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 | $7.00-15.00 ($8.00) | $9.00-23.00 ($10.00) | $15.00-26.60 ($22.00) |
| Fresno | 1995 | $4.20-16.00 ($5.30) | $4.40-25.00 ($9.60) | $6.60-25.00 ($15.50) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $4.20-11.90 ($5.50) | $5.00-18.00 ($10.70) | $5.00-23.00 ($17.20) |
| Humboldt | 1997 | $5.10- 9.00 ($8.00) | $6.00-17.30 ($11.20) | $8.00-22.00 ($18.00) |
| Kern | 1997 | $5.00-16.00 ($6.00) | $6.50-24.00 ($13.00) | $9.00-24.00 ($14.00) |
| Kings | 1996 | $4.50- 6.00 ($5.50) | $7.50-10.00 ($10.00) | $9.50-18.00 ($15.00) |
| Mendocino | 1997 | $8.00- 8.50 ($8.00) | $8.00-18.00 ($11.90) | $8.00-20.00 ($16.50) |
| Merced | 1996 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.00) | $4.20-13.00 ($8.70) | $8.00-18.00 ($15.00) |
| Monterey | 1995 | $5.00-17.00 ($8.00) | $7.00-21.50 ($13.00) | $10.00-23.00 ($15.00) |
| Napa | 1995 | $6.00-11.50 ($8.70) | $12.00-16.00 ($14.00) | $16.00-20.00 ($19.00) |
| North Central | 1997 | $4.70- 8.00 ($5.00) | $6.50-15.00 ($12.00) | $11.00-21.50 ($16.70) |
| San Bernardino | 1997 | $5.00-17.00 ($8.00) | $5.00-28.70 ($11.00) | $7.00-32.90 ($17.00) |
| San Diego | 1996 | $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) | $9.00-15.20 ($10.00) | $13.00-25.00 ($15.90) |
| San Francisco | 1997 | $5.10-10.00 ($7.70) | $7.50-25.00 ($19.10) | $14.30-25.00 ($21.30) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $5.00-10.00 ($5.00) | $7.00-16.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($15.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1997 | $5.10-10.30 ($6.90) | $8.00-17.50 ($10.00) | $10.00-23.90 ($14.00) |
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| Union | 1997 | $6.00-25.00 ($9.10) | $8.00-25.00 ($15.00) | $15.00-25.00 ($21.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00-21.50 ($8.00) | $7.50-21.50 ($13.50) | $10.00-30.00 ($21.20) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $4.20- 9.00 ($6.00) | $8.00-18.00 ($14.50) | $14.00-21.70 ($18.00) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-20.00 ($17.00) | $18.00-23.00 ($21.00) |
| Stanislaus | 1996 | $5.00-10.00 ($6.50) | $7.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-18.00 ($15.00) |
| Tulare | 1995 | $4.20-14.40 ($6.00) | $8.00-15.00 ($12.50) | $10.00-20.10 ($14.00) |
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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
AUTOMOTIVE BODY & RELATED REPAIRERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $17.09 | $15.31 | $13.70-21.22 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $14.41 | $13.82 | $11.05-17.38 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $13.66 | $14.37 | $9.94-17.03 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $15.80 | $15.10 | $13.40-18.37 |
| Orange County | $15.30 | $15.81 | $10.87-18.94 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $17.82 | $17.90 | $13.69-21.73 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $17.57 | $19.16 | $15.45-21.91 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $14.40 | $13.77 | $9.18-15.48 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $18.05 | $19.30 | $16.48-21.83 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $12.05 | $12.03 | $8.07-14.60 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $19.10 | $20.00 | $17.19-22.10 |
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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.
** 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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