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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| Union | 1997 | $11.80-11.80 ($11.80) | $12.80-12.80 ($12.80) | $12.80-12.80 ($12.80) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) | $6.10-14.00 ($8.00) | $7.10-16.00 ($9.50) |
| Kings | 1996 | $5.00- 7.50 ($6.00) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.30) | $7.00-13.00 ($9.00) |
| Madera | 1995 | $4.20- 8.20 ($5.70) | $5.60-10.00 ($7.00) | $6.80-16.80 ($8.70) |
| Marin | 1997 | $6.90-16.00 ($9.50) | $8.60-18.00 ($11.90) | $11.00-20.10 ($13.90) |
| Mendocino | 1997 | $6.00-10.00 ($7.90) | $7.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $9.00-14.00 ($10.00) |
| Monterey | 1996 | $4.70-10.00 ($7.50) | $6.30-14.40 ($9.00) | $6.30-16.00 ($11.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1997 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-14.00 ($10.00) |
| Napa | 1996 | $4.60-11.00 ($8.00) | $6.90-12.00 ($9.00) | $7.00-15.00 ($11.50) |
| NorTEC | 1996 | $5.00-14.50 ($6.50) | $6.00-16.60 ($7.20) | $7.00-16.60 ($9.50) |
| Orange | 1996 | $7.00-11.50 ($9.00) | $8.00-14.00 ($11.00) | $11.00-20.00 ($13.00) |
| Riverside | 1996 | $4.20- 9.00 ($7.70) | $5.00-13.00 ($8.80) | $8.00-17.00 ($10.20) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.00-10.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-12.00 ($8.00) |
| San Francisco | 1995 | $8.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $9.50-14.00 ($10.30) | $10.00-18.50 ($13.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1996 | $6.00- 9.00 ($6.50) | $7.00-11.00 ($8.50) | $8.50-15.00 ($10.10) |
| Santa Clara | 1997 | $6.50-11.80 ($8.20) | $7.00-15.00 ($11.00) | $9.00-20.00 ($12.00) |
| Santa Cruz | 1997 | $5.00-12.00 ($9.00) | $6.50-16.00 ($12.00) | $8.00-20.00 ($14.00) |
| Shasta | 1997 | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.20) | $6.50- 9.00 ($7.80) | $7.00-15.00 ($11.00) |
| Solano | 1995 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.90) | $8.00-12.00 ($8.60) | $9.50-15.00 ($11.00) |
| Sonoma | 1995 | $7.20- 9.00 ($8.20) | $8.70-12.20 ($9.80) | $10.00-15.00 ($12.20) |
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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
SECRETARIES, MEDICAL
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $10.16 | $10.05 | $8.73-11.31 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $9.23 | $9.52 | $7.43-10.69 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $14.51 | $14.70 | $12.20-16.76 |
| Orange County | $11.53 | $10.83 | $9.43-12.96 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $8.53 | $8.11 | $6.93-9.41 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $12.60 | $11.88 | $10.33-14.72 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $14.18 | $14.74 | $11.04-17.19 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $10.37 | $9.61 | $8.90-12.06 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $10.71 | $10.63 | $9.47-11.95 |
| Ventura County | $11.70 | $11.98 | $11.28-12.68 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $12.25 | $11.84 | $9.32-15.90 |
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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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