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          Wages for Biological Scientists, All Other in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $29.05 $36.92 $47.56 $61.38 $80.77
          Yearly $60,430 $76,800 $98,920 $127,670 $168,010
          California Hourly $33.54 $41.39 $54.58 $74.11 $91.21
          Yearly $69,770 $86,090 $113,530 $154,150 $189,710
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.80 $40.67 $53.04 $73.65 $75.75
          Yearly $66,130 $84,600 $110,330 $153,190 $157,550
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.64 $24.64 $34.73 $51.95 $63.26
          Yearly $51,240 $51,240 $72,240 $108,060 $131,590
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.40 $30.00 $40.82 $46.20 $55.39
          Yearly $59,070 $62,390 $84,910 $96,100 $115,210
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.48 $49.18 $66.42 $83.72 $103.78
          Yearly $84,200 $102,300 $138,160 $174,140 $215,860
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.21 $37.28 $53.26 $62.14 $71.19
          Yearly $60,750 $77,530 $110,780 $129,250 $148,070
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.49 $36.91 $39.29 $50.84 $62.13
          Yearly $61,340 $76,770 $81,720 $105,740 $129,240
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.39 $38.29 $46.34 $61.54 $75.93
          Yearly $61,120 $79,640 $96,380 $127,990 $157,930
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.55 $36.44 $47.31 $62.40 $76.47
          Yearly $59,380 $75,790 $98,400 $129,790 $159,070
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.61 $40.60 $52.09 $65.77 $78.32
          Yearly $69,900 $84,450 $108,350 $136,810 $162,900
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $29.52 $33.29 $39.10 $48.88 $53.97
          Yearly $61,400 $69,240 $81,330 $101,670 $112,260
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.08 $48.88 $64.32 $82.06 $104.44
          Yearly $81,280 $101,670 $133,790 $170,690 $217,240
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.34 $36.96 $45.58 $58.73 $66.70
          Yearly $58,950 $76,880 $94,810 $122,160 $138,730
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.31 $42.12 $50.26 $60.36 $74.57
          Yearly $77,600 $87,620 $104,540 $125,550 $155,110
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.80 $38.29 $44.84 $57.95 $62.91
          Yearly $59,900 $79,650 $93,260 $120,540 $130,850
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.99 $44.25 $60.02 $69.28 $90.75
          Yearly $64,460 $92,040 $124,840 $144,090 $188,760
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.40 $38.33 $47.22 $58.97 $68.76
          Yearly $61,160 $79,720 $98,220 $122,650 $143,010
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.92 $36.33 $46.96 $62.61 $76.95
          Yearly $60,160 $75,570 $97,680 $130,230 $160,050
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $29.23 $29.38 $36.73 $45.44 $51.22
          Yearly $60,810 $61,110 $76,400 $94,520 $106,540
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.05 $34.48 $46.69 $54.74 $78.25
          Yearly $60,430 $71,730 $97,120 $113,850 $162,760
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.96 $31.04 $44.97 $56.29 $68.91
          Yearly $58,160 $64,570 $93,550 $117,080 $143,330
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.94 $33.16 $43.58 $63.15 $85.82
          Yearly $49,790 $68,960 $90,640 $131,360 $178,510
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.06 $36.07 $49.35 $62.63 $82.04
          Yearly $60,450 $75,020 $102,650 $130,280 $170,640
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.01 $32.54 $41.47 $51.12 $59.22
          Yearly $49,940 $67,670 $86,260 $106,330 $123,170
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