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          Wages for Physicists in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $39.48 $53.71 $82.81 $107.10 $131.79
          Yearly $82,110 $111,720 $172,250 $222,760 $274,110
          California Hourly $60.28 $83.39 $99.75 $107.10 $142.66
          Yearly $125,390 $173,450 $207,490 $222,760 $296,740
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.97 $44.23 $57.93 $67.53 $108.55
          Yearly $66,510 $91,990 $120,490 $140,460 $225,780
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $59.06 $72.34 $83.39 $109.01 $145.21
          Yearly $122,840 $150,460 $173,450 $226,750 $302,040
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.60 $51.91 $75.23 $100.80 $105.33
          Yearly $84,450 $107,970 $156,480 $209,670 $219,080
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.79 $59.17 $78.84 $113.02 $115.29
          Yearly $95,240 $123,070 $163,990 $235,090 $239,810
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $42.31 $54.84 $77.05 $97.80 $132.48
          Yearly $88,000 $114,070 $160,270 $203,420 $275,560
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $48.31 $55.81 $78.47 $111.61 $115.35
          Yearly $100,480 $116,080 $163,210 $232,160 $239,930
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.05 $48.64 $65.03 $76.78 $93.84
          Yearly $83,300 $101,170 $135,260 $159,700 $195,190
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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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          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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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          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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