GIVE AT THE OFFICE: If you’re an...

GIVE AT THE OFFICE: If you’re an office worker, it may pay to work in southern Orange County. After San Francisco and Los Angeles, the area south of the Costa Mesa Freeway has the highest-paying office jobs in the state, says Irvine’s Thomas Temporaries. . . . A Thomas survey shows, for instance, that a beginning receptionist in South County makes $1,568 a month, and $1,442 in North County--both above the statewide average of $1,383.

Office Paychecks

Beginning monthly salaries for South County office workers are slightly better than statewide.

Statewide South County Executive secretary $1,930 $2,102 Receptionist $1,383 $1,568 General clerk $1,274 $1,473

Source: Thomas Temporaries Annual Business Survey