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 | 1995 | $8.00-16.70 ($12.30) | $15.00-33.50 ($20.70) | $17.00-40.00 ($26.30) |
| San Diego | 1996 | $10.00-16.00 ($14.30) | $14.30-19.10 ($15.80) | $19.10-23.90 ($21.50) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $8.00-25.00 ($13.40) | $10.00-32.00 ($19.10) | $15.00-35.00 ($23.80) |
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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
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $17.99 | $16.45 | $14.62-20.28 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $23.66 | $23.85 | $18.68-33.55 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $23.56 | $22.33 | $20.37-25.12 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $27.52 | $28.10 | $21.62-37.45 |
| Orange County | $25.07 | $26.37 | $19.86-35.16 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $21.44 | $19.13 | $17.18-27.89 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $20.85 | $19.90 | $14.58-28.05 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $21.08 | $19.40 | $16.80-24.17 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $22.72 | $20.89 | $17.54-28.67 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $28.24 | $30.56 | $23.04-37.91 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $28.25 | $31.06 | $23.34-38.21 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $23.96 | $19.63 | $17.52-32.08 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $25.16 | $26.32 | $20.19-35.10 |
| Ventura County | $23.77 | $22.11 | $19.11-29.61 |
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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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