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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| Contra Costa | 1997 | $5.20-11.80 ($6.00) | $5.50-14.60 ($6.50) | $5.80-16.90 ($8.00) |
| Kings | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $7.50- 7.50 ($7.50) | $8.50- 8.50 ($8.50) | $10.50-10.50 ($10.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 9.00 ($5.20) | $5.00-12.00 ($5.50) | $5.00-15.50 ($6.50) |
| Riverside | 1996 | $4.20-10.00 ($7.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $5.20-15.00 ($9.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1996 | $4.70- 9.50 ($6.20) | $4.70- 9.50 ($7.00) | $7.00-11.50 ($8.00) |
| Solano | 1996 | $4.70- 8.20 ($5.50) | $4.70- 8.70 ($6.70) | $5.20-11.00 ($7.80) |
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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
FILE CLERKS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $7.52 | $7.10 | $5.83-8.37 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $6.41 | $6.38 | $5.46-7.46 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $7.74 | $7.51 | $5.73-9.42 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $7.63 | $7.05 | $5.57-8.96 |
| Merced (Merced) | $6.16 | $5.95 | $5.29-7.23 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $8.93 | $7.93 | $6.56-9.62 |
| Orange County | $6.75 | $6.45 | $5.40-7.95 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $6.47 | $5.64 | $5.20-7.56 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $7.50 | $7.14 | $5.72-8.62 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $7.82 | $7.60 | $6.43-9.11 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $9.12 | $8.29 | $6.75-9.88 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.72 | $8.65 | $6.24-10.19 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $8.70 | $8.97 | $7.04-9.86 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $6.90 | $6.95 | $6.17-7.72 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $9.64 | $9.30 | $7.38-11.64 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $8.87 | $9.25 | $7.19-10.50 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $7.31 | $7.42 | $5.49-9.10 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $7.30 | $7.03 | $5.67-8.44 |
| Ventura County | $7.42 | $7.31 | $6.42-8.19 |
| Yolo County | $7.98 | $7.92 | $6.81-9.08 |
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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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