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


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	1997	$5.00- 9.00 ($7.00)	$6.50-10.50 ($8.50)	$7.50-14.00 ($10.00)
Contra Costa	1998	$6.50-18.00 ($9.00)	$7.00-18.00 ($10.94)	$11.51-20.00 ($13.50)
Fresno	1995	$4.30- 9.00 ($6.70)	$5.00-10.00 ($8.00)	$7.60-12.50 ($9.40)
Golden Sierra	1997	$6.50- 9.00 ($7.50)	$7.00-14.00 ($9.00)	$8.50-15.00 ($10.80)
Humboldt	1995	$5.00-10.00 ($6.50)	$5.90-11.00 ($7.00)	$7.50-13.00 ($8.20)
Imperial
Union	1996		$15.80-15.80 ($15.80)	$18.30-18.30 ($18.30)
Non-Union	1996	$4.20- 8.30 ($6.00)	$4.70-10.20 ($7.50)	$7.00-13.50 ($8.50)
Kern	1996	$5.00-15.80 ($6.50)	$5.70-18.10 ($8.50)	$7.00-22.00 ($11.00)
Kings	1996	$6.00-15.80 ($7.20)	$6.30-15.80 ($8.50)	$7.30-22.00 ($9.80)
Madera	1995	$5.00- 7.80 ($5.80)	$5.50- 8.00 ($6.80)	$6.20- 9.10 ($8.00)
Marin	1996	$8.00-20.00 ($11.00)	$11.00-22.00 ($13.00)	$12.20-25.00 ($15.00)
Mother Lode	1995	$5.00- 8.50 ($6.50)	$6.00- 9.00 ($7.50)	$7.50-10.00 ($9.00)
North Central	1995	$5.00- 7.00 ($6.50)	$6.50- 8.00 ($7.10)	$7.70-11.00 ($8.20)
NorTEC
Union	1996		$18.10-18.10 ($18.10)	$21.00-21.00 ($21.00)
Non-Union	1996	$5.70- 9.00 ($6.80)	$5.90-10.00 ($7.30)	$7.70-13.00 ($8.60)
Riverside	1995	$5.50-10.00 ($8.00)	$6.00-13.00 ($9.30)	$8.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	$7.00-10.00 ($8.00)	$8.00-12.50 ($9.00)	$9.00-16.00 ($10.00)
San Benito	1996	$6.00- 9.00 ($8.00)	$7.00-12.00 ($10.00)	$10.00-15.00 ($12.00)
San Bernardino	1995	$6.00- 9.00 ($7.00)	$7.50-10.00 ($9.50)	$9.00-12.00 ($11.50)
San Francisco	1996	$8.00-12.00 ($9.50)	$8.50-12.70 ($10.80)	$9.00-15.00 ($12.50)
San Joaquin	1997	$5.50-12.00 ($7.00)	$6.00-15.00 ($8.50)	$7.20-16.00 ($9.50)
San Luis Obispo	1995	$6.50- 9.00 ($7.00)	$7.00-12.00 ($8.50)	$9.00-14.00 ($10.00)
San Mateo	1996	$7.00-14.30 ($10.00)	$8.00-16.70 ($11.00)	$10.00-18.20 ($13.20)
Santa Barbara	1996	$5.00-10.00 ($7.70)	$5.90-11.00 ($8.30)	$7.00-13.90 ($10.70)
Santa Clara	1996	$6.70-15.00 ($10.90)	$7.50-16.00 ($11.00)	$10.40-17.50 ($13.50)
Santa Cruz	1996	$6.70-12.00 ($8.00)	$7.70-13.00 ($9.60)	$10.00-16.00 ($11.50)
Shasta	1996	$5.00- 8.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-11.00 ($7.50)	$7.20-13.00 ($9.00)
Sonoma	1995	$6.50- 9.00 ($8.70)	$8.00-12.00 ($9.50)	$9.00-15.00 ($11.90)
Tulare	1995	$4.20- 9.00 ($6.00)	$4.20- 9.50 ($7.70)	$6.00-11.10 ($8.50)
Ventura	1996	$7.00-10.00 ($8.00)	$7.50-12.00 ($9.00)	$9.00-14.00 ($11.50)

* 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

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$10.61	$9.63	$8.92-10.73
Fresno (Fresno)	$7.77	$7.66	$6.71-8.68
Merced (Merced)	$8.70	$8.67	$7.25-9.69
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$10.15	$10.23	$8.95-11.60
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$9.24	$9.27	$8.65-9.89
Orange County	$11.15	$11.00	$9.63-12.55
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$8.51	$8.60	$7.20-9.53
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$10.98	$10.90	$9.57-12.24
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$11.92	$11.77	$9.80-13.17
Ventura County	$10.83	$10.75	$9.18-12.36
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$9.08	$9.07	$8.16-9.72

* 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.