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


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	$5.30- 8.00 ($6.50)	$5.50-10.00 ($7.40)	$6.00-12.50 ($9.00)
Contra Costa	1998	$5.50-16.54 ($7.50)	$6.00-18.70 ($8.00)	$6.00-21.34 ($9.60)
Fresno	1997	$5.00-11.50 ($5.20)	$5.00-16.10 ($6.10)	$5.00-23.00 ($8.00)
Humboldt	1997	$5.00- 6.00 ($5.10)	$5.00- 7.00 ($5.20)	$5.50-10.00 ($6.50)
Madera	1996	$4.20- 7.00 ($5.00)	$4.20- 8.00 ($5.50)	$4.20-10.50 ($7.00)
Mendocino	1996	$4.90- 7.00 ($5.00)	$4.70- 7.50 ($6.50)	$6.00-11.20 ($8.00)
Napa	1997	$5.00- 9.00 ($6.00)	$5.00- 9.00 ($7.00)	$6.00-12.00 ($8.00)
North Central	1997	$5.00- 6.60 ($5.00)	$5.50-10.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-15.00 ($7.00)
NorTEC	1997	$4.70- 6.50 ($5.00)	$4.70-12.00 ($5.50)	$5.50-15.00 ($7.00)
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	$5.00- 9.20 ($5.80)	$5.00-10.00 ($7.00)	$6.00-12.00 ($8.70)
San Bernardino	1997	$5.00- 7.00 ($5.50)	$5.10- 9.50 ($6.00)	$6.00-11.90 ($7.00)
San Francisco	1997	$5.10-11.90 ($7.00)	$5.50-12.90 ($8.50)	$6.50-16.70 ($11.00)
San Joaquin	1997	$5.00-10.00 ($5.10)	$5.00-15.10 ($6.00)	$6.00-15.10 ($7.50)
San Luis Obispo	1996	$4.20- 6.00 ($5.00)	$4.20- 9.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-12.00 ($7.00)
San Mateo	1997	$5.00-11.40 ($6.70)	$5.70-12.70 ($7.70)	$5.70-17.00 ($10.00)
Santa Cruz	1997	$5.10-13.20 ($5.50)	$5.10-13.20 ($6.00)	$6.00-13.20 ($7.70)
Solano	1997	$5.00- 9.00 ($5.30)	$5.00-10.00 ($5.70)	$6.00-12.00 ($7.00)
Stanislaus	1995	$4.20- 5.70 ($4.70)	$4.20- 7.00 ($5.00)	$4.30- 8.20 ($6.00)
Tulare	1997	$5.00- 8.40 ($5.00)	$5.00-16.00 ($5.10)	$5.70-18.00 ($6.20)

* 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

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$6.83	$5.51	$5.13-7.01
Chico-Paradise (Butte)	$5.79	$5.47	$5.11-6.25
Fresno (Fresno)	$7.76	$6.48	$5.33-9.53
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$7.67	$7.17	$5.49-9.60
Merced (Merced)	$7.26	$6.80	$5.47-8.76
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$5.36	$5.30	$5.02-5.57
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$7.36	$6.95	$5.66-8.28
Redding (Shasta)	$6.42	$5.63	$5.19-7.59
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$6.40	$5.57	$5.16-7.06
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$6.74	$5.89	$5.26-8.65
Salinas (Monterey)	$8.93	$7.79	$5.89-13.19
San Diego (San Diego)	$7.33	$6.30	$5.33-8.31
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$7.45	$7.07	$5.85-8.30
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$7.52	$6.71	$5.42-8.81
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$6.41	$5.62	$5.18-7.53
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$6.43	$6.19	$5.35-7.53
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz)	$6.87	$6.43	$5.41-7.85
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$6.56	$5.57	$5.16-7.44
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$6.78	$5.79	$5.26-7.38
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$6.78	$5.84	$5.26-7.56
Ventura County	$6.86	$6.40	$5.40-7.83
Yolo County	$5.52	$5.36	$5.06-5.67
Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba)	$6.04	$5.63	$5.19-6.97

* 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.