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)

Alameda
Union	1998	$9.48-16.14 ($15.33)	$12.38-30.94 ($16.15)	$14.78-30.94 ($18.79)
Non-Union	1998	$8.00-12.00 ($9.59)	$9.50-20.00 ($12.00)	$12.00-25.00 ($15.00)
Contra Costa
Union	1998	$8.72-14.37 ($11.10)	$9.61-16.42 ($13.50)	$11.12-19.68 ($15.00)
Non-Union	1998	$7.00-14.38 ($10.00)	$7.48-19.18 ($10.00)	$8.70-23.97 ($12.59)
Fresno
Union	1996	$11.20-14.90 ($13.10)	$9.00-20.00 ($11.20)	$12.30-35.00 ($15.30)
Non-Union	1996	$4.50- 9.00 ($5.70)	$6.00-14.00 ($8.00)	$7.50-18.50 ($13.00)
Humboldt	1997	$5.00-10.70 ($6.00)	$6.00-11.80 ($7.20)	$8.00-18.00 ($10.00)
Imperial
Union	1996	$8.00-18.80 ($9.40)	$8.70-21.80 ($10.20)	$9.50-21.80 ($13.00)
Non-Union	1996	$4.20-10.80 ($5.70)	$4.20-14.50 ($7.60)	$4.20-17.20 ($8.30)
Kern
Union	1995	$9.10-20.00 ($10.40)	$8.60-20.00 ($11.80)	$10.50-22.00 ($12.70)
Non-Union	1995	$4.60-15.00 ($10.70)	$5.30-16.00 ($12.00)	$6.90-18.20 ($12.90)
Kings	1995	$6.90-16.70 ($10.80)	$8.90-19.20 ($12.50)	$10.00-21.80 ($12.90)
Madera	1995	$6.00-12.10 ($7.90)	$6.50-14.00 ($8.50)	$7.50-18.70 ($11.10)
Marin	1996	$5.00-14.00 ($7.00)	$5.50-15.00 ($10.40)	$6.00-18.00 ($12.00)
Mendocino
Union	1996	$8.50-11.00 ($9.70)	$9.70-11.00 ($10.00)	$11.00-12.20 ($11.50)
Non-Union	1996	$5.00- 9.60 ($7.00)	$6.00-12.00 ($8.00)	$7.00-16.10 ($9.00)
Merced	1997	$5.00-15.00 ($8.50)	$5.00-16.00 ($9.20)	$5.00-22.00 ($12.80)
Mother Lode
Union	1996	$10.60-12.00 ($12.00)	$10.60-13.00 ($12.90)	$11.70-16.00 ($14.00)
Non-Union	1996	$4.50-12.00 ($7.00)	$5.00-13.00 ($7.60)	$5.50-14.00 ($9.50)
North Central
Union	1996		$7.00-13.30 ($11.00)	$7.00-16.50 ($13.00)
Non-Union	1996	$5.00- 7.20 ($6.10)	$7.90-10.00 ($10.00)	$9.60-13.70 ($12.00)
NorTEC
Union	1997	$7.90-11.00 ($9.80)	$8.30-14.50 ($10.60)	$8.70-15.70 ($12.20)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00-11.20 ($7.70)	$5.70-12.30 ($8.50)	$5.70-14.80 ($10.70)
Riverside
Union	1995	$6.00-12.00 ($9.80)	$8.70-14.10 ($10.60)	$9.50-18.20 ($13.80)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00- 8.40 ($6.90)	$7.00-11.90 ($9.00)	$8.00-16.70 ($12.50)
San Benito
Union	1996	$7.10-12.60 ($9.30)	$7.10-12.90 ($9.30)	$7.60-13.20 ($10.60)
Non-Union	1996	$4.70-12.20 ($6.50)	$5.50-13.60 ($8.00)	$6.50-15.00 ($11.00)
San Bernardino
Union	1995	$12.10-12.40 ($12.30)	$10.30-23.80 ($13.70)	$12.10-23.80 ($15.60)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00- 7.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-12.00 ($9.30)	$7.00-13.00 ($11.10)
San Diego
Union	1997	$5.70-11.80 ($8.50)	$6.40-14.20 ($9.00)	$8.70-19.80 ($13.30)
Non-Union	1997	$6.50-12.20 ($8.00)	$7.70-17.00 ($10.00)	$9.00-18.00 ($15.00)
San Joaquin
Union	1997	$9.60-20.00 ($13.20)	$9.60-20.00 ($13.50)	$11.10-20.00 ($16.50)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00- 7.60 ($5.20)	$5.00-12.50 ($7.00)	$5.90-15.00 ($8.70)
San Luis Obispo	1996	$5.00- 8.00 ($6.50)	$6.10-10.00 ($9.00)	$7.70-15.00 ($10.50)
San Mateo
Union	1995	$9.40-19.20 ($11.30)	$10.70-21.00 ($12.60)	$12.30-24.90 ($14.90)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00-15.00 ($8.00)	$7.00-30.00 ($10.00)	$12.00-35.00 ($14.00)
Santa Barbara
Union	1996	$5.00- 5.00 ($5.00)	$5.00-13.40 ($11.60)	$6.00-15.60 ($13.10)
Non-Union	1996	$4.20- 8.00 ($7.00)	$4.20-15.00 ($8.10)	$6.00-21.00 ($12.00)
Shasta
Union	1997	$8.90- 8.90 ($8.90)	$9.90-22.00 ($10.40)	$10.00-22.00 ($11.40)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00-16.00 ($6.00)	$5.00-17.60 ($6.50)	$6.50-20.90 ($8.00)
Solano	1996	$4.70-10.00 ($7.00)	$7.00-13.00 ($8.00)	$8.00-21.00 ($11.00)
Sonoma	1995	$6.00-11.20 ($8.70)	$7.50-15.50 ($9.40)	$9.20-20.00 ($12.70)
Stanislaus
Union	1996	$9.70-11.00 ($10.50)	$10.00-12.00 ($11.50)	$11.00-14.00 ($13.50)
Non-Union	1996	$5.00- 8.50 ($7.00)	$6.50-15.00 ($8.50)	$7.00-18.00 ($11.00)
Tulare
Union	1995	$8.00- 9.70 ($8.40)	$8.00-10.70 ($9.70)	$9.50-13.50 ($10.70)
Non-Union	1995	$5.00-12.40 ($7.80)	$5.00-12.40 ($10.00)	$6.00-12.40 ($10.90)
Ventura
Union	1997	$11.10-11.10 ($11.10)	$11.80-24.70 ($13.10)	$13.70-32.00 ($14.50)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00-12.20 ($6.20)	$6.50-14.00 ($9.40)	$7.00-20.00 ($11.00)

* 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)	$11.78	$11.18	$8.36-14.54
Chico-Paradise (Butte)	$10.57	$9.49	$6.64-13.83
Fresno (Fresno)	$9.73	$8.74	$6.48-12.08
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$12.59	$11.19	$8.15-16.67
Merced (Merced)	$11.74	$12.08	$8.60-14.51
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$12.63	$13.89	$8.99-16.02
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$14.46	$13.60	$9.19-17.92
Orange County	$11.56	$10.62	$8.16-14.48
Redding (Shasta)	$8.78	$7.67	$5.49-12.10
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$11.29	$10.60	$7.34-14.64
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$11.98	$10.78	$7.76-15.16
Salinas (Monterey)	$11.53	$11.10	$7.93-13.47
San Diego (San Diego)	$10.58	$10.03	$7.26-13.06
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$11.90	$10.53	$7.13-15.39
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$12.29	$11.01	$8.09-16.19
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$10.53	$10.33	$8.73-11.18
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$10.93	$9.95	$7.78-13.06
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz)	$10.65	$10.65	$8.32-12.24
Santa Rosa (Sonoma)	$12.45	$10.72	$7.42-15.56
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$10.54	$10.43	$7.55-13.37
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano)	$12.10	$10.99	$8.24-15.28
Ventura County	$10.34	$10.08	$6.77-13.35
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare)	$11.62	$11.13	$9.18-13.13
Yolo County	$11.16	$10.32	$7.27-14.45

* 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.