National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings 

in the United States, 2008 

U.S. Department of Labor 

Hilda L. Solis, Secretary 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Keith Hall, Commissioner 

August 2009 

Bulletin 2720 

Contents 

Overview

Occupational earnings tables: United States, December 2007–January 2009 (average reference date 

July 2008)

Relative standard error (RSE) tables to accompany mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings tables

Appendix A: Technical note

Appendix B: Occupational descriptions (PDF)

Appendix C: Survey areas and geographic coverage

Overview 

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides comprehensive measures of occupational 

earnings, compensation cost trends, the incidence of benefits, and detailed benefit provisions. This 

bulletin presents estimates of occupational pay for the Nation. These national estimates originate 

from the NCS locality survey data and are weighted to represent the Nation as a whole. The 

estimates include pay for workers in major sectors within the U.S. economy in 2008—the civilian, 

private, and State and local government sectors—and by various occupational and establishment 

characteristics. The civilian sector, by NCS definition, excludes Federal Government, agricultural, 

and household workers. 

Questions regarding these data and recent and historical NCS wage data can be addressed by 

calling the information line at (202) 691-6199 or by e-mailing to NCSInfo@bls.gov. Information is 
available to sensory-impaired individuals on request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay 

Service: 1 (800) 877-8339. Data requests also may be sent by mail to the U.S. Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, Division of Compensation Data Analysis and Planning, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Room 4175, Washington, DC 20212. Material in this publication is in the public domain and, with 

appropriate credit, may be reproduced without permission. 

U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) field economists collected and reviewed the survey data. The 

Office of Compensation and Working Conditions, in cooperation with the Office of Field Operations 

and the Office of Technology and Survey Processing (all in the BLS National Office), designed the 

survey, processed the data, and prepared the survey for publication. The survey could not have 

been conducted without the cooperation of the many private businesses and government 

jurisdictions that provided pay data included in this report. BLS thanks these respondents for their 

cooperation. 
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

All workers ................................... $21.90 $17.50 $867 $692 39.6 $44,101 $35,861 2,014

Management occupations ....... 43.60 38.82 1,769 1,578 40.6 91,404 81,313 2,096

Chief executives .................... 106.53 69.47 4,638 3,125 43.5 241,065 162,499 2,263

General and operations

managers .......................... 48.00 40.10 2,002 1,731 41.7 104,086 89,997 2,168

Legislators ............................. 27.82 27.69 962 961 34.6 50,000 49,948 1,797

Advertising and promotions

managers .......................... 35.58 32.30 1,461 1,328 41.1 75,986 69,056 2,135

Marketing and sales managers 47.66 43.43 1,944 1,757 40.8 101,087 91,374 2,121

Marketing managers .......... 49.73 46.81 1,990 1,848 40.0 103,454 96,100 2,080

Sales managers .................. 45.48 41.25 1,894 1,664 41.6 98,478 86,507 2,166

Public relations managers ...... 41.88 35.70 1,660 1,406 39.6 86,294 73,117 2,060

Administrative services

managers .......................... 33.78 31.49 1,363 1,275 40.4 70,781 66,321 2,095

Computer and information

systems managers ............ 54.01 51.92 2,178 2,068 40.3 113,226 107,543 2,096

Financial managers ................ 44.96 39.35 1,821 1,610 40.5 94,551 83,500 2,103

Human resources managers ... 41.20 38.94 1,652 1,553 40.1 85,799 80,725 2,083

Compensation and benefits

managers ...................... 36.45 33.86 1,479 1,406 40.6 76,907 73,100 2,110

Training and development

managers ...................... 40.81 34.62 1,638 1,385 40.1 85,165 72,001 2,087

Industrial production

managers .......................... 42.29 41.57 1,723 1,669 40.7 89,579 86,792 2,118

Purchasing managers ............. 43.67 39.09 1,760 1,564 40.3 91,498 81,313 2,095

Transportation, storage, and

distribution managers ...... 38.41 35.70 1,553 1,428 40.4 80,577 73,723 2,098

Agricultural managers ........... 29.63 23.39 1,185 936 40.0 61,639 48,651 2,080

Farm, ranch, and other

agricultural managers .. 31.30 23.39 1,252 936 40.0 65,107 48,651 2,080

Construction managers .......... 37.01 36.06 1,515 1,458 40.9 78,638 75,837 2,125

Education administrators ....... 39.46 37.71 1,561 1,469 39.6 76,287 72,055 1,933

Education administrators,

preschool and child

care center/program ..... 23.44 22.78 947 911 40.4 48,124 44,054 2,053

Education administrators,

elementary and

secondary school ......... 45.79 45.14 1,814 1,799 39.6 84,833 81,885 1,853

Education administrators,

postsecondary .............. 40.08 34.92 1,564 1,379 39.0 80,471 70,264 2,008

Engineering managers ........... 55.80 56.02 2,267 2,296 40.6 117,884 119,407 2,113

Food service managers .......... 25.65 23.22 1,134 1,000 44.2 58,527 51,840 2,282

Funeral directors .................... 24.39 20.37 1,009 865 41.4 52,484 45,001 2,152

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-1 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Management occupations

–Continued

Lodging managers ................. $24.71 $18.88 $1,050 $840 42.5 $54,579 $43,680 2,209

Medical and health services

managers .......................... 39.48 35.82 1,607 1,442 40.7 83,094 73,944 2,105

Natural sciences managers .... 44.71 41.48 1,771 1,659 39.6 92,067 86,276 2,059

Property, real estate, and

community association

managers .......................... 26.18 23.82 1,046 953 40.0 54,388 49,539 2,077

Social and community service

managers .......................... 27.36 25.15 1,081 991 39.5 56,157 51,524 2,053

Business and financial

operations occupations ...... 30.59 27.47 1,224 1,093 40.0 63,620 56,796 2,080

Buyers and purchasing agents 28.25 25.91 1,142 1,036 40.4 59,377 53,884 2,102

Purchasing agents and

buyers, farm products .. 33.94 35.84 1,439 1,508 42.4 74,848 78,422 2,205

Wholesale and retail

buyers, except farm

products ....................... 27.48 24.77 1,101 978 40.1 57,248 50,868 2,083

Purchasing agents, except

wholesale, retail, and

farm products ............... 28.40 26.16 1,151 1,042 40.5 59,855 54,184 2,108

Claims adjusters, appraisers,

examiners, and

investigators ..................... 26.63 25.29 1,042 980 39.1 53,914 50,949 2,025

Claims adjusters,

examiners, and

investigators ................. 26.52 25.16 1,037 979 39.1 53,666 50,901 2,024

Insurance appraisers, auto

damage ......................... 28.81 27.77 1,135 1,100 39.4 59,026 57,200 2,049

Compliance officers, except

agriculture, construction,

health and safety, and

transportation ................... 27.66 22.57 1,119 1,016 40.5 58,201 52,821 2,104

Cost estimators ...................... 31.13 29.38 1,265 1,183 40.6 65,763 61,491 2,113

Emergency management

specialists ......................... 35.79 35.85 1,428 1,391 39.9 73,402 72,338 2,051

Human resources, training,

and labor relations

specialists ......................... 28.23 26.67 1,127 1,061 39.9 58,575 55,180 2,075

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-2 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Business and financial

operations occupations

–Continued

Employment, recruitment,

and placement

specialists ..................... $25.31 $22.59 $1,001 $855 39.5 $52,024 $44,481 2,055

Compensation, benefits,

and job analysis

specialists ..................... 26.95 24.75 1,079 1,007 40.0 56,118 52,369 2,082

Training and development

specialists ..................... 28.73 28.39 1,147 1,106 39.9 59,581 57,500 2,074

Logisticians ............................ 31.82 30.90 1,274 1,236 40.0 66,262 64,272 2,082

Management analysts ............ 36.10 32.67 1,447 1,292 40.1 75,268 67,188 2,085

Meeting and convention

planners ............................ 23.37 23.26 952 942 40.7 49,517 48,960 2,119

Accountants and auditors ...... 28.99 26.95 1,159 1,073 40.0 60,250 55,815 2,078

Appraisers and assessors of

real estate ......................... 24.41 22.50 965 884 39.6 50,203 45,971 2,057

Budget analysts ...................... 30.04 27.83 1,201 1,113 40.0 62,401 57,886 2,077

Credit analysts ....................... 28.84 24.85 1,143 993 39.6 59,441 51,657 2,061

Financial analysts and

advisors ............................ 36.14 30.05 1,450 1,196 40.1 75,417 62,186 2,087

Financial analysts .............. 37.92 32.34 1,546 1,305 40.8 80,386 67,864 2,120

Personal financial advisors 35.02 23.56 1,392 935 39.8 72,409 48,619 2,067

Insurance underwriters ...... 32.48 28.51 1,263 1,111 38.9 65,676 57,780 2,022

Financial examiners ............... 27.74 25.74 1,094 1,029 39.4 56,895 53,529 2,051

Loan counselors and officers 33.15 24.54 1,327 972 40.0 69,008 50,563 2,081

Loan counselors ................. 26.76 22.53 1,071 879 40.0 55,683 45,700 2,081

Loan officers ...................... 33.60 25.00 1,345 984 40.0 69,936 51,151 2,081

Tax examiners, collectors,

preparers, and revenue

agents ............................... 21.85 20.35 858 796 39.2 44,600 41,371 2,041

Tax examiners, collectors,

and revenue agents ...... 22.25 20.65 872 826 39.2 45,362 42,956 2,039

Computer and mathematical

science occupations ............ 35.84 34.75 1,434 1,388 40.0 74,417 71,999 2,076

Computer and information

scientists, research ........... 50.04 48.08 2,024 2,019 40.5 105,270 105,000 2,104

Computer programmers ......... 34.91 34.28 1,400 1,370 40.1 72,777 71,265 2,085

Computer software engineers 42.88 41.94 1,734 1,694 40.4 90,176 88,090 2,103

Computer software

engineers, applications 41.82 40.46 1,697 1,673 40.6 88,222 87,000 2,109

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-3 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Computer and mathematical

science occupations

–Continued

Computer software

engineers, systems

software ....................... $44.03 $42.73 $1,775 $1,718 40.3 $92,300 $89,315 2,096

Computer support specialists 26.09 23.37 1,036 921 39.7 53,669 47,639 2,057

Computer systems analysts .... 38.10 37.19 1,521 1,474 39.9 79,046 76,648 2,075

Database administrators ......... 35.28 35.10 1,398 1,370 39.6 72,650 70,874 2,059

Network and computer

systems administrators ..... 31.79 30.50 1,266 1,212 39.8 65,508 62,650 2,061

Network systems and data

communications analysts 33.97 33.05 1,354 1,283 39.9 70,397 66,574 2,072

Actuaries ................................ 42.02 40.53 1,654 1,585 39.4 86,015 82,408 2,047

Operations research analysts 34.13 31.92 1,335 1,203 39.1 69,407 62,566 2,034

Statisticians ............................ 36.35 30.29 1,438 1,212 39.6 74,788 62,999 2,058

Architecture and engineering

occupations ......................... 34.64 32.68 1,398 1,322 40.4 72,638 68,700 2,097

Architects, except naval ......... 32.59 29.92 1,342 1,246 41.2 69,791 64,792 2,141

Architects, except

landscape and naval ..... 33.39 31.15 1,369 1,250 41.0 71,175 65,000 2,132

Landscape architects .......... 26.76 26.92 1,140 1,115 42.6 59,266 58,001 2,214

Surveyors, cartographers, and

photogrammetrists ........... 29.31 26.05 1,166 1,042 39.8 60,634 54,184 2,069

Surveyors ........................... 32.29 27.97 1,282 1,119 39.7 66,688 58,180 2,065

Engineers ............................... 40.37 38.68 1,636 1,572 40.5 85,001 81,748 2,105

Aerospace engineers .......... 51.19 50.77 2,054 2,034 40.1 106,795 105,768 2,086

Chemical engineers ........... 44.09 41.00 1,774 1,677 40.2 92,263 87,214 2,093

Civil engineers ................... 35.47 33.89 1,450 1,394 40.9 75,105 72,270 2,117

Computer hardware

engineers ...................... 45.85 46.03 1,891 1,882 41.2 98,318 97,868 2,144

Electrical and electronics

engineers ...................... 40.39 38.51 1,640 1,576 40.6 85,263 81,948 2,111

Electrical engineers ....... 39.79 38.46 1,616 1,576 40.6 84,039 81,948 2,112

Electronics engineers,

except computer ....... 40.98 39.03 1,663 1,575 40.6 86,459 81,910 2,110

Environmental engineers ... 37.83 36.06 1,523 1,449 40.3 79,206 75,356 2,094

Industrial engineers,

including health and

safety ............................ 37.17 35.90 1,518 1,466 40.8 78,926 76,211 2,123

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-4 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Architecture and engineering

occupations –Continued

Health and safety

engineers, except

mining safety

engineers and

inspectors ................. $42.12 $36.54 $1,709 $1,462 40.6 $88,868 $76,045 2,110

Industrial engineers ....... 36.00 35.58 1,472 1,468 40.9 76,545 76,319 2,126

Materials engineers ............ 38.59 35.21 1,566 1,430 40.6 81,447 74,360 2,111

Mechanical engineers ........ 36.33 34.66 1,477 1,422 40.7 76,744 73,882 2,113

Mining and geological

engineers, including

mining safety engineers 47.14 38.85 1,886 1,554 40.0 98,109 80,808 2,081

Nuclear engineers .............. 43.28 42.01 1,731 1,680 40.0 90,029 87,372 2,080

Petroleum engineers .......... 55.88 50.00 2,235 2,000 40.0 115,323 105,000 2,064

Drafters .................................. 24.88 22.42 993 898 39.9 51,632 46,700 2,075

Architectural and civil

drafters ......................... 23.97 21.64 960 865 40.0 49,918 45,001 2,082

Electrical and electronics

drafters ......................... 21.53 22.46 861 898 40.0 44,789 46,717 2,080

Mechanical drafters ........... 24.32 22.42 973 897 40.0 50,591 46,634 2,080

Engineering technicians,

except drafters ................. 24.93 25.00 997 1,000 40.0 51,718 52,000 2,074

Aerospace engineering and

operations technicians 28.47 27.49 1,139 1,100 40.0 59,219 57,183 2,080

Civil engineering

technicians ................... 19.23 17.79 767 701 39.9 39,906 36,442 2,075

Electrical and electronic

engineering technicians 24.18 24.98 967 999 40.0 50,283 51,929 2,080

Electro-mechanical

technicians ................... 26.11 26.45 1,051 1,071 40.2 54,629 55,707 2,092

Environmental engineering

technicians ................... 22.01 19.43 880 777 40.0 45,782 40,404 2,080

Industrial engineering

technicians ................... 25.68 25.00 1,031 1,027 40.1 53,586 53,412 2,087

Mechanical engineering

technicians ................... 27.61 24.84 1,106 994 40.0 57,500 51,667 2,082

Surveying and mapping

technicians ....................... 22.46 21.25 898 850 40.0 46,631 44,200 2,076

Life, physical, and social

science occupations ............ 31.29 27.08 1,243 1,083 39.7 63,786 55,719 2,039

Life scientists ......................... 34.74 28.34 1,355 1,123 39.0 69,874 57,601 2,012

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-5 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Life, physical, and social

science occupations

–Continued

Agricultural and food

scientists ...................... $27.26 $17.96 $1,084 $718 39.8 $55,456 $37,351 2,035

Soil and plant scientists 26.23 31.20 1,051 1,248 40.1 52,651 61,797 2,008

Biological scientists ........... 35.89 32.15 1,389 1,294 38.7 72,073 67,309 2,008

Biochemists and

biophysicists ............ 42.87 39.08 1,628 1,542 38.0 84,438 80,172 1,970

Microbiologists .............. 32.68 28.56 1,310 1,214 40.1 68,095 63,124 2,083

Zoologists and wildlife

biologists .................. 24.45 24.18 961 967 39.3 49,960 50,301 2,044

Conservation scientists and

foresters ....................... 26.76 24.97 1,041 999 38.9 53,969 51,938 2,016

Conservation scientists .. 25.17 24.29 963 953 38.3 50,086 49,573 1,990

Foresters ........................ 31.59 26.25 1,293 1,106 40.9 66,378 57,504 2,101

Medical scientists .............. 36.10 28.11 1,421 1,112 39.4 72,904 56,243 2,019

Physical scientists .................. 34.92 31.50 1,400 1,260 40.1 72,510 65,272 2,076

Astronomers and physicists 53.11 49.85 2,058 1,996 38.7 107,004 103,792 2,015

Physicists ....................... 54.55 49.90 2,115 2,006 38.8 109,962 104,312 2,016

Chemists and materials

scientists ...................... 35.07 30.79 1,393 1,223 39.7 72,164 63,461 2,058

Chemists ........................ 33.33 28.96 1,322 1,158 39.7 68,409 60,231 2,053

Materials scientists ........ 46.47 49.47 1,869 2,033 40.2 97,213 105,693 2,092

Environmental scientists

and geoscientists .......... 33.10 31.30 1,354 1,260 40.9 70,305 65,100 2,124

Environmental scientists

and specialists,

including health ....... 31.12 28.05 1,254 1,134 40.3 65,203 58,985 2,095

Geoscientists, except

hydrologists and

geographers .............. 38.08 34.04 1,615 1,474 42.4 83,661 76,649 2,197

Hydrologists .................. 26.82 26.18 1,055 1,047 39.3 54,900 54,452 2,047

Economists ............................ 41.15 34.69 1,721 1,419 41.8 89,477 73,800 2,174

Market and survey

researchers ....................... 35.62 31.25 1,433 1,244 40.2 74,524 64,700 2,092

Market research analysts ... 35.71 31.11 1,437 1,224 40.2 74,733 63,669 2,093

Psychologists ......................... 34.45 31.13 1,335 1,245 38.8 60,448 57,697 1,755

Clinical, counseling, and

school psychologists .... 35.15 31.93 1,363 1,273 38.8 61,076 58,136 1,737

Urban and regional planners .. 33.47 31.81 1,335 1,238 39.9 69,408 64,376 2,074

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-6 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Life, physical, and social

science occupations

–Continued

Miscellaneous social

scientists and related

workers ............................ $32.62 $25.64 $1,272 $1,052 39.0 $66,160 $54,722 2,028

Agricultural and food science

technicians ....................... 18.48 16.61 737 672 39.9 38,128 34,936 2,063

Biological technicians ........... 20.33 20.35 804 793 39.5 41,803 41,246 2,057

Chemical technicians ............. 22.25 21.97 891 879 40.1 46,307 45,702 2,081

Geological and petroleum

technicians ....................... 28.73 26.22 1,239 1,210 43.1 64,428 62,916 2,243

Nuclear technicians ............... 36.70 36.37 1,468 1,455 40.0 76,345 75,650 2,080

Social science research

assistants .......................... 18.54 18.85 738 754 39.8 37,965 39,582 2,048

Miscellaneous life, physical,

and social science

technicians ....................... 22.02 20.50 874 805 39.7 45,432 41,870 2,063

Environmental science and

protection technicians,

including health ........... 25.31 26.71 1,009 1,067 39.9 52,457 55,494 2,072

Forensic science

technicians ................... 26.78 25.91 1,061 1,037 39.6 55,188 53,901 2,061

Forest and conservation

technicians ................... 18.36 17.31 748 700 40.8 38,922 36,400 2,120

Community and social

services occupations ........... 21.26 18.41 832 727 39.1 41,928 37,794 1,972

Counselors ............................. 23.91 20.02 929 785 38.9 44,957 41,719 1,880

Substance abuse and

behavioral disorder

counselors .................... 20.45 17.44 816 712 39.9 42,260 36,999 2,067

Educational, vocational,

and school counselors .. 30.36 27.47 1,153 1,076 38.0 51,624 50,564 1,700

Mental health counselors ... 19.87 18.56 789 725 39.7 40,902 37,690 2,059

Rehabilitation counselors .. 17.53 17.21 690 669 39.3 35,863 34,792 2,046

Social workers ....................... 21.88 19.38 852 759 39.0 43,381 39,327 1,983

Child, family, and school

social workers .............. 22.35 19.00 864 733 38.6 42,774 37,896 1,914

Medical and public health

social workers .............. 23.24 22.72 904 887 38.9 46,950 46,030 2,020

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-7 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Community and social

services occupations

–Continued

Mental health and

substance abuse social

workers ........................ $20.29 $17.73 $801 $707 39.5 $41,588 $36,777 2,050

Miscellaneous community

and social service

specialists ......................... 18.16 16.32 710 635 39.1 36,668 32,741 2,019

Health educators ................ 29.93 24.77 1,184 991 39.5 61,552 51,513 2,056

Probation officers and

correctional treatment

specialists ..................... 24.10 22.66 948 900 39.4 49,219 46,800 2,043

Social and human service

assistants ...................... 14.45 13.67 567 538 39.2 29,175 27,706 2,019

Clergy .................................... 16.87 14.87 776 794 46.0 40,330 41,307 2,391

Directors, religious activities

and education ................... 27.09 23.14 1,028 837 38.0 53,479 43,536 1,974

Legal occupations .................... 39.62 30.45 1,579 1,195 39.9 82,097 62,109 2,072

Lawyers ................................. 55.53 50.48 2,250 2,019 40.5 117,008 105,003 2,107

Judges, magistrates, and other

judicial workers ............... 48.86 43.12 1,844 1,587 37.7 95,869 82,524 1,962

Administrative law judges,

adjudicators, and

hearing officers ............ 36.93 32.66 1,430 1,306 38.7 74,336 67,922 2,013

Judges, magistrate judges,

and magistrates ............ 55.55 60.27 2,067 2,411 37.2 107,472 125,364 1,935

Paralegals and legal assistants 23.68 21.63 929 846 39.2 48,310 44,000 2,041

Miscellaneous legal support

workers ............................ 22.46 20.87 894 808 39.8 46,325 42,000 2,063

Court reporters ................... 24.24 24.02 931 883 38.4 47,476 45,919 1,959

Law clerks ......................... 23.97 21.97 923 788 38.5 47,971 40,976 2,001

Title examiners,

abstractors, and

searchers ...................... 22.09 20.87 903 835 40.9 46,935 43,399 2,125

Education, training, and

library occupations ............ 33.49 31.54 1,252 1,202 37.4 50,147 47,624 1,497

Postsecondary teachers .......... 48.87 42.45 1,905 1,661 39.0 79,217 67,908 1,621

Business teachers,

postsecondary .............. 59.94 61.52 2,367 2,416 39.5 94,050 95,697 1,569

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-8 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Education, training, and

library occupations

–Continued

Math and computer

teachers, postsecondary $46.19 $41.43 $1,780 $1,589 38.5 $69,727 $61,554 1,510

Computer science

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 54.50 50.79 2,107 2,132 38.7 87,961 85,131 1,614

Mathematical science

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 43.23 39.79 1,664 1,492 38.5 63,794 57,216 1,476

Engineering and

architecture teachers,

postsecondary .............. 61.29 58.33 2,396 2,227 39.1 91,826 91,499 1,498

Engineering teachers,

postsecondary .......... 61.69 58.33 2,415 2,333 39.1 92,677 91,769 1,502

Life sciences teachers,

postsecondary .............. 50.89 44.86 2,069 1,810 40.7 88,297 74,680 1,735

Biological science

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 50.92 44.86 2,075 1,813 40.7 89,247 74,838 1,753

Physical sciences teachers,

postsecondary .............. 52.11 49.17 2,024 1,937 38.8 80,243 76,000 1,540

Atmospheric, earth,

marine, and space

sciences teachers,

postsecondary .......... 51.90 47.94 2,091 2,397 40.3 81,758 93,475 1,575

Chemistry teachers,

postsecondary .......... 51.20 46.01 1,965 1,836 38.4 75,789 71,403 1,480

Physics teachers,

postsecondary .......... 53.74 49.17 2,116 1,967 39.4 88,491 78,420 1,647

Social sciences teachers,

postsecondary .............. 48.44 42.72 1,865 1,650 38.5 74,599 69,659 1,540

Economics teachers,

postsecondary .......... 59.40 56.01 2,213 2,240 37.3 85,526 81,120 1,440

Political science

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 41.32 38.27 1,712 1,434 41.4 77,419 73,083 1,873

Psychology teachers,

postsecondary .......... 44.16 40.19 1,748 1,608 39.6 69,531 69,659 1,575

Sociology teachers,

postsecondary .......... 55.50 48.12 2,143 1,854 38.6 81,464 73,002 1,468

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-9 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Education, training, and

library occupations

–Continued

Health teachers,

postsecondary .............. $61.62 $47.60 $2,407 $1,858 39.1 $108,109 $78,757 1,755

Health specialties

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 71.66 65.56 2,838 2,445 39.6 128,024 101,171 1,787

Nursing instructors and

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 35.24 33.83 1,330 1,275 37.7 59,055 57,641 1,676

Education and library

science teachers,

postsecondary .............. 37.93 37.32 1,536 1,475 40.5 61,765 59,800 1,628

Education teachers,

postsecondary .......... 37.88 37.32 1,535 1,475 40.5 61,746 59,800 1,630

Law, criminal justice, and

social work teachers,

postsecondary .............. 84.12 85.56 3,347 3,423 39.8 132,884 123,211 1,580

Law teachers,

postsecondary .......... 96.38 94.75 3,870 3,790 40.2 152,292 141,840 1,580

Social work teachers,

postsecondary .......... 35.68 33.63 1,359 1,333 38.1 56,211 56,031 1,575

Arts, communications, and

humanities teachers,

postsecondary .............. 44.64 42.28 1,738 1,659 38.9 67,400 62,144 1,510

Art, drama, and music

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 41.97 39.91 1,636 1,575 39.0 63,414 61,128 1,511

Communications

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 42.95 38.91 1,657 1,444 38.6 59,468 49,780 1,384

English language and

literature teachers,

postsecondary .......... 44.79 43.53 1,732 1,739 38.7 67,087 66,793 1,498

Foreign language and

literature teachers,

postsecondary .......... 48.93 48.77 1,913 1,940 39.1 75,013 74,087 1,533

History teachers,

postsecondary .......... 48.60 45.78 1,915 1,793 39.4 75,004 69,551 1,543

Philosophy and religion

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 41.74 38.63 1,613 1,545 38.7 62,768 57,902 1,504

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-10 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Education, training, and

library occupations

–Continued

Miscellaneous

postsecondary teachers $39.30 $34.87 $1,507 $1,355 38.3 $65,847 $59,530 1,675

Recreation and fitness

studies teachers,

postsecondary .......... 34.80 31.06 1,381 1,242 39.7 54,742 52,350 1,573

Vocational education

teachers,

postsecondary .......... 29.51 24.11 1,141 981 38.7 52,883 48,963 1,792

Primary, secondary, and

special education school

teachers ............................ 34.99 33.33 1,299 1,262 37.1 50,121 48,464 1,433

Preschool and kindergarten

teachers ........................ 20.84 15.18 783 617 37.6 34,740 32,159 1,667

Preschool teachers,

except special

education .................. 16.19 13.80 608 540 37.5 28,647 26,000 1,770

Kindergarten teachers,

except special

education .................. 33.54 32.20 1,264 1,232 37.7 48,249 46,350 1,439

Elementary and middle

school teachers ............. 36.32 34.13 1,344 1,289 37.0 51,030 49,164 1,405

Elementary school

teachers, except

special education ..... 36.30 34.06 1,342 1,285 37.0 50,952 49,166 1,404

Middle school teachers,

except special and

vocational education 36.36 34.35 1,351 1,299 37.2 51,288 49,015 1,411

Secondary school teachers 36.87 34.37 1,373 1,309 37.2 52,166 49,712 1,415

Secondary school

teachers, except

special and

vocational education 36.99 34.36 1,378 1,310 37.3 52,201 49,612 1,411

Vocational education

teachers, secondary

school ....................... 35.28 34.37 1,300 1,282 36.9 51,677 50,261 1,465

Special education teachers 36.75 33.95 1,358 1,283 37.0 52,636 49,510 1,432

Special education

teachers, preschool,

kindergarten, and

elementary school .... 35.99 33.89 1,334 1,264 37.1 52,026 48,896 1,445

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-11 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Education, training, and

library occupations

–Continued

Special education

teachers, middle

school ....................... $36.65 $34.02 $1,362 $1,281 37.2 $52,538 $49,730 1,433

Special education

teachers, secondary

school ....................... 38.33 35.18 1,405 1,317 36.7 53,891 51,446 1,406

Other teachers and instructors 37.66 34.55 1,369 1,302 36.3 55,712 54,181 1,479

Adult literacy, remedial

education, and GED

teachers and instructors 27.98 25.33 1,012 940 36.1 43,908 41,916 1,569

Self-enrichment education

teachers ........................ 27.27 24.00 1,028 769 37.7 44,243 40,000 1,623

Archivists, curators, and

museum technicians ......... 25.90 25.28 989 935 38.2 50,398 48,183 1,946

Archivists ........................... 24.51 23.87 959 895 39.1 47,372 35,801 1,933

Curators ............................. 28.24 26.94 1,067 1,058 37.8 54,811 54,396 1,941

Librarians ............................... 30.48 28.20 1,160 1,078 38.0 55,606 52,189 1,825

Library technicians ................ 16.54 15.21 645 575 39.0 31,686 29,213 1,915

Farm and home management

advisors ............................ 19.04 17.31 836 802 43.9 43,072 41,679 2,262

Instructional coordinators ...... 33.20 31.28 1,294 1,233 39.0 60,632 56,212 1,827

Teacher assistants .................. 12.64 11.90 461 442 36.5 18,842 18,152 1,491

Arts, design, entertainment,

sports, and media

occupations ......................... 27.03 23.08 1,068 904 39.5 55,045 46,934 2,037

Artists and related workers .... 28.33 26.92 1,126 1,077 39.8 58,480 56,000 2,065

Art directors ....................... 32.37 29.42 1,290 1,177 39.9 67,105 61,200 2,073

Multi-media artists and

animators ..................... 27.70 27.38 1,132 1,095 40.9 58,864 56,946 2,125

Designers ............................... 24.46 21.88 975 869 39.9 50,709 45,196 2,073

Commercial and industrial

designers ...................... 34.11 33.26 1,368 1,330 40.1 71,134 69,183 2,086

Fashion designers .............. 35.38 33.65 1,460 1,346 41.3 75,926 70,000 2,146

Floral designers ................. 12.13 11.50 482 460 39.7 25,049 23,920 2,064

Graphic designers .............. 22.70 19.58 905 788 39.9 47,067 40,968 2,073

Interior designers ............... 27.40 27.92 1,076 1,169 39.3 55,959 60,800 2,042

Merchandise displayers

and window trimmers .. 16.58 15.45 660 618 39.8 34,326 32,136 2,071

Set and exhibit designers ... 37.29 34.66 1,491 1,387 40.0 77,558 72,099 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-12 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Arts, design, entertainment,

sports, and media

occupations –Continued

Actors, producers, and

directors ........................... $37.90 $22.96 $1,513 $918 39.9 $78,558 $47,751 2,073

Producers and directors ..... 38.31 22.96 1,529 918 39.9 79,407 47,751 2,073

Athletes, coaches, umpires,

and related workers .......... 25.95 25.00 1,025 989 39.5 50,968 48,205 1,964

Coaches and scouts ............ 26.00 25.00 1,022 971 39.3 50,639 45,739 1,948

Musicians, singers, and

related workers ................ 31.45 30.44 1,198 1,218 38.1 52,185 51,351 1,659

Musicians and singers ........ 34.73 32.92 1,312 1,317 37.8 54,206 51,351 1,561

Announcers ............................ 42.77 21.13 1,641 742 38.4 85,319 38,605 1,995

Radio and television

announcers ................... 42.77 21.13 1,641 742 38.4 85,319 38,605 1,995

News analysts, reporters and

correspondents ................. 31.86 23.65 1,235 894 38.8 63,960 46,467 2,008

Reporters and

correspondents ............. 28.66 22.47 1,109 878 38.7 57,408 45,318 2,003

Public relations specialists ..... 28.41 25.59 1,123 1,002 39.5 58,399 52,129 2,056

Writers and editors ................ 28.63 26.92 1,120 1,062 39.1 58,041 55,243 2,027

Editors ................................ 27.31 24.33 1,050 920 38.4 54,595 47,816 1,999

Technical writers ............... 31.29 28.79 1,255 1,152 40.1 65,286 59,889 2,086

Writers and authors ............ 26.87 24.26 1,064 970 39.6 53,449 49,184 1,989

Miscellaneous media and

communication workers .. 23.04 23.25 866 893 37.6 44,029 45,507 1,911

Interpreters and translators 23.22 22.34 789 800 34.0 38,733 39,291 1,668

Broadcast and sound

engineering technicians

and radio operators .......... 23.16 20.83 937 823 40.5 48,740 42,817 2,105

Audio and video equipment

technicians ................... 22.55 20.59 898 823 39.8 46,717 42,817 2,072

Broadcast technicians ........ 22.40 20.83 902 800 40.3 46,885 41,600 2,093

Photographers ........................ 14.26 13.22 565 526 39.6 27,749 27,000 1,945

Television, video, and motion

picture camera operators

and editors ....................... 23.50 24.02 929 961 39.5 48,310 49,955 2,056

Camera operators,

television, video, and

motion picture .............. 22.50 18.00 900 720 40.0 46,800 37,440 2,080

Healthcare practitioner and

technical occupations ......... 30.23 26.00 1,186 1,015 39.2 61,254 52,466 2,026

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-13 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Healthcare practitioner and

technical occupations

–Continued

Dentists .................................. $63.24 $52.24 $2,489 $2,090 39.4 $129,421 $108,655 2,047

Dentists, general ................ 61.81 50.48 2,428 2,019 39.3 126,245 104,998 2,043

Dietitians and nutritionists ..... 23.48 21.81 933 868 39.7 48,506 45,136 2,066

Optometrists .......................... 54.01 54.76 2,051 2,190 38.0 106,665 113,901 1,975

Pharmacists ............................ 51.54 52.00 2,048 2,080 39.7 106,509 108,162 2,067

Physicians and surgeons ........ 76.46 73.51 3,172 2,870 41.5 164,868 149,178 2,156

Anesthesiologists ............... 108.49 114.53 5,030 5,769 46.4 261,546 300,000 2,411

Family and general

practitioners ................. 77.95 74.52 3,198 2,969 41.0 166,283 154,398 2,133

Internists, general .............. 74.16 71.78 2,842 2,716 38.3 147,760 141,250 1,993

Pediatricians, general ......... 53.51 59.55 2,358 2,510 44.1 122,617 130,543 2,292

Psychiatrists ....................... 74.83 79.63 2,753 2,787 36.8 143,166 144,927 1,913

Surgeons ............................ 86.23 63.71 4,578 2,548 53.1 238,052 132,515 2,761

Physician assistants ............... 42.58 41.35 1,693 1,635 39.8 88,026 84,999 2,067

Registered nurses ................... 31.54 29.75 1,221 1,154 38.7 63,066 59,779 2,000

Therapists .............................. 31.11 29.97 1,214 1,173 39.0 60,539 58,240 1,946

Audiologists ....................... 33.19 30.58 1,289 1,290 38.8 62,964 61,214 1,897

Occupational therapists ..... 34.26 32.63 1,322 1,256 38.6 64,815 62,400 1,892

Physical therapists ............. 33.74 33.60 1,328 1,288 39.4 68,527 66,560 2,031

Radiation therapists ........... 39.99 41.67 1,589 1,667 39.7 82,636 86,674 2,066

Recreational therapists ....... 18.76 16.85 744 674 39.6 38,663 35,048 2,061

Respiratory therapists ........ 24.96 24.59 983 958 39.4 51,141 49,826 2,049

Speech-language

pathologists .................. 35.01 32.87 1,312 1,250 37.5 55,945 54,080 1,598

Veterinarians .......................... 43.30 43.27 1,726 1,731 39.9 89,763 90,000 2,073

Clinical laboratory

technologists and

technicians ....................... 20.43 19.24 813 769 39.8 42,258 39,995 2,068

Medical and clinical

laboratory technologists 24.55 24.44 982 979 40.0 51,077 50,913 2,081

Medical and clinical

laboratory technicians .. 17.50 16.80 693 663 39.6 36,049 34,486 2,060

Dental hygienists ................... 31.32 33.00 1,087 1,101 34.7 56,539 57,226 1,805

Diagnostic related

technologists and

technicians ....................... 27.39 26.64 1,079 1,045 39.4 56,105 54,330 2,048

Cardiovascular

technologists and

technicians ................... 26.50 24.22 1,025 967 38.7 53,318 50,278 2,012

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-14 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Healthcare practitioner and

technical occupations

–Continued

Diagnostic medical

sonographers ................ $32.17 $31.98 $1,271 $1,254 39.5 $66,067 $65,228 2,054

Nuclear medicine

technologists ................ 36.32 35.99 1,446 1,440 39.8 75,200 74,859 2,071

Radiologic technologists

and technicians ............ 26.01 25.84 1,027 1,008 39.5 53,381 52,416 2,052

Emergency medical

technicians and

paramedics ....................... 15.74 14.49 655 581 41.6 34,002 30,204 2,160

Health diagnosing and

treating practitioner

support technicians .......... 16.67 16.00 659 636 39.5 34,251 33,051 2,055

Dietetic technicians ........... 11.05 12.03 434 481 39.3 22,574 25,022 2,042

Pharmacy technicians ........ 14.89 14.60 589 580 39.6 30,638 30,181 2,057

Psychiatric technicians ...... 16.89 15.42 671 612 39.7 34,906 31,799 2,066

Respiratory therapy

technicians ................... 22.53 21.15 868 846 38.5 45,116 43,990 2,003

Surgical technologists ........ 19.32 19.14 763 759 39.5 39,663 39,478 2,053

Veterinary technologists

and technicians ............ 14.32 14.22 570 564 39.8 29,505 29,578 2,060

Licensed practical and

licensed vocational nurses 19.04 18.56 742 735 39.0 38,336 38,038 2,013

Medical records and health

information technicians ... 16.48 15.83 652 620 39.5 33,880 32,240 2,056

Opticians, dispensing ............. 18.14 17.25 713 680 39.3 37,055 35,360 2,043

Miscellaneous health

technologists and

technicians ....................... 18.50 17.50 734 686 39.7 38,188 35,693 2,064

Occupational health and

safety specialists and

technicians ....................... 26.99 28.35 1,079 1,134 40.0 55,983 58,864 2,074

Occupational health and

safety specialists .......... 26.75 27.24 1,068 1,089 39.9 55,428 56,653 2,072

Miscellaneous healthcare

practitioner and technical

workers ............................ 20.27 18.84 806 731 39.8 41,291 38,000 2,037

Athletic trainers ................. 18.43 18.27 734 731 39.8 37,488 38,000 2,034

Healthcare support

occupations ......................... 12.90 12.00 497 467 38.6 25,807 24,232 2,001

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-15 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Healthcare support

occupations –Continued

Nursing, psychiatric, and

home health aides ............ $11.53 $10.98 $446 $424 38.7 $23,159 $22,058 2,009

Home health aides ............. 10.24 9.90 388 384 37.9 20,163 19,968 1,969

Nursing aides, orderlies,

and attendants .............. 11.71 11.24 455 436 38.9 23,598 22,620 2,015

Psychiatric aides ................ 12.55 11.42 493 451 39.3 25,657 23,462 2,045

Occupational therapist

assistants and aides .......... 18.73 18.57 744 714 39.7 38,133 37,128 2,036

Occupational therapist

assistants ...................... 22.05 24.40 876 976 39.7 45,041 46,946 2,043

Occupational therapist

aides ............................. 12.65 10.56 503 422 39.7 25,598 21,969 2,023

Physical therapist assistants

and aides .......................... 18.49 17.21 710 690 38.4 36,714 35,880 1,986

Physical therapist assistants 24.21 21.82 913 960 37.7 46,978 45,577 1,940

Physical therapist aides ...... 11.88 10.73 467 419 39.3 24,262 21,769 2,042

Massage therapists ................. 20.03 20.00 734 745 36.7 38,178 38,731 1,906

Miscellaneous healthcare

support occupations ......... 14.45 14.00 554 536 38.3 28,753 27,872 1,990

Dental assistants ................ 17.24 17.00 618 614 35.8 32,110 31,935 1,863

Medical assistants .............. 13.70 13.13 537 520 39.2 27,886 27,040 2,036

Medical equipment

preparers ...................... 14.80 14.35 580 572 39.2 30,143 29,765 2,037

Medical transcriptionists ... 15.04 14.23 588 566 39.1 30,552 29,453 2,031

Pharmacy aides .................. 11.99 12.39 448 440 37.4 23,293 22,877 1,943

Veterinary assistants and

laboratory animal

caretakers ..................... 12.56 12.38 497 495 39.5 25,818 25,744 2,056

Protective service occupations 19.31 16.58 787 678 40.8 40,234 34,549 2,084

First-line

supervisors/managers, law

enforcement workers ....... 32.43 32.18 1,301 1,299 40.1 67,643 67,538 2,086

First-line

supervisors/managers

of correctional officers 23.77 22.50 956 911 40.2 49,730 47,362 2,092

First-line

supervisors/managers

of police and detectives 35.66 35.15 1,429 1,406 40.1 74,311 73,118 2,084

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-16 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Protective service occupations

–Continued

First-line

supervisors/managers of

fire fighting and

prevention workers .......... $27.39 $26.56 $1,310 $1,227 47.8 $68,120 $63,806 2,487

Fire fighters ........................... 20.90 20.39 1,027 988 49.1 53,393 51,372 2,555

Fire inspectors ....................... 22.99 21.04 890 736 38.7 46,288 38,286 2,013

Fire inspectors and

investigators ................. 22.99 21.04 890 736 38.7 46,293 38,286 2,014

Bailiffs, correctional officers,

and jailers ......................... 18.81 16.94 753 680 40.0 39,135 35,379 2,080

Bailiffs ............................... 25.36 25.43 971 957 38.3 50,495 49,770 1,991

Correctional officers and

jailers ........................... 18.67 16.81 748 676 40.0 38,881 35,128 2,082

Detectives and criminal

investigators ..................... 27.91 26.98 1,126 1,084 40.3 58,172 56,299 2,084

Fish and game wardens ......... 23.37 23.59 934 944 39.9 48,543 49,067 2,077

Parking enforcement workers 14.92 13.31 597 532 40.0 31,032 27,685 2,080

Police officers ........................ 26.33 25.72 1,054 1,033 40.0 54,720 53,685 2,078

Police and sheriff’s patrol

officers ......................... 26.33 25.72 1,054 1,033 40.0 54,720 53,685 2,078

Animal control workers ......... 14.20 13.91 567 556 40.0 29,507 28,933 2,078

Private detectives and

investigators ..................... 14.68 14.28 585 571 39.9 30,306 29,696 2,064

Security guards and gaming

surveillance officers ......... 11.73 10.75 464 424 39.6 23,999 22,065 2,046

Security guards .................. 11.68 10.67 462 424 39.6 23,906 21,882 2,046

Miscellaneous protective

service workers ................ 14.48 12.81 559 480 38.6 18,288 13,726 1,263

Lifeguards, ski patrol, and

other recreational

protective service

workers ........................ 11.77 8.93 461 357 39.1 9,242 3,528 785

Food preparation and serving

related occupations ............ 9.63 9.00 368 340 38.2 18,746 17,346 1,946

First-line

supervisors/managers,

food preparation and

serving workers ............... 15.89 15.00 654 635 41.2 33,112 32,400 2,084

Chefs and head cooks ........ 17.85 16.00 719 652 40.3 35,745 33,800 2,003

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-17 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Food preparation and serving

related occupations

–Continued

First-line

supervisors/managers

of food preparation and

serving workers ........... $15.67 $14.96 $646 $633 41.3 $32,797 $32,065 2,093

Cooks ..................................... 10.96 10.50 422 400 38.5 21,395 20,758 1,952

Cooks, fast food ................. 8.84 8.45 339 320 38.3 17,615 16,640 1,993

Cooks, institution and

cafeteria ....................... 11.83 11.13 450 424 38.0 21,568 20,397 1,823

Cooks, restaurant ............... 11.21 11.00 434 425 38.7 22,434 22,068 2,002

Cooks, short order ............. 9.78 9.00 379 360 38.7 19,705 18,720 2,015

Food preparation workers ...... 9.99 9.50 383 360 38.3 19,395 18,616 1,941

Food service, tipped ............... 5.76 5.39 212 200 36.8 10,896 10,400 1,893

Bartenders .......................... 7.33 7.50 266 263 36.3 13,778 13,650 1,881

Waiters and waitresses ...... 4.85 4.25 178 151 36.7 9,155 7,788 1,889

Dining room and cafeteria

attendants and

bartender helpers ......... 7.86 8.00 297 300 37.8 15,129 15,199 1,925

Fast food and counter

workers ............................ 9.04 8.50 342 324 37.8 17,311 16,640 1,916

Combined food preparation

and serving workers,

including fast food ....... 8.96 8.50 339 324 37.9 17,198 16,640 1,920

Counter attendants,

cafeteria, food

concession, and coffee

shop .............................. 9.32 8.50 352 328 37.8 17,722 16,848 1,902

Food servers, nonrestaurant ... 9.38 8.56 364 340 38.8 18,870 17,680 2,012

Dishwashers ........................... 8.89 8.50 343 324 38.6 17,716 16,835 1,994

Hosts and hostesses,

restaurant, lounge, and

coffee shop ....................... 8.99 8.50 318 297 35.4 16,412 15,253 1,826

Building and grounds cleaning

and maintenance

occupations ......................... 12.43 11.25 491 444 39.5 25,067 22,880 2,016

First-line

supervisors/managers,

building and grounds

cleaning and maintenance

workers ............................ 18.32 16.96 735 678 40.1 38,117 34,840 2,081

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-18 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Building and grounds cleaning

and maintenance

occupations –Continued

First-line

supervisors/managers

of housekeeping and

janitorial workers ......... $17.44 $15.85 $696 $639 39.9 $36,089 $33,072 2,069

First-line

supervisors/managers

of landscaping, lawn

service, and

groundskeeping

workers ........................ 20.37 18.75 829 750 40.7 42,953 39,000 2,109

Building cleaning workers ..... 11.76 10.76 463 420 39.4 23,859 21,715 2,029

Janitors and cleaners,

except maids and

housekeeping cleaners 12.41 11.58 491 459 39.6 25,308 23,674 2,039

Maids and housekeeping

cleaners ........................ 9.63 8.80 374 349 38.8 19,255 17,992 2,000

Pest control workers .............. 15.95 16.45 644 661 40.3 33,464 34,351 2,098

Grounds maintenance

workers ............................ 12.68 11.50 503 453 39.7 24,330 22,360 1,918

Landscaping and

groundskeeping

workers ........................ 12.37 11.00 492 440 39.8 23,815 21,592 1,926

Pesticide handlers,

sprayers, and

applicators, vegetation 15.19 13.40 606 536 39.9 22,820 12,168 1,503

Tree trimmers and pruners 17.80 16.00 677 600 38.0 34,764 31,200 1,953

Personal care and service

occupations ......................... 11.68 9.90 442 383 37.8 22,418 19,510 1,919

First-line

supervisors/managers of

gaming workers ............... 14.88 13.88 601 536 40.4 31,264 27,851 2,102

Gaming supervisors ........... 17.10 16.49 696 707 40.7 36,207 36,785 2,117

Slot key persons ................. 11.56 11.85 462 474 40.0 24,027 24,650 2,079

First-line

supervisors/managers of

personal service workers 16.01 15.44 642 622 40.1 32,405 32,111 2,024

Nonfarm animal caretakers .... 10.51 9.50 415 374 39.5 21,573 19,440 2,052

Gaming services workers ...... 6.84 6.59 272 261 39.7 14,122 13,562 2,063

Gaming dealers .................. 6.62 6.47 263 254 39.7 13,684 13,229 2,067

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-19 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Personal care and service

occupations –Continued

Ushers, lobby attendants, and

ticket takers ...................... $12.28 $9.46 $491 $378 40.0 $25,230 $18,768 2,054

Miscellaneous entertainment

attendants and related

workers ............................ 10.90 10.31 427 380 39.1 18,488 17,046 1,696

Amusement and recreation

attendants ..................... 10.59 9.50 415 360 39.2 16,726 16,432 1,579

Locker room, coatroom,

and dressing room

attendants ..................... 11.55 10.91 450 436 39.0 23,407 22,693 2,026

Barbers and cosmetologists ... 13.71 12.00 508 420 37.0 26,270 21,715 1,916

Hairdressers, hairstylists,

and cosmetologists ....... 13.83 12.00 514 420 37.1 26,552 21,840 1,919

Miscellaneous personal

appearance workers ......... 12.65 11.08 479 416 37.9 24,931 21,618 1,971

Manicurists and pedicurists 11.04 10.83 409 351 37.0 21,272 18,269 1,926

Baggage porters, bellhops,

and concierges ................. 10.42 9.00 402 346 38.6 20,923 17,988 2,008

Baggage porters and

bellhops ........................ 8.22 7.90 313 284 38.2 16,300 14,778 1,984

Concierges ......................... 14.74 14.55 583 574 39.5 30,307 29,850 2,056

Tour and travel guides ........... 13.91 13.37 483 461 34.8 15,704 7,740 1,129

Tour guides and escorts ..... 13.01 13.10 437 461 33.6 13,076 7,200 1,005

Transportation attendants ...... 33.34 37.59 694 690 20.8 35,642 35,878 1,069

Flight attendants ................ 36.23 37.97 713 698 19.7 37,085 36,297 1,023

Transportation attendants,

except flight attendants

and baggage porters ..... 11.83 10.93 434 437 36.7 18,887 14,767 1,597

Child care workers ................. 9.73 9.00 380 360 39.0 19,264 18,525 1,979

Personal and home care aides 10.31 10.17 405 402 39.3 21,036 20,906 2,041

Recreation and fitness

workers ............................ 15.53 15.00 608 585 39.2 27,324 29,016 1,759

Fitness trainers and

aerobics instructors ...... 18.67 17.48 717 666 38.4 37,276 34,611 1,997

Recreation workers ............ 14.69 14.62 578 575 39.4 25,032 26,181 1,704

Residential advisors ............... 11.29 11.03 453 441 40.1 20,181 22,152 1,787

Sales and related occupations 20.12 14.62 805 578 40.0 41,734 30,000 2,074

First-line

supervisors/managers,

sales workers ................... 20.68 17.09 856 692 41.4 44,485 36,001 2,151

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-20 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Sales and related occupations

–Continued

First-line

supervisors/managers

of retail sales workers .. $18.38 $16.50 $761 $675 41.4 $39,533 $35,106 2,151

First-line

supervisors/managers

of non-retail sales

workers ........................ 29.36 24.85 1,215 997 41.4 63,183 51,834 2,152

Retail sales workers ............... 13.00 11.00 515 432 39.6 26,627 22,422 2,049

Cashiers, all workers ......... 10.33 9.50 405 374 39.2 20,907 19,344 2,024

Cashiers ......................... 10.17 9.35 398 368 39.1 20,550 19,110 2,020

Gaming change persons

and booth cashiers ... 12.75 13.47 508 539 39.9 26,436 28,018 2,073

Counter and rental clerks

and parts salespersons .. 14.48 12.92 583 531 40.3 30,256 27,471 2,090

Counter and rental clerks 11.78 10.50 472 420 40.0 24,413 21,840 2,072

Parts salespersons .......... 16.25 15.00 657 606 40.4 34,146 31,515 2,102

Retail salespersons ............. 14.52 12.00 577 469 39.8 29,885 24,336 2,058

Advertising sales agents ........ 23.97 21.64 945 865 39.4 49,138 45,000 2,050

Insurance sales agents ............ 28.83 21.01 1,148 820 39.8 59,672 42,640 2,070

Securities, commodities, and

financial services sales

agents ............................... 59.39 38.56 2,383 1,535 40.1 123,909 79,830 2,086

Travel agents ......................... 15.42 13.75 602 550 39.1 31,324 28,600 2,031

Sales representatives,

wholesale and

manufacturing .................. 31.69 26.16 1,284 1,058 40.5 66,730 54,781 2,106

Sales representatives,

wholesale and

manufacturing,

technical and scientific

products ....................... 40.86 35.13 1,643 1,402 40.2 85,416 72,898 2,090

Sales representatives,

wholesale and

manufacturing, except

technical and scientific

products ....................... 28.26 23.66 1,149 962 40.6 59,664 49,999 2,112

Models, demonstrators, and

product promoters ............ 18.03 14.66 720 586 39.9 37,066 30,389 2,055

Demonstrators and product

promoters ..................... 18.03 14.66 720 586 39.9 37,066 30,389 2,055

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-21 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Sales and related occupations

–Continued

Real estate brokers and sales

agents ............................... $20.53 $15.80 $826 $632 40.3 $42,965 $32,862 2,093

Real estate brokers ............. 17.93 13.08 776 654 43.3 40,353 34,000 2,250

Real estate sales agents ...... 20.90 15.80 833 632 39.9 43,313 32,862 2,072

Sales engineers ...................... 34.54 32.25 1,411 1,356 40.8 73,362 70,512 2,124

Telemarketers ........................ 12.69 10.35 496 400 39.1 25,778 20,800 2,031

Miscellaneous sales and

related workers ................ 19.62 15.69 775 629 39.5 40,031 32,698 2,041

Office and administrative

support occupations ........... 16.15 15.02 637 599 39.4 32,981 31,000 2,042

First-line

supervisors/managers of

office and administrative

support workers ............... 22.41 21.15 891 842 39.8 46,336 43,809 2,068

Switchboard operators,

including answering

service .............................. 12.85 12.08 504 480 39.2 26,214 24,960 2,040

Telephone operators .............. 14.60 13.57 567 543 38.8 29,399 28,230 2,013

Financial clerks ...................... 15.53 14.92 613 588 39.5 31,851 30,576 2,051

Bill and account collectors 15.35 14.65 609 585 39.7 31,656 30,410 2,062

Billing and posting clerks

and machine operators 15.44 14.94 608 591 39.4 31,591 30,722 2,046

Bookkeeping, accounting,

and auditing clerks ....... 16.52 15.87 651 630 39.4 33,784 32,674 2,046

Gaming cage workers ........ 10.74 10.03 427 401 39.8 22,196 20,867 2,067

Payroll and timekeeping

clerks ............................ 18.10 17.62 718 700 39.7 37,240 36,365 2,057

Procurement clerks ............ 16.64 16.69 660 662 39.6 34,305 34,445 2,062

Tellers ................................ 12.07 11.50 479 460 39.6 24,883 23,920 2,062

Brokerage clerks .................... 18.59 17.90 733 701 39.4 38,111 36,462 2,050

Correspondence clerks ........... 16.85 16.12 672 645 39.9 34,939 33,530 2,073

Court, municipal, and license

clerks ................................ 17.08 16.28 665 640 38.9 34,589 33,272 2,025

Credit authorizers, checkers,

and clerks ......................... 15.98 14.65 637 586 39.9 33,142 30,468 2,074

Customer service

representatives ................. 16.07 14.89 638 593 39.7 33,130 30,832 2,062

Eligibility interviewers,

government programs ...... 17.42 17.09 688 683 39.5 35,664 35,381 2,048

File clerks .............................. 13.24 12.61 523 499 39.5 27,158 25,955 2,051

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-22 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Office and administrative

support occupations

–Continued

Hotel, motel, and resort desk

clerks ................................ $9.91 $9.75 $391 $390 39.4 $20,083 $20,280 2,026

Interviewers, except

eligibility and loan ........... 13.61 13.32 532 529 39.1 27,644 27,500 2,031

Library assistants, clerical ..... 14.30 13.60 536 513 37.5 25,198 24,138 1,762

Loan interviewers and clerks 16.20 15.87 645 626 39.8 33,517 32,552 2,069

New accounts clerks .............. 14.53 13.93 578 550 39.8 30,068 28,579 2,069

Order clerks ........................... 15.44 14.68 616 587 39.9 31,872 30,543 2,064

Human resources assistants,

except payroll and

timekeeping ..................... 17.88 18.04 711 721 39.8 36,934 37,461 2,065

Receptionists and information

clerks ................................ 13.20 12.50 519 495 39.3 26,906 25,709 2,039

Reservation and

transportation ticket

agents and travel clerks ... 15.37 15.03 610 600 39.7 31,715 31,200 2,063

Cargo and freight agents ........ 20.80 18.63 841 745 40.4 43,713 38,750 2,101

Couriers and messengers ....... 11.95 11.87 464 456 38.8 24,142 23,712 2,019

Dispatchers ............................ 18.12 16.62 732 674 40.4 37,959 35,000 2,095

Police, fire, and ambulance

dispatchers ................... 17.29 16.33 691 651 39.9 35,893 33,852 2,076

Dispatchers, except police,

fire, and ambulance ..... 18.49 17.00 751 690 40.6 38,888 35,818 2,103

Meter readers, utilities ........... 16.87 16.46 672 658 39.8 34,931 34,237 2,071

Production, planning, and

expediting clerks .............. 19.44 18.61 776 746 39.9 40,359 38,794 2,076

Shipping, receiving, and

traffic clerks ..................... 13.53 12.67 540 505 39.9 28,051 26,250 2,073

Stock clerks and order fillers 12.95 12.35 514 494 39.7 26,720 25,760 2,063

Weighers, measurers,

checkers, and samplers,

recordkeeping .................. 15.05 13.96 601 558 39.9 31,261 29,037 2,077

Secretaries and administrative

assistants .......................... 19.01 18.00 744 709 39.2 38,363 36,479 2,018

Executive secretaries and

administrative

assistants ...................... 21.62 20.67 851 814 39.4 44,184 42,286 2,043

Legal secretaries ................ 22.33 20.96 859 819 38.4 44,643 42,588 1,999

Medical secretaries ............ 15.22 14.52 595 575 39.1 30,915 29,869 2,031

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-23 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Office and administrative

support occupations

–Continued

Secretaries, except legal,

medical, and executive $16.72 $15.94 $655 $635 39.2 $33,298 $32,501 1,992

Computer operators ............... 16.11 15.71 641 628 39.8 33,346 32,677 2,070

Data entry and information

processing workers .......... 14.47 13.52 565 536 39.1 29,225 27,456 2,019

Data entry keyers ............... 13.53 12.94 529 508 39.1 27,322 26,135 2,019

Word processors and

typists ........................... 16.75 15.81 654 619 39.0 33,807 32,178 2,018

Desktop publishers ................ 19.19 18.27 748 712 39.0 38,754 37,128 2,020

Insurance claims and policy

processing clerks ............. 16.53 15.75 649 613 39.3 33,766 31,899 2,043

Mail clerks and mail machine

operators, except postal

service .............................. 12.66 11.53 497 456 39.2 25,831 23,691 2,040

Office clerks, general ............. 14.90 14.11 582 557 39.1 29,920 28,673 2,008

Office machine operators,

except computer ............... 13.66 13.41 543 524 39.7 27,974 27,227 2,047

Proofreaders and copy

markers ............................ 14.31 12.64 568 506 39.7 29,552 26,300 2,065

Statistical assistants ............... 19.86 19.60 771 742 38.8 40,085 38,563 2,018

Farming, fishing, and forestry

occupations ......................... 13.31 11.75 531 462 39.9 25,056 20,592 1,882

First-line

supervisors/managers of

farming, fishing, and

forestry workers ............... 20.74 18.35 846 807 40.8 43,988 41,976 2,121

Graders and sorters,

agricultural products ........ 10.54 9.45 413 378 39.2 20,698 18,720 1,964

Miscellaneous agricultural

workers ............................ 10.85 9.80 433 392 39.9 19,672 16,744 1,814

Farmworkers and laborers,

crop, nursery, and

greenhouse ................... 10.53 9.54 420 382 39.9 17,696 14,560 1,680

Farmworkers, farm and

ranch animals ............... 14.02 14.67 554 587 39.5 28,823 30,507 2,055

Logging workers .................... 17.70 17.08 708 683 40.0 36,824 35,535 2,080

Construction and extraction

occupations ......................... 20.94 18.77 834 740 39.8 42,670 37,706 2,038

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-24 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Construction and extraction

occupations –Continued

First-line

supervisors/managers of

construction trades and

extraction workers ........... $29.06 $27.37 $1,182 $1,104 40.7 $60,987 $57,200 2,098

Boilermakers .......................... 19.31 18.31 772 732 40.0 40,169 38,085 2,080

Brickmasons, blockmasons,

and stonemasons .............. 24.95 25.19 990 980 39.7 49,685 50,954 1,991

Brickmasons and

blockmasons ................ 25.50 25.36 1,011 1,007 39.7 50,583 50,960 1,984

Carpenters .............................. 22.15 20.00 878 800 39.7 45,017 41,600 2,033

Carpet, floor, and tile

installers and finishers ..... 20.95 19.00 825 714 39.4 42,883 37,138 2,046

Carpet installers ................. 23.54 20.00 935 800 39.7 48,606 41,600 2,065

Tile and marble setters ....... 19.14 16.97 753 679 39.4 39,114 35,291 2,043

Cement masons, concrete

finishers, and terrazzo

workers ............................ 19.82 18.50 790 720 39.9 39,607 36,400 1,999

Cement masons and

concrete finishers ......... 19.78 18.50 788 720 39.9 39,526 36,400 1,998

Construction laborers ............. 16.23 14.00 644 560 39.7 32,304 28,261 1,991

Construction equipment

operators .......................... 19.00 17.00 756 680 39.8 37,654 34,626 1,982

Paving, surfacing, and

tamping equipment

operators ...................... 16.38 15.00 650 600 39.7 31,253 29,463 1,908

Operating engineers and

other construction

equipment operators .... 19.72 17.91 785 716 39.8 39,495 36,254 2,003

Drywall installers, ceiling tile

installers, and tapers ........ 22.03 19.75 868 798 39.4 45,006 41,371 2,043

Drywall and ceiling tile

installers ....................... 22.15 19.94 870 798 39.3 45,083 41,481 2,035

Tapers ................................ 21.76 17.22 865 689 39.7 44,831 35,818 2,060

Electricians ............................ 24.28 21.99 967 880 39.8 50,274 45,750 2,070

Glaziers .................................. 18.91 17.50 756 700 40.0 39,330 36,400 2,080

Insulation workers ................. 18.08 16.70 721 668 39.9 37,412 34,736 2,069

Insulation workers, floor,

ceiling, and wall ........... 16.02 13.40 634 523 39.6 32,761 27,186 2,045

Insulation workers,

mechanical ................... 19.06 18.00 762 720 40.0 39,644 37,440 2,080

Painters and paperhangers ..... 17.23 15.73 680 620 39.5 35,312 32,240 2,049

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-25 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Construction and extraction

occupations –Continued

Painters, construction and

maintenance ................. $17.26 $15.60 $681 $620 39.4 $35,337 $32,240 2,048

Pipelayers, plumbers,

pipefitters, and

steamfitters ...................... 24.28 22.50 968 900 39.9 50,196 46,756 2,067

Pipelayers .......................... 17.70 14.24 708 570 40.0 36,772 29,625 2,078

Plumbers, pipefitters, and

steamfitters .................. 24.82 23.00 990 903 39.9 51,291 46,946 2,067

Plasterers and stucco masons 16.83 16.44 664 625 39.4 34,398 32,480 2,043

Reinforcing iron and rebar

workers ............................ 18.70 16.50 748 660 40.0 37,503 34,320 2,005

Roofers .................................. 17.64 16.00 688 640 39.0 33,558 31,121 1,903

Sheet metal workers .............. 21.55 19.00 852 740 39.5 43,910 37,997 2,037

Structural iron and steel

workers ............................ 28.55 26.00 1,142 1,040 40.0 59,224 54,238 2,074

Helpers, construction trades .. 13.84 12.50 550 500 39.7 28,154 25,863 2,035

Helpers--brickmasons,

blockmasons,

stonemasons, and tile

and marble setters ........ 16.55 14.00 654 522 39.5 33,316 26,880 2,014

Helpers--carpenters ............ 13.80 13.61 548 544 39.7 28,206 28,080 2,044

Helpers--electricians .......... 11.60 11.00 464 440 40.0 24,107 22,880 2,078

Helpers--painters,

paperhangers,

plasterers, and stucco

masons ......................... 10.88 11.00 435 440 40.0 22,632 22,880 2,080

Helpers--pipelayers,

plumbers, pipefitters,

and steamfitters ............ 13.10 12.90 524 516 40.0 27,241 26,830 2,080

Helpers--roofers ................. 11.23 12.00 427 400 38.0 21,502 20,800 1,914

Construction and building

inspectors ......................... 25.39 23.39 1,011 927 39.8 52,558 48,214 2,070

Elevator installers and

repairers ........................... 41.37 38.46 1,655 1,538 40.0 86,058 79,997 2,080

Hazardous materials removal

workers ............................ 18.32 17.00 733 680 40.0 37,542 35,360 2,049

Highway maintenance

workers ............................ 17.21 16.44 685 658 39.8 34,921 33,280 2,029

Septic tank servicers and

sewer pipe cleaners .......... 19.82 22.11 887 1,106 44.7 46,113 57,496 2,326

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-26 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Construction and extraction

occupations –Continued

Miscellaneous construction

and related workers .......... $17.40 $16.00 $692 $640 39.8 $35,351 $32,949 2,032

Derrick, rotary drill, and

service unit operators, oil,

gas, and mining ................ 23.45 24.88 938 995 40.0 48,782 51,740 2,080

Service unit operators, oil,

gas, and mining ............ 24.41 25.00 977 1,000 40.0 50,778 52,000 2,080

Earth drillers, except oil and

gas .................................... 17.78 16.46 711 658 40.0 36,983 34,239 2,080

Mining machine operators ..... 23.30 21.85 956 868 41.0 49,712 45,138 2,134

Continuous mining

machine operators ........ 24.52 25.51 1,016 891 41.5 52,854 46,357 2,156

Roustabouts, oil and gas ........ 19.68 18.00 787 720 40.0 40,938 37,440 2,080

Helpers--extraction workers .. 17.27 15.75 691 630 40.0 35,929 32,760 2,080

Installation, maintenance, and

repair occupations ............. 20.98 19.50 841 782 40.1 43,670 40,560 2,081

First-line

supervisors/managers of

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ........................... 27.34 25.23 1,116 1,040 40.8 57,990 54,001 2,121

Computer, automated teller,

and office machine

repairers ........................... 17.90 17.31 716 692 40.0 37,206 36,001 2,078

Radio and

telecommunications

equipment installers and

repairers ........................... 27.45 29.35 1,098 1,174 40.0 57,074 61,050 2,079

Telecommunications

equipment installers

and repairers, except

line installers ................ 27.45 29.35 1,097 1,174 40.0 57,069 61,050 2,079

Miscellaneous electrical and

electronic equipment

mechanics, installers, and

repairers ........................... 21.08 19.92 842 795 40.0 43,785 41,350 2,077

Avionics technicians .......... 15.35 14.70 614 588 40.0 31,934 30,576 2,080

Electric motor, power tool,

and related repairers .... 14.60 13.64 584 546 40.0 30,377 28,371 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-27 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Installation, maintenance, and

repair occupations

–Continued

Electrical and electronics

installers and repairers,

transportation

equipment .................... $26.32 $28.01 $1,053 $1,120 40.0 $54,742 $58,261 2,080

Electrical and electronics

repairers, commercial

and industrial

equipment .................... 23.17 23.42 923 931 39.8 47,978 48,402 2,070

Electrical and electronics

repairers, powerhouse,

substation, and relay .... 31.72 33.87 1,268 1,355 40.0 65,944 70,450 2,079

Electronic equipment

installers and repairers,

motor vehicles ............. 16.98 17.00 689 680 40.6 35,823 35,360 2,110

Electronic home

entertainment

equipment installers

and repairers ................ 14.99 13.25 600 530 40.0 31,188 27,560 2,080

Security and fire alarm

systems installers ......... 20.95 20.60 836 824 39.9 43,469 42,848 2,075

Aircraft mechanics and

service technicians ........... 27.18 27.28 1,092 1,090 40.2 56,527 56,742 2,080

Automotive technicians and

repairers ........................... 18.84 18.00 760 720 40.4 39,521 37,440 2,098

Automotive body and

related repairers ........... 18.46 16.50 747 650 40.5 38,824 33,815 2,103

Automotive glass installers

and repairers ................ 19.31 20.00 772 800 40.0 40,159 41,600 2,080

Automotive service

technicians and

mechanics .................... 18.94 18.05 764 722 40.3 39,710 37,548 2,097

Bus and truck mechanics and

diesel engine specialists ... 20.41 19.40 816 770 40.0 42,394 40,040 2,077

Heavy vehicle and mobile

equipment service

technicians and

mechanics ........................ 20.15 19.39 814 780 40.4 42,315 40,560 2,100

Farm equipment mechanics 15.74 15.50 662 617 42.1 34,448 32,103 2,189

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-28 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Installation, maintenance, and

repair occupations

–Continued

Mobile heavy equipment

mechanics, except

engines ......................... $21.34 $20.75 $853 $830 40.0 $44,349 $43,160 2,078

Rail car repairers ................ 20.87 19.50 835 780 40.0 43,418 40,560 2,080

Small engine mechanics ........ 17.02 16.15 678 646 39.8 35,185 33,592 2,067

Motorboat mechanics ........ 16.92 17.00 670 680 39.6 34,848 35,360 2,059

Motorcycle mechanics ....... 18.96 15.25 757 610 39.9 38,990 31,720 2,056

Outdoor power equipment

and other small engine

mechanics .................... 15.76 16.15 630 646 40.0 32,785 33,592 2,080

Miscellaneous vehicle and

mobile equipment

mechanic, installers, and

repairers ........................... 11.17 10.10 445 404 39.8 23,143 21,000 2,072

Tire repairers and changers 10.69 10.00 426 400 39.8 22,130 20,800 2,070

Control and valve installers

and repairers .................... 20.70 20.42 827 817 39.9 42,999 42,474 2,077

Control and valve installers

and repairers, except

mechanical door ........... 22.06 21.27 881 845 39.9 45,792 43,950 2,076

Heating, air conditioning, and

refrigeration mechanics

and installers .................... 21.83 19.38 872 774 40.0 45,307 40,236 2,076

Home appliance repairers ...... 19.31 18.58 780 743 40.4 40,545 38,640 2,100

Industrial machinery

installation, repair, and

maintenance workers ....... 20.13 19.08 803 762 39.9 41,654 39,520 2,070

Industrial machinery

mechanics .................... 23.10 21.96 922 877 39.9 47,860 45,573 2,071

Maintenance and repair

workers, general .......... 18.14 17.20 723 688 39.8 37,428 35,661 2,063

Maintenance workers,

machinery .................... 18.50 16.91 741 676 40.0 38,493 35,173 2,080

Millwrights ........................ 25.34 25.06 1,018 1,002 40.2 52,934 52,125 2,089

Line installers and repairers ... 26.78 28.38 1,071 1,135 40.0 55,587 59,020 2,076

Electrical power-line

installers and repairers 28.49 29.06 1,140 1,162 40.0 59,256 60,445 2,080

Telecommunications line

installers and repairers 25.77 27.69 1,030 1,108 40.0 53,416 57,148 2,073

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-29 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Installation, maintenance, and

repair occupations

–Continued

Precision instrument and

equipment repairers ......... $22.42 $19.50 $887 $779 39.6 $46,128 $40,533 2,058

Medical equipment

repairers ....................... 19.31 15.93 772 637 40.0 40,166 33,134 2,080

Musical instrument

repairers and tuners ...... 17.86 18.50 693 694 38.8 36,060 36,075 2,019

Miscellaneous installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ............................ 16.29 15.00 650 600 39.9 33,557 31,200 2,060

Coin, vending, and

amusement machine

servicers and repairers 15.67 15.41 624 618 39.8 32,451 32,148 2,071

Locksmiths and safe

repairers ....................... 17.36 15.00 695 600 40.1 36,154 31,200 2,083

Manufactured building and

mobile home installers 11.61 11.00 464 440 40.0 24,139 22,880 2,080

Riggers ............................... 18.18 15.00 727 600 40.0 37,823 31,200 2,080

Signal and track switch

repairers ....................... 24.99 24.99 1,000 1,000 40.0 51,987 51,979 2,080

Helpers--installation,

maintenance, and repair

workers ........................ 13.01 12.50 520 500 40.0 26,695 26,000 2,052

Production occupations ........... 16.13 14.52 642 579 39.8 33,325 30,056 2,067

First-line

supervisors/managers of

production and operating

workers ............................ 24.26 22.77 984 923 40.6 51,155 48,006 2,109

Aircraft structure, surfaces,

rigging, and systems

assemblers ........................ 23.99 23.12 959 925 40.0 49,893 48,090 2,080

Electrical, electronics, and

electromechanical

assemblers ........................ 13.79 12.46 550 498 39.9 28,601 25,896 2,074

Coil winders, tapers, and

finishers ....................... 12.70 11.53 500 465 39.3 25,984 24,184 2,045

Electrical and electronic

equipment assemblers .. 13.61 12.32 543 493 39.9 28,260 25,615 2,076

Electromechanical

equipment assemblers .. 14.48 13.83 578 553 39.9 30,064 28,766 2,076

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-30 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Engine and other machine

assemblers ........................ $19.39 $17.14 $774 $680 39.9 $40,251 $35,381 2,076

Structural metal fabricators

and fitters ......................... 17.62 15.77 701 634 39.8 36,256 33,114 2,058

Miscellaneous assemblers and

fabricators ........................ 15.74 13.77 627 547 39.8 32,565 28,392 2,069

Fiberglass laminators and

fabricators .................... 13.70 12.76 548 510 40.0 28,500 26,541 2,080

Team assemblers ............... 16.89 13.95 674 558 39.9 35,001 28,974 2,072

Bakers .................................... 13.24 12.00 518 480 39.1 26,777 24,814 2,022

Butchers and other meat,

poultry, and fish

processing workers .......... 12.50 12.00 496 479 39.7 25,810 24,898 2,064

Butchers and meat cutters .. 15.52 15.41 611 612 39.4 31,795 31,824 2,048

Meat, poultry, and fish

cutters and trimmers .... 9.76 9.80 388 392 39.8 20,182 20,384 2,067

Slaughterers and meat

packers ......................... 12.11 12.18 484 487 40.0 25,193 25,334 2,080

Miscellaneous food

processing workers .......... 13.41 12.83 534 510 39.8 27,713 26,360 2,067

Food and tobacco roasting,

baking, and drying

machine operators and

tenders .......................... 13.02 12.67 521 507 40.0 27,088 26,360 2,080

Food batchmakers .............. 14.36 14.40 570 570 39.7 29,573 29,536 2,060

Food cooking machine

operators and tenders ... 11.30 9.75 451 390 39.9 23,456 20,280 2,076

Computer control

programmers and

operators .......................... 18.41 17.85 736 713 40.0 38,249 37,053 2,078

Computer-controlled

machine tool operators,

metal and plastic .......... 17.45 17.05 698 682 40.0 36,264 35,464 2,078

Numerical tool and process

control programmers ... 24.67 23.56 987 942 40.0 51,311 49,001 2,080

Forming machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .............. 16.21 15.83 643 617 39.7 33,405 32,082 2,061

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-31 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Extruding and drawing

machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... $16.01 $15.58 $632 $610 39.5 $32,877 $31,699 2,054

Forging machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 15.69 15.04 626 602 39.9 32,358 31,200 2,063

Rolling machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 17.07 16.50 681 660 39.9 35,432 34,320 2,076

Machine tool cutting setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .............. 15.29 14.42 611 576 39.9 31,750 29,973 2,077

Cutting, punching, and

press machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 14.73 13.50 588 540 39.9 30,587 28,080 2,077

Drilling and boring

machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 15.37 14.50 614 580 39.9 31,887 30,160 2,074

Grinding, lapping,

polishing, and buffing

machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 14.87 14.10 594 561 39.9 30,870 29,162 2,076

Lathe and turning machine

tool setters, operators,

and tenders, metal and

plastic ........................... 17.29 17.50 691 700 40.0 35,947 36,400 2,079

Milling and planing

machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 17.90 19.00 716 760 40.0 37,201 39,520 2,078

Machinists .............................. 21.38 20.60 854 820 39.9 44,398 42,640 2,077

Metal furnace and kiln

operators and tenders ....... 17.98 17.53 717 698 39.9 37,264 36,296 2,072

Metal-refining furnace

operators and tenders ... 18.95 18.98 755 759 39.9 39,217 39,478 2,070

Pourers and casters, metal 16.77 17.45 669 698 39.9 34,794 36,296 2,075

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-32 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Model makers and

patternmakers, metal and

plastic ............................... $22.48 $22.25 $899 $890 40.0 $46,731 $46,280 2,078

Model makers, metal and

plastic ........................... 23.70 24.62 948 985 40.0 49,305 51,210 2,080

Patternmakers, metal and

plastic ........................... 17.85 14.00 714 560 40.0 36,986 29,120 2,073

Molders and molding

machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .............. 13.46 12.50 535 500 39.7 27,804 26,000 2,066

Foundry mold and

coremakers ................... 17.45 17.05 698 682 40.0 36,290 35,464 2,080

Molding, coremaking, and

casting machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 13.16 12.35 523 492 39.7 27,162 25,563 2,065

Multiple machine tool setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .............. 15.80 14.10 626 564 39.6 32,536 29,328 2,059

Tool and die makers .............. 24.32 24.31 971 967 39.9 50,462 50,274 2,075

Welding, soldering, and

brazing workers ............... 17.21 16.50 687 660 39.9 35,686 34,320 2,073

Welders, cutters, solderers,

and brazers ................... 17.32 16.64 692 664 39.9 35,966 34,507 2,076

Welding, soldering, and

brazing machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 16.60 15.75 658 624 39.7 34,137 31,928 2,057

Miscellaneous metalworkers

and plastic workers .......... 15.40 14.75 616 590 40.0 32,038 30,688 2,080

Heat treating equipment

setters, operators, and

tenders, metal and

plastic ........................... 16.04 16.15 642 646 40.0 33,371 33,592 2,080

Lay-out workers, metal and

plastic ........................... 18.80 16.00 752 640 40.0 39,061 33,280 2,078

Plating and coating

machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

metal and plastic .......... 15.62 13.87 625 555 40.0 32,485 28,850 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-33 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Tool grinders, filers, and

sharpeners .................... $17.39 $17.22 $688 $689 39.6 $35,784 $35,818 2,058

Bookbinders and bindery

workers ............................ 14.33 13.54 564 542 39.3 29,328 28,159 2,046

Bindery workers ................ 14.33 13.54 564 542 39.3 29,328 28,159 2,046

Printers ................................... 17.05 16.48 677 653 39.7 35,200 33,883 2,065

Job printers ........................ 17.71 18.10 705 730 39.8 36,654 37,960 2,069

Prepress technicians and

workers ........................ 19.06 19.28 754 750 39.6 39,231 39,014 2,058

Printing machine operators 16.36 15.56 651 623 39.8 33,802 32,386 2,066

Laundry and dry-cleaning

workers ............................ 9.96 9.38 389 371 39.1 20,254 19,296 2,034

Pressers, textile, garment, and

related materials ............... 9.22 8.32 354 330 38.3 18,376 17,160 1,992

Sewing machine operators ..... 11.61 10.59 459 420 39.5 23,809 21,840 2,051

Tailors, dressmakers, and

sewers .............................. 15.01 13.00 564 500 37.6 29,339 26,000 1,954

Tailors, dressmakers, and

custom sewers .............. 14.88 12.90 556 500 37.4 28,934 26,000 1,945

Textile machine setters,

operators, and tenders ...... 12.43 12.05 495 482 39.8 25,744 25,064 2,070

Textile bleaching and

dyeing machine

operators and tenders ... 11.14 11.07 443 421 39.8 23,038 21,902 2,067

Textile cutting machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 11.29 10.39 452 416 40.0 23,478 21,611 2,080

Textile knitting and

weaving machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 13.56 13.90 542 556 40.0 28,202 28,908 2,080

Textile winding, twisting,

and drawing out

machine setters,

operators, and tenders .. 12.44 11.90 493 476 39.6 25,621 24,752 2,059

Miscellaneous textile,

apparel, and furnishings

workers ............................ 13.91 11.80 553 472 39.8 28,752 24,540 2,066

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-34 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Extruding and forming

machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

synthetic and glass

fibers ............................ $15.66 $16.97 $618 $655 39.5 $32,158 $34,066 2,053

Fabric and apparel

patternmakers .............. 21.60 20.65 835 826 38.7 43,432 42,952 2,011

Upholsterers ....................... 15.74 15.76 628 630 39.9 32,641 32,781 2,073

Cabinetmakers and bench

carpenters ......................... 14.83 15.00 590 580 39.8 30,608 30,160 2,065

Furniture finishers ................. 13.90 13.60 549 544 39.5 28,524 28,288 2,053

Woodworking machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .............................. 12.92 12.50 515 500 39.9 26,732 26,000 2,069

Sawing machine setters,

operators, and tenders,

wood ............................ 12.27 11.85 490 474 39.9 25,350 24,648 2,066

Woodworking machine

setters, operators, and

tenders, except sawing 13.57 13.50 541 540 39.8 28,105 28,080 2,071

Power plant operators,

distributors, and

dispatchers ....................... 30.41 31.07 1,216 1,243 40.0 63,238 64,626 2,079

Power distributors and

dispatchers ................... 35.28 36.20 1,411 1,448 40.0 73,380 75,296 2,080

Power plant operators ........ 28.02 27.87 1,120 1,115 40.0 58,248 57,970 2,079

Stationary engineers and

boiler operators ................ 26.46 27.11 1,050 1,084 39.7 54,449 56,222 2,058

Water and liquid waste

treatment plant and

system operators .............. 19.54 18.71 780 747 39.9 40,552 38,861 2,076

Miscellaneous plant and

system operators .............. 26.60 27.97 1,039 1,097 39.1 53,562 56,950 2,014

Chemical plant and system

operators ...................... 24.63 25.83 920 857 37.4 47,859 44,574 1,943

Gas plant operators ............ 30.71 32.50 1,228 1,300 40.0 63,872 67,600 2,080

Petroleum pump system

operators, refinery

operators, and gaugers 27.83 29.25 1,113 1,167 40.0 55,829 60,707 2,006

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-35 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Chemical processing machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .............................. $21.38 $20.26 $852 $810 39.8 $44,285 $42,141 2,072

Chemical equipment

operators and tenders ... 19.19 19.38 764 754 39.8 39,725 39,208 2,070

Separating, filtering,

clarifying,

precipitating, and still

machine setters,

operators, and tenders .. 23.34 21.25 930 850 39.9 48,383 44,200 2,073

Crushing, grinding, polishing,

mixing, and blending

workers ............................ 16.33 15.53 652 621 39.9 33,472 30,846 2,049

Crushing, grinding, and

polishing machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 17.16 16.60 687 664 40.0 35,335 34,528 2,059

Grinding and polishing

workers, hand .............. 13.49 13.00 540 520 40.0 27,611 26,832 2,047

Mixing and blending

machine setters,

operators, and tenders .. 17.17 16.32 684 650 39.9 35,163 33,322 2,048

Cutting workers ..................... 14.32 14.23 570 567 39.8 29,114 29,203 2,033

Cutters and trimmers, hand 12.92 12.50 515 500 39.9 26,384 25,459 2,043

Cutting and slicing

machine setters,

operators, and tenders .. 14.78 14.50 587 580 39.7 29,995 30,160 2,029

Extruding, forming, pressing,

and compacting machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .............................. 14.58 13.72 582 549 39.9 30,239 28,536 2,074

Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and

kettle operators and

tenders .............................. 16.40 14.52 656 581 40.0 34,116 30,202 2,080

Inspectors, testers, sorters,

samplers, and weighers .... 16.34 15.14 651 600 39.8 33,693 31,200 2,062

Medical, dental, and

ophthalmic laboratory

technicians ....................... 15.63 15.24 620 600 39.7 32,228 31,200 2,062

Dental laboratory

technicians ................... 15.92 15.43 629 616 39.5 32,732 32,032 2,056

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-36 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Ophthalmic laboratory

technicians ................... $14.12 $14.38 $565 $575 40.0 $29,373 $29,917 2,080

Packaging and filling

machine operators and

tenders .............................. 14.95 14.46 596 577 39.8 30,915 30,004 2,067

Painting workers .................... 15.22 14.27 610 564 40.1 31,686 29,328 2,082

Coating, painting, and

spraying machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 13.97 13.25 558 529 40.0 29,008 27,498 2,077

Painters, transportation

equipment .................... 19.86 18.26 802 731 40.4 41,684 37,987 2,099

Painting, coating, and

decorating workers ...... 12.35 11.00 493 440 39.9 25,606 22,880 2,074

Photographic process workers

and processing machine

operators .......................... 14.23 12.65 550 520 38.6 28,579 27,040 2,009

Photographic process

workers ........................ 16.63 11.24 650 449 39.1 33,794 23,369 2,033

Photographic processing

machine operators ........ 13.00 13.42 499 525 38.4 25,961 27,300 1,997

Semiconductor processors ..... 17.48 17.45 698 696 40.0 36,310 36,171 2,078

Miscellaneous production

workers ............................ 13.75 12.00 547 480 39.7 28,307 24,898 2,058

Cementing and gluing

machine operators and

tenders .......................... 14.69 14.28 588 571 40.0 30,551 29,702 2,080

Cleaning, washing, and

metal pickling

equipment operators

and tenders ................... 17.92 13.28 717 531 40.0 37,269 27,622 2,080

Cooling and freezing

equipment operators

and tenders ................... 14.99 12.20 592 488 39.5 30,804 25,376 2,055

Etchers and engravers ........ 15.95 14.00 625 560 39.2 32,501 29,120 2,038

Molders, shapers, and

casters, except metal

and plastic .................... 14.67 14.00 580 560 39.6 30,181 29,120 2,058

Paper goods machine

setters, operators, and

tenders .......................... 16.83 16.65 671 666 39.9 34,883 34,632 2,073

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-37 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Production occupations

–Continued

Tire builders ....................... $16.51 $17.32 $661 $693 40.0 $34,350 $36,026 2,080

Helpers--production

workers ........................ 11.89 11.00 472 440 39.7 24,519 22,880 2,061

Transportation and material

moving occupations ........... 15.88 14.00 637 556 40.1 32,690 28,560 2,058

First-line

supervisors/managers of

helpers, laborers, and

material movers, hand ..... 21.38 20.22 876 806 41.0 45,402 41,617 2,124

First-line

supervisors/managers of

transportation and

material-moving machine

and vehicle operators ....... 23.84 23.08 995 962 41.7 51,546 50,014 2,162

Aircraft pilots and flight

engineers .......................... 90.81 92.42 2,175 2,392 23.9 112,640 123,413 1,240

Airline pilots, copilots, and

flight engineers ............ 108.69 111.62 2,308 2,543 21.2 120,012 132,228 1,104

Commercial pilots ............. 32.52 32.00 1,336 1,280 41.1 67,468 66,554 2,074

Ambulance drivers and

attendants, except

emergency medical

technicians ....................... 12.55 10.71 500 428 39.8 25,994 22,279 2,071

Bus drivers ............................. 16.86 15.24 607 579 36.0 27,205 24,908 1,613

Bus drivers, transit and

intercity ........................ 17.94 16.00 722 666 40.2 37,437 34,632 2,087

Bus drivers, school ............ 15.55 14.53 496 462 31.9 19,643 17,701 1,263

Driver/sales workers and

truck drivers ..................... 17.17 16.31 715 667 41.7 36,930 34,528 2,151

Driver/sales workers .......... 14.98 14.14 607 574 40.5 31,540 29,864 2,105

Truck drivers, heavy and

tractor-trailer ................ 18.16 17.30 774 732 42.6 39,824 37,981 2,193

Truck drivers, light or

delivery services .......... 15.75 13.84 632 551 40.2 32,810 28,600 2,083

Taxi drivers and chauffeurs ... 11.10 9.95 417 378 37.6 21,666 19,656 1,952

Locomotive engineers and

operators .......................... 27.70 23.75 1,178 950 42.5 60,171 49,400 2,172

Locomotive engineers ....... 28.17 23.75 1,207 950 42.8 62,744 49,400 2,227

Railroad brake, signal, and

switch operators ............... 24.70 22.42 988 897 40.0 51,369 46,634 2,080

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-38 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Transportation and material

moving occupations

–Continued

Railroad conductors and

yardmasters ...................... $24.33 $22.88 $1,048 $1,000 43.1 $54,498 $52,000 2,240

Subway and streetcar

operators .......................... 25.62 26.55 1,025 1,062 40.0 53,292 55,224 2,080

Sailors and marine oilers ....... 12.98 11.67 586 583 45.1 28,489 29,120 2,195

Ship and boat captains and

operators .......................... 25.85 28.21 1,340 1,167 51.8 59,125 60,667 2,287

Captains, mates, and pilots

of water vessels ............ 25.85 28.21 1,340 1,167 51.8 59,125 60,667 2,287

Ship engineers ....................... 34.23 29.17 1,759 1,831 51.4 67,559 55,692 1,974

Parking lot attendants ............ 8.76 8.35 340 323 38.7 17,528 16,640 2,000

Service station attendants ...... 11.58 9.00 460 360 39.8 23,935 18,720 2,067

Transportation inspectors ...... 26.70 23.96 1,076 1,067 40.3 55,938 55,465 2,095

Conveyor operators and

tenders .............................. 13.27 12.00 531 480 40.0 27,592 24,960 2,080

Crane and tower operators ..... 21.19 20.00 847 800 40.0 44,032 41,600 2,078

Dredge, excavating, and

loading machine operators 16.82 16.50 671 660 39.9 34,486 33,280 2,050

Excavating and loading

machine and dragline

operators ...................... 16.73 16.11 667 644 39.9 34,286 33,280 2,050

Hoist and winch operators ..... 21.25 20.28 894 811 42.1 46,475 42,182 2,187

Industrial truck and tractor

operators .......................... 14.57 13.77 583 550 40.0 29,998 28,392 2,059

Laborers and material

movers, hand .................... 11.86 10.87 471 428 39.7 24,294 22,048 2,048

Cleaners of vehicles and

equipment .................... 11.67 10.73 463 430 39.7 24,030 22,256 2,059

Laborers and freight, stock,

and material movers,

hand ............................. 12.30 11.20 488 441 39.7 25,143 22,880 2,044

Machine feeders and

offbearers ..................... 11.86 10.60 472 426 39.8 24,523 22,069 2,068

Packers and packagers,

hand ............................. 10.71 9.84 425 390 39.7 21,912 20,176 2,047

See footnotes at end of table.

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY

All United States 3-39 December 2007 - January 2009
Table 3 Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual

earnings and mean weekly and annual hours — Continued

Occupation2

Hourly3 Weekly4 Annual5

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Mean

earnings

Median

earnings

Mean

hours

Transportation and material

moving occupations

–Continued

Pumping station operators ..... $21.97 $22.91 $879 $916 40.0 $45,093 $47,653 2,052

Refuse and recyclable

material collectors ........... 14.00 11.84 591 525 42.2 30,554 27,300 2,182

Tank car, truck, and ship

loaders .............................. 19.88 20.22 797 809 40.1 40,603 42,058 2,043

1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule

based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a

35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one

establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the

minimum full-time schedule.

2 A classification system including about 800 individual occupations is used to

cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.

They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are

premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.

The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number

of workers, weighed by hours. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median weekly earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than

the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in

a week, exclusive of overtime.

5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to

employees. Median annual earnings designate position – one-half of the earnings are

paid the same as or more than the rate shown and half are paid the same as or less than

the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in

a year, exclusive of overtime.

NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. 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 3-40 December 2007 - January 2009