In California:
- Workers on average earn $43.83 per hour.
- 10% of workers earn $21.61 or less per hour.
- 10% of workers earn $123.63 or more per hour.
In the United States:
- Workers on average earn $47.80 per hour.
- 10% of workers earn $20.35 or less per hour.
- 10% of workers earn $132.56 or more per hour.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data
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| Location | Hourly Low (10%) | Hourly QL (25%) | Hourly Median (50%) | Hourly QU (75%) | Hourly High (90%) |
| United States | $20.35 | $27.57 | $47.80 | $75.33 | $132.56 |
| California | $21.61 | $28.23 | $43.83 | $75.32 | $123.63 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $17.63 | $22.09 | $51.34 | $77.22 | $123.60 |
| Fresno, CA | $17.71 | $19.14 | $28.22 | $39.69 | $108.48 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $23.30 | $29.66 | $53.16 | $75.32 | $155.15 |
| North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.65 | $25.00 | $31.90 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $19.65 | $27.32 | $37.90 | $65.55 | $86.79 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $18.85 | $28.88 | $45.45 | $63.08 | $110.91 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $17.17 | $26.17 | $38.63 | $54.55 | $69.85 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $19.64 | $38.29 | $51.13 | $70.31 | $105.18 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $29.75 | $36.98 | $75.75 | $100.00 | $176.51 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $19.25 | $23.64 | $49.45 | $71.31 | $87.25 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $19.73 | $27.91 | $40.41 | $59.80 | $213.34 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $19.90 | $28.13 | $35.17 | $50.85 | $75.54 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $21.03 | $21.53 | $33.12 | $77.28 | $208.93 |
| Vallejo, CA | $21.37 | $22.61 | $33.85 | $62.82 | $90.37 |
