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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| Butte | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $11.60-11.60 ($11.60) | $12.30-12.30 ($12.30) | $13.30-13.30 ($13.30) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-13.00 ($9.70) | $8.00-14.00 ($10.50) | $8.60-16.00 ($12.60) |
| Contra Costa | 1997 | $9.00-16.00 ($11.70) | $9.00-17.00 ($15.00) | $10.00-22.00 ($17.00) |
| Fresno | 1995 | $9.00-13.00 ($10.70) | $9.10-13.90 ($11.40) | $9.70-16.10 ($13.40) |
| Golden Sierra | 1995 | $9.20-13.20 ($11.80) | $11.20-13.50 ($12.80) | $11.80-14.20 ($13.80) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $7.50-10.10 ($9.00) | $9.40-12.00 ($10.00) | |
| Kings | 1995 | $8.00-11.50 ($9.20) | $9.10-13.00 ($10.90) | $10.90-12.60 ($11.90) |
| Madera | 1997 | $5.50-13.20 ($11.00) | $7.00-15.70 ($12.50) | $10.00-20.10 ($13.00) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $16.40-16.80 ($16.60) | $17.20-17.70 ($17.50) | $17.70-18.10 ($17.90) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $10.00-17.00 ($14.00) | $12.00-17.50 ($14.50) | $13.00-18.50 ($16.20) |
| Mendocino | 1996 | $8.90-12.00 ($11.00) | $8.90-12.90 ($12.00) | $10.50-14.20 ($12.70) |
| Napa | 1995 | $11.50-14.00 ($12.10) | $11.50-16.00 ($12.70) | $12.00-18.20 ($15.00) |
| North Central | 1995 | $9.00-12.00 ($10.20) | $10.00-14.30 ($11.00) | $11.00-16.70 ($12.30) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $8.20-15.80 ($10.20) | $10.50-15.80 ($11.00) | $10.00-22.00 ($12.80) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $8.20-11.40 ($9.30) | $7.00-13.00 ($10.00) | $8.50-15.20 ($11.40) |
| Orange | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $13.40-13.40 ($13.40) | $13.40-15.30 ($14.30) | $18.20-19.20 ($18.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $10.00-15.00 ($12.50) | $11.50-16.50 ($13.50) | $12.70-20.00 ($14.50) |
| Riverside | 1996 | $9.00-14.00 ($11.50) | $10.00-16.00 ($12.50) | $10.00-18.00 ($14.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $10.00-13.50 ($12.20) | $11.00-15.00 ($13.00) | $12.00-16.00 ($14.50) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $10.00-12.50 ($11.00) | $10.00-13.00 ($12.20) | $11.00-14.50 ($12.50) |
| San Diego | 1996 | $9.50-12.00 ($10.00) | $11.00-14.00 ($12.00) | $13.00-16.00 ($14.00) |
| San Francisco | 1997 | $11.00-16.40 ($13.00) | $11.00-17.20 ($15.90) | $13.00-18.50 ($16.30) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1995 | $8.00-11.70 ($10.50) | $8.50-17.00 ($10.90) | $10.50-20.00 ($12.50) |
| Santa Barbara | 1997 | $6.00-14.00 ($11.20) | $10.60-16.00 ($12.70) | $11.10-16.00 ($14.00) |
| Santa Clara | 1997 | $7.00-15.00 ($13.00) | $8.00-18.00 ($14.80) | $9.50-22.00 ($15.80) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $8.00-11.00 ($10.00) | $8.00-11.00 ($11.00) | $10.00-12.00 ($12.00) |
| Solano | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $12.00-14.80 ($13.40) | $12.00-15.60 ($12.50) | $13.70-18.60 ($14.50) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $11.00-14.00 ($12.00) | $11.50-15.00 ($13.00) | $13.50-17.00 ($14.00) |
| Sonoma | 1995 | $12.50-15.00 ($13.00) | $12.50-15.00 ($13.50) | $14.00-18.00 ($15.50) |
| Ventura | 1996 | $9.50-12.00 ($10.70) | $10.30-15.00 ($12.50) | $11.50-16.00 ($13.70) |
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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
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $14.64 | $14.36 | $12.24-17.00 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $13.45 | $12.84 | $11.97-14.37 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $12.97 | $12.60 | $11.77-13.87 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $14.35 | $13.77 | $12.28-15.47 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $17.05 | $17.20 | $16.15-18.25 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $13.50 | $12.71 | $11.91-14.81 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $15.64 | $14.70 | $13.61-15.92 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $14.40 | $12.79 | $11.82-15.95 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $17.05 | $16.88 | $15.35-18.19 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $13.92 | $13.95 | $12.37-15.24 |
| Ventura County | $13.52 | $13.19 | $11.14-15.29 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $13.91 | $14.05 | $13.18-14.92 |
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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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