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Modeled Wage Estimates
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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.
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Latest Numbers
Full-time or part-time, average hourly wages
Full-time, Retail salespersons, in Erie, PA
$19.11 in 2021
Part-time, Retail salespersons, in Erie, PA
$11.50 in 2021
Union or nonunion, average hourly wages
Union, Production occupations, in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$25.57 in 2021
Nonunion, Production occupations, in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$20.62 in 2021
Time or incentive-based pay, average hourly wages
Time-based pay, Sales and related occupations, in Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
$22.93 in 2021
Incentive-based pay, Sales and related occupations, in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
$33.09 in 2021
Work levels, average hourly wages
Level 7, Registered nurses, in Ames, IA
$29.93 in 2021
Level 9, Registered nurses, in Ames, IA
$31.16 in 2021
Level 8, Computer and mathematical occupations, in Austin-Round Rock, TX
$33.12 in 2021
Level 11, Computer and mathematical occupations, in Austin-Round Rock, TX
$60.95 in 2021
Historical Data
News Release
Publications
The Economics Daily
Average hourly wages for highest levels of aerospace engineers at $66.36 in 2021
The images revealed this summer from the James Webb Space Telescope animated imaginations around the world about space, time, and galaxies. Aerospace engineers are some of the people who develop the spacecraft that carry telescopes, satellites, and people into space. The average hourly wage in 2021 was $41.88 for level 9 aerospace engineers and $66.36 for level 12 aerospace engineers. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Introducing Modeled Wage Estimates by grouped work levels
This article presents experimental Modeled Wage Estimates calculated by grouping work-level data. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Comparisons of hourly wage estimates by location, work levels, hours, and other factors
This Beyond the Numbers article shows ways in which modeled wage estimates can be used to compare wages by location, hours worked, pay method, and work level. The article also describes some enhancements to these data. It uses examples from the 2018 Modeled Wage Estimates publication, which has a reference year of 2017. read more »