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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| Alameda | 1995 | $8.00-14.30 ($10.40) | $8.60-25.30 ($14.30) | $9.20-25.30 ($16.70) |
| Fresno | 1997 | $5.40-12.50 ($11.50) | $5.40-17.70 ($12.30) | $5.40-23.90 ($15.80) |
| Kern | 1995 | $5.00-10.50 ($8.30) | $5.20-14.30 ($10.10) | $6.20-17.20 ($12.70) |
| Napa | 1995 | $7.00-10.70 ($9.00) | $8.50-19.20 ($11.50) | $9.70-23.20 ($14.80) |
| Riverside | 1997 | $6.00-20.70 ($9.50) | $8.00-21.50 ($13.40) | $9.00-42.60 ($16.30) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $7.00-11.90 ($8.70) | $9.00-19.10 ($10.00) | $11.00-29.20 ($13.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1996 | $4.80-12.50 ($6.90) | $4.60-24.90 ($8.90) | $5.70-27.80 ($17.20) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $6.00-10.50 ($7.00) | $6.00-26.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-28.70 ($12.00) |
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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
SALES REPRESENTATIVES - EXCEPT SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES & RETAIL
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $18.82 | $17.37 | $13.83-23.53 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $15.87 | $15.24 | $10.64-21.31 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $18.28 | $16.78 | $11.53-22.83 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $18.70 | $16.76 | $11.24-23.39 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $17.69 | $15.81 | $11.54-21.83 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $19.86 | $18.00 | $13.45-24.01 |
| Orange County | $19.98 | $17.71 | $12.53-24.52 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $15.21 | $13.92 | $9.65-19.89 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $17.64 | $15.90 | $10.48-22.76 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $15.87 | $11.34 | $10.33-20.64 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $14.19 | $12.87 | $9.49-17.75 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $18.91 | $16.71 | $11.86-23.56 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $22.15 | $19.06 | $13.12-27.51 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $25.08 | $22.29 | $15.05-35.25 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $13.75 | $12.71 | $10.44-17.45 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $20.57 | $18.14 | $14.35-23.51 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $21.55 | $16.61 | $12.81-26.75 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $16.78 | $13.82 | $11.22-21.06 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $18.20 | $15.04 | $12.36-22.66 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $25.60 | $20.60 | $15.82-27.45 |
| Ventura County | $16.92 | $14.66 | $10.64-20.59 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $15.49 | $14.86 | $13.59-18.14 |
| Yolo County | $18.62 | $18.38 | $13.75-22.60 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $15.08 | $14.43 | $13.26-15.60 |
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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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