PUBLIC SECTOR / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

484

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March 2023
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

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$71,429 USD

£59,286 GBP

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$81,481 USD

$52,000 USD

£43,160 GBP

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Average Salary / Public Sector / United States

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Average salary for Public Sector / United States is $71,429 USD per year. The most typical earning is $52,000 USD. All data are based on 484 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $80,000 USD. Women receive a salary of $61,400 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $110,000 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $76,300 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $87,600 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $83,300 USD.

Levels / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	1	100% 0.21%
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	4	99.79% 0.83%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	11	98.97% 2.27%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	15	96.69% 3.1%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	23	93.6% 4.75%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	24	88.84% 4.96%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	36	83.88% 7.44%
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	32	76.45% 6.61%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	42	69.83% 8.68%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	33	61.16% 6.82%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	25	54.34% 5.17%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	24	49.17% 4.96%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	26	44.21% 5.37%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	18	38.84% 3.72%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	18	35.12% 3.72%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	16	31.4% 3.31%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	12	28.1% 2.48%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	25	25.62% 5.17%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	22	20.45% 4.55%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	10	15.91% 2.07%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	10	13.84% 2.07%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	6	11.78% 1.24%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	11	10.54% 2.27%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	6	8.26% 1.24%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	9	7.02% 1.86%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	2	5.17% 0.41%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	4	4.75% 0.83%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	1	3.93% 0.21%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	8	3.72% 1.65%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	1	2.07% 0.21%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	3	1.86% 0.62%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	3	1.24% 0.62%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	0	n/a
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	1	0.62% 0.21%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	0	n/a
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	1	0.41% 0.21%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	0	n/a
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	1	0.21% 0.21%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	0	n/a

Gender / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	251	$80,000 USD
2	Women	186	$61,400 USD

Education / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	25	$110,000 USD
2	Masters Degree	158	$76,300 USD
3	Bachelors Degree	175	$67,900 USD
4	High School	19	$64,600 USD
5	Some College	104	$63,100 USD
6	Bellow H. School	3	$29,700 USD

Experience / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	155	$87,600 USD
2	16-20 Years	50	$83,300 USD
3	12-16 Years	57	$74,000 USD
4	8-12 Years	64	$66,400 USD
5	4-8 Years	63	$59,800 USD
6	2-4 Years	38	$57,700 USD
7	1-2 Years	31	$45,800 USD
8	0-1 Year	26	$37,500 USD

Age / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	54	$90,800 USD
2	71-75	6	$87,500 USD
3	66-70	16	$87,300 USD
4	56-60	34	$81,600 USD
5	46-50	60	$81,200 USD
6	36-40	50	$77,300 USD
7	61-65	23	$74,900 USD
8	31-35	53	$74,200 USD
9	41-45	54	$67,500 USD
10	n/a	47	$65,500 USD
11	26-30	47	$49,300 USD
12	21-25	31	$40,800 USD
13	14-20	9	$30,200 USD

Work Type / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	432	$74,000 USD
2	Contract	21	$68,500 USD
3	Self Employed	6	$52,200 USD
4	Part Time	25	$33,500 USD

States / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Hawaii	1	$95,000 USD
2	California	60	$91,900 USD
3	District Of Columbia (DC)	63	$89,000 USD
4	Colorado	8	$86,600 USD
5	New York State	34	$76,600 USD
6	Louisiana	2	$73,000 USD
7	Alaska	2	$72,600 USD
8	North Carolina	12	$71,800 USD
9	Georgia	18	$71,100 USD
10	Connecticut	2	$70,500 USD
11	Arizona	7	$69,300 USD
12	Montana	2	$69,000 USD
13	Kentucky	3	$68,800 USD
14	Maryland	8	$67,600 USD
15	Iowa	1	$66,600 USD
16	Texas	28	$65,800 USD
17	Tennessee	6	$65,600 USD
18	Wisconsin	9	$65,400 USD
19	Illinois	12	$64,000 USD
20	Nevada	2	$64,000 USD
21	Washington State	16	$63,900 USD
22	Indiana	6	$63,500 USD
23	Massachusetts	12	$62,400 USD
24	Pennsylvania	15	$62,200 USD
25	Oregon	10	$61,800 USD
26	Alabama	4	$61,700 USD
27	Kansas	2	$60,000 USD
28	Michigan	4	$56,800 USD
29	South Dakota	1	$56,000 USD
30	Virginia	5	$55,500 USD
31	Florida	16	$53,700 USD
32	Minnesota	14	$51,900 USD
33	Ohio	13	$51,700 USD
34	New Jersey	6	$50,900 USD
35	Rhode Island	1	$50,000 USD
36	Nebraska	3	$47,700 USD
37	Missouri	7	$47,200 USD
38	Maine	2	$45,000 USD
39	New Hampshire	2	$45,000 USD
40	Oklahoma	1	$45,000 USD
41	Delaware	1	$40,000 USD
42	Arkansas	1	$38,200 USD
43	Utah	6	$37,300 USD
44	Idaho	1	$36,500 USD
45	North Dakota	1	$33,500 USD
46	New Mexico	1	$29,000 USD

Cities / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	San Diego	9	$120,600 USD
2	San Francisco	10	$102,300 USD
3	Charlotte	3	$96,700 USD
4	Washington DC	63	$89,000 USD
5	Oakland	6	$88,600 USD
6	Los Angeles	15	$86,600 USD
7	Denver	7	$84,400 USD
8	New York City	27	$81,500 USD
9	Seattle	8	$80,000 USD
10	Anaheim	2	$80,000 USD
11	St. Paul	3	$78,700 USD
12	Fresno	3	$78,300 USD
13	Peoria	2	$77,500 USD
14	San Jose	2	$75,500 USD
15	--Other--	53	$75,100 USD
16	Atlanta	16	$74,200 USD
17	Sacramento	6	$73,500 USD
18	Phoenix	4	$73,200 USD
19	Anchorage	2	$72,600 USD
20	Austin	5	$69,100 USD
21	Billings, Montana	2	$69,000 USD
22	Milwaukee	7	$68,900 USD
23	Baltimore	8	$67,600 USD
24	El Paso	3	$67,500 USD
25	Philadelphia	9	$66,800 USD
26	Fayetteville	4	$65,800 USD
27	Dallas	6	$64,700 USD
28	Chicago	12	$64,000 USD
29	Worcester	4	$63,300 USD
30	Raleigh	3	$63,000 USD
31	Boston	8	$62,000 USD
32	Orlando	5	$62,000 USD
33	Portland, Oregon	10	$61,800 USD
34	Wichita	2	$60,000 USD
35	Riverside	2	$58,800 USD
36	Tallahassee	3	$58,300 USD
37	Buffalo, United States	5	$58,000 USD
38	Rochester	2	$57,000 USD
39	Richmond	3	$56,500 USD
40	Omaha	2	$56,500 USD
41	Pittsburgh	6	$55,300 USD
42	Tampa	4	$51,600 USD
43	Fort Lauderdale	3	$51,000 USD
44	Indianapolis	5	$50,600 USD
45	San Antonio	5	$50,400 USD
46	Newark	5	$50,000 USD
47	Toledo	2	$49,000 USD
48	Cincinnati	5	$48,800 USD
49	Houston	4	$48,300 USD
50	Kansas City	7	$47,200 USD
51	Detroit	3	$46,900 USD
52	Augusta	2	$46,300 USD
53	Columbus	4	$45,300 USD
54	Portland, Maine	2	$45,000 USD
55	Manchester, United States	2	$45,000 USD
56	Minneapolis	11	$44,700 USD
57	Spokane	6	$42,800 USD
58	Salt Lake City	6	$37,300 USD

Careers / Public Sector / United States (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Public Administration Lead	25	$104,200 USD
2	Public Relations Manager	6	$93,500 USD
3	Politician	4	$83,000 USD
4	Public Administration	76	$80,300 USD
5	Other Public Sector Career	286	$72,700 USD
6	Public Relations	11	$52,700 USD
7	Social Worker	76	$47,300 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Tribal Council

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Governing body of the tribe."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Omaha	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$60,000 USD

Chief Administor

Posted 11 June 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Milwaukee	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$126,000 USD

Data Analyst

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analysis, grant compliance, policy creation, service facilitation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$55,000 USD

Chief

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oakland	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Social Worker

Posted 13 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination, council, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rochester	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$67,000 USD

Behavioral Support Technician

Posted 09 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"•	Assist clients with disabilities to complete daily activities, including hygiene and prioritizing safety. 
•	Review clients’ medical books, administer medications, and create a written behavior report for each. 
•	Collaborate with Support Staff to plan activities while keeping consistent with clients’ routines and accommodating clients’ requests."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Some College	16-20 Years	Basic	$25,000 USD

Director

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Theology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$55,000 USD

Licensing Specialist

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Administrative, training, coordinating."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lincoln	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	$30,000 USD

Minister

Posted 12 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Preaching, pastoral care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Atlanta	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$41,000 USD

Senior Buyer

Posted 16 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contracts bids solicitations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Newport News	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$58,000 USD

Service Coordinator

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Case Management, assist individuals with obtaining employment, housing, and supportive care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riverside	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$58,000 USD

Statistician

Posted 11 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Biostatistics and artificial intelligence."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	$110,000 USD

Program Coordinator

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programs, services, data, reports, contracts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Milwaukee	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$63,000 USD

Law Enforcement Leadership

Posted 17 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Law enforcement. Management. Leadership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Baton Rouge	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$118,000 USD

Geologist

Posted 26 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scientist/Researcher."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Youth Care Specialist

Posted 17 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise clients, facilitate groups."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Portland, Oregon	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$25,000 USD

Expert

Posted 09 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Government relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chicago	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$80,000 USD

Associate

Posted 27 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logisitical tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	$50,000 USD

Program Assistant

Posted 26 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research
Writing
Grants management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$60,000 USD

Us Senate

Posted 20 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist government departments and policy personnel."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$55,000 USD

General Engineer

Posted 10 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$134,000 USD

Office Manager

Posted 08 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage daily office workers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Buffalo, United States	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$65,700 USD

President/chief Executive Officer

Posted 05 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead non-profit organization. 50 plus employees. Manage multiple programs. Budget management. Executive Management of organization. Fundraising. Board Management. support families and youth."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tallahassee	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$90,000 USD

Economic And Community Development Manager

Posted 29 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Workforce development, small business contracting, diversity contracting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
San Francisco	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$177,000 USD

Retired

Posted 01 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Performance improvement, 
Instructional Design, Training Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$120,000 USD

Manager

Posted 31 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervise."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$71,000 USD

Welfare Worker Assistant Supervisor

Posted 01 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medicaid and Snap benefits eligibility determinations and training new employees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Riverside	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	$59,600 USD

Manager

Posted 28 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 90 people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$175,000 USD

Teacher

Posted 14 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"B. S
Reading Certificate
Teaching
Counseling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$40,000 USD

Code Enforcement Officer

Posted 11 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Enforcement, inspections. Issuing citations, zoning, preparing court documents, appearing in court."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Grants Management Specialist

Posted 31 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Grants management for health research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$86,400 USD

Criminal Investigator

Posted 07 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Certified Public Accountant, 
Certified Fraud Examiner, 
Completed numerous advance investigation courses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Seattle	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$133,300 USD

Head Of Global Advocacy

Posted 01 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advocacy and policy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Child Welfare Ongoing Resource Support Specialist

Posted 03 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Safety Planning, Parent Education, Resource development, Life Skills Training, Testify in Court, Submit Documentation for Courts, Provide Transportation, Theraputic Process of Change, Errors in Thinking training, Referrals to treatment and therapy as needed. Use of PC, Windows Platforms, Skype, Zoom, and Duo Video interaction and training, Social Media platforms, Previously on Child Care Registry and Social Work Training Certificate. Certified Educator for Nurturing Parenting Programs and Child Passenger Safety Certified Educator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Milwaukee	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$42,000 USD

Contract Officer

Posted 29 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Government Contracts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$121,000 USD

Federal Government

Posted 17 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project and personnel management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$105,000 USD

Officer

Posted 05 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Knowledge of specific body of law required."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Irvine	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$120,000 USD

Licensed Personal Therapist

Posted 15 January 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marriage and Family Relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Portland, Maine	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$50,000 USD

Computer Mechanic

Posted 13 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I repair computers, laptops and monitors. ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Richmond	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$65,000 USD

Rail Traffic Controller

Posted 03 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"New York City Subways Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
New York City	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$150,000 USD

Social Worker

Posted 17 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I think that this will do just nicely."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tucson	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$37,500 USD

Program Associate

Posted 13 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Program Associate Duties."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$46,000 USD

Epidemiologist

Posted 01 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Public Health Epidemiologist and Team Leader."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$183,000 USD

Director

Posted 10 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage all Public relations Activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dallas	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$70,000 USD

School Social Worker

Posted 26 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Counsel with school age children relating to mental and learning disabilities, emotional crises, and truancy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kansas City	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$56,000 USD

Child, Family And School Social Worker

Posted 25 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marriage and family relations counselor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Salt Lake City	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$45,000 USD

Program Examiner

Posted 26 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budget analyst for Federal Government."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Washington DC	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$83,400 USD

Legislature

Posted 20 August 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budget work, NYS Legislature."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$130,000 USD