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 | 1997 | $5.50-38.40 ($10.10) | $6.00-38.40 ($12.40) | $7.00-38.40 ($13.00) |
| Butte | 1997 | $5.00- 5.10 ($5.00) | $5.00- 5.50 ($5.00) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.50) |
| Contra Costa | 1996 | $4.20-10.00 ($6.70) | $5.50-11.00 ($7.80) | $6.50-12.00 ($8.10) |
| Fresno | 1996 | $4.20-20.20 ($10.20) | $4.20-29.20 ($11.00) | $5.50-39.20 ($11.70) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $4.20- 5.50 ($4.20) | $4.20- 5.90 ($4.20) | $4.20- 6.60 ($4.20) |
| Imperial | 1996 | $4.20-10.20 ($4.20) | $4.20-10.20 ($5.00) | $4.20-14.80 ($6.00) |
| Madera | 1996 | $4.20- 9.20 ($4.20) | $4.20-14.20 ($4.20) | $4.20-24.20 ($5.00) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 5.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.00) |
| Napa | 1996 | $4.20- 8.00 ($4.70) | $4.20- 9.00 ($4.70) | $4.20-10.00 ($4.70) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $4.20- 6.50 ($4.20) | $4.20- 8.60 ($4.20) | $4.20- 9.70 ($4.20) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $5.00- 5.70 ($5.00) | $5.00- 5.70 ($5.00) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.00) |
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| Union | 1997 | $5.00-25.50 ($13.00) | $6.50-26.00 ($14.00) | $8.00-28.00 ($17.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.00-16.50 ($15.20) | $7.00-21.50 ($17.20) | $8.50-24.50 ($20.20) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $4.70- 7.60 ($4.70) | $4.70- 7.60 ($4.70) | $4.70- 7.60 ($4.70) |
| San Joaquin | 1997 | $5.10- 8.00 ($5.10) | $5.10- 8.00 ($5.10) | $5.10- 8.00 ($5.10) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1996 | $4.20-17.50 ($9.80) | $4.20-19.20 ($11.00) | $4.20-19.20 ($12.50) |
| San Mateo | 1996 | $4.70-10.00 ($4.70) | $4.70-12.00 ($4.70) | $4.70-15.00 ($4.70) |
| Shasta | 1996 | $4.20-17.00 ($7.80) | $4.20-19.60 ($8.00) | $4.20-25.60 ($8.80) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $4.70- 5.20 ($5.00) | $4.70- 5.20 ($5.00) | $4.70- 7.00 ($5.10) |
| Sonoma | 1997 | $4.70- 5.20 ($5.00) | $4.70- 5.20 ($5.00) | $4.70- 6.00 ($6.00) |
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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
WAITERS & WAITRESSES
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $5.06 | $5.27 | $5.01-5.52 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $5.02 | $5.26 | $5.00-5.51 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $5.27 | $5.30 | $5.03-5.58 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $5.51 | $5.36 | $5.05-5.66 |
| Merced (Merced) | $5.46 | $5.34 | $5.04-5.63 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $5.06 | $5.26 | $5.00-5.51 |
| Orange County | $5.49 | $5.35 | $5.05-5.65 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $5.14 | $5.29 | $5.02-5.55 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $5.29 | $5.32 | $5.04-5.61 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $5.91 | $5.34 | $5.04-5.63 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $5.81 | $5.34 | $5.05-5.64 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $5.22 | $5.29 | $5.02-5.56 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $6.52 | $5.56 | $5.15-7.49 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $6.01 | $5.37 | $5.06-5.68 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $5.00 | $5.25 | $5.00-5.50 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $5.11 | $5.28 | $5.01-5.54 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $5.36 | $5.35 | $5.05-5.66 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $5.27 | $5.32 | $5.04-5.61 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $5.52 | $5.41 | $5.08-5.74 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $5.18 | $5.29 | $5.02-5.56 |
| Ventura County | $5.06 | $5.27 | $5.01-5.52 |
| Yolo County | $5.05 | $5.26 | $5.01-5.52 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $4.99 | $5.25 | $5.00-5.50 |
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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.
** 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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