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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| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $10.00-20.00 ($12.00) | $11.90-23.00 ($14.30) | $15.30-30.00 ($19.10) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $10.00-22.00 ($15.00) | $13.40-24.00 ($18.00) | $16.70-32.00 ($23.70) |
| San Francisco | 1997 | $14.30-33.50 ($24.90) | $19.10-45.50 ($27.50) | |
| San Mateo | 1997 | $11.50-30.00 ($16.70) | $15.20-40.00 ($22.70) | $19.10-60.00 ($32.30) |
| Santa Cruz | 1995 | $8.60-14.30 ($13.60) | $11.90-22.20 ($16.80) | $14.80-23.90 ($20.80) |
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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
TECHNICAL WRITERS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $23.25 | $21.69 | $18.19-26.35 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $22.23 | $21.49 | $18.58-24.86 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $18.53 | $18.35 | $16.51-20.96 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $19.54 | $19.28 | $14.09-23.24 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $19.34 | $16.83 | $13.88-25.39 |
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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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