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          Wages for Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $23.61 $29.41 $36.91 $46.20 $60.79
          Yearly $49,100 $61,180 $76,780 $96,100 $126,440
          California Hourly $28.07 $36.18 $47.37 $80.85 $85.46
          Yearly $58,380 $75,250 $98,530 $168,170 $177,760
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.00 $30.68 $40.82 $45.91 $55.91
          Yearly $45,760 $63,820 $84,900 $95,490 $116,300
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.28 $33.60 $40.14 $51.42 $59.44
          Yearly $50,500 $69,890 $83,490 $106,960 $123,630
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.76 $33.74 $40.68 $51.95 $61.40
          Yearly $51,500 $70,180 $84,620 $108,060 $127,710
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $31.26 $35.54 $40.28 $48.19 $55.39
          Yearly $65,010 $73,920 $83,780 $100,240 $115,210
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.66 $37.51 $62.47 $62.56 $75.56
          Yearly $45,060 $78,020 $129,940 $130,120 $157,160
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.51 $31.96 $39.60 $50.82 $53.59
          Yearly $48,900 $66,470 $82,360 $105,710 $111,460
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.97 $36.95 $47.71 $63.19 $69.31
          Yearly $62,330 $76,860 $99,230 $131,440 $144,160
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $30.35 $35.54 $40.60 $45.44 $53.72
          Yearly $63,130 $73,920 $84,450 $94,520 $111,740
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.30 $44.46 $58.74 $69.24 $91.26
          Yearly $75,500 $92,470 $122,170 $144,020 $189,820
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.11 $31.12 $41.67 $50.62 $66.05
          Yearly $52,220 $64,730 $86,670 $105,290 $137,390
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.12 $34.39 $44.95 $55.67 $68.08
          Yearly $50,170 $71,520 $93,500 $115,800 $141,600
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          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Fresno, CA Metro Area 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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          Modesto, CA Metro Area 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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          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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          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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          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, 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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