Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
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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) | ||
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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.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
GENERAL OFFICE CLERKS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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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 |
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* 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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