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

WAGES FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS
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)





Butte
      Union  1996 $12.40-14.40 ($13.40) $13.40-17.60 ($14.30) $13.50-20.20 ($14.90)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.70-14.30 ($10.50) $6.20-16.70 ($11.50) $8.50-18.20 ($12.40)
Contra Costa
      Union  1996 $8.00-10.30 ($10.10) $10.00-11.50 ($11.50) $11.50-13.00 ($12.10)
      Non-Union  1996 $7.00-13.10 ($9.90) $8.00-15.50 ($12.00) $10.00-19.70 ($15.00)
Fresno
      Union  1996 $12.10-14.80 ($13.10) $10.50-15.70 ($13.70) $13.90-17.20 ($15.60)
      Non-Union  1996 $5.50-13.70 ($11.00) $6.50-15.00 ($12.50) $6.50-18.50 ($14.40)
Imperial
      Union  1997 $11.80-19.10 ($15.50) $11.80-22.30 ($17.10) $11.80-21.10 ($16.40)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00-11.50 ($8.90) $6.00-13.40 ($9.50) $8.00-14.90 ($11.80)
Kings  1996 $7.90-18.10 ($13.30) $7.90-21.70 ($14.10) $8.60-21.70 ($14.60)
Merced  1995 $10.00-13.70 ($12.20) $10.00-17.00 ($14.20) $11.00-20.00 ($16.00)
Monterey
      Union  1996 $12.10-15.60 ($13.40) $12.60-18.30 ($15.10) $13.70-24.50 ($16.20)
      Non-Union  1996 $7.50-15.00 ($10.30) $7.50-19.20 ($10.30) $7.50-26.50 ($11.70)
San Bernardino  1996 $5.50-12.70 ($8.50) $6.00-15.30 ($12.00) $6.50-16.80 ($12.00)
San Francisco  1995 $9.50-13.20 ($12.40) $9.50-14.20 ($12.50) $10.00-15.50 ($13.30)
San Luis Obispo
      Union  1997 $12.10-16.20 ($13.90) $12.10-18.30 ($14.40) $12.30-18.60 ($16.10)
      Non-Union  1997 $6.20-10.10 ($7.30) $7.10-12.40 ($8.70) $8.10-13.10 ($9.80)
San Mateo
      Union  1997 $11.90-17.10 ($15.20) $13.40-22.20 ($16.70) $14.80-26.00 ($16.90)
      Non-Union  1997 $11.50-15.00 ($14.20) $11.90-17.00 ($14.40) $11.90-20.00 ($16.70)
Shasta
      Union  1997 $7.90-13.00 ($12.00) $9.50-15.30 ($12.70) $10.20-18.70 ($13.40)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.50-12.00 ($9.20) $6.30-13.10 ($9.20) $6.50-14.20 ($10.20)
Tulare
      Union  1995 $11.90-15.80 ($14.70) $13.40-25.20 ($16.40) $13.90-25.70 ($18.00)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.70-13.10 ($10.60) $7.70-14.70 ($11.50) $8.80-17.20 ($14.10)





  * 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 TEACHERS - KINDERGARTEN
1996





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




Bakersfield (Kern) $42120.00 $41537.60 $34216.00-47923.20
Fresno (Fresno) $38625.60 $41059.20 $32468.80-45697.60
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$39020.80 $39291.20 $28662.40-49961.60
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $39145.60 $36712.00 $27934.40-47382.40
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$44033.60 $43596.80 $33529.60-56929.60
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$36899.20 $40643.20 $29868.80-45489.60
San Jose (Santa Clara) $40352.00 $39665.60 $26686.40-50211.20
Ventura County $40289.60 $41600.00 $29702.40-48713.60
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) $37356.80 $38209.60 $31636.80-44408.00




  * 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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