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 | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.00- 7.80 ($6.90) | $6.50- 7.80 ($7.10) | $8.00-10.00 ($9.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.50-14.10 ($6.50) | $5.50-14.10 ($7.00) | $7.00-15.00 ($8.00) |
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.50- 8.80 ($7.20) | $6.20- 9.00 ($7.80) | $6.90-12.00 ($9.20) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.50- 9.00 ($6.50) | $6.00- 9.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-11.00 ($9.70) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $6.00- 8.30 ($7.00) | $6.20- 8.60 ($7.00) | $7.20-10.00 ($8.60) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.50- 6.70 ($5.00) | $4.50- 6.70 ($5.00) | $5.50-12.50 ($6.70) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $4.60- 5.20 ($5.00) | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.50) | $5.20- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $8.20- 8.40 ($8.30) | $8.90- 9.30 ($9.10) | $9.30-11.90 ($10.60) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.00-12.50 ($5.60) | $5.30-15.00 ($6.40) |
| Los Angeles | 1995 | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.00) | $5.50- 9.50 ($7.00) | $6.00-12.00 ($9.00) |
| Madera | 1996 | $4.50- 8.20 ($6.90) | $5.00-11.00 ($8.30) | $6.00-12.20 ($9.40) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 6.20 ($5.70) | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.70- 9.00 ($7.50) |
| Monterey | 1997 | $5.50- 8.80 ($6.50) | $5.50-11.00 ($6.60) | $6.00-14.30 ($7.70) |
| Mother Lode | 1997 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.10) | $5.00-12.00 ($6.50) | $5.70-16.00 ($7.50) |
| Orange | 1997 | $4.70- 8.80 ($6.20) | $5.50-15.50 ($6.80) | $6.00-17.00 ($8.50) |
| Riverside | 1997 | $5.10-10.00 ($6.00) | $5.10-11.90 ($6.70) | $5.30-12.00 ($7.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.20) | $5.00- 8.20 ($6.00) | $6.20- 9.50 ($6.70) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.70- 8.00 ($5.20) | $4.70- 9.10 ($6.00) | $5.00-11.10 ($7.00) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $6.00-12.00 ($8.70) | $6.50-13.00 ($9.50) | $7.50-13.00 ($11.70) |
| San Mateo | 1995 | $4.70- 9.10 ($6.10) | $5.20- 9.10 ($7.00) | $6.70-10.00 ($8.00) |
| Santa Cruz | 1997 | $6.00-11.00 ($7.00) | $6.20-11.40 ($8.20) | $7.00-13.00 ($9.80) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.00) | $4.20- 9.00 ($5.70) | $5.00-16.00 ($7.00) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) | $5.20-10.00 ($7.00) | $6.50-12.20 ($9.00) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.60- 8.60 ($8.60) | $9.50- 9.50 ($9.50) | $10.50-10.50 ($10.50) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20- 8.70 ($5.50) | $4.50- 9.20 ($5.50) | $4.50-14.10 ($5.50) |
| Tulare | 1996 | $4.20-10.10 ($5.00) | $4.20-10.10 ($5.50) | $5.20-12.90 ($6.40) |
| Ventura | 1997 | $5.50- 8.80 ($6.50) | $6.00- 9.20 ($7.40) | $7.00-10.40 ($7.60) |
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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.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
GUARDS & WATCH GUARDS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $7.04 | $6.71 | $5.56-7.95 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $6.77 | $6.40 | $5.37-8.12 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $8.52 | $7.72 | $6.50-9.53 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $7.41 | $7.42 | $5.41-9.17 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $9.05 | $8.86 | $7.07-10.58 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $7.18 | $6.96 | $5.88-8.04 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $8.02 | $7.91 | $6.46-9.24 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $7.27 | $7.12 | $6.15-8.09 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $7.20 | $6.99 | $5.88-8.11 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.44 | $8.12 | $6.54-9.70 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $7.46 | $7.44 | $5.96-8.89 |
| Yolo County | $8.69 | $7.66 | $6.56-10.41 |
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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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