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

WAGES FOR LIBRARIANS - PROFESSIONAL
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)

Santa Clara
Union	1996	$15.00-18.00 ($16.90)	$15.20-20.30 ($18.10)	$19.00-25.90 ($22.70)
Non-Union	1996	$12.50-16.50 ($14.80)	$13.70-21.60 ($16.40)	$17.50-32.10 ($19.10)

* 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 LIBRARIANS - PROFESSIONAL
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$16.79	$15.07	$11.89-21.74
Fresno (Fresno)	$18.67	$19.48	$15.16-21.93
Redding (Shasta)	$20.39	$21.94	$12.66-27.50
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$19.32	$19.67	$15.29-23.17
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$23.38	$22.48	$19.41-30.54
San Diego (San Diego)	$14.96	$15.88	$11.47-18.34
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$19.95	$18.82	$15.90-23.38
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$18.97	$18.27	$16.81-21.12
Ventura County	$18.20	$15.36	$10.91-24.07

* 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