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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| Union | 1995 | $20.10-25.90 ($21.30) | $21.30-27.00 ($22.40) | $23.00-28.50 ($24.10) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $17.20-23.00 ($20.10) | $18.00-24.10 ($21.20) | $19.20-26.40 ($23.60) |
| Madera | 1997 | $18.00-22.00 ($20.80) | $20.00-26.00 ($21.90) | $23.50-27.00 ($24.50) |
| Marin | 1997 | $7.00-25.00 ($20.40) | $7.80-35.00 ($25.00) | $10.50-35.00 ($26.00) |
| Monterey | 1997 | $16.50-29.00 ($21.50) | $16.50-35.00 ($23.90) | $21.70-40.00 ($26.30) |
| Riverside | 1997 | $6.70-31.10 ($20.20) | $12.90-33.50 ($23.00) | $21.30-38.30 ($26.30) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $4.50-26.00 ($13.00) | $4.50-23.70 ($12.10) | $6.50-30.00 ($17.30) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1995 | $18.00-21.00 ($20.00) | $16.30-28.00 ($22.00) | $19.90-42.50 ($25.00) |
| San Mateo | 1996 | $13.40-25.00 ($20.00) | $15.30-27.00 ($22.20) | $19.10-35.00 ($26.10) |
| Santa Clara | 1997 | $19.10-25.00 ($20.70) | $20.10-28.00 ($23.90) | $21.50-32.00 ($26.90) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $17.20-22.50 ($20.00) | $19.00-26.70 ($23.00) | $23.00-30.00 ($26.30) |
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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
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $28.68 | $31.15 | $22.71-39.81 |
| Merced (Merced) | $25.67 | $24.69 | $21.77-33.95 |
| Orange County | $20.22 | $21.12 | $15.22-23.70 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $29.93 | $32.25 | $25.16-39.34 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $24.64 | $23.60 | $20.87-32.54 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $23.29 | $22.48 | $19.33-30.15 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $26.76 | $28.43 | $22.47-36.04 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $28.38 | $29.51 | $21.89-39.18 |
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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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