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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| Butte | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.10- 8.20 ($7.30) | $6.10- 8.20 ($7.50) | $7.50- 9.30 ($9.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 9.00 ($5.50) | $5.00-12.00 ($6.50) |
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $4.20- 6.60 ($6.50) | $7.00- 8.10 ($7.50) | $8.00-10.40 ($10.40) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 9.50 ($6.00) | $5.00-10.50 ($6.50) | $6.50-11.90 ($8.20) |
| Fresno | 1996 | $4.20- 7.10 ($5.10) | $4.20- 7.60 ($5.70) | $5.00-10.00 ($7.20) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.50) | $4.50- 7.50 ($6.20) | $5.70-10.00 ($8.10) |
| Humboldt | 1997 | $5.00- 6.10 ($5.10) | $5.00- 6.10 ($5.30) | $6.00- 9.00 ($6.60) |
| Imperial | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.70-12.80 ($6.90) | $6.70-14.90 ($7.10) | $8.20-14.90 ($10.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 7.20 ($4.60) | $4.20- 7.20 ($5.60) | $4.20- 8.60 ($7.00) |
| Mendocino | 1996 | $4.70- 7.00 ($5.50) | $4.70-10.00 ($6.50) | $5.50-11.00 ($8.00) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 7.70 ($5.20) | $5.00- 7.70 ($5.60) | $5.00-10.10 ($7.00) |
| Monterey | 1997 | $5.00- 9.20 ($6.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($7.50) | $6.50-14.00 ($8.00) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.90- 7.60 ($7.40) | $5.90- 8.10 ($8.10) | $8.90- 9.10 ($9.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 6.50 ($4.40) | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.60) | $5.20-10.00 ($7.00) |
| Napa | 1995 | $4.50- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.00- 9.70 ($7.00) | $6.00-13.00 ($8.50) |
| North Central | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $5.70- 7.20 ($6.50) | $5.70- 7.20 ($7.00) | $6.50- 8.70 ($7.20) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.50- 6.50 ($5.00) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.50) | $5.50- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.30- 7.90 ($6.90) | $6.80- 8.20 ($7.40) | $7.50-10.00 ($7.90) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $4.40- 7.20 ($4.70) | $4.70- 7.20 ($6.50) | $6.00- 8.00 ($7.30) |
| Orange | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $7.80- 8.80 ($8.70) | $7.80- 8.80 ($8.70) | $9.30-10.20 ($10.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 5.70 ($5.00) | $4.20- 6.70 ($6.00) | $5.10- 9.60 ($7.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1996 | $4.20-11.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-11.70 ($6.50) | $6.00-13.40 ($7.00) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.70- 6.50 ($5.00) | $4.70- 8.90 ($6.00) | $4.70- 9.00 ($7.50) |
| San Diego | 1996 | $4.20- 8.00 ($5.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-13.00 ($8.70) |
| San Francisco | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $7.10-10.70 ($9.10) | $10.40-12.10 ($11.50) | $10.80-13.50 ($12.10) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.70- 7.70 ($6.50) | $6.50- 9.20 ($7.50) | $8.50-10.50 ($9.70) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $4.20- 5.50 ($5.00) | $5.00- 7.20 ($5.20) | $5.20-10.00 ($6.50) |
| San Luis Obispo | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.80- 7.80 ($6.70) | $6.50-10.00 ($7.50) | $8.20-15.10 ($9.50) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 6.00 ($5.20) | $4.50- 6.50 ($5.70) | $6.00- 8.00 ($7.20) |
| San Mateo | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $6.60-10.20 ($7.90) | $6.60-10.20 ($8.10) | $6.60-12.00 ($8.50) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $4.20- 7.30 ($5.00) | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-14.00 ($7.30) |
| Santa Cruz | 1997 | $5.10- 8.00 ($5.70) | $5.10- 8.80 ($6.00) | $5.10-10.50 ($7.50) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $6.70- 7.30 ($7.00) | $7.40- 7.70 ($7.50) | $7.40- 8.50 ($7.90) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 6.10 ($5.50) | $5.80- 8.00 ($6.50) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $4.70- 6.00 ($5.10) | $5.00- 8.00 ($5.50) | $6.00-13.50 ($7.20) |
| Sonoma | 1995 | $4.50- 6.00 ($5.20) | $5.20- 6.70 ($6.00) | $7.00-10.00 ($7.80) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.40- 6.40 ($6.40) | $7.10- 7.10 ($7.10) | $15.30-15.30 ($15.30) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.00) | $4.20- 7.20 ($5.50) | $4.70- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| Ventura | 1997 | $5.00- 7.90 ($5.20) | $5.00- 8.90 ($6.70) | $5.00-12.70 ($8.10) |
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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
FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $6.81 | $6.45 | $5.37-8.22 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $6.49 | $5.71 | $5.23-8.11 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $6.65 | $6.19 | $5.32-7.88 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $5.71 | $5.39 | $5.07-5.70 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $8.31 | $7.78 | $6.24-10.27 |
| Orange County | $6.44 | $5.64 | $5.20-7.50 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $6.09 | $5.55 | $5.15-6.87 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $7.15 | $6.96 | $5.58-8.47 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $6.41 | $5.72 | $5.23-7.56 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $8.11 | $7.75 | $6.18-9.70 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $6.36 | $5.61 | $5.18-7.82 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $7.67 | $7.33 | $5.53-9.43 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $6.23 | $5.57 | $5.16-7.26 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $6.37 | $5.71 | $5.23-7.46 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $6.37 | $5.59 | $5.17-7.42 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $6.29 | $5.66 | $5.21-7.30 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $7.95 | $7.71 | $6.41-9.75 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $6.09 | $5.48 | $5.12-6.82 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $7.81 | $8.28 | $5.58-9.81 |
| Ventura County | $7.01 | $6.91 | $5.64-8.23 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $5.52 | $5.40 | $5.07-5.72 |
| Yolo County | $6.62 | $5.58 | $5.17-7.70 |
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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.
** 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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