Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS
1995-97


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)

Sacramento & Yolo	1996	$10.00-20.00 ($12.00)	$11.90-23.00 ($14.30)	$15.30-30.00 ($19.10)
San Diego	1997	$10.00-22.00 ($15.00)	$13.40-24.00 ($18.00)	$16.70-32.00 ($23.70)
San Francisco	1997		$14.30-33.50 ($24.90)	$19.10-45.50 ($27.50)
San Mateo	1997	$11.50-30.00 ($16.70)	$15.20-40.00 ($22.70)	$19.10-60.00 ($32.30)
Santa Cruz	1995	$8.60-14.30 ($13.60)	$11.90-22.20 ($16.80)	$14.80-23.90 ($20.80)

* Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department

WAGES FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS
1996


Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available	Average	Median *	Midrange **

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$23.25	$21.69	$18.19-26.35
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino)	$22.23	$21.49	$18.58-24.86
Salinas (Monterey)	$18.53	$18.35	$16.51-20.96
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$19.54	$19.28	$14.09-23.24
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara)	$19.34	$16.83	$13.88-25.39

* 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