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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| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $18.00-24.00 ($22.80) | $20.00-26.50 ($24.50) | $25.00-30.00 ($26.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $10.00-22.80 ($15.00) | $10.00-23.90 ($20.00) | $18.00-25.90 ($24.90) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $12.20-15.70 ($13.90) | $16.90-17.90 ($17.40) | $18.80-20.90 ($19.80) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $15.20-19.10 ($17.00) | $14.90-21.50 ($17.60) | $15.90-25.50 ($21.50) |
| Golden Sierra | 1997 | $12.00-19.00 ($16.00) | $13.00-30.00 ($18.00) | $15.00-30.00 ($20.30) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $18.10-18.10 ($18.10) | $18.10-19.30 ($18.70) | $21.90-23.00 ($22.40) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $12.00-17.00 ($15.00) | $14.20-28.00 ($16.50) | $15.00-32.00 ($18.00) |
| Kings | 1996 | $9.20-17.60 ($13.50) | $10.30-20.20 ($15.30) | $11.30-23.10 ($16.70) |
| Madera | 1995 | $11.90-16.40 ($15.00) | $13.10-27.60 ($16.80) | $14.50-31.00 ($18.90) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $14.90-23.00 ($18.90) | $16.90-24.30 ($20.60) | |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $10.00-18.90 ($15.00) | $13.00-25.00 ($17.00) | $14.50-30.00 ($17.50) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $11.00-16.70 ($14.90) | $12.20-19.10 ($15.50) | $13.20-22.60 ($17.00) |
| Napa | 1996 | $12.00-20.00 ($15.50) | $12.00-21.00 ($16.70) | $14.00-27.00 ($19.00) |
| North Central | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $14.20-14.20 ($14.20) | $10.90-18.00 ($14.00) | $13.30-26.00 ($15.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $14.00-19.00 ($16.70) | $17.00-25.00 ($18.60) | |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $12.20-16.00 ($14.30) | $13.70-17.30 ($15.80) | $14.70-19.70 ($17.20) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.90-17.00 ($13.30) | $6.90-17.50 ($15.10) | $8.40-24.10 ($17.00) |
| Orange | 1997 | $11.90-19.00 ($18.00) | $15.00-25.40 ($19.00) | $16.00-29.90 ($23.00) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $12.50-18.50 ($13.00) | $13.60-19.40 ($14.00) | $15.30-22.00 ($18.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $13.00-23.70 ($16.70) | $15.70-26.00 ($19.30) | $17.50-28.00 ($21.00) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $14.00-18.00 ($14.90) | $14.00-25.00 ($17.20) | $15.80-30.00 ($17.40) |
| San Diego | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $15.00-16.00 ($15.50) | $16.70-17.00 ($16.80) | $18.50-19.70 ($19.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $10.00-18.00 ($15.50) | $13.00-22.00 ($16.00) | $16.00-32.00 ($20.00) |
| San Francisco | 1996 | $13.00-24.70 ($18.00) | $14.00-28.50 ($21.30) | $15.10-29.00 ($23.80) |
| San Luis Obispo | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $12.30-18.10 ($15.20) | $13.30-19.40 ($17.00) | $13.30-22.60 ($19.80) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $9.00-15.00 ($13.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($13.90) | $13.00-30.00 ($15.70) |
| Santa Clara | 1995 | $16.00-22.00 ($20.00) | $15.00-28.00 ($22.00) | $16.20-30.00 ($24.00) |
| Santa Cruz | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $21.60-21.60 ($21.60) | $28.50-28.50 ($28.50) | $31.10-31.10 ($31.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $14.00-21.50 ($15.00) | $14.50-28.50 ($18.00) | $14.50-31.10 ($21.50) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $14.10-15.00 ($14.60) | $14.40-21.00 ($17.00) | $16.10-23.30 ($19.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $12.00-16.50 ($14.30) | $13.50-25.00 ($16.00) | $15.00-30.00 ($18.30) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $14.00-19.70 ($16.00) | $13.50-20.70 ($17.50) | $15.70-27.00 ($20.00) |
| Stanislaus | 1995 | $11.70-18.00 ($15.50) | $12.50-20.00 ($16.60) | $14.00-24.00 ($19.00) |
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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
REGISTERED NURSES
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $21.27 | $21.13 | $18.98-23.17 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $22.11 | $21.55 | $19.14-23.94 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $28.55 | $32.20 | $26.59-37.80 |
| Orange County | $21.99 | $21.47 | $18.92-23.93 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $21.55 | $21.37 | $19.25-23.49 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $19.76 | $20.82 | $18.03-22.90 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $20.07 | $19.76 | $17.41-22.39 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $27.36 | $30.59 | $24.27-36.90 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $23.85 | $23.08 | $18.89-32.53 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $22.87 | $22.19 | $19.34-28.53 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $21.89 | $20.91 | $17.87-23.98 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $20.53 | $20.73 | $17.91-22.93 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $23.18 | $23.02 | $19.92-31.47 |
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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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