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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County / Area | 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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Contra Costa | ||||
Union | 1996 | $12.00-24.70 ($18.30) | $15.00-27.30 ($21.10) | $20.00-27.30 ($23.60) |
Non-Union | 1996 | $6.00-19.10 ($19.00) | $7.00-35.00 ($19.10) | $9.00-40.00 ($21.50) |
Mother Lode | 1995 | $6.00-10.00 ($9.00) | $7.00-26.40 ($12.00) | $8.50-38.00 ($15.00) |
Riverside | 1995 | $8.00-15.30 ($11.50) | $10.50-25.00 ($15.90) | $16.30-28.00 ($21.50) |
Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $11.70-15.20 ($13.80) | $14.50-21.50 ($16.70) | $19.00-26.20 ($20.10) |
San Mateo | 1996 | $7.00-23.00 ($14.30) | $9.00-32.80 ($21.50) | $12.70-47.90 ($28.70) |
Santa Clara | 1996 | $15.30-19.20 ($18.70) | $14.90-40.00 ($23.00) | $19.10-55.00 ($30.60) |
Shasta | ||||
Union | 1996 | $14.10-14.20 ($14.20) | $13.00-16.10 ($14.20) | $15.00-16.40 ($16.10) |
Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20-17.90 ($8.00) | $7.70-25.00 ($10.70) | $9.00-29.30 ($13.00) |
Sonoma | 1997 | $15.00-21.50 ($18.40) | $16.70-28.70 ($23.90) | $18.70-50.00 ($31.80) |
Ventura | 1997 | $9.10-21.50 ($14.30) | $14.30-28.70 ($18.20) | $18.10-35.50 ($26.60) |
* 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
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $25.26 | $29.94 | $17.97-36.57 |
Fresno (Fresno) | $21.37 | $21.81 | $12.57-32.01 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $27.28 | $27.75 | $21.58-36.90 |
Modesto (Stanislaus) | $17.25 | $11.08 | $10.46-25.53 |
Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $27.66 | $27.40 | $20.74-37.31 |
Orange County | $26.20 | $25.85 | $20.44-35.31 |
Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $22.33 | $21.78 | $18.21-28.70 |
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $26.25 | $27.20 | $21.52-35.60 |
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $27.13 | $27.71 | $22.03-36.38 |
San Jose (Santa Clara) | $30.09 | $32.30 | $24.80-39.80 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $25.01 | $26.92 | $20.21-35.06 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $31.70 | $33.93 | $25.37-42.48 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $30.89 | $32.29 | $23.96-40.75 |
Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $25.19 | $27.15 | $20.47-35.18 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $23.00 | $21.09 | $17.35-32.28 |
Ventura County | $24.75 | $23.27 | $20.08-32.76 |
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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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