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In California:

Wage data for Computer Occupations, All Other.

  • Workers on average earn $111,500.
  • 10% of workers earn $51,430 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $207,080 or more.

In the United States:

Wage data for Computer Occupations, All Other.

  • Workers on average earn $98,740.
  • 10% of workers earn $46,540 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $166,780 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$46,540$65,430$98,740$132,030$166,780
California$51,430$74,730$111,500$163,580$207,080
Bakersfield, CA$50,030$69,040$96,700$124,510$141,040
Chico, CA$40,690$49,040$77,360$120,880$156,140
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$46,030$60,730$74,720$97,880$106,210
El Centro, CA$37,180$50,750$71,500$102,530$134,900
Fresno, CA$44,600$55,740$70,370$99,920$130,740
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$41,410$63,650$94,370$133,810$170,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,550$62,450$95,510$134,500$173,780
Madera, CA$38,690$56,470$68,080$109,890$124,060
Merced, CA$48,760$55,430$88,510$108,570$140,700
Modesto, CA$49,750$61,630$92,740$132,910$170,510
Napa, CA$51,520$68,640$94,110$115,080$162,760
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$38,670$54,040$66,390$89,060$117,490
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$45,110$56,530$73,940$105,130$147,620
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$47,380$66,830$100,230$131,850$166,460
Redding, CA$45,210$56,990$76,190$101,040$154,340
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$41,090$54,080$76,750$110,200$146,280
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA$50,510$67,010$97,590$135,510$173,390
Salinas, CA$50,950$80,780$113,730$135,240$159,810
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$50,790$74,270$105,990$138,150$171,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$70,370$100,730$137,210$180,340$217,440
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$77,850$109,760$162,280$206,010$239,200+
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA$42,990$60,470$77,060$114,430$169,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,810$67,360$100,000$137,400$180,130
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$52,720$69,420$101,440$143,720$178,440
Santa Rosa, CA$44,460$66,140$87,200$130,590$163,580
Stockton-Lodi, CA$41,500$52,300$77,500$116,980$157,700
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA$54,300$68,390$92,160$131,370$162,140
Visalia-Porterville, CA$44,190$53,620$67,150$98,350$132,980
Yuba City, CA$50,340$59,470$84,610$99,570$127,500

In California:

Wage data for Computer Occupations, All Other.

  • Workers on average earn $53.61 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $24.72 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $99.56 or more per hour.

In the United States:

Wage data for Computer Occupations, All Other.

  • Workers on average earn $47.47 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.37 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $80.18 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$22.37$31.46$47.47$63.48$80.18
California$24.72$35.93$53.61$78.64$99.56
Bakersfield, CA$24.05$33.19$46.49$59.86$67.81
Chico, CA$19.56$23.58$37.19$58.11$75.07
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$22.13$29.20$35.92$47.06$51.06
El Centro, CA$17.88$24.40$34.37$49.29$64.86
Fresno, CA$21.44$26.80$33.83$48.04$62.85
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$19.91$30.60$45.37$64.33$81.82
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$20.46$30.02$45.92$64.66$83.55
Madera, CA$18.60$27.15$32.73$52.83$59.64
Merced, CA$23.44$26.65$42.56$52.20$67.64
Modesto, CA$23.92$29.63$44.59$63.90$81.98
Napa, CA$24.77$33.00$45.25$55.33$78.25
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$18.59$25.98$31.92$42.82$56.49
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$21.69$27.18$35.55$50.54$70.97
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$22.78$32.13$48.19$63.39$80.03
Redding, CA$21.73$27.40$36.63$48.58$74.20
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$19.75$26.00$36.90$52.98$70.33
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA$24.28$32.21$46.92$65.15$83.36
Salinas, CA$24.50$38.84$54.68$65.02$76.83
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$24.42$35.71$50.96$66.42$82.23
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$33.83$48.43$65.97$86.70$104.54
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$37.43$52.77$78.02$99.05$115.00+
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA$20.67$29.07$37.05$55.01$81.57
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$24.43$32.39$48.08$66.06$86.60
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$25.35$33.37$48.77$69.10$85.79
Santa Rosa, CA$21.38$31.80$41.92$62.79$78.64
Stockton-Lodi, CA$19.95$25.14$37.26$56.24$75.82
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA$26.10$32.88$44.31$63.16$77.95
Visalia-Porterville, CA$21.25$25.78$32.28$47.28$63.93
Yuba City, CA$24.20$28.59$40.68$47.87$61.30