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

WAGES FOR BILL & ACCOUNT COLLECTORS
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)





Kings  1997 $5.00-15.00 ($7.00) $5.00-15.00 ($8.00) $7.00-18.00 ($11.20)
Merced  1996 $4.60- 9.70 ($6.20) $5.00-11.20 ($7.50) $5.50-13.20 ($9.20)
Sacramento & Yolo  1997 $6.00- 8.10 ($7.30) $6.00-12.00 ($9.00) $8.00-15.00 ($12.20)
San Bernardino  1996 $4.50-10.00 ($6.60) $5.50-13.00 ($8.50) $5.70-15.50 ($10.00)
San Diego  1996 $6.00-11.00 ($7.70) $8.50-12.80 ($10.00) $10.00-15.30 ($12.00)
San Joaquin  1996 $5.00- 9.20 ($7.00) $5.70-12.50 ($9.00) $5.70-13.20 ($12.00)
Santa Barbara  1997 $5.00-12.70 ($7.50) $7.00-14.30 ($8.50) $8.00-19.10 ($10.40)
Santa Cruz  1995 $6.00-10.70 ($7.40) $8.00-13.10 ($8.80) $9.50-15.50 ($11.20)
Solano  1997 $7.00-13.20 ($8.80) $9.00-13.50 ($10.90) $11.00-17.00 ($13.20)
Tulare  1995 $5.00-10.00 ($6.50) $6.30-11.50 ($8.00) $7.50-14.40 ($9.70)





  * 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 BILL & ACCOUNT COLLECTORS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Bakersfield (Kern) $10.68 $9.96 $8.68-12.64
Chico-Paradise (Butte) $9.34 $9.29 $8.70-9.87
Fresno (Fresno) $9.15 $8.37 $6.97-10.24
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$12.39 $12.06 $10.17-14.56
Merced (Merced) $9.13 $8.39 $7.07-10.45
Modesto (Stanislaus) $9.57 $9.41 $7.96-10.81
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $12.52 $12.11 $10.29-14.68
Orange County $11.75 $11.35 $9.19-13.81
Redding (Shasta) $10.08 $10.15 $7.71-10.98
San Diego (San Diego) $12.35 $12.04 $10.45-13.88
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$13.88 $13.63 $11.69-15.41
San Jose (Santa Clara) $12.67 $12.09 $10.41-14.83
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$11.87 $10.85 $10.32-12.56
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) $11.11 $10.03 $9.19-12.34
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $12.68 $12.33 $10.39-14.84
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $12.15 $11.91 $10.93-12.72
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $10.08 $9.71 $7.91-12.00
Ventura County $12.39 $11.15 $10.27-14.45
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) $11.42 $12.17 $7.74-14.49




  * 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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