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

WAGES FOR PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS - CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
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)





Alameda
      Union  1995 $5.70-10.00 ($8.60) $12.10-20.10 ($17.30) $17.30-22.90 ($20.10)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.00- 8.00 ($7.00) $8.00-12.00 ($10.50) $12.00-20.00 ($15.00)
Contra Costa
      Union  1995 $7.00-12.00 ($7.60) $15.00-25.00 ($20.80) $19.50-26.30 ($23.00)
      Non-Union  1995 $6.00-12.00 ($8.00) $9.50-15.00 ($11.00) $12.00-18.00 ($17.00)
Fresno
      Union  1997 $7.50- 7.80 ($7.70) $7.80-20.20 ($14.20) $11.20-20.20 ($16.70)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00- 7.00 ($5.50) $5.00-10.00 ($7.00) $6.00-15.00 ($10.10)
Humboldt  1997 $5.00-12.00 ($7.20) $6.50-16.00 ($9.00) $8.00-18.00 ($12.00)
Inyo,Mono  1995 $6.00-15.00 ($7.50) $7.90-15.00 ($12.50) $9.00-18.00 ($15.00)
Madera  1997 $5.00-10.80 ($6.00) $7.00-19.40 ($8.20) $8.50-19.90 ($12.20)
Monterey
      Union  1997 $7.70-14.30 ($11.40) $7.70-14.30 ($12.00) $11.30-20.30 ($14.30)
      Non-Union  1997 $6.00-15.00 ($7.50) $6.40-15.00 ($12.00) $10.50-19.50 ($15.00)
Napa  1997 $5.00-12.00 ($8.00) $8.00-12.00 ($10.00) $15.00-20.00 ($18.00)
Riverside  1996 $5.00-11.20 ($6.70) $5.50-16.50 ($10.20) $8.50-20.70 ($15.00)
Sacramento & Yolo
      Union  1997 $7.30- 8.00 ($7.60) $10.00-18.40 ($16.00) $18.40-20.00 ($20.00)
      Non-Union  1997 $5.00- 8.00 ($6.50) $7.00-20.70 ($12.00) $10.00-23.00 ($15.50)
San Joaquin  1995 $5.00-12.40 ($7.20) $9.00-15.00 ($11.50) $10.00-25.00 ($14.90)
Santa Clara  1995 $5.50-10.00 ($7.00) $7.00-19.00 ($10.00) $8.70-23.00 ($15.50)
Santa Cruz  1997 $6.00- 8.00 ($7.50) $10.00-15.00 ($11.10) $12.00-22.00 ($15.60)
Ventura  1996 $6.00-12.10 ($6.90) $8.00-15.20 ($10.00) $12.00-18.00 ($15.00)





  * 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 PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS - CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
1996





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




Bakersfield (Kern) $12.93 $11.94 $10.59-14.33
Chico-Paradise (Butte) $10.62 $9.97 $8.59-11.85
Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$12.50 $11.11 $8.60-16.22
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) $16.36 $16.66 $10.97-20.37
Riverside-San Bernardino
(Riverside & San Bernardino)
$10.44 $8.89 $7.14-12.42
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer &
Sacramento)
$12.57 $10.74 $9.35-14.57
Salinas (Monterey) $11.72 $9.77 $7.25-16.64
San Diego (San Diego) $14.97 $14.03 $11.95-17.73
San Francisco
(Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)
$19.53 $19.66 $12.56-25.50
San Jose (Santa Clara) $14.95 $14.45 $11.53-18.53
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles
(San Luis Obispo)
$12.69 $11.08 $10.33-14.35
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc
(Santa Barbara)
$12.56 $11.06 $8.21-15.23
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) $13.81 $13.95 $10.79-16.49
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) $11.89 $11.91 $9.74-13.03
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) $15.54 $15.56 $10.94-18.79
Ventura County $9.87 $9.09 $6.59-13.51
Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) $13.27 $13.74 $11.17-15.01




  * 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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