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 | 1997 | $5.90- 6.70 ($6.70) | $6.70- 7.00 ($6.70) | $6.70- 9.00 ($6.70) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $5.00- 8.10 ($5.20) | $5.10- 8.10 ($6.00) | $5.20- 9.40 ($8.00) |
| Contra Costa | 1996 | $4.70- 8.60 ($5.20) | $5.50- 8.60 ($5.50) | $6.00-12.50 ($7.00) |
| Fresno | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.00- 9.40 ($5.20) | $5.00-12.00 ($7.30) | $7.00-14.00 ($9.90) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $4.70- 8.00 ($5.30) | $4.70- 9.00 ($5.30) | $5.10-10.00 ($6.80) |
| Kern | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $5.10- 5.50 ($5.20) | $5.20- 6.30 ($5.50) | $6.70- 7.00 ($6.70) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $4.70- 8.50 ($5.10) | $5.00- 8.50 ($5.10) | $4.90- 8.50 ($6.00) |
| Madera | 1996 | $4.20- 7.90 ($4.70) | $4.20- 7.90 ($5.00) | $4.20-11.00 ($5.60) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.00- 9.40 ($5.50) | $5.00- 9.40 ($5.50) | $5.70-16.00 ($7.50) |
| North Central | 1997 | $5.00-11.30 ($5.00) | $5.00-12.80 ($6.00) | $5.00-13.40 ($7.00) |
| Orange | 1996 | $4.20- 7.50 ($5.70) | $4.20- 8.50 ($6.00) | $5.00-10.50 ($7.10) |
| Riverside | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $6.00- 8.10 ($7.00) | $6.00- 8.10 ($7.00) | $7.50- 9.50 ($8.50) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 7.50 ($5.00) | $4.20- 9.00 ($5.00) | $4.70-15.00 ($6.50) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $4.20- 6.00 ($4.50) | $4.20- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.80) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1997 | $5.10- 8.00 ($5.50) | $5.10- 8.50 ($6.00) | $5.30-11.00 ($7.10) |
| San Mateo | 1995 | $4.20- 8.00 ($6.50) | $4.20- 9.00 ($7.00) | $4.50-12.00 ($9.00) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $5.00-10.00 ($5.50) | $5.00-11.00 ($6.00) | $5.00-12.00 ($6.70) |
| Solano | 1997 | $5.00- 9.70 ($6.30) | $5.20-13.50 ($7.70) | $6.00-15.00 ($9.10) |
| Stanislaus | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($4.70) | $4.20- 8.00 ($5.50) | $4.50-12.00 ($6.50) |
| Tulare | 1997 | $4.70-10.60 ($5.20) | $4.70-10.60 ($5.70) | $4.70-15.10 ($6.00) |
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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
HAND PACKERS & PACKAGERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $6.06 | $5.53 | $5.14-7.06 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $7.95 | $7.63 | $6.69-8.65 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $6.50 | $6.03 | $5.30-7.58 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $7.29 | $7.19 | $6.38-7.99 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $8.01 | $7.47 | $6.44-8.53 |
| Orange County | $6.43 | $5.71 | $5.23-7.29 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $6.67 | $6.50 | $5.48-7.68 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $7.22 | $7.01 | $6.16-7.87 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $6.87 | $6.58 | $5.50-7.84 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $7.72 | $7.34 | $6.15-8.58 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $7.52 | $7.15 | $6.12-8.18 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $6.76 | $6.72 | $5.65-7.81 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $6.43 | $6.21 | $5.35-7.56 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $6.87 | $6.89 | $6.03-7.74 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $7.05 | $6.86 | $5.66-8.09 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $8.02 | $7.33 | $6.20-8.47 |
| Ventura County | $6.20 | $5.73 | $5.24-7.25 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $7.66 | $6.95 | $5.46-9.38 |
| Yolo County | $7.85 | $7.48 | $5.72-9.45 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $7.07 | $7.00 | $5.44-8.87 |
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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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