Note: There are three tables of wages on this page. The first is for Retail Salespersons (except Vehicle Sales) by county or region, the second for Retail Vehicle Salespersons by county or region, the third is for all Retail Salespersons 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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| Butte | 1996 | $4.20-10.00 ($5.00) | $4.20-14.30 ($6.90) | $4.70-28.70 ($8.40) |
| Contra Costa | 1997 | $5.10- 6.70 ($5.50) | $5.20-11.90 ($6.30) | $7.20-16.70 ($9.00) |
| Fresno | 1997 | $4.70- 8.00 ($5.00) | $5.00-18.40 ($5.70) | $6.00-17.00 ($8.00) |
| Golden Sierra | 1996 | $4.20- 9.00 ($5.50) | $4.80-12.90 ($6.50) | $7.00-20.10 ($10.00) |
| Humboldt | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.00) | $4.70- 7.50 ($5.50) | $6.50-10.00 ($7.00) |
| Imperial | 1996 | $4.20- 7.00 ($4.80) | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.70) | $5.40-13.00 ($7.20) |
| Inyo,Mono | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($6.00) | $4.30- 8.50 ($6.00) | $4.50-10.50 ($7.70) |
| Kings | 1995 | $4.20- 7.00 ($4.30) | $4.20- 9.00 ($4.80) | $4.80- 8.00 ($6.00) |
| Madera | 1995 | $4.20- 6.00 ($4.20) | $4.50-11.20 ($5.00) | $5.50-13.00 ($6.50) |
| Marin | 1997 | $5.20-12.20 ($6.90) | $5.20-13.80 ($8.00) | $6.50-15.30 ($10.00) |
| Mendocino | 1997 | $5.00- 6.50 ($5.20) | $5.10- 8.00 ($6.50) | $6.00-10.00 ($8.00) |
| Monterey | 1996 | $4.70- 8.60 ($5.20) | $6.00-26.30 ($7.10) | $7.50-31.10 ($10.00) |
| Mother Lode | 1997 | $5.00- 7.00 ($5.00) | $5.00-11.00 ($5.50) | $5.40-14.00 ($7.00) |
| North Central | 1996 | $4.70- 6.00 ($4.80) | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.60) | $4.80- 8.00 ($6.20) |
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| Union | 1996 | $5.00- 5.20 ($5.10) | $5.00- 5.20 ($5.10) | $8.50- 9.60 ($9.10) |
| Non-Union | 1996 | $4.20- 7.50 ($5.00) | $4.20- 8.50 ($6.00) | $5.20-10.50 ($7.00) |
| Orange | 1996 | $4.20-15.80 ($5.70) | $4.20-15.80 ($6.20) | $4.20-19.10 ($8.10) |
| Riverside | 1997 | $5.10-10.00 ($5.20) | $5.10-18.00 ($6.00) | $6.00-25.00 ($7.60) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1995 | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.00) | $4.50- 6.70 ($5.60) | $5.50- 9.20 ($6.50) |
| San Bernardino | 1995 | $4.20- 5.00 ($5.00) | $4.50- 6.50 ($5.00) | $4.80- 8.20 ($6.00) |
| San Diego | 1995 | $4.20- 6.00 ($5.00) | $5.50- 8.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-13.00 ($10.00) |
| San Francisco | 1995 | $4.70- 7.50 ($5.50) | $5.20- 9.20 ($6.40) | $5.70-10.20 ($8.00) |
| San Luis Obispo | 1995 | $4.20-12.00 ($5.20) | $4.20-12.00 ($5.50) | $6.00-19.10 ($8.60) |
| San Mateo | 1997 | $5.50-11.90 ($6.20) | $5.50-14.30 ($7.50) | $5.50-20.10 ($10.00) |
| Santa Barbara | 1996 | $4.20- 6.50 ($5.10) | $4.20- 7.00 ($5.50) | $5.00- 9.00 ($7.20) |
| Santa Cruz | 1996 | $4.20-12.00 ($5.50) | $4.50-12.00 ($6.50) | $5.50-15.00 ($9.00) |
| Shasta | 1996 | $4.20-14.30 ($5.50) | $4.50-14.30 ($6.00) | $5.20-14.30 ($7.00) |
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So. Santa Clara & San Benito | 1997 | $4.70-11.20 ($6.00) | $4.70-12.90 ($7.00) | $6.50-15.30 ($8.20) |
| Sonoma | 1996 | $5.00- 8.00 ($6.50) | $5.50- 9.00 ($7.00) | $7.00-12.00 ($9.50) |
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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
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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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| Fresno | 1996 | $4.20-18.50 ($13.40) | $5.10-28.10 ($17.20) | $5.70-63.30 ($25.90) |
| North Central | 1997 | $4.80-11.50 ($8.90) | $5.60-19.10 ($14.30) | $5.60-28.70 ($23.90) |
| Sacramento & Yolo | 1997 | $8.60-19.10 ($14.30) | $7.50-46.00 ($17.20) | $10.00-46.00 ($23.40) |
| Tulare | 1996 | $5.70-11.50 ($7.40) | $6.10-14.30 ($8.60) | $6.90-40.20 ($15.30) |
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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
SALESPERSONS - RETAIL (INCLUDING VEHICLE SALES)
1996
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Metropolitan Areas (Counties) for which Data are Available | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
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| Bakersfield (Kern) | $7.86 | $6.67 | $5.43-8.40 |
| Chico-Paradise (Butte) | $7.02 | $6.06 | $5.30-7.91 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $8.25 | $6.66 | $5.37-9.52 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) | $8.82 | $7.47 | $5.63-10.35 |
| Merced (Merced) | $8.95 | $7.20 | $5.39-9.63 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $8.14 | $6.85 | $5.45-9.16 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $9.67 | $7.58 | $5.77-10.57 |
| Orange County | $8.88 | $7.60 | $5.67-10.16 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $7.54 | $6.54 | $5.37-8.77 |
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Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) | $8.90 | $7.22 | $5.51-10.22 |
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Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) | $8.53 | $7.27 | $5.55-9.92 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $8.15 | $7.47 | $6.01-9.10 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $8.50 | $7.06 | $5.49-9.79 |
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San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) | $8.96 | $7.66 | $5.71-10.21 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $9.73 | $7.85 | $6.15-10.71 |
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San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) | $6.89 | $6.03 | $5.30-7.71 |
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Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) | $7.94 | $6.78 | $5.47-8.46 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville (Santa Cruz) | $7.40 | $7.05 | $5.87-8.24 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $8.88 | $7.53 | $5.99-9.59 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $7.65 | $6.36 | $5.34-8.42 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $8.20 | $7.30 | $5.68-9.58 |
| Ventura County | $8.46 | $6.83 | $5.41-9.35 |
| Visalia-Tulare-Porterville (Tulare) | $7.53 | $6.32 | $5.34-8.28 |
| Yuba City (Sutter & Yuba) | $7.65 | $6.57 | $5.41-8.27 |
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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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