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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| Kings | 1997 | $5.00-15.00 ($7.00) | $5.00-15.00 ($8.00) | $7.00-18.00 ($11.20) |
| Merced | 1996 | $4.60- 9.70 ($6.20) | $5.00-11.20 ($7.50) | $5.50-13.20 ($9.20) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $6.00- 8.10 ($7.30) | $6.00-12.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-15.00 ($12.20) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.50-10.00 ($6.60) | $5.50-13.00 ($8.50) | $5.70-15.50 ($10.00) |
| San Diego | 1996 | $6.00-11.00 ($7.70) | $8.50-12.80 ($10.00) | $10.00-15.30 ($12.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1996 | $5.00- 9.20 ($7.00) | $5.70-12.50 ($9.00) | $5.70-13.20 ($12.00) |
| Santa Barbara | 1997 | $5.00-12.70 ($7.50) | $7.00-14.30 ($8.50) | $8.00-19.10 ($10.40) |
| Santa Cruz | 1995 | $6.00-10.70 ($7.40) | $8.00-13.10 ($8.80) | $9.50-15.50 ($11.20) |
| Solano | 1997 | $7.00-13.20 ($8.80) | $9.00-13.50 ($10.90) | $11.00-17.00 ($13.20) |
| Tulare | 1995 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.50) | $6.30-11.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-14.40 ($9.70) |
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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
BILL & ACCOUNT COLLECTORS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $10.68 | $9.96 | $8.68-12.64 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $9.34 | $9.29 | $8.70-9.87 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $9.15 | $8.37 | $6.97-10.24 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $12.39 | $12.06 | $10.17-14.56 |
| Merced (Merced) | $9.13 | $8.39 | $7.07-10.45 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $9.57 | $9.41 | $7.96-10.81 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $12.52 | $12.11 | $10.29-14.68 |
| Orange County | $11.75 | $11.35 | $9.19-13.81 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $10.08 | $10.15 | $7.71-10.98 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $12.35 | $12.04 | $10.45-13.88 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $13.88 | $13.63 | $11.69-15.41 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $12.67 | $12.09 | $10.41-14.83 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $11.87 | $10.85 | $10.32-12.56 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $11.11 | $10.03 | $9.19-12.34 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $12.68 | $12.33 | $10.39-14.84 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $12.15 | $11.91 | $10.93-12.72 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $10.08 | $9.71 | $7.91-12.00 |
| Ventura County | $12.39 | $11.15 | $10.27-14.45 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $11.42 | $12.17 | $7.74-14.49 |
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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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