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

WAGES FOR FIREFIGHTERS
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)

Butte
Union	1997	$9.10- 9.40 ($9.30)	$9.40- 9.70 ($9.60)	$9.70-11.50 ($10.60)
Golden Sierra
Union	1997	$5.00-11.00 ($7.40)	$5.20-13.10 ($9.70)	$8.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Non-Union	1997	$5.50-13.00 ($10.80)	$7.70-13.50 ($10.50)	$9.00-16.20 ($12.90)
Mendocino	1997	$9.70-22.40 ($21.80)	$11.00-23.40 ($22.10)	$12.80-23.40 ($23.00)
NorTEC
Union	1997	$7.10- 9.80 ($7.80)	$7.50- 9.80 ($8.50)	$8.50-11.20 ($9.20)
Non-Union	1997	$4.70-10.00 ($7.30)	$4.70-10.00 ($6.90)	$4.70-12.50 ($9.20)
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	$10.20-16.70 ($14.60)	$10.20-16.70 ($14.60)	$13.20-19.50 ($16.80)
San Diego
Union	1996	$7.70-12.30 ($10.50)	$10.70-13.10 ($13.20)	$12.20-15.30 ($13.20)
Non-Union	1996	$8.20-10.50 ($9.70)	$9.00-12.00 ($11.00)	$9.20-14.20 ($12.50)

* 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 FIREFIGHTERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$20.63	$21.24	$19.76-22.72

* 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