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

WAGES FOR CABINETMAKERS & BENCH CARPENTERS
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)





Humboldt  1995 $5.00- 7.00 ($6.00) $6.50-10.00 ($8.00) $8.00-14.00 ($10.50)
North Central  1997 $5.00- 7.50 ($6.00) $6.00-10.00 ($8.50) $9.00-15.00 ($10.20)
Sacramento & Yolo
      Union  1997 $6.20-11.00 ( . ) $15.00-18.40 ( . ) $15.60-18.40 ( . )
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00- 7.50 ($6.00) $6.50-10.00 ($8.00) $9.00-14.50 ($10.00)
San Diego  1996 $4.70- 7.00 ($5.30) $5.50-11.00 ($8.00) $7.70-19.00 ($12.00)
San Francisco
      Union  1997 $7.00-10.00 ($9.10) $10.00-19.70 ($13.70) $15.00-20.00 ($16.50)
San Joaquin
      Union  1997 $9.50-10.00 ($9.70) $9.50-18.40 ($13.90) $13.30-18.40 ($15.80)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.50- 9.00 ($6.00) $7.00-12.00 ($9.00) $10.00-15.00 ($12.00)
Santa Cruz  1997 $5.00- 8.00 ($7.00) $8.00-16.00 ($11.00) $10.00-20.00 ($15.00)
So. Santa Clara &
  San Benito
 1997 $5.00-11.50 ($6.00) $8.00-20.00 ($12.00) $9.00-23.00 ($13.70)





  * 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 CABINETMAKERS & BENCH CARPENTERS
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Chico-Paradise (Butte) $9.63 $9.62 $7.84-11.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$12.18 $10.96 $9.02-16.19
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $12.48 $13.81 $6.78-17.03
Redding (Shasta) $10.56 $11.58 $8.83-12.47
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$10.96 $10.69 $9.13-12.41
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$8.40 $8.01 $6.19-9.89
San Diego (San Diego) $10.60 $10.51 $7.64-12.99
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$14.48 $13.85 $9.80-18.36
San Jose (Santa Clara) $15.40 $16.02 $12.88-18.43
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$15.11 $14.72 $12.75-17.17




  * 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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