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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| Alameda | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $7.00-11.20 ($10.50) | $9.20-12.60 ($10.90) | $10.40-17.60 ($13.70) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $9.00-13.90 ($12.90) | $9.00-19.70 ($13.70) | $11.90-21.90 ($16.30) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1996 | $5.00-11.60 ($8.30) | $5.00-16.70 ($8.30) | $5.00-16.70 ($9.00) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.90-12.00 ($10.00) | $9.80-14.40 ($13.10) | $10.70-16.50 ($14.60) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.50-12.40 ($10.00) | $8.00-14.10 ($11.70) | $8.00-20.00 ($14.20) |
| Monterey | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.00-11.20 ($8.30) | $8.00-11.20 ($9.50) | $9.00-13.50 ($11.20) |
| Monterey | 1995 | $6.00-13.90 ($10.00) | $6.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $8.00-18.30 ($11.30) |
| Orange | 1996 | $4.90-13.40 ($8.00) | $7.00-13.90 ($10.00) | $9.00-15.00 ($12.30) |
| San Bernardino | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.50- 9.60 ($9.10) | $9.00-10.40 ($9.30) | $9.70-11.50 ($10.70) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $7.90-11.90 ($9.90) | $8.00-12.50 ($9.50) | $9.00-14.50 ($11.40) |
| San Francisco | 1995 | $9.00-12.60 ($11.00) | $11.00-16.20 ($13.60) | $12.40-19.50 ($14.40) |
| San Joaquin | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $7.20-10.80 ($9.60) | $7.80-11.00 ($10.00) | $8.80-12.00 ($10.90) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00-10.90 ($9.10) | $8.00-12.00 ($9.80) | $8.60-18.00 ($11.80) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $5.00- 7.30 ($7.00) | $5.00- 7.70 ($7.30) | $6.00- 8.90 ($8.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.00- 8.00 ($5.00) | $6.00- 8.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-10.00 ($9.00) |
| Solano | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.20-10.10 ($9.60) | $10.70-16.00 ($11.10) | $11.80-19.50 ($12.20) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00- 9.50 ($7.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($8.80) | $8.00-14.70 ($10.50) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $4.20- 9.70 ($8.00) | $4.20-10.70 ($8.20) | $4.60-13.00 ($9.30) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00-10.20 ($7.70) | $7.00-12.00 ($9.40) | $7.70-14.60 ($10.20) |
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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
TYPISTS, INCLUDING WORD PROCESSING
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $11.10 | $11.05 | $10.09-12.57 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $11.61 | $11.41 | $9.94-13.98 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $11.03 | $11.22 | $8.95-12.67 |
| Merced (Merced) | $9.03 | $8.73 | $7.30-9.76 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $10.52 | $9.48 | $7.98-13.32 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $12.27 | $12.20 | $10.00-14.63 |
| Orange County | $11.63 | $10.77 | $9.20-13.38 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $10.12 | $10.19 | $8.52-11.87 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $10.91 | $10.74 | $9.59-12.39 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $11.33 | $11.53 | $10.02-12.74 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $10.71 | $10.72 | $8.46-12.67 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $13.79 | $13.53 | $11.06-16.27 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $12.66 | $13.36 | $10.13-15.09 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $11.02 | $11.24 | $8.69-13.13 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $10.07 | $10.44 | $7.20-12.35 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $11.04 | $11.14 | $9.26-13.30 |
| Ventura County | $11.27 | $12.00 | $9.44-13.03 |
| Yolo County | $10.68 | $11.24 | $8.60-13.31 |
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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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