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 | 1997 | $6.00-12.60 ($10.20) | $6.80-13.10 ($11.70) | $7.40-14.30 ($13.60) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.20-11.00 ($6.10) | $6.00-11.00 ($7.00) | $6.50-14.00 ($10.00) |
| Butte | 1997 | $5.00- 7.20 ($5.20) | $5.00- 7.80 ($5.50) | $5.10- 8.30 ($6.40) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1997 | $5.00-11.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-11.00 ($6.10) | $5.00-13.00 ($7.20) |
| Kings | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.00- 5.50 ($5.20) | $5.00- 5.50 ($5.20) | $7.00- 7.30 ($7.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 6.80 ($5.00) | $5.00- 6.80 ($5.00) | $5.50- 8.00 ($6.50) |
| Mother Lode | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $5.80- 8.20 ($7.00) | $5.80- 8.60 ($7.20) | $7.00- 9.90 ($8.40) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 5.50 ($4.50) | $4.50- 5.50 ($5.00) | $5.20- 8.00 ($6.00) |
| North Central | 1995 | $4.20- 5.80 ($5.00) | $4.20- 6.70 ($5.10) | $4.20- 7.60 ($6.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.10- 5.60 ($5.30) | $5.10- 6.10 ($5.30) | $5.10- 8.20 ($7.70) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $4.70- 7.80 ($4.70) | $4.70- 7.80 ($4.70) | $5.10- 9.00 ($6.40) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.60) | $5.00- 7.50 ($5.80) | $6.00- 8.50 ($6.80) |
| San Diego | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $4.70- 9.50 ($5.00) | $5.20-10.00 ($5.70) | $6.50-10.70 ($6.70) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.70) | $4.70- 7.70 ($6.20) | $5.50- 9.00 ($7.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1996 | $4.70- 6.00 ($5.00) | $4.70- 7.00 ($5.60) | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.70) |
| Shasta | 1997 | $5.00- 6.80 ($5.10) | $5.00- 7.50 ($5.50) | $5.50- 8.30 ($6.20) |
| Ventura | 1997 | $5.00- 6.10 ($5.10) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.20) | $5.40- 8.00 ($6.20) |
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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
MAIDS & HOUSEKEEPING CLEANERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $5.67 | $5.46 | $5.10-6.17 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $5.94 | $5.57 | $5.16-6.80 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $6.10 | $5.56 | $5.15-6.98 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $6.62 | $6.30 | $5.37-7.76 |
| Merced (Merced) | $6.70 | $6.46 | $5.39-8.12 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $5.46 | $5.38 | $5.07-5.70 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $9.14 | $8.17 | $6.71-11.74 |
| Orange County | $6.77 | $6.71 | $5.65-7.79 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $5.63 | $5.42 | $5.09-5.85 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $6.60 | $6.07 | $5.29-8.14 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $6.80 | $6.61 | $5.51-7.87 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $7.74 | $7.45 | $6.46-8.44 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $6.71 | $6.18 | $5.32-7.96 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.60 | $7.96 | $6.38-11.16 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $6.71 | $6.73 | $5.75-7.71 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $5.84 | $5.49 | $5.12-6.54 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $6.09 | $5.61 | $5.18-7.06 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $7.18 | $7.16 | $6.24-8.08 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $6.67 | $5.68 | $5.22-8.26 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $6.00 | $5.67 | $5.21-7.02 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $7.00 | $6.90 | $5.96-7.85 |
| Ventura County | $5.87 | $5.51 | $5.13-6.59 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $5.46 | $5.39 | $5.07-5.71 |
| Yolo County | $5.93 | $5.55 | $5.15-6.82 |
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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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