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

WAGES FOR PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS
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)

Fresno
Union	1997	$18.00-18.00 ($18.00)	$8.00-25.70 ($10.00)	$15.00-26.70 ($24.00)
Non-Union	1997	$5.10-10.00 ($6.20)	$7.00-14.00 ($11.50)	$9.00-17.50 ($14.00)
Mendocino	1995	$6.00-16.00 ($8.50)	$8.00-16.00 ($10.00)	$9.00-18.00 ($15.00)
Napa	1996	$5.70-11.00 ($8.00)	$7.00-12.00 ($9.00)	$11.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Riverside	1995	$5.00-14.30 ($7.50)	$8.00-22.00 ($14.00)	$12.00-25.00 ($17.50)
San Francisco	1995	$7.00- 9.00 ($9.00)	$19.50-36.00 ($36.00)	$22.00-36.00 ($36.00)
San Joaquin	1995	$5.00-12.00 ($7.00)	$8.50-18.00 ($12.00)	$7.50-11.50 ($15.00)
San Mateo
Union	1996	$6.90- 9.60 ($9.60)	$15.00-19.30 ($19.30)	$27.60-32.10 ($32.10)
Non-Union	1996	$9.50-12.00 ($10.00)	$11.00-20.00 ($15.00)	$11.00-32.20 ($20.00)
Santa Barbara	1997	$5.20-10.00 ($8.20)	$9.90-18.00 ($13.00)	$12.00-25.00 ($19.10)
Santa Clara
Union	1997	$8.00-15.60 ($12.70)	$20.00-45.00 ($35.00)	$25.00-45.00 ($36.50)
Non-Union	1997	$7.50-17.00 ($11.00)	$10.00-20.00 ($18.00)	$13.00-25.00 ($21.00)
Stanislaus
Union	1995		$33.90-33.90 ($33.90)	$33.90-33.90 ($33.90)
Non-Union	1995	$5.50-12.00 ($7.50)	$5.00-16.00 ($9.50)	$8.00-18.00 ($12.20)

* 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 PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Fresno (Fresno)	$14.78	$12.91	$11.35-17.33
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$21.16	$20.33	$15.95-28.41
Modesto (Stanislaus)	$12.98	$13.29	$10.30-15.45
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$25.48	$28.29	$20.65-35.75
Orange County	$16.11	$16.12	$11.75-18.86
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$13.83	$14.15	$10.67-17.10
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$20.06	$18.99	$16.64-23.20
Salinas (Monterey)	$18.41	$18.28	$15.66-21.25
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$25.33	$26.65	$20.17-35.20
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$17.15	$16.07	$14.05-21.02

* 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