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

WAGES FOR BUS DRIVERS - SCHOOL
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)

Kings
Union	1997	$9.70- 9.70 ($9.70)	$9.70-11.30 ($10.70)	$10.70-12.50 ($11.50)
Non-Union	1997	$9.50- 9.60 ($9.50)	$9.50-10.80 ($9.70)	$10.10-11.20 ($11.00)
Monterey
Union	1995	$7.90-10.00 ($8.90)	$7.90-10.50 ($9.70)	$8.80-16.20 ($12.10)
Non-Union	1995	$4.80-11.00 ($8.50)	$4.80-12.00 ($8.60)	$5.10-14.40 ($10.00)
Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$8.00-10.10 ($9.50)	$8.00-11.00 ($9.90)	$9.30-14.20 ($11.00)
Stanislaus
Union	1995	$7.80-10.60 ($9.30)	$8.00-11.70 ($9.80)	$8.00-12.10 ($10.40)
Non-Union	1995	$8.00- 9.70 ($8.80)	$8.20-10.20 ($9.20)	$8.50-11.20 ($9.80)

* 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 BUS DRIVERS - SCHOOL
1996


Metropolitan Area (County)	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Bakersfield (Kern)	$11.36	$11.51	$9.33-13.10
Fresno (Fresno)	$10.70	$10.78	$9.23-12.23
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$10.14	$9.69	$8.75-11.65
Redding (Shasta)	$10.31	$10.79	$9.18-12.00
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$9.48	$9.93	$7.63-10.85
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$10.57	$11.03	$9.19-12.43
Ventura County	$12.39	$9.98	$9.15-15.99

* 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