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 | $5.50-10.00 ($7.50) | $6.00-11.00 ($7.50) | $7.20-12.00 ($10.00) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1997 | $5.00-18.00 ($5.20) | $5.00-18.50 ($6.00) | $5.00-20.00 ($7.00) |
| Napa | 1997 | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) | $5.00- 7.50 ($6.50) | $6.00- 8.50 ($7.00) |
| Solano | 1996 | $4.70- 5.50 ($4.80) | $4.70- 6.20 ($5.00) | $4.70- 7.00 ($5.50) |
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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
HOSTS, HOSTESSES - RESTAURANT, LOUNGE OR COFFEE SHOP
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $5.05 | $5.26 | $5.01-5.52 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $5.46 | $5.39 | $5.07-5.71 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $6.10 | $5.63 | $5.19-7.09 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $5.21 | $5.29 | $5.02-5.55 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $6.08 | $5.54 | $5.14-6.83 |
| Orange County | $5.87 | $5.53 | $5.14-6.67 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $5.23 | $5.31 | $5.03-5.59 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $5.35 | $5.33 | $5.04-5.63 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $6.12 | $5.63 | $5.19-7.17 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $6.03 | $5.63 | $5.19-6.98 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.13 | $7.62 | $6.51-9.26 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $6.12 | $5.73 | $5.24-7.19 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $5.32 | $5.34 | $5.04-5.63 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $6.34 | $5.64 | $5.20-7.23 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $5.38 | $5.33 | $5.04-5.62 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $6.21 | $5.82 | $5.26-7.25 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $5.28 | $5.33 | $5.04-5.61 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $5.33 | $5.34 | $5.05-5.64 |
| Ventura County | $5.53 | $5.42 | $5.08-5.76 |
| Yolo County | $5.43 | $5.34 | $5.04-5.63 |
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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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