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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| Contra Costa | 1997 | $5.10- 9.50 ($6.60) | $5.10-10.00 ($7.00) | $6.50-14.40 ($9.70) |
| Fresno | 1997 | $5.00- 9.90 ($5.10) | $5.00-10.30 ($6.00) | $5.00-14.30 ($8.00) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1996 | $4.70- 6.50 ($4.70) | $4.70- 7.50 ($5.00) | $4.70-10.00 ($6.00) |
| Madera | 1996 | $4.20- 6.30 ($4.20) | $4.20-12.30 ($4.20) | $4.20-14.90 ($5.50) |
| Merced | 1996 | $4.20- 4.70 ($4.20) | $4.20- 6.00 ($4.50) | $4.20- 7.50 ($5.30) |
| Monterey | 1997 | $5.00- 7.70 ($5.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($5.50) | $5.50-14.00 ($7.00) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($6.00) | $4.40- 8.00 ($6.50) | $5.00- 9.20 ($8.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $4.20- 5.20 ($4.20) | $4.20- 6.50 ($4.50) | $4.20- 8.00 ($5.10) |
| Sonoma | 1997 | $5.00- 8.00 ($5.50) | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-10.00 ($8.20) |
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| Union | 1997 | $6.00- 7.00 ($6.50) | $6.00- 7.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-10.40 ($10.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10- 6.50 ($5.10) | $5.10- 7.00 ($5.30) | $5.50- 9.00 ($6.50) |
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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
COMBINED FOOD PREPARATION & SERVICE WORKERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $5.60 | $5.38 | $5.07-5.70 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $5.64 | $5.31 | $5.03-5.59 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $5.69 | $5.40 | $5.08-5.73 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $5.75 | $5.40 | $5.07-5.72 |
| Merced (Merced) | $6.06 | $5.51 | $5.13-6.65 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $5.67 | $5.40 | $5.07-5.72 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $6.27 | $5.51 | $5.13-6.80 |
| Orange County | $5.83 | $5.39 | $5.07-5.72 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $5.59 | $5.31 | $5.03-5.59 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $5.89 | $5.45 | $5.10-6.13 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $5.95 | $5.49 | $5.12-6.47 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $6.39 | $5.63 | $5.19-7.78 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $5.65 | $5.35 | $5.05-5.65 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $6.80 | $6.05 | $5.29-8.01 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $6.37 | $5.61 | $5.18-7.18 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $6.21 | $5.66 | $5.20-7.12 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $6.37 | $5.64 | $5.19-7.37 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $5.27 | $5.32 | $5.04-5.61 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $6.04 | $5.48 | $5.12-6.73 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $5.78 | $5.43 | $5.09-5.89 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $6.36 | $5.48 | $5.11-6.64 |
| Ventura County | $5.78 | $5.41 | $5.08-5.74 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $5.35 | $5.33 | $5.04-5.62 |
| Yolo County | $5.27 | $5.32 | $5.04-5.61 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $5.66 | $5.47 | $5.11-6.28 |
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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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