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

WAGES FOR TRAVEL AGENTS
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)





Alameda  1996 $5.70- 8.60 ($7.00) $7.00-12.00 ($10.00) $10.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Contra Costa  1995 $5.00- 8.60 ($6.50) $6.00-12.90 ($10.00) $7.50-15.00 ($12.00)
Kern  1995 $4.20-12.50 ($5.00) $4.20-12.50 ($6.00) $4.20-13.50 ($7.00)
Napa  1997 $5.00- 8.70 ($6.00) $5.70-12.00 ($8.00) $8.00-14.00 ($10.00)
Orange  1996 $4.20- 8.60 ($7.00) $6.30-14.30 ($9.50) $7.40-15.80 ($11.20)
Sacramento & Yolo  1995 $4.50- 6.00 ($5.40) $5.50-10.50 ($8.70) $7.90-11.70 ($9.80)
San Diego  1997 $6.00- 9.00 ($6.30) $7.00-11.50 ($9.00) $8.00-15.00 ($11.00)
San Francisco  1996 $8.00-10.50 ($9.30) $8.70-15.50 ($11.20) $10.20-17.50 ($13.80)
Santa Clara  1997 $7.00-13.50 ($9.00) $9.00-14.50 ($12.10) $11.00-18.10 ($15.10)
Santa Cruz  1995 $5.40- 8.00 ($6.20) $5.70-10.00 ($7.70) $8.00-13.00 ($9.20)
Solano  1997 $5.00- 9.20 ($6.00) $5.20-11.50 ($7.50) $8.00-13.00 ($9.70)
Sonoma  1997 $6.00- 8.70 ($6.90) $7.00-10.20 ($8.10) $8.00-12.00 ($9.10)





  * 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 TRAVEL AGENTS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Fresno (Fresno) $10.02 $9.89 $7.07-13.41
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$11.37 $12.06 $9.69-13.41
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $9.93 $9.42 $6.14-12.66
Orange County $10.23 $10.33 $7.46-11.80
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$8.52 $8.53 $6.75-9.93
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$9.68 $9.48 $7.35-11.72
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$12.87 $11.85 $10.51-14.70
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$9.18 $9.27 $7.60-10.61
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $9.33 $9.71 $6.92-10.87
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $8.75 $8.07 $6.91-9.58




  * 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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