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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| Santa Clara | 1997 | $8.90-21.50 ($12.70) | $12.70-23.00 ($16.40) | $13.90-31.10 ($19.10) |
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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
PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS & PUBLICITY WRITERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $13.07 | $12.96 | $6.93-18.50 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $15.47 | $15.15 | $13.27-18.58 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $17.69 | $16.80 | $11.77-23.88 |
| Orange County | $15.38 | $13.92 | $12.24-18.07 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $16.03 | $17.41 | $11.64-20.40 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $15.40 | $15.27 | $13.22-17.77 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $14.41 | $14.04 | $12.79-15.18 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $17.29 | $15.16 | $13.23-20.62 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $18.58 | $18.12 | $13.39-22.84 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $17.29 | $15.42 | $13.77-18.70 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $13.28 | $14.20 | $11.52-15.41 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $10.88 | $8.26 | $6.69-15.42 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $12.35 | $11.04 | $7.31-17.37 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $12.69 | $12.78 | $11.69-14.18 |
| Ventura County | $18.57 | $16.02 | $13.64-22.88 |
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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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