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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| Kern | 1996 | $22.50-38.30 ($35.60) | $27.00-40.70 ($35.60) | $30.00-45.50 ($36.40) |
| Kings | 1996 | $25.40-35.00 ($33.00) | $27.80-35.00 ($33.00) | $28.70-35.00 ($33.40) |
| San Mateo | 1996 | $10.00-35.20 ($25.20) | $20.00-35.20 ($28.40) | $20.00-39.00 ($31.20) |
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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
PHARMACISTS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $28.66 | $32.35 | $26.93-37.78 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $29.31 | $33.23 | $28.24-38.21 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $29.35 | $32.97 | $27.42-38.53 |
| Merced (Merced) | $29.75 | $33.70 | $28.95-38.45 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $28.28 | $32.78 | $27.31-38.25 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $28.36 | $32.38 | $26.97-37.79 |
| Orange County | $28.11 | $31.08 | $24.80-37.37 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $26.31 | $28.40 | $18.12-36.87 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $29.66 | $33.45 | $28.31-38.60 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $27.85 | $31.69 | $25.86-37.52 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $31.57 | $34.66 | $29.14-40.19 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $30.26 | $33.17 | $27.44-38.91 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $27.86 | $31.15 | $25.11-37.19 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $26.53 | $27.79 | $22.46-35.49 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $32.07 | $34.76 | $29.43-40.09 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $27.28 | $31.18 | $25.17-37.19 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $22.93 | $26.10 | $17.56-34.65 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $29.39 | $33.42 | $28.53-38.31 |
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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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