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          Wages for Cost Estimators in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.33 $29.40 $37.86 $48.97 $62.90
          Yearly $48,530 $61,150 $78,740 $101,850 $130,820
          California Hourly $24.88 $31.58 $41.09 $56.76 $72.50
          Yearly $51,750 $65,690 $85,460 $118,060 $150,790
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.14 $31.42 $37.37 $52.11 $66.98
          Yearly $52,300 $65,360 $77,730 $108,390 $139,310
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.82 $30.13 $39.61 $56.78 $69.87
          Yearly $49,540 $62,670 $82,390 $118,100 $145,340
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.70 $29.56 $39.10 $51.55 $67.30
          Yearly $51,380 $61,480 $81,330 $107,230 $139,990
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.74 $31.25 $39.81 $59.20 $67.84
          Yearly $51,470 $64,990 $82,800 $123,130 $141,100
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $22.62 $29.21 $39.56 $54.77 $69.74
          Yearly $47,040 $60,750 $82,290 $113,920 $145,050
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.07 $25.83 $35.78 $47.61 $60.74
          Yearly $45,900 $53,730 $74,430 $99,030 $126,330
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.59 $38.23 $46.91 $61.50 $81.99
          Yearly $61,550 $79,520 $97,580 $127,920 $170,550
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.35 $28.00 $35.04 $46.55 $69.76
          Yearly $46,490 $58,230 $72,880 $96,830 $145,110
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $25.71 $29.72 $35.90 $49.74 $64.86
          Yearly $53,480 $61,830 $74,680 $103,460 $134,910
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.25 $30.55 $38.54 $62.85 $77.03
          Yearly $52,520 $63,540 $80,170 $130,730 $160,220
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.83 $36.59 $45.99 $60.46 $74.13
          Yearly $57,880 $76,100 $95,650 $125,760 $154,180
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.70 $29.71 $35.78 $45.67 $58.55
          Yearly $49,300 $61,790 $74,430 $94,990 $121,780
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.32 $36.84 $48.86 $64.01 $80.67
          Yearly $58,910 $76,640 $101,630 $133,140 $167,780
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.58 $31.14 $40.78 $54.57 $67.31
          Yearly $53,210 $64,760 $84,830 $113,500 $140,010
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.53 $30.51 $38.56 $50.48 $71.17
          Yearly $57,260 $63,460 $80,210 $105,000 $148,040
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.77 $30.32 $39.13 $56.61 $62.78
          Yearly $51,510 $63,070 $81,380 $117,740 $130,570
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.10 $23.96 $32.90 $50.46 $68.10
          Yearly $39,720 $49,840 $68,430 $104,950 $141,640
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.68 $30.32 $40.00 $58.87 $74.59
          Yearly $53,410 $63,070 $83,190 $122,450 $155,140
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.60 $30.56 $40.45 $61.69 $71.97
          Yearly $51,170 $63,570 $84,140 $128,320 $149,690
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.16 $28.39 $39.01 $62.28 $76.71
          Yearly $46,090 $59,050 $81,140 $129,540 $159,570
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $25.70 $28.98 $38.00 $48.56 $61.50
          Yearly $53,450 $60,280 $79,040 $101,000 $127,920
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.92 $28.24 $36.97 $48.09 $61.99
          Yearly $49,750 $58,740 $76,900 $100,030 $128,940
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.62 $30.62 $39.55 $51.97 $67.50
          Yearly $51,220 $63,680 $82,260 $108,100 $140,390
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.74 $31.97 $41.91 $57.08 $72.66
          Yearly $55,610 $66,490 $87,170 $118,730 $151,140
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.45 $29.33 $37.19 $56.35 $75.54
          Yearly $50,850 $61,010 $77,360 $117,220 $157,110
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.77 $29.86 $41.46 $58.47 $71.47
          Yearly $51,530 $62,100 $86,240 $121,610 $148,650
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.14 $30.03 $37.05 $48.55 $62.95
          Yearly $50,200 $62,450 $77,070 $100,980 $130,940
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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