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 | 1997 | $28.70-35.00 ($32.40) | $28.70-35.00 ($32.20) | $33.50-40.00 ($37.00) |
| Fresno | 1995 | $28.00-28.70 ($28.30) | $20.00-28.70 ($28.00) | $22.50-35.90 ($31.20) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $22.20-37.50 ($30.00) | $22.20-45.80 ($30.60) | $22.20-35.60 ($31.20) |
| Kings | 1997 | $20.00-20.00 ($20.00) | $30.00-35.00 ($32.50) | $35.00-50.00 ($42.50) |
| Madera | 1997 | $17.00-30.00 ($23.00) | $20.00-35.00 ($26.00) | $23.50-40.00 ($28.20) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $17.20-42.00 ($26.00) | $17.10-43.10 ($31.20) | $18.70-43.10 ($34.00) |
| Napa | 1997 | $25.00-38.00 ($29.00) | $22.50-38.00 ($31.20) | $29.50-40.00 ($34.50) |
| North Central | 1995 | $30.00-30.00 ($30.00) | $30.00-39.50 ($32.00) | $32.00-39.50 ($34.50) |
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| Union | 1995 | $18.00-25.00 ($21.50) | $20.00-27.50 ($22.50) | $20.00-30.00 ($23.30) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $8.00-13.70 ($8.30) | $9.30-28.00 ($11.50) | $9.30-28.00 ($13.00) |
| Riverside | 1996 | $19.00-27.00 ($23.00) | $24.00-27.00 ($25.50) | $27.00-27.00 ($27.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $30.00-32.00 ($30.00) | $30.00-32.50 ($31.30) | $30.00-36.00 ($32.00) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $25.00-30.00 ($30.00) | $30.00-32.00 ($30.50) | $30.00-32.00 ($31.00) |
| San Francisco | 1997 | $23.90-37.50 ($35.20) | $31.10-40.60 ($36.20) | $31.10-43.70 ($37.50) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $19.20-42.00 ($30.00) | $19.20-45.00 ($31.20) | $19.20-45.00 ($34.30) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1997 | $25.00-33.70 ($31.80) | $26.80-33.70 ($28.50) | $28.10-35.00 ($30.60) |
| San Mateo | 1997 | $30.00-37.50 ($32.50) | $30.00-40.00 ($35.50) | $30.00-40.00 ($36.70) |
| Santa Barbara | 1997 | $19.10-39.00 ($31.20) | $21.00-43.70 ($33.70) | $30.00-43.70 ($35.60) |
| Santa Cruz | 1995 | $25.00-30.00 ($25.20) | $25.00-30.00 ($29.60) | $25.50-36.00 ($33.50) |
| Shasta | 1997 | $20.00-34.00 ($31.20) | $20.00-35.00 ($31.20) | $25.00-37.50 ($33.60) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $27.00-35.00 ($30.00) | $32.00-36.00 ($33.70) | $34.00-36.90 ($35.90) |
| Stanislaus | 1995 | $25.00-31.20 ($30.00) | $25.00-40.00 ($30.00) | $30.00-40.00 ($34.20) |
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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
DENTAL HYGIENISTS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $28.87 | $33.23 | $28.25-38.22 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $25.98 | $29.18 | $21.68-36.20 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $26.45 | $30.91 | $24.77-37.06 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $26.88 | $30.33 | $23.80-36.76 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $27.20 | $31.00 | $24.82-37.18 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $27.50 | $31.57 | $25.76-37.39 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $28.71 | $32.35 | $26.93-37.78 |
| Ventura County | $26.68 | $31.06 | $24.99-37.13 |
| Yolo County | $29.75 | $33.70 | $28.95-38.45 |
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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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