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          Wages for Soil and Plant Scientists in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.41 $29.65 $37.91 $49.88 $66.40
          Yearly $48,680 $61,660 $78,850 $103,740 $138,120
          California Hourly $23.73 $35.23 $44.20 $57.84 $74.44
          Yearly $49,350 $73,270 $91,930 $120,310 $154,830
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.00 $35.15 $41.51 $50.29 $64.04
          Yearly $49,920 $73,110 $86,330 $104,600 $133,190
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.19 $24.96 $39.22 $51.31 $70.37
          Yearly $44,070 $51,920 $81,570 $106,720 $146,360
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.94 $37.42 $48.10 $57.71 $68.19
          Yearly $47,710 $77,820 $100,050 $120,040 $141,840
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.07 $35.03 $45.62 $56.29 $69.60
          Yearly $43,830 $72,860 $94,900 $117,080 $144,760
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.95 $32.65 $39.66 $46.85 $59.70
          Yearly $49,820 $67,910 $82,490 $97,450 $124,180
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.22 $30.21 $43.83 $55.39 $59.71
          Yearly $50,380 $62,830 $91,170 $115,210 $124,190
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.36 $34.27 $50.06 $55.00 $63.15
          Yearly $48,590 $71,270 $104,120 $114,400 $131,340
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.91 $44.07 $56.09 $74.46 $86.12
          Yearly $58,050 $91,670 $116,660 $154,880 $179,120
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.19 $22.38 $39.22 $55.01 $70.38
          Yearly $44,080 $46,550 $81,570 $114,410 $146,390
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.08 $40.96 $52.02 $82.07 $82.07
          Yearly $77,130 $85,200 $108,200 $170,700 $170,710
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.41 $40.44 $55.73 $65.69 $80.82
          Yearly $52,850 $84,120 $115,910 $136,640 $168,110
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.01 $39.99 $47.28 $59.60 $71.22
          Yearly $66,570 $83,180 $98,340 $123,960 $148,140
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.55 $39.04 $46.38 $56.67 $71.03
          Yearly $57,310 $81,200 $96,480 $117,880 $147,740
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.41 $25.43 $48.88 $54.28 $66.94
          Yearly $44,520 $52,890 $101,660 $112,900 $139,240
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          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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          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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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          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Redding, 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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          Stockton-Lodi, 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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