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 | 1995 | $6.00-11.50 ($6.50) | $6.20-13.60 ($7.00) | $6.70-14.30 ($8.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.60- 6.70 ($6.60) | $6.60- 6.70 ($6.60) | $7.50- 8.00 ($7.80) |
| Butte | 1996 | $4.70- 9.10 ($5.60) | $5.50-10.20 ($6.10) | $6.30-12.20 ($7.20) |
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.70-12.00 ($9.30) | $6.70-13.00 ($9.80) | $7.10-14.00 ($10.50) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-19.10 ($6.50) | $6.20-21.50 ($8.00) | $7.00-28.70 ($10.00) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $4.20- 6.20 ($6.10) | $5.30- 6.50 ($6.20) | $7.50- 7.50 ($7.50) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.10- 8.20 ($6.60) | $5.30- 9.60 ($6.70) | $6.00-10.80 ($7.10) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $4.30- 6.30 ($5.80) | $5.00- 7.00 ($6.20) | $6.00-10.00 ($6.90) |
| Kern | 1995 | $4.70- 8.20 ($5.40) | $5.00- 8.70 ($5.40) | $5.10- 9.30 ($6.00) |
| Kings | 1995 | $5.50- 7.00 ($6.80) | $5.50- 8.00 ($7.40) | $5.80- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| Madera | 1995 | $4.70- 5.90 ($5.40) | $5.50- 7.20 ($5.90) | $6.00- 8.10 ($7.00) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $7.00- 8.00 ($7.50) | $7.20- 8.50 ($8.00) | $7.80-11.00 ($9.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00- 8.50 ($7.50) | $6.50-16.00 ($8.00) | $7.20-18.00 ($8.40) |
| Mendocino | 1997 | $5.50- 9.50 ($6.00) | $5.60-10.20 ($6.30) | $6.50-11.30 ($7.10) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 8.50 ($5.70) | $5.00- 8.50 ($5.70) | $5.40-15.00 ($7.50) |
| Napa | 1995 | $6.00- 7.00 ($6.20) | $6.20- 7.50 ($6.60) | $6.70-10.50 ($7.70) |
| North Central | 1996 | $5.50- 7.50 ($6.00) | $6.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.90- 9.50 ($7.30) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.00- 8.40 ($8.20) | $8.00- 8.60 ($8.30) | $8.90- 9.50 ($9.20) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.40- 7.70 ($5.80) | $5.70- 8.00 ($6.00) | $6.20-10.00 ($6.90) |
| Orange | 1997 | $6.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.40-10.00 ($7.00) | $6.70-10.00 ($7.70) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $5.00- 6.50 ($6.50) | $6.00- 7.50 ($6.50) | $6.50- 8.50 ($7.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $5.00- 9.10 ($7.00) | $5.00- 9.90 ($6.20) | $6.00-11.70 ($7.50) |
| San Benito | 1996 | $5.00- 6.50 ($5.00) | $5.30- 7.00 ($6.50) | $6.10- 9.00 ($8.00) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $4.70- 5.70 ($5.20) | $5.10- 5.70 ($5.30) | $5.70- 6.40 ($6.20) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $5.20-11.00 ($7.00) | $6.20-11.00 ($7.50) | $7.00-13.00 ($9.00) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $6.80-16.50 ($7.50) | $6.40-16.50 ($10.00) | $7.70-19.10 ($11.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1997 | $5.20- 7.70 ($5.90) | $5.20- 8.50 ($6.10) | $6.00-10.20 ($6.80) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1996 | $4.50- 7.50 ($5.00) | $5.20- 8.00 ($5.90) | $6.30- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| Santa Barbara | 1996 | $5.00- 7.30 ($6.10) | $5.00-10.10 ($7.00) | $5.90-12.50 ($7.60) |
| Santa Clara | 1995 | $5.70-12.90 ($6.50) | $6.20-13.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-14.00 ($8.00) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $6.00- 7.00 ($6.50) | $6.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $7.00- 8.30 ($7.00) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $5.50- 6.50 ($6.00) | $6.00- 9.50 ($7.20) | $7.00-12.00 ($10.00) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.50- 5.50 ($5.50) | $6.20- 6.20 ($6.20) | |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.50- 6.70 ($6.00) | $6.00- 7.00 ($6.50) | $6.50- 9.00 ($7.10) |
| Tulare | 1997 | $4.70- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.00- 8.20 ($6.10) | $5.90- 9.00 ($6.80) |
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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
NURSE AIDES
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $6.11 | $5.85 | $5.27-7.18 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $7.08 | $7.07 | $6.24-7.90 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $6.92 | $6.91 | $6.01-7.81 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $7.88 | $7.56 | $6.22-9.40 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $10.03 | $9.45 | $8.72-10.84 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $7.21 | $7.17 | $6.14-8.19 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $8.05 | $7.83 | $6.76-9.03 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $9.51 | $10.11 | $7.22-11.66 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.66 | $7.87 | $6.78-9.65 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $9.74 | $9.26 | $8.52-10.10 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $7.93 | $7.77 | $6.76-8.92 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $6.83 | $6.82 | $5.76-7.88 |
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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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