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

WAGES FOR UNDERWRITERS
1995-97


Areas for which Data are Available	Year	Entry Level: No Experience	Experienced: New to Firm	Experienced: 3 Years with Firm
		Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)	Typical Wages* (Median)

Alameda	1997	$10.90-13.40 ($12.30)	$10.20-21.30 ($15.30)	$13.30-32.80 ($20.50)
San Diego	1997	$6.00-16.10 ($11.30)	$8.00-20.10 ($13.50)	$10.00-22.70 ($17.80)
San Joaquin	1996		$8.80-19.20 ($14.90)	$10.10-24.00 ($18.60)

* 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 UNDERWRITERS
1996


Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$24.09	$23.46	$20.36-32.41
Orange County	$20.86	$18.75	$14.41-29.91
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$17.04	$15.41	$12.83-20.30
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$26.31	$24.59	$19.52-36.23

* 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