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 | 1995 | $5.80-18.90 ($8.00) | $5.80-20.10 ($18.00) | $8.10-26.30 ($20.00) |
| Butte | 1996 | $5.00- 7.10 ($7.00) | $6.00-18.50 ($8.70) | $8.00-25.00 ($12.00) |
| Contra Costa | 1995 | $10.00-15.20 ($12.60) | $9.50-23.90 ($17.20) | $14.30-23.90 ($18.20) |
| Kern | 1995 | $4.30-10.50 ($7.00) | $5.00-14.90 ($10.50) | $5.00-17.90 ($13.00) |
| Merced | 1996 | $6.00-15.30 ($6.00) | $6.00-22.90 ($10.00) | $8.50-24.50 ($13.00) |
| Monterey | 1996 | $6.50-10.00 ($7.50) | $7.00-12.40 ($9.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($12.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1996 | $5.00- 8.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-16.50 ($11.00) | $11.00-16.50 ($14.50) |
| Orange | 1996 | $5.20- 8.00 ($6.20) | $7.20-19.00 ($11.50) | $10.00-24.00 ($13.50) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $5.00-15.70 ($5.00) | $7.00-17.90 ($11.10) | $9.00-19.20 ($15.00) |
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| Union | 1995 | $6.00- 8.50 ($6.50) | $6.50-17.70 ($12.00) | $9.50-18.00 ($13.90) |
| San Mateo | 1997 | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($13.00) | $12.00-28.00 ($20.00) |
| Santa Clara | 1997 | $6.00-15.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-20.00 ($12.00) | $10.00-30.00 ($18.00) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $7.00-12.00 ($8.00) | $8.00-20.00 ($11.70) | $9.00-21.00 ($15.20) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $16.00-16.00 ($16.00) | $18.50-18.50 ($18.50) | |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10-15.20 ($7.00) | $7.00-22.00 ($10.00) | $8.00-22.00 ($16.00) |
| Ventura | 1996 | $5.00-10.50 ($6.00) | $7.00-16.30 ($10.00) | $10.00-24.00 ($15.00) |
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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
MACHINISTS
1996
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| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $13.77 | $14.17 | $11.56-15.88 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $11.51 | $9.80 | $8.77-16.09 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $13.32 | $13.51 | $9.92-15.86 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $13.19 | $12.49 | $8.84-16.91 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $14.84 | $14.68 | $11.81-16.91 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $15.95 | $16.27 | $11.78-20.27 |
| Orange County | $14.06 | $13.13 | $9.19-18.00 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $13.26 | $12.16 | $9.33-16.08 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $16.61 | $15.15 | $11.64-18.78 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $13.09 | $13.87 | $9.84-15.47 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $12.52 | $12.38 | $9.94-14.66 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $17.79 | $17.47 | $14.65-20.70 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $14.71 | $15.70 | $10.98-17.67 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $16.26 | $16.61 | $14.37-18.57 |
| Ventura County | $13.75 | $13.73 | $9.69-16.60 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $10.79 | $10.45 | $8.66-12.54 |
| Yolo County | $11.80 | $10.89 | $7.76-15.65 |
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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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