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 | 1997 | $5.00-11.00 ($7.30) | $7.00-11.00 ($9.20) | $11.20-12.70 ($11.80) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00-11.90 ($6.00) | $6.00-12.90 ($9.00) | $7.50-14.20 ($11.20) |
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $6.50- 9.00 ($7.70) | $7.50-10.00 ($8.70) | $9.50-12.00 ($10.70) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.50-13.00 ($9.00) | $7.20-15.00 ($10.00) | $9.50-18.00 ($12.50) |
| Golden Sierra | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.00-11.60 ($9.50) | $10.00-11.60 ($10.30) | $11.30-12.20 ($12.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.00-11.00 ($8.00) | $6.00-11.20 ($9.00) | $7.50-12.50 ($10.60) |
| Kings | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.50- 5.50 ($5.50) | $5.50- 5.50 ($5.50) | $12.00-12.00 ($12.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 9.50 ($7.00) | $5.50-10.20 ($7.00) | $8.00-12.00 ($11.00) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $6.00-10.30 ($8.20) | $8.00-10.30 ($9.00) | $8.00-12.00 ($12.50) |
| Monterey | 1997 | $5.00-11.60 ($9.00) | $6.00-12.70 ($9.60) | $7.50-15.00 ($11.20) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $6.20- 9.00 ($8.00) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.80) | $9.90-12.00 ($10.70) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.50- 8.00 ($7.20) | $6.50-10.20 ($8.70) | $8.50-12.20 ($11.50) |
| Napa | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.50-10.00 ($9.20) | $9.00-10.00 ($9.50) | $12.00-14.00 ($13.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.50- 9.00 ($7.70) | $8.00-12.00 ($9.50) | $10.00-15.00 ($12.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.50- 8.00 ($7.20) | $8.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $12.00-12.00 ($12.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10- 9.90 ($6.00) | $6.00-10.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-15.00 ($11.00) |
| Orange | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $7.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($11.00) | $10.00-12.50 ($12.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00-12.00 ($8.20) | $7.00-12.50 ($10.00) | $8.50-16.00 ($12.00) |
| Riverside | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.00-12.50 ($10.70) | $9.00-14.30 ($12.20) | $12.00-16.70 ($14.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $7.00-13.50 ($9.00) | $8.40-18.00 ($12.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $7.00-11.70 ($9.50) | $9.00-12.50 ($10.50) |
| San Diego | 1995 | $8.00-11.70 ($9.00) | $8.70-12.20 ($10.00) | $9.90-14.80 ($12.50) |
| San Francisco | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.80-13.40 ($9.60) | $9.50-17.00 ($12.30) | $11.10-19.00 ($13.20) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.50-15.00 ($11.00) | $10.00-20.20 ($13.00) | $12.00-22.20 ($15.20) |
| Santa Barbara | 1997 | $5.50-10.00 ($6.50) | $5.50-11.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-14.00 ($11.00) |
| Santa Clara | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $11.00-11.80 ($11.40) | $12.40-13.00 ($12.70) | $14.00-14.20 ($14.10) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-12.70 ($9.50) | $8.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($12.00) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.50- 9.70 ($8.00) | $6.50-11.00 ($9.80) | $11.50-13.10 ($12.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 9.90 ($6.50) | $5.40-11.00 ($8.30) | $7.00-14.00 ($10.50) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $9.70- 9.70 ($9.70) | $11.20-11.20 ($11.20) | |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20-10.50 ($6.20) | $5.50-10.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-15.00 ($10.00) |
| Tulare | 1995 | $5.50-10.00 ($9.00) | $7.00-12.50 ($11.00) | $8.00-15.50 ($13.00) |
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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
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $9.19 | $8.20 | $6.98-11.81 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $11.42 | $11.60 | $10.18-12.89 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $11.48 | $11.07 | $10.08-12.65 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $10.66 | $10.55 | $9.00-11.59 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $10.60 | $10.61 | $9.66-11.63 |
| Orange County | $11.59 | $11.42 | $10.68-12.39 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $11.38 | $11.18 | $10.59-12.18 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $10.91 | $11.35 | $9.66-12.31 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $10.93 | $11.40 | $10.23-12.30 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $10.48 | $10.85 | $9.41-12.00 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $10.62 | $10.69 | $9.30-12.16 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $10.92 | $10.92 | $9.59-12.26 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $11.13 | $10.98 | $10.13-12.19 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $9.82 | $10.69 | $7.33-12.10 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $12.77 | $12.19 | $11.01-13.87 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $12.48 | $12.51 | $11.55-13.77 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $11.51 | $11.51 | $9.79-13.00 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $11.65 | $11.91 | $11.20-12.62 |
| Ventura County | $11.61 | $10.86 | $10.43-11.71 |
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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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