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          Wages for Chemists in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $28.11 $33.39 $43.87 $60.36 $77.32
          Yearly $58,460 $69,460 $91,240 $125,550 $160,830
          California Hourly $29.29 $36.70 $47.05 $61.44 $78.92
          Yearly $60,930 $76,340 $97,860 $127,790 $164,150
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.86 $29.95 $41.31 $56.19 $70.01
          Yearly $60,030 $62,290 $85,930 $116,870 $145,620
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.51 $31.92 $39.62 $51.22 $64.26
          Yearly $57,220 $66,390 $82,400 $106,540 $133,660
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.78 $34.97 $38.50 $55.24 $63.98
          Yearly $57,780 $72,740 $80,080 $114,900 $133,080
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.60 $33.46 $46.08 $56.81 $65.29
          Yearly $61,560 $69,600 $95,840 $118,160 $135,810
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.44 $33.90 $44.55 $52.14 $61.84
          Yearly $59,160 $70,520 $92,660 $108,440 $128,630
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.66 $32.76 $41.37 $57.16 $61.52
          Yearly $57,530 $68,140 $86,060 $118,890 $127,970
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.09 $29.65 $42.10 $52.49 $61.77
          Yearly $52,180 $61,670 $87,570 $109,180 $128,490
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $28.61 $30.94 $38.34 $47.25 $61.41
          Yearly $59,510 $64,350 $79,750 $98,270 $127,730
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.37 $33.45 $42.87 $62.83 $75.84
          Yearly $63,160 $69,570 $89,180 $130,690 $157,740
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.04 $29.70 $35.32 $46.64 $57.71
          Yearly $50,010 $61,770 $73,470 $97,010 $120,040
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.85 $31.24 $39.89 $51.20 $64.17
          Yearly $60,010 $64,990 $82,960 $106,490 $133,470
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.59 $46.20 $61.44 $77.31 $93.62
          Yearly $76,110 $96,100 $127,790 $160,810 $194,730
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.57 $34.88 $45.75 $61.53 $76.27
          Yearly $61,500 $72,550 $95,160 $127,980 $158,650
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.64 $36.02 $41.86 $54.63 $65.29
          Yearly $59,570 $74,920 $87,060 $113,630 $135,800
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.40 $34.92 $46.91 $61.88 $76.78
          Yearly $59,070 $72,620 $97,570 $128,710 $159,700
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.85 $30.89 $39.17 $49.55 $61.98
          Yearly $53,770 $64,250 $81,470 $103,070 $128,930
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.54 $43.76 $55.24 $72.42 $88.75
          Yearly $75,990 $91,010 $114,890 $150,630 $184,590
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.08 $30.10 $39.96 $52.44 $64.77
          Yearly $52,160 $62,600 $83,120 $109,080 $134,720
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.36 $38.74 $45.71 $66.45 $75.17
          Yearly $61,070 $80,580 $95,080 $138,220 $156,350
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.49 $38.42 $44.35 $55.62 $72.73
          Yearly $63,420 $79,910 $92,240 $115,690 $151,270
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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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          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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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