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          Wages for Economists in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $32.38 $42.95 $59.96 $84.00 $114.45
          Yearly $67,360 $89,330 $124,720 $174,720 $238,060
          California Hourly $35.59 $43.91 $57.41 $79.21 $99.70
          Yearly $74,030 $91,320 $119,410 $164,770 $207,380
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.81 $52.28 $72.84 $88.41 $123.56
          Yearly $84,880 $108,730 $151,510 $183,890 $257,000
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.74 $45.51 $68.46 $86.73 $102.87
          Yearly $82,670 $94,660 $142,400 $180,390 $213,980
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.88 $50.29 $59.02 $86.37 $133.70
          Yearly $87,110 $104,600 $122,750 $179,650 $278,090
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.49 $52.31 $56.69 $79.99 $127.14
          Yearly $86,310 $108,810 $117,920 $166,370 $264,440
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.75 $36.99 $48.27 $54.35 $66.42
          Yearly $63,960 $76,930 $100,410 $113,050 $138,150
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          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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          North Coast Region of California Balance of State 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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          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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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          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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