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

WAGES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
1995-97


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)

Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$12.20-21.00 ($16.70)	$14.00-32.50 ($20.70)	$15.70-35.00 ($25.60)
San Diego	1995	$14.50-21.70 ($16.50)	$17.00-23.90 ($20.10)	$20.00-28.80 ($26.20)

* 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 CIVIL ENGINEERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$27.00	$27.95	$21.63-36.45
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$28.28	$31.13	$24.41-37.85
Orange County	$24.54	$26.13	$18.31-35.38
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$29.06	$31.88	$25.46-38.30
San Diego (San Diego)	$27.52	$28.64	$22.10-37.05
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$30.77	$32.53	$24.11-40.99
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$24.49	$23.93	$20.10-33.36
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$29.76	$31.72	$23.14-40.10
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$24.91	$28.47	$19.83-35.84
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$25.29	$22.79	$20.07-31.88

* 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