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 | 1997 | $25.40-30.70 ($29.70) | $25.40-35.00 ($31.60) | |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $8.00-10.50 ($10.00) | $13.00-20.00 ($17.00) | $17.00-25.00 ($23.00) |
| Fresno | 1997 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.70) | $7.00-23.00 ($12.00) | $8.00-23.00 ($18.00) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $6.00-20.00 ($8.00) | $9.00-33.20 ($14.70) | $13.00-38.70 ($18.00) |
| Humboldt | 1997 | $10.00-15.30 ($17.30) | $12.00-27.00 ($15.00) | $14.00-27.00 ($19.80) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $4.20- 4.20 ($4.20) | $5.00-23.50 ($13.50) | $13.30-23.50 ($20.40) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 5.00 ($5.00) | $7.00- 7.00 ($7.00) | $11.00-11.00 ($11.00) |
| Kings | 1995 | $5.00-15.30 ($8.30) | $6.00-17.20 ($13.90) | $10.00-17.20 ($11.40) |
| Madera | 1997 | $5.50-14.30 ($7.40) | $7.50-17.70 ($10.00) | $10.00-22.50 ($15.10) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.00-16.00 ($8.00) | $25.00-29.70 ($26.50) | $25.00-33.00 ($28.80) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $8.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $12.00-15.00 ($14.00) | $16.00-24.00 ($20.00) |
| Napa | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $8.20-17.20 ($17.10) | $16.60-24.10 ($17.20) | $18.30-27.00 ($20.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-14.00 ($9.90) | $11.50-16.70 ($15.00) | $18.70-23.00 ($20.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $7.00-10.00 ($7.50) | $10.00-23.00 ($14.50) | $15.00-23.50 ($18.20) |
| San Diego | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $7.20-22.70 ($10.00) | $10.70-23.50 ($15.00) | $14.20-26.00 ($21.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-16.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($13.00) | $13.00-28.70 ($18.00) |
| San Mateo | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.50-20.00 ($11.50) | $18.90-32.90 ($20.00) | $18.90-32.90 ($32.40) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $12.00-18.00 ($15.90) | $15.00-30.00 ($20.90) |
| Santa Clara | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.00-11.70 ($9.50) | $10.00-29.40 ($12.00) | $18.00-32.40 ($29.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.50-14.00 ($10.00) | $8.00-18.00 ($15.00) | $12.00-22.00 ($20.00) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $5.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-26.00 ($11.00) | $12.00-26.00 ($16.50) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.00-17.30 ($13.10) | $16.00-23.90 ($17.50) | $18.50-23.90 ($18.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.50- 7.00 ($6.70) | $7.00-17.10 ($12.50) | $9.00-23.00 ($18.90) |
| Tulare | 1995 | $5.00-10.50 ($6.00) | $5.00-15.00 ($11.00) | $10.00-20.00 ($13.00) |
| Ventura | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $9.00-20.00 ($14.60) | $16.00-26.00 ($21.40) | |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-12.10 ($8.00) | $9.00-25.00 ($14.40) | $12.00-28.90 ($19.50) |
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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.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
ELECTRICIANS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $17.95 | $19.49 | $14.31-21.89 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $12.28 | $11.11 | $9.06-15.34 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $21.04 | $20.42 | $14.70-29.96 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $21.59 | $21.21 | $17.30-27.30 |
| Orange County | $14.92 | $14.84 | $11.26-18.69 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $15.45 | $14.86 | $10.12-20.50 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $18.06 | $16.87 | $13.82-20.29 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $16.21 | $14.93 | $12.39-18.41 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $19.77 | $19.18 | $16.99-22.18 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $14.58 | $14.05 | $11.84-17.15 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $19.63 | $17.48 | $13.53-28.26 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $19.90 | $18.12 | $12.73-29.26 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $15.97 | $14.56 | $11.16-19.57 |
| Ventura County | $21.10 | $20.42 | $16.87-24.18 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $14.26 | $14.18 | $10.77-17.32 |
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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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