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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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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) | ||
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| Alameda | 1995 | $6.00-15.80 ($11.60) | $8.00-22.20 ($14.30) | $9.50-25.70 ($18.20) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $13.20-13.20 ($13.20) | $16.00-16.00 ($16.00) | |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.60-11.90 ($8.80) | $9.40-23.90 ($11.50) | $10.70-26.30 ($14.80) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $7.80-19.70 ($13.70) | $8.70-22.80 ($15.80) | |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00-11.50 ($9.30) | $6.00-23.10 ($12.20) | $10.00-25.00 ($13.70) |
| Kings | 1995 | $7.00-12.20 ($9.70) | $8.00-16.70 ($11.80) | $10.00-16.70 ($14.30) |
| Los Angeles | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $17.50-17.50 ($17.50) | $20.60-20.60 ($20.60) | |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $7.50-18.20 ($14.70) | $9.00-27.90 ($18.20) | $12.00-35.20 ($21.30) |
| Madera | 1996 | $7.00-16.70 ($12.00) | $8.60-25.40 ($13.20) | $9.70-29.70 ($14.90) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $5.50-13.40 ($9.50) | $7.00-19.50 ($9.90) | $9.20-30.00 ($12.00) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.40- 5.40 ($5.40) | $5.40-13.50 ($9.50) | $10.20-15.70 ($12.90) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-17.00 ($11.80) | $8.00-25.00 ($13.20) | $11.00-29.00 ($15.70) |
| Napa | 1997 | $8.00-16.20 ($14.30) | $10.50-26.70 ($17.20) | $12.00-28.70 ($22.60) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $7.00-17.20 ($12.40) | $10.00-21.50 ($15.30) | $13.80-26.30 ($19.10) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $8.50-28.70 ($11.90) | $11.00-38.30 ($14.60) | |
| San Bernardino | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $12.60-14.30 ($13.50) | $14.70-17.40 ($16.10) | |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $9.80-15.00 ($12.40) | $10.30-16.80 ($14.60) | $11.30-17.60 ($15.60) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $6.90-14.30 ($10.00) | $9.30-23.90 ($11.90) | $12.90-33.50 ($16.30) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $11.00-14.50 ($13.00) | $13.50-23.50 ($15.60) | $15.20-25.00 ($18.60) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1996 | $8.00-13.00 ($11.60) | $9.50-16.00 ($13.70) | $11.50-21.20 ($16.20) |
| San Mateo | 1997 | $8.90-19.10 ($13.10) | $9.10-28.70 ($16.30) | $9.10-35.90 ($19.10) |
| Santa Cruz | 1997 | $12.90-15.60 ($14.30) | $12.00-28.70 ($15.30) | $15.00-38.30 ($22.00) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.50-11.70 ($10.90) | $11.90-13.80 ($12.80) | $15.60-17.70 ($16.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $8.80-11.00 ($9.50) | $6.30-23.90 ($12.90) | $7.00-27.50 ($16.10) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $7.50-19.10 ($10.90) | $8.00-25.50 ($12.50) | $8.50-34.00 ($15.70) |
| Solano | 1997 | $8.50-24.00 ($11.90) | $9.50-26.50 ($15.00) | $12.00-31.20 ($18.10) |
| Sonoma | 1997 | $8.70-21.20 ($12.00) | $12.00-26.00 ($14.10) | $14.00-30.00 ($18.20) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $10.30-13.80 ($12.70) | $12.70-14.30 ($13.50) | $14.30-16.30 ($15.20) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $8.60-24.70 ($10.50) | $9.50-24.70 ($11.80) | $11.90-28.80 ($15.70) |
| Tulare | 1997 | $7.00-20.80 ($12.40) | $8.20-23.90 ($15.40) | $13.00-31.10 ($18.00) |
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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
ACCOUNTANTS & AUDITORS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $16.55 | $16.28 | $12.50-19.65 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $12.97 | $12.47 | $10.32-15.23 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $13.99 | $12.55 | $11.33-15.09 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $19.67 | $17.97 | $14.84-22.80 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $17.74 | $15.42 | $12.61-22.00 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $20.02 | $19.00 | $14.48-24.06 |
| Orange County | $19.67 | $18.13 | $15.01-22.96 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $18.56 | $19.65 | $15.40-22.16 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $19.63 | $17.39 | $13.93-22.28 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $17.74 | $15.43 | $11.00-21.09 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $21.64 | $18.53 | $15.06-27.15 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $20.52 | $19.51 | $15.96-24.05 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $21.47 | $19.04 | $16.12-24.14 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $17.18 | $13.64 | $11.06-18.15 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $19.24 | $18.62 | $14.34-23.36 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $22.32 | $18.22 | $15.62-22.78 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $17.95 | $16.99 | $13.86-21.61 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $16.69 | $15.85 | $11.49-20.54 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $17.59 | $16.23 | $12.27-20.64 |
| Ventura County | $20.48 | $19.62 | $14.74-27.05 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $22.82 | $19.57 | $16.78-27.30 |
| Yolo County | $17.41 | $17.05 | $12.79-20.58 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $18.30 | $15.64 | $13.73-21.38 |
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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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