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In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA:

  • Workers on average earn $82,140.
  • 10% of workers earn $59,710 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $101,060 or more.

In California:

  • Workers on average earn $83,110.
  • 10% of workers earn $59,500 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $102,800 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $68,380.
  • 10% of workers earn $47,750 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $89,510 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$47,750$59,820$68,380$78,680$89,510
California$59,500$75,900$83,110$94,940$102,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$59,710$77,620$82,140$89,940$101,060
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$63,560$75,100$84,100$98,460$105,560
Chico, CA$46,440$46,440$76,580$90,500$97,260
Fresno, CA$37,740$61,690$77,000$83,810$99,630
Modesto, CA$58,800$73,930$83,450$100,050$127,640
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$67,270$76,960$91,230$97,710$100,550
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$36,360$60,460$80,440$91,750$99,020
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$61,100$73,320$79,480$84,670$98,720
Redding, CA$55,970$63,970$77,740$94,030$100,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$62,100$74,140$79,210$84,900$98,650
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$64,000$75,910$84,290$95,660$102,910
Salinas, CA$64,340$75,140$84,850$98,440$101,840
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$42,050$65,700$82,160$93,370$101,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$66,600$81,790$95,920$101,310$116,850
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$69,290$81,970$97,190$104,820$118,810
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$58,790$72,620$78,990$83,770$95,990
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$63,940$83,440$87,330$98,750$112,610
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$64,040$75,080$85,150$94,910$102,450
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$65,420$75,220$87,300$102,110$109,270
Stockton-Lodi, CA$62,230$74,750$81,310$89,810$103,110
Vallejo, CA$62,000$78,560$86,630$92,900$99,720
Visalia, CA$61,000$76,680$79,440$84,200$95,110
Yuba City, CA$56,860$65,220$73,580$82,330$89,760

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA:

  • Workers on average earn $39.49 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $28.71 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $48.59 or more per hour.

In California:

  • Workers on average earn $39.96 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $28.61 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $49.42 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $32.88 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $22.96 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $43.04 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$22.96$28.76$32.88$37.83$43.04
California$28.61$36.49$39.96$45.64$49.42
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$28.71$37.32$39.49$43.24$48.59
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$30.56$36.10$40.43$47.34$50.75
Chico, CA$22.33$22.33$36.82$43.51$46.76
Fresno, CA$18.14$29.66$37.02$40.29$47.90
Modesto, CA$28.27$35.55$40.12$48.10$61.37
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$32.34$37.00$43.86$46.98$48.34
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$17.48$29.07$38.68$44.11$47.60
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$29.37$35.25$38.21$40.71$47.46
Redding, CA$26.91$30.76$37.38$45.21$48.15
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$29.86$35.64$38.08$40.82$47.43
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$30.77$36.49$40.53$45.99$49.48
Salinas, CA$30.93$36.12$40.80$47.33$48.96
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$20.22$31.59$39.50$44.89$48.59
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$32.02$39.32$46.12$48.71$56.18
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$33.31$39.41$46.73$50.39$57.12
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$28.26$34.91$37.98$40.28$46.15
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$30.74$40.12$41.99$47.48$54.14
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$30.79$36.10$40.94$45.63$49.26
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$31.45$36.16$41.97$49.09$52.54
Stockton-Lodi, CA$29.92$35.94$39.09$43.18$49.57
Vallejo, CA$29.81$37.77$41.65$44.66$47.94
Visalia, CA$29.33$36.87$38.19$40.48$45.73
Yuba City, CA$27.34$31.36$35.38$39.58$43.15