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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| County / Area | 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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| Contra Costa | 1996 | $9.50-16.70 ($14.30) | $13.40-30.60 ($25.90) | $14.30-45.00 ($28.90) |
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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
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL, & NATURAL SCIENCES MANAGERS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $34.67 | $37.03 | $29.18-46.38 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $25.04 | $27.06 | $21.26-35.13 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $28.97 | $30.58 | $22.85-38.92 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $34.08 | $36.34 | $28.18-45.78 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $29.37 | $33.26 | $28.29-38.23 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $36.79 | $39.79 | $29.36-51.25 |
| Orange County | $37.07 | $39.39 | $29.55-51.39 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $31.03 | $32.91 | $24.90-40.93 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $28.17 | $29.60 | $20.11-43.28 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $33.38 | $34.85 | $25.18-45.75 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $36.65 | $39.06 | $30.08-50.27 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $41.24 | $45.92 | $34.56-55.34 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $25.83 | $28.95 | $15.18-37.43 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $37.63 | $39.15 | $30.27-52.85 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $35.95 | $39.01 | $30.17-49.00 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $26.44 | $27.25 | $17.09-38.19 |
| Ventura County | $36.86 | $39.06 | $29.49-51.10 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $26.00 | $23.86 | $21.53-33.81 |
| Yolo County | $25.75 | $24.02 | $21.11-34.03 |
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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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