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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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| Alameda | 1997 | $10.80-15.20 ($12.20) | $10.00-20.50 ($15.00) | $12.40-22.70 ($19.10) |
| Fresno | 1995 | $7.00-15.00 ($10.50) | $9.20-17.60 ($12.90) | $11.50-21.60 ($14.90) |
| Golden Sierra | 1995 | $7.00-11.50 ($9.10) | $8.00-30.00 ($11.00) | $10.40-30.00 ($13.00) |
| Humboldt | 1996 | $4.70-10.10 ($6.50) | $6.00-20.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-30.00 ($14.50) |
| Los Angeles | 1995 | $10.70-14.00 ($12.60) | $12.70-17.20 ($13.90) | $15.30-21.00 ($20.10) |
| Marin | 1996 | $8.60-13.10 ($11.60) | $11.90-17.20 ($15.20) | $14.30-21.90 ($18.00) |
| Mendocino | 1995 | $8.00-12.40 ($10.50) | $9.00-15.00 ($11.20) | $10.50-15.50 ($12.50) |
| Merced | 1997 | $5.70-12.60 ($9.00) | $7.00-15.00 ($10.00) | $8.60-35.00 ($15.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1995 | $6.00-12.00 ($8.50) | $6.20-13.00 ($10.00) | $8.20-14.40 ($12.00) |
| Napa | 1997 | $9.20-15.50 ($10.90) | $10.00-16.50 ($12.60) | $12.00-31.20 ($17.20) |
| Orange | 1997 | $8.40-17.40 ($11.70) | $9.20-22.70 ($15.30) | $12.00-25.20 ($18.00) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $9.00-15.50 ($12.90) | $12.70-20.50 ($15.60) | $15.00-23.90 ($18.90) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1995 | $7.40-12.10 ($9.30) | $8.60-16.20 ($11.80) | $10.90-22.70 ($14.30) |
| Santa Barbara | 1996 | $8.00-14.30 ($10.10) | $9.20-22.00 ($14.60) | $10.90-24.50 ($16.90) |
| Shasta | 1995 | $5.00-10.70 ($8.60) | $7.00-16.80 ($10.00) | $8.00-18.40 ($13.90) |
| Sonoma | 1997 | $8.50-15.00 ($12.10) | $9.50-17.50 ($14.30) | $8.00-21.70 ($17.20) |
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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
PARALEGAL PERSONNEL
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $20.75 | $20.79 | $14.13-27.57 |
| Orange County | $19.44 | $19.68 | $16.79-22.25 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $15.62 | $15.28 | $13.89-17.56 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $15.31 | $16.88 | $10.95-18.50 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $17.83 | $17.62 | $16.12-19.13 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $19.19 | $18.08 | $15.39-21.74 |
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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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