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 | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.40-20.50 ($16.70) | $10.90-25.50 ($21.80) | $22.00-28.80 ($24.90) |
| Contra Costa | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $8.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $9.80-24.50 ($24.00) | $24.00-26.00 ($24.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $7.00- 8.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-20.00 ($15.00) | $15.00-24.00 ($18.00) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $5.50- 8.00 ($7.00) | $8.00-13.50 ($11.50) | $10.00-16.00 ($13.70) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1995 | $6.00-15.00 ($9.00) | $9.10-19.00 ($12.50) | $10.00-25.00 ($16.50) |
| Kings | 1995 | $5.00-11.90 ($5.50) | $6.00-12.50 ($7.00) | $7.00-12.90 ($10.00) |
| Madera | 1997 | $5.00-10.80 ($6.00) | $6.00-12.50 ($10.00) | $8.00-25.00 ($13.00) |
| Marin | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $10.40-14.00 ($12.50) | $16.00-26.00 ($26.00) | $26.00-30.00 ($26.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.50-12.00 ($10.50) | $8.00-20.00 ($16.00) | $14.00-27.00 ($20.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1995 | $6.00-30.60 ($8.00) | $8.00-30.60 ($12.00) | $12.00-30.60 ($15.00) |
| North Central | 1997 | $5.00- 9.00 ($6.00) | $7.00-18.20 ($11.00) | $8.00-19.00 ($14.00) |
| NorTEC | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $8.60-13.00 ($10.80) | $10.40-18.80 ($16.00) | $12.10-21.60 ($20.70) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00- 9.90 ($8.00) | $9.30-15.00 ($10.00) | $10.30-20.00 ($15.00) |
| Riverside | 1995 | $4.50-12.00 ($8.00) | $5.50-25.00 ($15.00) | $8.00-25.00 ($19.00) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $7.70-10.00 ($7.80) | $10.50-19.50 ($19.00) | $13.00-22.50 ($22.00) |
| San Diego | 1997 | $6.00-10.00 ($7.20) | $9.00-19.00 ($11.50) | $13.00-25.00 ($16.50) |
| San Joaquin | 1995 | $5.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-21.00 ($13.40) | $10.00-23.00 ($16.20) |
| Santa Barbara | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.60- 9.60 ($9.60) | $13.80-25.50 ($15.90) | $16.90-25.50 ($18.10) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) | $10.00-30.00 ($16.50) | $12.00-30.00 ($18.00) |
| Shasta | ||||
| Union | 1995 | $9.00-16.00 ($12.50) | $18.00-28.00 ($23.00) | $20.00-28.00 ($24.00) |
| Non-Union | 1995 | $6.00- 8.00 ($7.00) | $6.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $13.00-16.00 ($14.50) |
| Solano | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $9.50-10.00 ($10.20) | $10.00-25.50 ($19.70) | $21.70-25.50 ($25.00) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-14.00 ($7.50) | $9.50-25.00 ($13.00) | $11.20-26.00 ($20.50) |
| Sonoma | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $9.00-12.00 ($9.00) | $15.00-28.00 ($20.00) | $23.00-34.00 ($29.00) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $6.00-13.00 ($9.00) | $8.00-18.00 ($12.70) | $12.00-24.00 ($20.00) |
| Stanislaus | ||||
| Union | 1997 | $10.00-10.00 ($10.00) | $11.30-26.00 ($21.50) | $14.80-26.00 ($21.50) |
| Non-Union | 1997 | $7.00-11.00 ($9.00) | $9.50-18.00 ($11.00) | $15.00-20.00 ($18.00) |
| Tulare | 1996 | $5.00-11.50 ($6.00) | $6.00-12.60 ($8.00) | $8.00-16.60 ($12.00) |
| Ventura | ||||
| Union | 1996 | $10.00-10.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-15.00 ($12.30) | $17.00-24.30 ($20.60) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $7.00-11.00 ($8.20) | $10.00-22.50 ($15.40) | $16.00-30.00 ($19.60) |
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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
CARPENTERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $13.61 | $13.40 | $11.66-15.19 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $12.09 | $10.41 | $9.23-15.80 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $14.72 | $12.96 | $10.49-18.00 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $15.94 | $16.34 | $11.29-19.78 |
| Merced (Merced) | $12.93 | $12.69 | $11.52-14.29 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $13.77 | $12.76 | $10.00-17.82 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $19.67 | $20.06 | $13.86-23.55 |
| Orange County | $15.56 | $14.71 | $10.90-18.33 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $14.46 | $13.66 | $10.65-17.73 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $17.61 | $18.73 | $13.86-21.82 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $17.28 | $16.90 | $12.47-20.52 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $18.96 | $18.81 | $16.13-22.30 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $16.49 | $15.45 | $12.98-20.16 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $18.06 | $17.93 | $12.19-22.76 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $21.45 | $21.72 | $13.67-31.86 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $19.96 | $20.38 | $14.80-23.32 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $14.15 | $11.02 | $9.54-19.67 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $16.92 | $17.42 | $10.25-21.88 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $13.48 | $11.92 | $9.63-16.80 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $18.75 | $19.73 | $12.03-23.40 |
| Ventura County | $14.02 | $13.85 | $11.79-15.31 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $13.34 | $12.37 | $9.28-17.02 |
| Yolo County | $10.77 | $10.26 | $7.42-12.64 |
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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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