Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR TAPERS
1995-97





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)





San Mateo
      Union  1995 $6.00-10.00 ($10.00) $15.00-20.00 ($15.00) $24.00-28.00 ($24.50)
      Non-Union  1995 $15.00-20.00 ($16.00) $19.00-20.00 ($20.00)





  * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


WAGES FOR TAPERS
1996





Metropolitan Areas (Counties)
for which Data are Available
  Average     Median *   Midrange **




Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$17.33 $16.89 $14.57-20.66
San Diego (San Diego) $14.95 $14.86 $13.33-16.76
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$23.28 $22.42 $20.63-24.36
San Jose (Santa Clara) $25.88 $29.75 $19.59-36.47




  * 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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