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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| Alameda | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $13.70-17.10 ($15.40) | $14.50-20.60 ($17.10) | $15.70-22.30 ($18.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $9.40-30.00 ($11.50) | $11.50-35.00 ($14.70) | $11.90-37.50 ($16.60) |
| Madera | 1997 | $5.10-16.60 ($10.50) | $5.70-18.50 ($11.30) | $5.70-28.50 ($14.00) |
| Merced | 1995 | $8.00-16.80 ($14.40) | $9.10-20.00 ($15.20) | $11.00-35.00 ($16.50) |
| Monterey | 1995 | $5.50-20.00 ($14.20) | $7.00-27.00 ($15.00) | $7.00-27.00 ($20.00) |
| North Central | 1995 | $5.00-11.00 ($8.70) | $5.00-16.00 ($10.20) | $6.00-19.00 ($12.10) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $7.00-15.00 ($8.80) | $8.20-16.00 ($11.10) | $10.00-15.60 ($12.50) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.20-26.50 ($12.70) | $5.50-29.20 ($12.50) | $6.20-30.00 ($14.00) |
| Santa Clara | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $16.40-18.80 ($17.60) | $16.30-20.70 ($16.40) | $18.20-25.10 ($19.80) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $11.30-17.90 ($13.90) | $12.00-29.00 ($17.00) | $14.00-37.00 ($19.00) |
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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
SOCIAL WORKERS - MEDICAL & PSYCHIATRIC
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $20.02 | $19.73 | $16.15-23.25 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $18.74 | $18.26 | $10.54-22.66 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $20.65 | $18.89 | $16.24-27.21 |
| Orange County | $19.39 | $20.48 | $15.98-22.78 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $18.55 | $20.14 | $13.52-22.73 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $18.91 | $18.61 | $13.05-23.41 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $17.04 | $16.25 | $12.35-20.89 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $16.19 | $16.87 | $11.94-18.73 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $15.78 | $15.99 | $11.46-20.61 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $17.64 | $16.11 | $13.30-18.31 |
| Ventura County | $16.37 | $16.83 | $9.31-19.47 |
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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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