Total Compensation Survey - TABLE 4 - Private Sector Statewide Comparison of Salaries, All Benchmark Classes

TABLE 4 - Private Sector Statewide Comparison of Salaries, All Benchmark Classes

Classification	State's Maximum Base Salary	Private Sector Median	% State is above or below median	# of orgs with class match
Accountant	$4,997	$4,707	5.8%	481
Associate Civil Engineer **	$6,250
Associate Industrial Hygienist*	$5,587
Attorney	$7,386	$7,845	-6.2%	111
Auditor	$5,247	$5,692	-8.5%	88
Budget Analyst	$4,997	$4,763	4.7%	116
Chemist **	$5,110
Chief Financial Officer	$10,951	$13,290	-21.4%	91
Chief Information Officer	$10,271	$10,908	-6.2%	48
Clinical Laboratory Technologist*	$4,344
Cook	$3,021	$2,292	24.1%	167
Custodian	$2,382	$1,851	22.3%	342
Dentist*	$9,913
Director, Human Resources	$10,271	$11,384	-10.8%	48
Director, Parks and Recreation*	$10,271
Director, Public Works*	$10,271
Director, Social Services*	$10,271
Electrician	$3,926	$3,778	3.8%	53
Engineering Geologist*	$5,932
Heavy Equipment Mechanic **	$3,837
Heavy Equipment Operator **	$3,497
Hydroelectric Plant Operator **	$4,971
Information Systems Technician*	$3,326
Laboratory Tech (Chem Analysis) **	$3,463
Licensed Vocational Nurse	$2,967	$3,296	-11.1%	223
Mid-Manager*	$6,984
Occupational Therapist	$3,960	$5,515	-39.3%	166
Office Assistant	$2,641	$2,555	3.3%	295
Personnel Analyst	$4,997	$4,507	9.8%	418
Pharmacist	$5,748	$7,970	-38.7%	164
Physician*	$10,866
Programmer Analyst	$5,247	$5,550	-5.8%	219
Psychiatrist*	$10,866
Psychologist **	$5,904
Public Safety Dispatcher*	$3,762
Registered Nurse	$5,423	$5,691	-4.9%	233
Research Scientist*	$5,984
Respiratory Care Practitioner	$3,616	$4,454	-23.2%	206
Social Worker - Masters Level	$4,139	$5,116	-23.6%	131
Stationary Engineer	$4,601	$3,839	16.6%	77
Systems Software Specialist*	$5,753

* No private sector matches.

** Insufficient private sector data.

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Updated October 7, 2010 at 2:26 PM.