicians .......................
Medical and clinical
laboratory technologists
Medical and clinical
laboratory technicians ..
Dental hygienists ...................
Diagnostic related
technologists and
technicians .......................
Radiologic technologists
and technicians ............
Emergency medical
technicians and
paramedics .......................
Health diagnosing and
treating practitioner
support technicians ..........
Pharmacy technicians ........
Surgical technologists ........
Licensed practical and
licensed vocational nurses
Medical records and health
information technicians ...
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$29.09
21.52
47.37
84.12
$23.00
21.33
47.75
77.28
$1,143
856
1,886
3,556
$908
853
1,910
3,365
39.3
39.8
39.8
42.3
$59,395
44,520
98,094
184,843
$47,156
44,366
99,322
175,000
2,042
2,069
2,071
2,197
95.08
88.78
51.02
38.22
27.63
28.78
31.97
33.51
21.58
76.39
64.92
54.35
35.62
25.35
26.50
30.38
31.00
21.72
3,774
3,406
2,115
1,532
1,093
1,115
1,269
1,305
772
3,125
2,435
2,270
1,427
1,010
993
1,215
1,240
869
39.7
38.4
41.5
40.1
39.6
38.7
39.7
38.9
35.8
196,250
177,126
109,979
79,676
56,803
57,718
65,983
67,855
40,165
162,521
126,594
118,015
74,178
52,494
51,331
63,190
64,480
45,178
2,064
1,995
2,155
2,085
2,056
2,005
2,064
2,025
1,861
18.49
17.38
744
717
40.2
38,688
37,302
2,092
19.95
19.11
839
764
42.1
43,631
39,738
2,188
17.66
30.20
16.35
31.32
693
1,037
654
1,077
39.3
34.3
36,050
53,899
34,002
55,985
2,042
1,785
26.45
27.00
1,041
1,080
39.3
54,120
56,160
2,046
25.16
24.00
1,002
960
39.8
52,112
49,920
2,071
12.84
10.43
535
473
41.7
27,827
24,570
2,168
15.12
13.73
19.90
15.00
13.50
20.16
596
541
783
597
518
769
39.4
39.4
39.3
31,003
28,136
40,702
31,034
26,915
40,000
2,050
2,049
2,046
17.42
17.25
679
679
39.0
35,291
35,295
2,026
15.16
14.25
598
546
39.5
31,105
28,413
2,052
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-8
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Miscellaneous health
technologists and
technicians .......................
Healthcare support
occupations .........................
Nursing, psychiatric, and
home health aides ............
Home health aides .............
Nursing aides, orderlies,
and attendants ..............
Psychiatric aides ................
Physical therapist assistants
and aides ..........................
Physical therapist assistants
Physical therapist aides ......
Miscellaneous healthcare
support occupations .........
Dental assistants ................
Medical assistants ..............
Medical transcriptionists ...
Pharmacy aides ..................
Veterinary assistants and
laboratory animal
caretakers .....................
Protective service occupations
Security guards and gaming
surveillance officers .........
Security guards ..................
Miscellaneous protective
service workers ................
Food preparation and serving
related occupations ............
First-line
supervisors/managers,
food preparation and
serving workers ...............
Chefs and head cooks ........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$19.37
$16.85
$768
$674
39.6
$39,922
$35,044
2,061
12.51
11.43
478
442
38.2
24,831
22,984
1,985
10.01
9.33
9.67
9.51
391
365
375
369
39.1
39.1
20,331
18,986
19,500
19,198
2,031
2,035
10.24
9.58
9.71
9.60
400
369
375
378
39.1
38.5
20,814
19,181
19,500
19,656
2,032
2,001
18.91
24.68
10.84
17.00
27.82
10.30
740
984
414
680
1,082
412
39.1
39.9
38.2
38,493
51,151
21,533
35,360
56,243
21,424
2,036
2,073
1,986
13.59
16.18
12.61
14.28
10.66
13.00
16.00
12.00
13.42
10.41
510
575
489
543
399
494
569
480
527
401
37.5
35.5
38.8
38.1
37.4
26,532
29,902
25,420
28,261
20,732
25,646
29,594
24,960
27,394
20,842
1,952
1,848
2,016
1,979
1,945
11.34
10.00
450
400
39.7
23,396
20,800
2,063
10.32
10.00
410
400
39.7
20,877
20,072
2,023
9.86
9.86
9.50
9.50
391
391
380
380
39.6
39.6
20,316
20,316
19,760
19,760
2,061
2,061
11.53
12.50
439
500
38.1
11,248
3,585
976
8.48
8.00
323
300
38.1
16,685
15,600
1,966
14.20
16.89
13.36
17.00
597
688
580
687
42.0
40.7
30,656
34,529
29,999
35,360
2,158
2,044
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-9
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
First-line
supervisors/managers
of food preparation and
serving workers ...........
Cooks .....................................
Cooks, fast food .................
Cooks, institution and
cafeteria .......................
Cooks, restaurant ...............
Cooks, short order .............
Food preparation workers ......
Food service, tipped ...............
Bartenders ..........................
Waiters and waitresses ......
Dining room and cafeteria
attendants and
bartender helpers .........
Fast food and counter
workers ............................
Combined food preparation
and serving workers,
including fast food .......
Counter attendants,
cafeteria, food
concession, and coffee
shop ..............................
Food servers, nonrestaurant ...
Dishwashers ...........................
Hosts and hostesses,
restaurant, lounge, and
coffee shop .......................
Building and grounds cleaning
and maintenance
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers,
building and grounds
cleaning and maintenance
workers ............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.81
9.50
7.81
$13.08
9.00
7.85
$583
366
296
$576
358
293
42.2
38.5
37.9
$30,054
18,935
15,385
$29,827
18,329
15,210
2,176
1,993
1,971
10.04
9.88
9.14
8.78
5.14
6.97
4.35
9.80
9.50
8.75
8.25
4.50
6.75
3.50
388
379
355
335
185
251
156
374
360
340
315
165
240
123
38.6
38.4
38.8
38.1
36.0
36.0
35.7
19,849
19,655
18,446
17,225
9,541
13,051
8,003
19,240
18,720
17,659
16,380
8,320
12,480
6,334
1,977
1,989
2,019
1,962
1,857
1,873
1,838
6.71
6.80
253
260
37.7
13,110
13,534
1,953
7.95
7.75
303
284
38.1
15,684
14,586
1,973
7.95
7.75
303
283
38.1
15,723
14,724
1,978
7.94
6.65
7.83
7.69
8.00
7.70
303
257
301
288
301
300
38.1
38.6
38.5
15,543
13,343
15,525
14,586
15,639
15,600
1,958
2,008
1,982
8.85
8.00
309
276
34.9
15,838
13,650
1,790
11.58
10.00
454
400
39.2
23,082
19,760
1,993
18.62
18.11
749
710
40.2
38,873
36,920
2,088
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-10
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
First-line
supervisors/managers
of housekeeping and
janitorial workers .........
First-line
supervisors/managers
of landscaping, lawn
service, and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
Building cleaning workers .....
Janitors and cleaners,
except maids and
housekeeping cleaners
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ........................
Pest control workers ..............
Grounds maintenance
workers ............................
Landscaping and
groundskeeping
workers ........................
Tree trimmers and pruners
Personal care and service
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers of
personal service workers
Nonfarm animal caretakers ....
Miscellaneous entertainment
attendants and related
workers ............................
Amusement and recreation
attendants .....................
Locker room, coatroom,
and dressing room
attendants .....................
Barbers and cosmetologists ...
Hairdressers, hairstylists,
and cosmetologists .......
Miscellaneous personal
appearance workers .........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$15.40
$13.94
$614
$558
39.9
$31,914
$28,999
2,073
21.75
10.11
25.12
9.00
883
393
1,005
346
40.6
38.9
45,731
20,226
52,250
17,784
2,103
2,001
10.65
10.00
420
390
39.4
21,581
19,972
2,026
8.13
15.81
7.75
14.84
306
630
300
593
37.7
39.8
15,750
32,752
15,600
30,859
1,938
2,071
11.59
10.25
460
405
39.7
21,859
19,343
1,885
11.26
16.80
10.00
16.50
449
593
400
555
39.9
35.3
21,199
29,830
18,720
28,860
1,883
1,775
10.73
9.75
416
374
38.7
20,861
19,032
1,944
13.82
9.23
13.95
9.35
546
363
550
374
39.5
39.4
25,648
18,891
23,920
19,440
1,856
2,047
10.01
8.30
380
294
38.0
16,213
14,560
1,620
9.22
7.85
347
294
37.6
13,656
14,560
1,481
11.58
12.70
11.70
10.50
448
471
466
362
38.6
37.1
22,946
24,512
24,206
18,817
1,981
1,930
12.85
10.73
478
386
37.2
24,853
20,094
1,935
13.74
12.58
527
497
38.3
27,380
25,821
1,993
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-11
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Baggage porters, bellhops,
and concierges .................
Baggage porters and
bellhops ........................
Child care workers .................
Personal and home care aides
Recreation and fitness
workers ............................
Fitness trainers and
aerobics instructors ......
Recreation workers ............
Sales and related occupations
First-line
supervisors/managers,
sales workers ...................
First-line
supervisors/managers
of retail sales workers ..
First-line
supervisors/managers
of non-retail sales
workers ........................
Retail sales workers ...............
Cashiers, all workers .........
Cashiers .........................
Counter and rental clerks
and parts salespersons ..
Counter and rental clerks
Parts salespersons ..........
Retail salespersons .............
Advertising sales agents ........
Insurance sales agents ............
Securities, commodities, and
financial services sales
agents ...............................
Travel agents .........................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing ..................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$12.49
$11.33
$481
$453
38.5
$24,751
$23,566
1,981
9.16
8.37
10.54
9.75
8.00
10.70
338
331
414
300
320
400
36.9
39.5
39.2
17,202
17,082
21,503
14,924
16,613
20,800
1,879
2,040
2,040
15.26
14.42
585
559
38.3
23,231
23,608
1,522
16.81
14.22
14.72
13.39
633
552
559
500
37.7
38.8
32,923
18,811
29,089
18,001
1,959
1,323
18.76
13.93
755
560
40.2
39,159
29,120
2,088
19.05
15.88
802
654
42.1
41,671
34,000
2,187
16.60
15.08
698
630
42.1
36,290
32,760
2,187
29.81
12.68
8.85
8.85
22.78
10.00
8.22
8.22
1,255
504
345
345
993
389
322
322
42.1
39.8
39.0
39.0
65,238
26,121
17,897
17,897
51,624
20,134
16,742
16,742
2,188
2,061
2,023
2,023
13.09
11.38
14.69
15.28
19.88
26.07
11.74
10.00
13.56
11.74
17.50
19.62
527
455
594
615
777
1,037
467
400
536
460
700
740
40.2
40.0
40.4
40.2
39.1
39.8
27,327
23,587
30,890
31,759
40,390
53,928
24,269
20,800
27,851
23,712
36,400
38,458
2,088
2,072
2,103
2,078
2,032
2,069
45.41
14.08
30.75
13.75
1,820
544
1,230
550
40.1
38.6
94,624
28,285
63,962
28,600
2,084
2,008
29.15
23.97
1,178
962
40.4
61,199
49,999
2,099
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-12
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing,
technical and scientific
products .......................
Sales representatives,
wholesale and
manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products .......................
Models, demonstrators, and
product promoters ............
Demonstrators and product
promoters .....................
Real estate brokers and sales
agents ...............................
Real estate brokers .............
Real estate sales agents ......
Sales engineers ......................
Telemarketers ........................
Miscellaneous sales and
related workers ................
Office and administrative
support occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
office and administrative
support workers ...............
Switchboard operators,
including answering
service ..............................
Telephone operators ..............
Financial clerks ......................
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks
and machine operators
Bookkeeping, accounting,
and auditing clerks .......
Payroll and timekeeping
clerks ............................
Procurement clerks ............
Tellers ................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$34.47
$29.19
$1,383
$1,168
40.1
$71,777
$60,721
2,082
27.32
23.14
1,107
930
40.5
57,499
48,352
2,105
17.08
13.93
682
557
39.9
35,454
28,974
2,075
17.08
13.93
682
557
39.9
35,454
28,974
2,075
25.92
22.66
27.02
32.37
10.85
20.00
20.44
19.83
31.08
9.50
1,040
949
1,069
1,325
416
811
863
800
1,333
360
40.1
41.9
39.6
40.9
38.4
54,080
49,330
55,608
68,925
21,646
42,172
44,897
41,592
69,299
18,720
2,087
2,177
2,058
2,129
1,996
16.01
11.07
635
443
39.7
33,003
23,017
2,061
14.65
13.87
577
544
39.4
29,964
28,288
2,046
20.30
19.69
807
774
39.8
41,964
40,225
2,067
11.53
16.85
14.13
14.79
11.46
17.26
13.50
14.10
451
642
558
590
440
647
539
564
39.1
38.1
39.5
39.9
23,464
33,381
28,998
30,608
22,880
33,665
28,001
29,330
2,035
1,981
2,053
2,070
13.98
13.50
550
540
39.3
28,597
28,080
2,045
15.26
15.00
602
595
39.4
31,277
30,927
2,050
15.33
16.11
11.40
15.50
15.06
10.77
610
638
451
610
602
428
39.8
39.6
39.6
31,718
33,166
23,455
31,720
31,319
22,277
2,068
2,059
2,058
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-13
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Brokerage clerks ....................
Credit authorizers, checkers,
and clerks .........................
Customer service
representatives .................
File clerks ..............................
Hotel, motel, and resort desk
clerks ................................
Interviewers, except
eligibility and loan ...........
Loan interviewers and clerks
New accounts clerks ..............
Order clerks ...........................
Human resources assistants,
except payroll and
timekeeping .....................
Receptionists and information
clerks ................................
Reservation and
transportation ticket
agents and travel clerks ...
Cargo and freight agents ........
Couriers and messengers .......
Dispatchers ............................
Dispatchers, except police,
fire, and ambulance .....
Meter readers, utilities ...........
Production, planning, and
expediting clerks ..............
Shipping, receiving, and
traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers
Weighers, measurers,
checkers, and samplers,
recordkeeping ..................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ..........................
Executive secretaries and
administrative
assistants ......................
Legal secretaries ................
Medical secretaries ............
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.74
$16.96
$683
$673
38.5
$35,536
$35,000
2,003
14.61
14.00
577
555
39.5
30,023
28,870
2,055
15.65
11.79
14.91
11.48
620
459
585
457
39.6
39.0
32,134
23,877
30,333
23,739
2,053
2,026
9.17
9.00
360
360
39.2
18,370
18,720
2,003
12.85
15.27
12.50
14.11
12.39
14.85
12.23
13.00
483
605
495
564
452
593
489
520
37.6
39.6
39.6
40.0
25,114
31,451
25,720
29,331
23,504
30,826
25,438
27,040
1,955
2,059
2,058
2,079
17.89
15.87
705
635
39.4
36,646
32,999
2,048
12.09
11.79
476
466
39.4
24,740
24,134
2,047
13.99
15.64
10.70
15.27
13.80
16.28
10.51
15.00
552
626
405
621
535
651
396
600
39.4
40.0
37.9
40.7
28,683
32,539
21,066
32,289
27,820
33,862
20,590
31,200
2,051
2,080
1,969
2,115
15.43
15.28
15.00
12.25
628
611
600
490
40.7
40.0
32,662
31,788
31,200
25,480
2,116
2,080
17.92
16.97
718
680
40.1
37,319
35,360
2,083
13.27
12.17
12.51
11.55
529
486
500
460
39.9
40.0
27,512
25,245
26,000
23,920
2,074
2,075
12.28
11.79
491
472
40.0
25,540
24,523
2,080
16.98
16.04
663
630
39.1
34,310
31,965
2,021
19.70
18.04
14.88
19.23
16.23
14.01
778
702
575
753
613
560
39.5
38.9
38.7
40,458
36,519
29,865
39,156
31,890
29,120
2,054
2,025
2,008
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-14
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Secretaries, except legal,
medical, and executive
Computer operators ...............
Data entry and information
processing workers ..........
Data entry keyers ...............
Word processors and
typists ...........................
Desktop publishers ................
Insurance claims and policy
processing clerks .............
Mail clerks and mail machine
operators, except postal
service ..............................
Office clerks, general .............
Office machine operators,
except computer ...............
Proofreaders and copy
markers ............................
Farming, fishing, and forestry
occupations .........................
Miscellaneous agricultural
workers ............................
Farmworkers and laborers,
crop, nursery, and
greenhouse ...................
Construction and extraction
occupations .........................
First-line
supervisors/managers of
construction trades and
extraction workers ...........
Brickmasons, blockmasons,
and stonemasons ..............
Brickmasons and
blockmasons ................
Carpenters ..............................
Carpet, floor, and tile
installers and finishers .....
Carpet installers .................
Tile and marble setters .......
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$15.48
16.08
$15.00
16.27
$604
634
$600
612
39.0
39.4
$31,024
32,945
$30,758
31,799
2,004
2,049
12.58
12.24
12.00
11.64
490
476
469
463
39.0
38.9
25,446
24,716
24,211
24,078
2,023
2,020
14.32
16.11
13.87
14.95
562
618
520
561
39.2
38.3
29,203
32,118
27,039
29,160
2,039
1,993
15.74
15.50
611
596
38.8
31,786
31,000
2,020
11.46
13.43
10.17
12.50
453
525
407
500
39.6
39.1
23,581
27,272
21,158
26,000
2,058
2,031
12.44
12.03
496
481
39.9
25,804
25,024
2,075
12.85
11.00
514
440
40.0
26,718
22,880
2,080
12.03
11.00
481
440
40.0
24,210
22,880
2,013
9.86
9.28
394
371
40.0
19,326
18,616
1,961
10.66
9.50
426
380
40.0
20,144
18,720
1,889
18.34
16.44
732
644
39.9
37,345
33,280
2,036
26.44
25.00
1,080
1,000
40.9
55,826
52,000
2,112
25.08
25.66
1,000
1,026
39.9
49,901
49,265
1,989
25.69
19.54
25.66
18.00
1,024
777
1,026
720
39.9
39.8
50,966
40,060
49,265
37,440
1,984
2,050
20.13
22.27
18.51
19.00
20.00
15.84
794
891
729
713
800
634
39.5
40.0
39.4
41,260
46,312
37,841
37,050
41,600
32,949
2,050
2,080
2,044
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-15
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Cement masons, concrete
finishers, and terrazzo
workers ............................
Cement masons and
concrete finishers .........
Construction laborers .............
Construction equipment
operators ..........................
Paving, surfacing, and
tamping equipment
operators ......................
Operating engineers and
other construction
equipment operators ....
Drywall installers, ceiling tile
installers, and tapers ........
Drywall and ceiling tile
installers .......................
Electricians ............................
Glaziers ..................................
Insulation workers .................
Insulation workers, floor,
ceiling, and wall ...........
Insulation workers,
mechanical ...................
Painters and paperhangers .....
Painters, construction and
maintenance .................
Pipelayers, plumbers,
pipefitters, and
steamfitters ......................
Pipelayers ..........................
Plumbers, pipefitters, and
steamfitters ..................
Plasterers and stucco masons
Roofers ..................................
Sheet metal workers ..............
Structural iron and steel
workers ............................
Helpers, construction trades ..
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$18.89
$18.00
$753
$720
39.8
$37,937
$37,440
2,008
18.85
14.57
18.00
12.77
751
577
720
511
39.8
39.6
37,838
28,895
37,440
25,553
2,007
1,983
18.23
16.00
734
640
40.3
35,525
31,410
1,949
16.06
15.00
638
600
39.7
29,486
28,560
1,835
19.21
16.56
779
662
40.5
38,523
34,432
2,005
17.02
15.00
680
600
39.9
35,323
31,200
2,076
16.84
19.95
17.00
16.30
15.00
18.00
15.00
14.97
673
798
680
652
600
720
600
599
39.9
40.0
40.0
40.0
34,982
41,505
35,350
33,900
31,200
37,440
31,200
31,131
2,077
2,080
2,080
2,080
14.30
14.97
572
599
40.0
29,740
31,131
2,080
17.77
14.82
16.14
13.00
711
586
645
520
40.0
39.5
36,967
30,091
33,565
27,040
2,080
2,031
14.72
13.00
582
520
39.5
29,885
27,040
2,030
20.90
15.43
19.79
13.00
835
617
792
520
40.0
40.0
43,185
32,093
41,161
27,040
2,066
2,080
21.52
15.56
15.93
19.41
20.00
15.24
13.85
17.00
860
616
634
756
800
600
520
630
40.0
39.6
39.8
39.0
44,424
31,967
31,308
39,277
41,600
31,200
26,121
32,760
2,064
2,054
1,966
2,024
22.65
12.14
21.97
11.50
906
484
879
453
40.0
39.9
46,951
24,552
44,819
22,880
2,073
2,022
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-16
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Helpers--brickmasons,
blockmasons,
stonemasons, and tile
and marble setters ........
Helpers--carpenters ............
Helpers--electricians ..........
Helpers--painters,
paperhangers,
plasterers, and stucco
masons .........................
Helpers--pipelayers,
plumbers, pipefitters,
and steamfitters ............
Helpers--roofers .................
Construction and building
inspectors .........................
Elevator installers and
repairers ...........................
Hazardous materials removal
workers ............................
Septic tank servicers and
sewer pipe cleaners ..........
Miscellaneous construction
and related workers ..........
Earth drillers, except oil and
gas ....................................
Mining machine operators .....
Roustabouts, oil and gas ........
Helpers--extraction workers ..
Installation, maintenance, and
repair occupations .............
First-line
supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Computer, automated teller,
and office machine
repairers ...........................
Radio and
telecommunications
equipment installers and
repairers ...........................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.28
12.61
9.85
$12.00
12.50
9.50
$521
505
394
$480
500
380
39.2
40.0
40.0
$26,040
26,235
20,453
$22,880
26,000
19,760
1,960
2,080
2,076
10.17
10.00
407
400
40.0
21,160
20,800
2,080
11.68
9.68
12.00
9.50
467
387
480
380
40.0
40.0
24,290
19,217
24,960
19,760
2,080
1,985
26.98
27.00
1,082
1,080
40.1
56,275
56,160
2,085
38.60
39.57
1,544
1,583
40.0
80,287
82,306
2,080
18.73
15.18
749
607
40.0
37,866
31,583
2,021
17.53
18.89
777
756
44.3
40,420
39,291
2,306
15.43
15.04
616
602
39.9
31,438
30,160
2,038
16.94
21.21
21.33
12.64
16.00
19.57
19.50
12.10
677
849
853
505
640
783
780
484
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
35,225
44,080
44,375
26,283
33,280
40,706
40,560
25,168
2,080
2,078
2,080
2,080
18.36
17.09
739
685
40.2
38,311
35,454
2,086
25.58
23.53
1,062
975
41.5
55,232
50,703
2,159
16.97
16.25
678
650
39.9
35,245
33,800
2,077
23.69
25.89
948
1,036
40.0
49,281
53,847
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-17
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Telecommunications
equipment installers
and repairers, except
line installers ................
Miscellaneous electrical and
electronic equipment
mechanics, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Electrical and electronics
repairers, commercial
and industrial
equipment ....................
Electrical and electronics
repairers, powerhouse,
substation, and relay ....
Electronic equipment
installers and repairers,
motor vehicles .............
Electronic home
entertainment
equipment installers
and repairers ................
Security and fire alarm
systems installers .........
Aircraft mechanics and
service technicians ...........
Automotive technicians and
repairers ...........................
Automotive body and
related repairers ...........
Automotive glass installers
and repairers ................
Automotive service
technicians and
mechanics ....................
Bus and truck mechanics and
diesel engine specialists ...
Heavy vehicle and mobile
equipment service
technicians and
mechanics ........................
Farm equipment mechanics
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$23.69
$25.89
$948
$1,036
40.0
$49,281
$53,847
2,080
17.08
16.00
684
640
40.0
35,562
33,280
2,082
18.04
16.86
722
674
40.0
37,532
35,071
2,080
31.30
34.30
1,253
1,372
40.0
65,134
71,340
2,081
15.48
15.50
628
640
40.6
32,681
33,280
2,112
14.27
12.00
571
480
40.0
29,680
24,960
2,080
19.18
18.00
765
720
39.9
39,788
37,440
2,074
21.39
20.00
879
749
41.1
44,594
41,600
2,085
17.59
16.34
710
659
40.4
36,943
34,245
2,100
16.89
15.00
682
600
40.4
35,475
31,200
2,100
16.73
17.00
669
680
40.0
34,790
35,360
2,080
17.81
16.88
719
684
40.4
37,406
35,543
2,100
19.06
18.00
765
720
40.1
39,774
37,440
2,087
17.23
15.72
17.00
15.40
699
656
680
620
40.6
41.7
36,359
34,110
35,360
32,240
2,110
2,169
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-18
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Mobile heavy equipment
mechanics, except
engines .........................
Rail car repairers ................
Small engine mechanics ........
Motorboat mechanics ........
Motorcycle mechanics .......
Outdoor power equipment
and other small engine
mechanics ....................
Miscellaneous vehicle and
mobile equipment
mechanic, installers, and
repairers ...........................
Tire repairers and changers
Control and valve installers
and repairers ....................
Control and valve installers
and repairers, except
mechanical door ...........
Heating, air conditioning, and
refrigeration mechanics
and installers ....................
Home appliance repairers ......
Industrial machinery
installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......
Industrial machinery
mechanics ....................
Maintenance and repair
workers, general ..........
Maintenance workers,
machinery ....................
Millwrights ........................
Line installers and repairers ...
Electrical power-line
installers and repairers
Telecommunications line
installers and repairers
Precision instrument and
equipment repairers .........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$18.08
17.85
15.71
15.40
16.65
$17.50
18.24
15.00
18.15
16.00
$723
714
626
610
664
$700
730
600
726
640
40.0
40.0
39.8
39.6
39.9
$37,586
37,134
32,219
30,970
34,095
$36,400
37,939
31,200
37,752
31,462
2,079
2,080
2,051
2,011
2,048
15.47
15.00
619
600
40.0
32,183
31,200
2,080
10.61
10.54
10.00
10.00
422
419
400
400
39.8
39.7
21,942
21,764
20,800
20,800
2,068
2,066
18.63
18.50
745
740
40.0
38,758
38,480
2,080
21.19
20.78
848
831
40.0
44,073
43,222
2,080
18.72
17.04
17.14
17.36
754
693
680
680
40.3
40.7
39,230
36,018
35,360
35,375
2,096
2,114
16.86
16.60
674
664
39.9
34,777
33,946
2,062
21.29
20.53
851
804
40.0
44,060
41,810
2,070
15.07
15.00
602
600
39.9
30,996
30,714
2,057
16.53
18.84
25.01
15.29
16.60
27.22
661
753
1,000
612
664
1,089
40.0
40.0
40.0
34,170
39,179
51,801
31,799
34,530
56,618
2,067
2,080
2,071
27.19
27.22
1,088
1,089
40.0
56,558
56,618
2,080
24.25
27.46
970
1,099
40.0
50,153
57,123
2,068
18.40
15.45
736
618
40.0
38,268
32,136
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-19
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ............................
Helpers--installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers ........................
Production occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
production and operating
workers ............................
Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical
assemblers ........................
Coil winders, tapers, and
finishers .......................
Electrical and electronic
equipment assemblers ..
Electromechanical
equipment assemblers ..
Engine and other machine
assemblers ........................
Structural metal fabricators
and fitters .........................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators ........................
Team assemblers ...............
Bakers ....................................
Butchers and other meat,
poultry, and fish
processing workers ..........
Butchers and meat cutters ..
Meat, poultry, and fish
cutters and trimmers ....
Slaughterers and meat
packers .........................
Miscellaneous food
processing workers ..........
Food batchmakers ..............
Food cooking machine
operators and tenders ...
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$13.57
$12.95
$539
$500
39.7
$27,679
$26,000
2,039
11.49
11.00
456
420
39.7
23,243
21,840
2,023
13.63
12.46
542
494
39.8
28,147
25,646
2,065
20.96
20.40
851
830
40.6
44,239
43,160
2,110
11.30
10.40
450
416
39.8
23,385
21,632
2,069
10.71
10.00
428
400
40.0
22,279
20,800
2,080
11.53
10.52
458
421
39.8
23,834
21,882
2,068
11.26
10.66
446
426
39.6
23,182
22,173
2,059
18.83
16.87
753
675
40.0
39,159
35,079
2,080
14.13
14.50
565
580
40.0
29,386
30,160
2,080
10.81
11.40
11.31
10.00
11.00
10.00
431
456
442
400
440
400
39.9
40.0
39.1
22,409
23,703
22,990
20,800
22,880
20,800
2,073
2,080
2,032
13.26
13.57
14.00
14.05
517
531
550
560
39.0
39.1
26,867
27,602
28,600
29,120
2,026
2,033
13.63
16.25
507
500
37.2
26,379
26,000
1,935
9.68
8.90
387
356
40.0
20,128
18,512
2,080
10.69
11.83
11.10
12.20
424
464
430
455
39.6
39.3
21,972
24,019
21,385
23,205
2,055
2,031
8.75
7.88
348
315
39.8
18,118
16,388
2,070
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-20
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Computer control
programmers and
operators ..........................
Computer-controlled
machine tool operators,
metal and plastic ..........
Numerical tool and process
control programmers ...
Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Extruding and drawing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Rolling machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machine tool cutting setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Cutting, punching, and
press machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Drilling and boring
machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Grinding, lapping,
polishing, and buffing
machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Lathe and turning machine
tool setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................
Milling and planing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Machinists ..............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.55
$17.00
$707
$680
40.3
$36,778
$35,360
2,096
16.75
16.40
676
650
40.3
35,120
33,800
2,097
22.81
20.00
917
800
40.2
47,699
41,600
2,091
12.82
12.80
511
514
39.8
26,551
26,728
2,071
13.10
13.25
520
520
39.7
27,048
27,040
2,065
12.84
12.00
514
480
40.0
26,717
24,960
2,080
13.19
12.50
528
500
40.0
27,423
26,000
2,079
12.77
11.48
511
459
40.0
26,564
23,878
2,080
11.11
10.50
444
420
40.0
23,055
20,800
2,075
13.54
13.00
542
520
40.0
28,157
27,040
2,079
15.20
15.00
608
600
40.0
31,613
31,200
2,080
15.87
18.95
17.33
19.20
635
757
693
768
40.0
40.0
33,017
39,374
36,036
39,936
2,080
2,078
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-21
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Metal furnace and kiln
operators and tenders .......
Model makers and
patternmakers, metal and
plastic ...............................
Molders and molding
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Molding, coremaking, and
casting machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Multiple machine tool setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..............
Tool and die makers ..............
Welding, soldering, and
brazing workers ...............
Welders, cutters, solderers,
and brazers ...................
Welding, soldering, and
brazing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Miscellaneous metalworkers
and plastic workers ..........
Heat treating equipment
setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and
plastic ...........................
Lay-out workers, metal and
plastic ...........................
Plating and coating
machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
metal and plastic ..........
Tool grinders, filers, and
sharpeners ....................
Bookbinders and bindery
workers ............................
Bindery workers ................
Printers ...................................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$17.38
$17.98
$695
$719
40.0
$36,153
$37,398
2,080
17.72
16.15
709
646
40.0
36,860
33,592
2,080
11.42
10.50
449
400
39.3
23,339
20,800
2,044
11.04
10.00
434
400
39.3
22,544
20,800
2,041
12.97
20.57
11.90
20.85
503
823
468
834
38.8
40.0
26,171
42,646
24,336
43,368
2,018
2,073
15.31
14.50
612
580
40.0
31,824
30,160
2,079
15.37
14.50
614
580
40.0
31,939
30,160
2,078
14.11
14.18
565
567
40.0
29,358
29,494
2,080
14.08
13.50
566
560
40.2
29,419
29,120
2,089
13.69
14.58
547
583
40.0
28,468
30,326
2,080
17.94
14.75
717
590
40.0
37,305
30,680
2,080
13.07
11.75
523
470
40.0
27,182
24,440
2,080
16.59
16.25
653
650
39.4
33,952
33,800
2,047
11.54
11.38
15.41
10.50
10.00
15.00
454
447
614
390
390
600
39.3
39.3
39.8
23,601
23,266
31,910
20,280
20,280
31,200
2,046
2,045
2,070
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-22
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Job printers ........................
Prepress technicians and
workers ........................
Printing machine operators
Laundry and dry-cleaning
workers ............................
Pressers, textile, garment, and
related materials ...............
Sewing machine operators .....
Tailors, dressmakers, and
sewers ..............................
Tailors, dressmakers, and
custom sewers ..............
Textile machine setters,
operators, and tenders ......
Textile cutting machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Textile winding, twisting,
and drawing out
machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..
Miscellaneous textile,
apparel, and furnishings
workers ............................
Upholsterers .......................
Cabinetmakers and bench
carpenters .........................
Furniture finishers .................
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Sawing machine setters,
operators, and tenders,
wood ............................
Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and
tenders, except sawing
Power plant operators,
distributors, and
dispatchers .......................
Power plant operators ........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$16.38
$17.95
$642
$720
39.2
$33,363
$37,440
2,036
15.54
15.14
16.00
14.71
620
605
640
589
39.9
39.9
32,229
31,436
33,280
30,603
2,074
2,076
10.10
9.60
396
373
39.2
20,576
19,371
2,038
9.04
9.05
9.00
8.80
350
356
339
350
38.7
39.3
18,208
18,504
17,645
18,177
2,014
2,044
14.42
12.00
539
469
37.3
28,011
24,375
1,942
14.14
11.50
525
431
37.2
27,315
22,425
1,932
10.46
10.15
409
400
39.1
21,280
20,800
2,034
10.32
10.70
395
400
38.3
20,536
20,800
1,990
10.18
10.55
407
422
40.0
21,170
21,944
2,080
12.93
12.77
11.50
11.00
511
511
460
440
39.5
40.0
26,589
26,559
23,920
22,880
2,056
2,080
12.97
12.61
12.00
10.84
519
504
480
434
40.0
40.0
26,968
26,233
24,960
22,545
2,079
2,080
11.91
11.44
475
456
39.9
24,657
23,400
2,071
11.34
10.53
452
421
39.9
23,471
21,902
2,070
12.43
13.00
495
520
39.9
25,747
27,040
2,072
23.66
23.06
23.49
23.49
947
922
940
940
40.0
40.0
49,219
47,963
48,857
48,857
2,080
2,080
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-23
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Water and liquid waste
treatment plant and
system operators ..............
Miscellaneous plant and
system operators ..............
Gas plant operators ............
Chemical processing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Chemical equipment
operators and tenders ...
Crushing, grinding, polishing,
mixing, and blending
workers ............................
Crushing, grinding, and
polishing machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Grinding and polishing
workers, hand ..............
Mixing and blending
machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..
Cutting workers .....................
Cutters and trimmers, hand
Cutting and slicing
machine setters,
operators, and tenders ..
Extruding, forming, pressing,
and compacting machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..............................
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and
kettle operators and
tenders ..............................
Inspectors, testers, sorters,
samplers, and weighers ....
Medical, dental, and
ophthalmic laboratory
technicians .......................
Dental laboratory
technicians ...................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$18.91
$17.69
$756
$708
40.0
$39,338
$36,795
2,080
24.46
27.97
28.00
28.47
964
1,119
1,008
1,139
39.4
40.0
50,145
58,179
52,416
59,218
2,050
2,080
15.84
16.32
634
653
40.0
32,951
33,935
2,080
14.43
15.18
577
607
40.0
30,010
31,574
2,080
14.36
13.99
573
560
39.9
29,053
27,360
2,024
15.66
14.00
627
560
40.0
32,142
28,080
2,052
11.88
10.94
475
438
40.0
24,048
22,080
2,025
15.30
12.74
13.58
15.00
12.36
14.00
610
504
543
600
480
560
39.9
39.6
40.0
30,745
26,210
28,244
28,392
24,960
29,120
2,010
2,057
2,080
12.50
11.70
493
454
39.4
25,637
23,629
2,051
11.90
11.90
476
476
40.0
24,754
24,748
2,080
11.25
10.00
450
400
40.0
23,400
20,800
2,080
13.98
12.56
558
502
39.9
28,957
26,125
2,071
15.79
14.90
622
596
39.4
32,334
30,984
2,048
16.77
15.00
653
576
38.9
33,957
29,952
2,025
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-24
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Packaging and filling
machine operators and
tenders ..............................
Painting workers ....................
Coating, painting, and
spraying machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Painters, transportation
equipment ....................
Painting, coating, and
decorating workers ......
Photographic process workers
and processing machine
operators ..........................
Photographic process
workers ........................
Photographic processing
machine operators ........
Miscellaneous production
workers ............................
Cementing and gluing
machine operators and
tenders ..........................
Molders, shapers, and
casters, except metal
and plastic ....................
Paper goods machine
setters, operators, and
tenders ..........................
Helpers--production
workers ........................
Transportation and material
moving occupations ...........
First-line
supervisors/managers of
helpers, laborers, and
material movers, hand .....
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$12.61
14.13
$13.03
12.47
$502
566
$493
500
39.8
40.1
$25,852
29,423
$25,646
26,000
2,051
2,082
12.16
12.00
486
480
40.0
25,228
24,856
2,075
18.14
16.58
732
663
40.3
38,049
34,486
2,098
12.37
12.25
492
490
39.8
25,584
25,480
2,069
12.79
11.00
501
440
39.2
26,076
22,880
2,039
13.50
11.00
533
440
39.5
27,739
22,880
2,056
12.24
10.71
477
416
39.0
24,797
21,611
2,026
11.29
10.22
449
404
39.7
23,296
20,883
2,064
11.81
10.83
473
433
40.0
24,575
22,526
2,080
11.33
11.00
453
440
40.0
23,562
22,880
2,080
14.53
15.00
574
600
39.5
29,833
31,200
2,053
10.46
10.00
415
400
39.7
21,593
20,800
2,064
13.49
12.22
546
487
40.5
28,125
25,056
2,085
18.45
16.25
760
644
41.2
39,276
33,488
2,129
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-25
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
First-line
supervisors/managers of
transportation and
material-moving machine
and vehicle operators .......
Aircraft pilots and flight
engineers ..........................
Bus drivers .............................
Bus drivers, school ............
Driver/sales workers and
truck drivers .....................
Driver/sales workers ..........
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer ................
Truck drivers, light or
delivery services ..........
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ...
Sailors and marine oilers .......
Ship and boat captains and
operators ..........................
Captains, mates, and pilots
of water vessels ............
Parking lot attendants ............
Service station attendants ......
Conveyor operators and
tenders ..............................
Crane and tower operators .....
Dredge, excavating, and
loading machine operators
Excavating and loading
machine and dragline
operators ......................
Hoist and winch operators .....
Industrial truck and tractor
operators ..........................
Laborers and material
movers, hand ....................
Cleaners of vehicles and
equipment ....................
Laborers and freight, stock,
and material movers,
hand .............................
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$20.64
$21.88
$874
$875
42.3
$45,460
$45,504
2,202
39.57
11.65
11.26
29.88
11.00
10.07
1,627
430
337
1,384
440
312
41.1
36.9
30.0
82,372
20,366
12,713
64,642
21,840
12,017
2,082
1,748
1,129
14.87
15.57
14.20
15.25
611
627
574
638
41.1
40.3
31,465
32,626
29,640
33,176
2,116
2,095
15.96
14.99
670
600
42.0
34,303
31,200
2,149
12.48
9.54
12.24
11.38
9.45
13.62
496
366
488
451
352
545
39.7
38.3
39.9
25,677
19,006
24,374
23,454
18,304
25,066
2,057
1,993
1,991
18.55
20.00
847
800
45.7
42,864
41,600
2,310
18.55
8.07
10.44
20.00
7.50
9.50
847
306
414
800
280
380
45.7
37.9
39.7
42,864
15,928
21,532
41,600
14,560
19,760
2,310
1,973
2,063
11.63
16.38
10.75
14.42
465
655
430
577
40.0
40.0
24,183
33,950
22,360
29,994
2,080
2,072
15.89
15.60
634
624
39.9
32,301
32,240
2,033
15.84
14.71
15.50
15.68
632
588
620
627
39.9
40.0
32,186
30,597
31,585
32,614
2,032
2,080
13.36
12.50
534
500
40.0
27,654
26,000
2,070
10.44
10.00
414
393
39.6
21,399
20,222
2,049
9.55
9.00
381
350
39.9
19,793
18,200
2,073
11.00
10.20
435
404
39.5
22,478
20,800
2,044
See footnotes at end of table.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-26
December 2005 - January 2007
Table 30
Private industry establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and
median hourly, weekly, annual earnings and mean weekly and annual
hours for full-time workers — Continued
Hourly2
Weekly3
Annual4
Occupation1
Machine feeders and
offbearers .....................
Packers and packagers,
hand .............................
Refuse and recyclable
material collectors ...........
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
Mean
earnings
Median
earnings
Mean
hours
$9.97
$9.50
$399
$380
40.0
$20,733
$19,760
2,080
9.62
9.00
380
360
39.5
19,536
18,720
2,030
11.14
10.00
459
427
41.1
23,843
22,194
2,140
1 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to
cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information.
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, 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.
3 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.
4 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. Overall
occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
All United States
30-27
December 2005 - January 2007