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          Wages for Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $29.95 $37.48 $47.73 $60.84 $77.61
          Yearly $62,300 $77,960 $99,280 $126,550 $161,420
          California Hourly $36.37 $41.34 $52.19 $73.28 $82.29
          Yearly $75,640 $85,990 $108,540 $152,430 $171,160
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.15 $39.88 $53.40 $65.87 $79.34
          Yearly $73,100 $82,960 $111,070 $137,020 $165,020
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.97 $44.93 $60.84 $79.21 $96.34
          Yearly $78,990 $93,450 $126,550 $164,750 $200,380
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.44 $38.82 $57.72 $64.59 $102.25
          Yearly $71,630 $80,750 $120,060 $134,340 $212,680
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.67 $39.42 $51.59 $63.47 $78.94
          Yearly $78,350 $81,980 $107,300 $132,010 $164,190
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.34 $47.21 $60.57 $73.28 $82.24
          Yearly $77,670 $98,200 $125,980 $152,420 $171,050
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.56 $37.82 $47.54 $62.67 $73.95
          Yearly $63,550 $78,670 $98,890 $130,350 $153,810
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.48 $48.17 $62.33 $81.02 $110.22
          Yearly $80,040 $100,190 $129,640 $168,520 $229,250
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $36.42 $41.99 $49.78 $63.10 $79.38
          Yearly $75,760 $87,350 $103,530 $131,240 $165,110
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.41 $38.55 $49.92 $62.29 $76.12
          Yearly $75,730 $80,180 $103,820 $129,560 $158,320
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.30 $37.14 $47.98 $60.99 $75.34
          Yearly $60,950 $77,240 $99,800 $126,860 $156,710
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.12 $38.32 $50.84 $62.32 $67.41
          Yearly $62,650 $79,710 $105,750 $129,620 $140,220
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.72 $42.54 $48.82 $64.95 $77.41
          Yearly $76,380 $88,490 $101,540 $135,100 $161,010
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.29 $39.00 $48.25 $60.77 $75.33
          Yearly $71,330 $81,120 $100,360 $126,410 $156,680
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.60 $45.25 $57.71 $73.03 $79.24
          Yearly $76,130 $94,130 $120,040 $151,890 $164,830
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.94 $47.23 $60.00 $63.94 $75.53
          Yearly $74,760 $98,240 $124,810 $132,990 $157,100
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.20 $37.91 $49.29 $60.52 $75.37
          Yearly $56,580 $78,850 $102,530 $125,870 $156,770
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.99 $37.38 $48.30 $62.66 $81.57
          Yearly $66,540 $77,740 $100,460 $130,340 $169,660
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.37 $38.65 $50.08 $63.55 $79.10
          Yearly $75,640 $80,390 $104,170 $132,190 $164,530
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.90 $42.18 $47.89 $61.25 $72.41
          Yearly $78,820 $87,720 $99,600 $127,390 $150,620
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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