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

WAGES FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
1995-97





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)





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.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


WAGES FOR ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
1996





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




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




  * 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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