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

WAGES FOR AUTOMOTIVE BODY & RELATED REPAIRERS
1995-97





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)





Contra Costa  1997 $7.00-15.00 ($8.00) $9.00-23.00 ($10.00) $15.00-26.60 ($22.00)
Fresno  1995 $4.20-16.00 ($5.30) $4.40-25.00 ($9.60) $6.60-25.00 ($15.50)
Golden Sierra  1996 $4.20-11.90 ($5.50) $5.00-18.00 ($10.70) $5.00-23.00 ($17.20)
Humboldt  1997 $5.10- 9.00 ($8.00) $6.00-17.30 ($11.20) $8.00-22.00 ($18.00)
Kern  1997 $5.00-16.00 ($6.00) $6.50-24.00 ($13.00) $9.00-24.00 ($14.00)
Kings  1996 $4.50- 6.00 ($5.50) $7.50-10.00 ($10.00) $9.50-18.00 ($15.00)
Mendocino  1997 $8.00- 8.50 ($8.00) $8.00-18.00 ($11.90) $8.00-20.00 ($16.50)
Merced  1996 $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) $4.20-13.00 ($8.70) $8.00-18.00 ($15.00)
Monterey  1995 $5.00-17.00 ($8.00) $7.00-21.50 ($13.00) $10.00-23.00 ($15.00)
Napa  1995 $6.00-11.50 ($8.70) $12.00-16.00 ($14.00) $16.00-20.00 ($19.00)
North Central  1997 $4.70- 8.00 ($5.00) $6.50-15.00 ($12.00) $11.00-21.50 ($16.70)
San Bernardino  1997 $5.00-17.00 ($8.00) $5.00-28.70 ($11.00) $7.00-32.90 ($17.00)
San Diego  1996 $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) $9.00-15.20 ($10.00) $13.00-25.00 ($15.90)
San Francisco  1997 $5.10-10.00 ($7.70) $7.50-25.00 ($19.10) $14.30-25.00 ($21.30)
San Joaquin  1995 $5.00-10.00 ($5.00) $7.00-16.00 ($10.00) $10.00-18.00 ($15.00)
San Luis Obispo  1997 $5.10-10.30 ($6.90) $8.00-17.50 ($10.00) $10.00-23.90 ($14.00)
San Mateo
      Union  1997 $6.00-25.00 ($9.10) $8.00-25.00 ($15.00) $15.00-25.00 ($21.00)
      Non-Union  1997 $6.00-21.50 ($8.00) $7.50-21.50 ($13.50) $10.00-30.00 ($21.20)
Santa Cruz  1996 $4.20- 9.00 ($6.00) $8.00-18.00 ($14.50) $14.00-21.70 ($18.00)
Sonoma  1996 $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) $10.00-20.00 ($17.00) $18.00-23.00 ($21.00)
Stanislaus  1996 $5.00-10.00 ($6.50) $7.00-15.00 ($10.00) $10.00-18.00 ($15.00)
Tulare  1995 $4.20-14.40 ($6.00) $8.00-15.00 ($12.50) $10.00-20.10 ($14.00)





  * 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


WAGES FOR AUTOMOTIVE BODY & RELATED REPAIRERS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Bakersfield (Kern) $17.09 $15.31 $13.70-21.22
Fresno (Fresno) $14.41 $13.82 $11.05-17.38
Modesto (Stanislaus) $13.66 $14.37 $9.94-17.03
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $15.80 $15.10 $13.40-18.37
Orange County $15.30 $15.81 $10.87-18.94
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$17.82 $17.90 $13.69-21.73
San Jose (Santa Clara) $17.57 $19.16 $15.45-21.91
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$14.40 $13.77 $9.18-15.48
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $18.05 $19.30 $16.48-21.83
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $12.05 $12.03 $8.07-14.60
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $19.10 $20.00 $17.19-22.10




  * 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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