Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS
1995-97





Areas for which
Data are Available
  Year   Entry Level:
No Experience
Experienced:
New to Firm
Experienced:
3 Years with Firm
Typical Wages*
(Median)
Typical Wages*
(Median)
Typical Wages*
(Median)





Alameda
      Union  1995 $8.50-15.60 ($9.20) $8.50-16.40 ($10.20) $8.50-18.60 ($10.80)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.00- 9.50 ($8.60) $7.70-11.90 ($9.50) $7.70-12.50 ($10.00)
Butte  1996 $4.20-11.00 ($5.70) $4.50-12.00 ($6.90) $5.00-14.00 ($9.00)
Fresno
      Union  1995 $6.50- 9.90 ($7.50) $6.90-15.90 ($8.20) $7.20-16.90 ($8.60)
Fresno  1995 $6.60-10.10 ($7.60) $6.90-15.90 ($8.40) $7.20-16.90 ($8.90)
Golden Sierra
      Union  1995 $6.00-12.10 ($8.20) $6.50-12.10 ($8.20) $7.00-13.30 ($9.50)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.70- 9.50 ($7.00) $7.00-11.50 ($9.20) $9.00-14.20 ($10.00)
Humboldt  1995 $5.00- 9.30 ($6.00) $5.70-14.90 ($6.20) $6.50-14.90 ($8.40)
Imperial
      Union  1996 $8.10-10.10 ($8.70) $8.10-11.70 ($9.40) $9.30-11.70 ($10.10)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.50- 8.50 ($6.00) $6.00- 8.80 ($7.20) $7.00-10.60 ($9.00)
Inyo,Mono
      Union  1997 $7.30-10.20 ($9.00) $7.60-10.80 ($9.50) $8.00-12.30 ($11.00)
      Non-Union  1997 $4.70-12.50 ($7.00) $4.70-14.40 ($9.00) $4.70-17.50 ($11.50)
Kern
      Union  1995 $5.20-10.60 ($8.50) $6.10-10.60 ($8.50) $6.40-11.00 ($9.70)
      Non-Union  1995 $5.60-13.40 ($6.80) $7.00-13.40 ($7.80) $7.00-13.80 ($9.30)
Kings  1995 $4.20- 8.00 ($6.60) $5.00- 9.10 ($7.80) $6.50-10.50 ($9.10)
Madera  1995 $5.50- 7.30 ($6.40) $6.90- 8.80 ($7.20) $8.00-10.70 ($8.20)
Mendocino  1996 $5.00- 8.40 ($6.50) $6.00-10.00 ($8.20) $7.00-11.20 ($10.00)
Merced
      Union  1996 $5.40- 8.00 ($6.50) $6.30- 8.00 ($7.00) $8.00-13.00 ($12.00)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.60- 8.00 ($6.00) $5.00- 8.60 ($7.00) $6.50-12.10 ($8.60)
Monterey
      Union  1996 $7.60-11.00 ($9.50) $8.00-11.50 ($10.10) $8.80-13.30 ($12.30)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.70-10.00 ($7.00) $6.00-12.00 ($8.70) $6.00-15.00 ($10.40)
Mother Lode
      Union  1996 $8.20- 8.30 ($8.20) $8.60-10.50 ($9.40) $9.10-13.30 ($11.50)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.00-11.10 ($6.00) $5.50-11.10 ($7.00) $6.00-13.00 ($9.00)
North Central
      Union  1995 $5.00- 8.70 ($6.70) $8.50- 9.00 ($8.70) $9.20- 9.70 ($9.50)
      Non-Union  1995 $4.50- 9.50 ($6.00) $6.20-10.20 ($8.10) $7.00-12.00 ($9.50)
NorTEC
      Union  1996 $6.20-13.50 ($8.50) $6.20-14.50 ($8.90) $9.80-15.00 ($10.10)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.20- 8.90 ($6.00) $4.60- 9.50 ($7.00) $5.00-12.90 ($8.30)
Riverside  1995 $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) $6.00- 8.00 ($6.50) $7.50- 9.00 ($8.00)
Sacramento & Yolo  1996 $6.00- 9.20 ($7.20) $7.00-11.50 ($8.50) $8.50-14.30 ($9.80)
San Benito
      Union  1996 $7.90- 9.10 ($7.90) $8.30-13.20 ($8.90) $8.70-15.30 ($10.00)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.00- 8.30 ($6.00) $5.00-11.10 ($8.00) $7.00-13.00 ($10.00)
San Bernardino
      Union  1995 $8.80-10.00 ($9.40) $9.40-10.00 ($9.70) $9.90-13.00 ($11.40)
      Non-Union  1995 $5.30- 6.50 ($6.00) $5.30- 7.00 ($7.00) $7.00-10.00 ($8.60)
San Diego  1997 $5.20-10.70 ($7.30) $5.20-10.70 ($8.30) $7.00-11.60 ($9.50)
San Francisco  1996 $7.50-10.00 ($9.20) $9.00-11.70 ($10.00) $10.20-13.70 ($11.50)
San Luis Obispo
      Union  1995 $8.50- 9.50 ($9.30) $8.80-10.50 ($9.50) $10.20-11.80 ($10.90)
      Non-Union  1995 $5.30- 6.50 ($6.50) $6.50-10.00 ($7.20) $7.50-10.90 ($8.90)
San Mateo
      Union  1995 $8.40-12.70 ($11.70) $9.20-15.00 ($13.10) $10.70-17.60 ($14.30)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.20-12.50 ($8.30) $6.20-13.70 ($9.30) $6.70-18.70 ($11.90)
Santa Barbara  1996 $5.00- 9.50 ($7.00) $5.00-10.10 ($8.00) $6.00-14.00 ($9.00)
Shasta
      Union  1997 $8.10-11.20 ($9.10) $8.10-11.20 ($9.90) $9.30-12.30 ($10.50)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00- 8.30 ($6.00) $5.80- 9.00 ($7.00) $6.00-11.00 ($9.00)
Solano
      Union  1997 $6.70-13.00 ($10.70) $10.40-14.30 ($11.10) $12.20-16.70 ($12.60)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00-11.50 ($7.50) $6.00-13.50 ($9.50) $7.20-16.00 ($11.10)
Sonoma  1995 $7.00- 8.50 ($8.40) $7.70-12.70 ($9.80) $8.50-15.00 ($11.60)
Stanislaus
      Union  1996 $7.50-16.00 ($9.00) $8.00-18.20 ($10.30) $10.00-22.20 ($11.40)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.20-14.50 ($5.50) $4.70-14.70 ($7.00) $6.20-15.70 ($9.00)
Tulare  1997 $5.20- 8.60 ($6.00) $5.20- 9.50 ($8.30) $6.70-12.00 ($9.80)
Ventura  1996 $6.00- 8.00 ($6.60) $6.00-12.00 ($8.00) $7.00-14.00 ($10.00)





  * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


WAGES FOR GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS
1996





Metropolitan Areas (Counties)
for which Data are Available
  Average     Median *   Midrange **




Bakersfield (Kern) $10.11 $10.07 $7.44-11.38
Chico-Paradise (Butte) $9.03 $8.28 $6.72-10.81
Fresno (Fresno) $8.69 $8.19 $5.79-10.41
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$10.00 $9.58 $7.54-11.71
Merced (Merced) $9.57 $9.68 $7.73-11.08
Modesto (Stanislaus) $8.14 $7.74 $5.81-9.94
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $11.62 $10.94 $9.27-14.13
Orange County $10.09 $9.60 $7.33-12.23
Redding (Shasta) $8.53 $8.30 $6.66-10.27
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$9.29 $8.93 $6.79-11.16
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$9.74 $9.26 $7.04-11.60
Salinas (Monterey) $9.44 $9.13 $6.84-11.19
San Diego (San Diego) $8.85 $8.39 $6.39-10.57
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$11.04 $10.66 $8.61-12.93
San Jose (Santa Clara) $10.78 $10.39 $8.74-12.77
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles
(San Luis Obispo)
$8.38 $7.89 $6.22-9.75
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$10.34 $8.98 $7.06-11.03
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $9.76 $9.33 $7.11-11.37
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $10.20 $9.53 $7.06-12.03
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $9.36 $9.42 $6.78-11.02
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $9.70 $9.13 $6.79-11.77
Ventura County $10.14 $9.79 $6.68-11.72
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) $9.31 $9.56 $7.15-11.01
Yolo County $9.55 $9.19 $7.01-11.16
Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) $8.44 $7.71 $6.24-9.92




  * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


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