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Federal, State, and Local Government (OEWS Designation) Salaries

NAICS 99 · BLS OEWS May 2024 · Updated Apr 3, 2025

Federal, state, and local government employment, excluding the U.S. Postal Service and state and local government-operated schools and hospitals (which are counted elsewhere).

Total Workforce
10M
workers in this sector
Median Annual Pay
$67K
across all occupations

Top Roles in Government

Top 25 by employment in this sector · wages are sector-specific
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay
1Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
SOC 33-3051
638K$76,650
2Correctional Officers and Jailers
SOC 33-3012
348K$58,630
3Firefighters
SOC 33-2011
310K$60,460
4Business Operations Specialists, All Other
SOC 13-1199
289K$92,750
5Office Clerks, General
SOC 43-9061
245K$47,320
6Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
SOC 43-6014
179K$48,140
7Management Analysts
SOC 13-1111
172K$94,010
8Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
SOC 49-9071
170K$49,410
9Registered Nurses
SOC 29-1141
169K$106,520
10Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
SOC 43-4031
167K$47,800
11Lawyers
SOC 23-1011
157K$130,980
12First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
SOC 33-1012
148K$107,080
13Child, Family, and School Social Workers
SOC 21-1021
146K$63,640
14Highway Maintenance Workers
SOC 47-4051
144K$49,300
15Compliance Officers
SOC 13-1041
144K$79,310
16General and Operations Managers
SOC 11-1021
143K$133,060
17Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
SOC 43-4061
141K$52,890
18Managers, All Other
SOC 11-9199
135K$138,250
19First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
SOC 43-1011
119K$71,010
20Accountants and Auditors
SOC 13-2011
117K$81,240
21Detectives and Criminal Investigators
SOC 33-3021
110K$93,500
22Recreation Workers
SOC 39-9032
110K$35,140
23Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
99K$120,640
24Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
SOC 51-8031
95K$58,630
25Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SOC 37-2011
90K$40,290

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