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

WAGES FOR ECONOMISTS, INCLUDING MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSTS
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)

Orange	1995	$5.70-28.70 ($10.60)	$7.10-38.30 ($12.70)	$11.10-57.50 ($15.80)

* 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 ECONOMISTS, INCLUDING MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSTS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$29.16	$29.13	$20.35-40.55
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$24.05	$22.93	$20.73-30.01

* 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