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          Wages for Microbiologists in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $26.28 $32.26 $42.30 $58.82 $72.12
          Yearly $54,670 $67,100 $87,990 $122,350 $150,000
          California Hourly $30.02 $38.49 $52.18 $67.96 $88.18
          Yearly $62,440 $80,060 $108,530 $141,360 $183,420
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.42 $37.42 $59.42 $88.61 $88.61
          Yearly $77,830 $77,830 $123,590 $184,310 $184,310
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.73 $28.93 $44.18 $66.52 $87.51
          Yearly $53,520 $60,180 $91,890 $138,360 $182,010
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.85 $38.53 $49.32 $56.33 $68.73
          Yearly $60,000 $80,130 $102,590 $117,160 $142,950
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.64 $24.64 $28.59 $86.29 $88.21
          Yearly $51,240 $51,240 $59,470 $179,490 $183,470
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.34 $37.46 $48.28 $61.13 $69.50
          Yearly $63,110 $77,920 $100,420 $127,150 $144,550
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.33 $38.56 $52.36 $55.57 $68.73
          Yearly $63,090 $80,210 $108,900 $115,580 $142,950
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.63 $39.62 $59.57 $74.36 $91.24
          Yearly $72,040 $82,400 $123,910 $154,670 $189,780
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.30 $37.85 $55.76 $87.56 $94.95
          Yearly $63,020 $78,720 $115,980 $182,110 $197,490
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.25 $36.00 $38.72 $50.42 $62.62
          Yearly $62,930 $74,880 $80,540 $104,870 $130,250
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.81 $43.97 $54.07 $79.49 $88.96
          Yearly $66,150 $91,450 $112,470 $165,340 $185,040
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.75 $52.18 $62.53 $85.88 $89.68
          Yearly $76,430 $108,520 $130,070 $178,640 $186,530
          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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          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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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          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Salinas, 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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