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

WAGES FOR ARCHITECTS - EXCEPT LANDSCAPE & MARINE
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)

Sacramento & Yolo	1996		$11.00-22.20 ($16.70)	$14.30-27.00 ($20.00)
San Diego	1996	$8.00-13.00 ($11.00)	$13.00-18.00 ($15.00)	$16.70-24.00 ($20.20)
San Francisco	1995	$8.70-10.60 ($9.50)	$12.70-21.20 ($15.10)	$15.00-24.00 ($19.70)

* 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 ARCHITECTS - EXCEPT LANDSCAPE & MARINE
1996


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

Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles)	$20.81	$19.03	$16.86-24.31
Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento)	$27.74	$28.08	$22.35-36.91
San Diego (San Diego)	$23.28	$22.56	$18.33-31.43
San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo)	$24.29	$22.69	$18.90-32.18

* 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