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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| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $18.00-18.00 ($18.00) | $8.00-25.70 ($10.00) | $15.00-26.70 ($24.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.10-10.00 ($6.20) | $7.00-14.00 ($11.50) | $9.00-17.50 ($14.00) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $6.00-16.00 ($8.50) | $8.00-16.00 ($10.00) | $9.00-18.00 ($15.00) |
| Napa | 1996 | $5.70-11.00 ($8.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($9.00) | $11.00-15.00 ($12.00) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $5.00-14.30 ($7.50) | $8.00-22.00 ($14.00) | $12.00-25.00 ($17.50) |
| San Francisco | 1995 | $7.00- 9.00 ($9.00) | $19.50-36.00 ($36.00) | $22.00-36.00 ($36.00) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $5.00-12.00 ($7.00) | $8.50-18.00 ($12.00) | $7.50-11.50 ($15.00) |
| San Mateo | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.90- 9.60 ($9.60) | $15.00-19.30 ($19.30) | $27.60-32.10 ($32.10) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $9.50-12.00 ($10.00) | $11.00-20.00 ($15.00) | $11.00-32.20 ($20.00) |
| Santa Barbara | 1997 | $5.20-10.00 ($8.20) | $9.90-18.00 ($13.00) | $12.00-25.00 ($19.10) |
| Santa Clara | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.00-15.60 ($12.70) | $20.00-45.00 ($35.00) | $25.00-45.00 ($36.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.50-17.00 ($11.00) | $10.00-20.00 ($18.00) | $13.00-25.00 ($21.00) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $33.90-33.90 ($33.90) | $33.90-33.90 ($33.90) | |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $5.50-12.00 ($7.50) | $5.00-16.00 ($9.50) | $8.00-18.00 ($12.20) |
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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
PLUMBERS, PIPEFITTERS, & STEAMFITTERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Fresno (Fresno) | $14.78 | $12.91 | $11.35-17.33 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $21.16 | $20.33 | $15.95-28.41 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $12.98 | $13.29 | $10.30-15.45 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $25.48 | $28.29 | $20.65-35.75 |
| Orange County | $16.11 | $16.12 | $11.75-18.86 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $13.83 | $14.15 | $10.67-17.10 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $20.06 | $18.99 | $16.64-23.20 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $18.41 | $18.28 | $15.66-21.25 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $25.33 | $26.65 | $20.17-35.20 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $17.15 | $16.07 | $14.05-21.02 |
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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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