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

WAGES FOR STATIONARY ENGINEERS
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)

San Diego
Union	1997	$9.50-16.00 ($14.00)	$12.00-17.00 ($16.00)	$15.50-24.00 ($20.00)
Non-Union	1997	$8.30-13.00 ($10.00)	$9.70-15.00 ($12.00)	$11.50-17.50 ($16.00)
San Francisco
Union	1996	$17.20-17.20 ($17.20)	$23.00-26.50 ($26.50)	$26.00-27.20 ($27.20)

* 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 STATIONARY ENGINEERS
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$17.64	$17.53	$14.98-20.51

* 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