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

WAGES FOR SALES AGENTS - SELECTED BUSINESS SERVICES
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)





San Joaquin  1995 $4.70-16.10 ($7.50) $7.20-19.20 ($12.00) $9.50-23.50 ($14.40)
Santa Cruz  1997 $6.70-11.50 ($9.20) $7.20-28.70 ($9.60) $7.20-28.70 ($11.20)
Shasta
      Union  1996 $11.90-11.90 ($11.90) $13.30-13.30 ($13.30) $15.50-15.50 ($15.50)
      Non-Union  1996 $4.20-13.40 ($8.90) $5.00-15.30 ($13.40) $6.00-25.10 ($16.00)
Tulare  1997 $5.00-19.10 ($6.50) $5.70-19.10 ($8.00) $8.00-23.90 ($11.00)





  * 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 SALES AGENTS - SELECTED BUSINESS SERVICES
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Bakersfield (Kern) $13.66 $13.86 $11.95-15.34
Fresno (Fresno) $12.15 $11.93 $8.40-13.12
Modesto (Stanislaus) $13.14 $14.01 $9.63-16.12
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $20.74 $19.90 $15.71-26.40
Orange County $18.12 $17.34 $14.93-19.12
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$14.51 $12.62 $11.00-17.86
San Diego (San Diego) $22.10 $19.15 $11.36-24.19
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$18.58 $15.29 $12.24-22.60
San Jose (Santa Clara) $17.24 $17.27 $15.04-19.12
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $29.11 $32.43 $18.59-41.25
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $10.93 $10.22 $8.24-14.02
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $12.12 $12.28 $7.50-15.16




  * 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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