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 | 1996 | $10.60-10.60 ($10.60) | $11.00-18.40 ($12.10) | $12.90-20.70 ($14.30) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $5.00- 8.50 ($8.00) | $8.00-13.00 ($10.00) | $11.00-15.00 ($13.50) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $6.00-12.70 ($7.70) | $6.00-16.50 ($11.20) | $10.00-16.50 ($14.00) |
| Kings | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $12.10-12.10 ($12.10) | $10.00-13.70 ($12.30) | $11.40-15.10 ($12.60) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00- 8.50 ($7.00) | $6.00-12.00 ($8.50) | $9.00-13.50 ($12.20) |
| Madera | 1997 | $8.00-12.50 ($10.50) | $6.00-15.00 ($9.50) | $8.00-17.50 ($12.50) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00-15.00 ($6.00) | $7.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $9.00-24.00 ($14.00) |
| Monterey | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.00-13.10 ($11.10) | $11.10-17.00 ($14.00) | |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.00-12.00 ($10.00) | $5.00-19.00 ($12.00) | $10.00-19.00 ($14.50) |
| Napa | 1996 | $6.50-12.00 ($8.20) | $12.00-20.00 ($12.50) | $15.00-25.00 ($18.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $9.20-10.60 ($9.90) | $9.70-15.80 ($11.30) | $10.60-15.80 ($11.60) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-13.20 ($9.90) | $10.00-14.20 ($12.00) | $11.00-16.50 ($14.30) |
| San Bernardino | 1996 | $4.70-25.50 ($10.00) | $5.00-28.00 ($11.70) | $7.00-35.00 ($13.50) |
| San Joaquin | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $10.60-19.20 ($14.80) | $12.40-28.80 ($14.70) | $16.50-31.20 ($17.90) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.50- 8.50 ($7.50) | $8.00-12.50 ($10.00) | $11.00-18.00 ($15.00) |
| Santa Clara | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $9.50-14.90 ($11.70) | $10.50-21.90 ($16.50) | $13.00-21.90 ($18.90) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-10.00 ($7.50) | $10.00-19.60 ($12.00) | $12.00-25.00 ($19.60) |
| Tulare | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $9.70-12.60 ($11.00) | $11.00-22.00 ($12.60) | $12.60-25.00 ($14.30) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00-12.50 ($8.30) | $8.60-17.00 ($12.50) | $11.00-19.00 ($13.70) |
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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.
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational
Information System
Labor Market Information Division,
Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR
BUS & TRUCK MECHANICS & DIESEL ENGINE SPECIALISTS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $15.19 | $15.18 | $13.32-17.51 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $14.45 | $14.43 | $12.75-16.07 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $16.18 | $16.13 | $13.11-18.80 |
| Merced (Merced) | $13.80 | $12.15 | $10.25-19.47 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $13.93 | $12.64 | $10.68-17.98 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $18.73 | $17.34 | $12.70-23.32 |
| Orange County | $15.94 | $15.33 | $13.40-17.86 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $13.07 | $12.43 | $10.74-15.70 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $15.36 | $15.71 | $13.45-17.80 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $13.17 | $14.01 | $10.02-17.37 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $14.36 | $15.83 | $10.62-17.83 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $15.49 | $15.94 | $12.75-17.96 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $20.84 | $21.21 | $19.27-23.16 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $13.39 | $13.02 | $10.87-15.46 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $17.59 | $17.25 | $11.71-21.92 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $15.63 | $16.58 | $13.96-17.96 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $16.82 | $16.76 | $14.07-18.51 |
| Ventura County | $15.56 | $14.69 | $12.92-17.28 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $14.60 | $14.57 | $12.91-16.50 |
| Yolo County | $15.55 | $16.30 | $11.25-20.00 |
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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.
** 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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