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

WAGES FOR ARTISTS & RELATED WORKERS
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)

Monterey	1996	$5.00-10.00 ($6.00)	$6.90-25.00 ($11.90)	$6.90-25.00 ($15.00)
Santa Cruz	1996	$7.00-11.90 ($9.10)	$10.00-14.30 ($11.70)	$11.50-20.10 ($15.10)

* 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 ARTISTS & RELATED WORKERS
1996


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

Bakersfield (Kern)	$11.32	$10.83	$5.62-13.09
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$18.33	$16.32	$12.75-21.21
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa)	$15.30	$14.64	$13.52-15.86
Orange County	$14.39	$14.16	$10.28-17.66
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$16.05	$15.80	$12.67-18.88
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$20.92	$19.13	$14.39-26.71
San Jose (Santa Clara)	$20.46	$18.86	$13.29-28.80
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo)	$8.80	$7.48	$5.72-9.56
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz)	$12.88	$12.97	$10.95-14.61
Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin)	$9.15	$8.72	$5.51-12.90
Ventura County	$18.08	$16.58	$14.22-20.27

* 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