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The Modeled Wage Estimates (MWE) provide annual estimates of average hourly wages for occupations by selected job characteristics and within geographical location. The job characteristics include bargaining status (union and nonunion), part- and full-time work status, incentive- and time-based pay, and work levels by occupation. The modeled wage estimates are produced using a statistical procedure that combines survey data collected by the National Compensation Survey (NCS) and the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) programs. Borrowing from the strengths of the NCS, information on job characteristics and work levels, and from the OEWS, the occupational and geographic detail, the modeled wage estimates provide more detail on occupational average hourly wages than either program is able to provide separately. MWE DatabaseDatabase
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Latest Numbers![]() Full-time or part-time, average hourly wages
Full-time, Retail salespersons, in Erie, PA
Part-time, Retail salespersons, in Erie, PA Union or nonunion, average hourly wages
Union, Production occupations, in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Nonunion, Production occupations, in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Time or incentive-based pay, average hourly wages
Time-based pay, Sales and related occupations, in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Incentive-based pay, Sales and related occupations, in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Work levels, average hourly wages
Level 7, Registered nurses, in Ames, IA
Level 9, Registered nurses, in Ames, IA
Level 8, Computer and mathematical occupations, in Austin-Round Rock, TX
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