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

WAGES FOR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, & REFRIGERATION MECHANICS & INSTALLERS
1995-98


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	$9.00-12.00 ($10.50)	$16.00-33.00 ($31.00)	$24.00-36.00 ($31.00)
Non-Union	1998	$8.00-12.00 ($12.00)	$14.00-23.00 ($20.00)	$16.00-26.00 ($24.00)
Butte	1996	$5.00-10.70 ($7.00)	$7.00-14.60 ($8.40)	$8.50-16.10 ($12.00)
Fresno
Union	1997	$8.00- 9.00 ($9.00)	$9.00-24.00 ($17.80)	$16.00-24.00 ($20.80)
Non-Union	1997	$4.70- 9.00 ($7.50)	$6.50-25.00 ($10.00)	$10.00-27.00 ($13.50)
Imperial
Union	1996	$9.50-24.00 ($11.80)	$9.50-24.00 ($12.70)	$9.50-24.00 ($13.30)
Non-Union	1996	$6.00- 8.50 ($6.00)	$6.50-12.00 ($8.00)	$6.50-18.00 ($15.00)
Kern
Union	1997	$6.60- 7.00 ($6.80)	$10.00-13.20 ($10.00)	$13.50-29.00 ($15.00)
Non-Union	1997	$5.00-11.80 ($6.00)	$5.50-26.00 ($12.50)	$10.00-29.00 ($15.00)
Kings	1995	$4.20-12.50 ($6.00)	$8.00-15.00 ($10.00)	$12.00-20.00 ($13.60)
Madera	1996	$5.00- 7.50 ($7.50)	$7.00- 8.50 ($8.20)	$10.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Marin
Union	1996	$7.80- 7.80 ($7.80)	$14.40-20.10 ($14.40)	$20.90-31.10 ($31.10)
Non-Union	1996	$7.00-15.00 ($13.50)	$8.00-25.00 ($17.60)	$15.00-35.00 ($20.00)
Mother Lode	1995	$6.00- 9.00 ($7.50)	$8.00-14.00 ($10.00)	$10.00-15.00 ($13.50)
Orange
Union	1995	$8.00-10.00 ($9.50)	$14.30-26.00 ($22.00)	$25.30-40.00 ($26.30)
Non-Union	1995	$5.50-12.00 ($9.00)	$11.50-19.10 ($12.00)	$14.00-20.00 ($16.80)
Sacramento & Yolo	1997	$6.00-10.00 ($8.00)	$8.00-25.00 ($12.00)	$11.00-30.00 ($16.00)
San Diego
Union	1996	$7.00-16.00 ($11.00)	$13.00-18.00 ($15.00)	$18.50-21.00 ($18.80)
Non-Union	1996	$6.50-18.00 ($9.10)	$9.00-19.00 ($11.90)	$10.00-25.00 ($16.00)
San Francisco	1997	$7.00-10.00 ($9.70)	$13.00-27.70 ($26.40)	$16.10-30.00 ($27.00)
San Joaquin
Union	1996	$12.80-23.00 ($13.70)	$11.00-23.00 ($16.00)	$15.00-23.00 ($17.70)
Non-Union	1996	$4.70- 8.00 ($6.30)	$7.50-13.50 ($10.00)	$11.00-22.50 ($15.00)
Santa Clara
Union	1997	$10.00-15.60 ($14.00)	$17.80-45.00 ($21.30)	$22.50-45.00 ($35.00)
Non-Union	1997	$7.00-12.00 ($9.00)	$12.00-18.00 ($15.00)	$16.00-37.00 ($18.00)
Shasta	1995	$5.00- 8.00 ($6.00)	$6.00-15.00 ($10.50)	$10.00-19.00 ($15.00)
Sonoma	1997	$6.50-12.00 ($8.00)	$10.00-20.00 ($15.00)	$17.00-28.00 ($21.20)

* 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 HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, & REFRIGERATION MECHANICS & INSTALLERS
1996

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


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$14.76	$14.55	$12.55-16.87
Fresno (Fresno)	$13.93	$12.60	$9.85-15.70
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$15.69	$14.75	$11.96-18.32
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$15.62	$14.96	$11.89-18.34
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$22.55	$23.17	$15.51-33.20
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$14.98	$15.26	$11.88-17.99
Salinas (Monterey)	$20.50	$21.31	$14.83-24.68
San Diego (San Diego)	$13.65	$14.15	$9.67-17.09
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$18.37	$19.17	$13.25-22.44
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$21.03	$21.44	$15.16-29.30
Ventura County	$17.28	$16.15	$12.18-20.27

* 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.