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

WAGES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
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)





Alameda  1996 $7.50-37.50 ($8.80) $6.50-37.50 ($9.10) $12.00-37.50 ($14.00)
San Diego  1995 $5.00-15.00 ($7.50) $6.00-20.00 ($10.50) $6.50-30.00 ($15.00)





  * 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 PHOTOGRAPHERS
1996





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




Fresno (Fresno) $11.57 $9.98 $8.68-13.85
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$12.16 $10.87 $7.83-13.48
San Diego (San Diego) $10.28 $9.74 $7.56-12.57




  * 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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