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          Wages for Architectural and Civil Drafters in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $22.24 $26.76 $31.80 $38.88 $47.94
          Yearly $46,260 $55,650 $66,150 $80,870 $99,710
          California Hourly $23.97 $29.91 $36.79 $46.30 $55.09
          Yearly $49,850 $62,220 $76,520 $96,300 $114,600
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.22 $28.00 $34.04 $43.97 $55.65
          Yearly $48,300 $58,240 $70,800 $91,460 $115,740
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.72 $29.66 $36.54 $46.28 $52.17
          Yearly $53,500 $61,700 $76,000 $96,270 $108,500
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.55 $29.44 $35.54 $44.70 $49.75
          Yearly $51,070 $61,230 $73,930 $92,980 $103,470
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.93 $27.74 $33.93 $45.45 $52.67
          Yearly $45,610 $57,700 $70,580 $94,530 $109,550
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.84 $27.13 $29.98 $38.12 $46.30
          Yearly $41,260 $56,430 $62,360 $79,280 $96,300
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.49 $33.56 $39.82 $50.20 $63.75
          Yearly $55,100 $69,800 $82,820 $104,410 $132,600
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.42 $28.78 $30.49 $38.57 $45.06
          Yearly $46,630 $59,870 $63,410 $80,230 $93,720
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.39 $31.53 $39.00 $48.92 $61.96
          Yearly $63,200 $65,580 $81,130 $101,760 $128,870
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.38 $27.99 $35.43 $45.53 $48.61
          Yearly $46,550 $58,220 $73,700 $94,690 $101,110
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.90 $27.27 $32.18 $40.52 $47.77
          Yearly $43,470 $56,710 $66,930 $84,280 $99,360
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.47 $28.49 $32.92 $39.57 $45.87
          Yearly $46,730 $59,260 $68,470 $82,310 $95,410
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.10 $29.44 $32.66 $39.12 $48.21
          Yearly $58,450 $61,240 $67,930 $81,360 $100,270
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.66 $29.16 $37.43 $46.37 $47.89
          Yearly $57,520 $60,650 $77,850 $96,440 $99,610
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.17 $28.65 $31.36 $43.54 $52.67
          Yearly $48,200 $59,580 $65,230 $90,570 $109,550
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.81 $28.75 $36.28 $45.73 $53.75
          Yearly $51,610 $59,800 $75,460 $95,130 $111,810
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.97 $29.12 $31.96 $39.03 $48.20
          Yearly $49,860 $60,570 $66,470 $81,170 $100,260
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.45 $28.04 $30.91 $39.86 $45.50
          Yearly $44,610 $58,310 $64,280 $82,910 $94,630
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.00 $29.82 $37.66 $44.81 $50.62
          Yearly $49,920 $62,030 $78,340 $93,210 $105,290
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.69 $28.34 $30.44 $37.78 $51.65
          Yearly $51,350 $58,940 $63,310 $78,580 $107,440
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.95 $30.35 $36.84 $45.12 $52.10
          Yearly $49,820 $63,120 $76,630 $93,860 $108,370
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $20.88 $24.47 $29.60 $33.81 $47.92
          Yearly $43,430 $50,890 $61,570 $70,310 $99,680
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.95 $30.51 $38.48 $46.05 $56.16
          Yearly $60,220 $63,460 $80,040 $95,790 $116,810
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.97 $29.39 $37.00 $47.36 $52.20
          Yearly $49,850 $61,140 $76,950 $98,510 $108,570
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.55 $29.09 $34.55 $44.88 $54.12
          Yearly $48,980 $60,510 $71,860 $93,340 $112,570
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          Hanford-Corcoran, 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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