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          Wages for Food Science Technicians in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $19.14 $22.12 $25.06 $30.42 $37.89
          Yearly $39,820 $46,020 $52,130 $63,270 $78,820
          California Hourly $19.61 $22.64 $26.06 $30.82 $36.70
          Yearly $40,790 $47,080 $54,200 $64,100 $76,330
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $18.92 $23.94 $29.21 $36.92
          Yearly $36,950 $39,350 $49,790 $60,750 $76,790
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.58 $21.74 $25.42 $29.22 $39.27
          Yearly $38,640 $45,220 $52,870 $60,770 $81,680
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.46 $22.56 $27.03 $29.66 $36.03
          Yearly $40,480 $46,910 $56,220 $61,700 $74,930
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.45 $21.94 $25.74 $31.60 $36.70
          Yearly $44,610 $45,640 $53,530 $65,730 $76,330
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.62 $22.33 $23.31 $27.96 $38.19
          Yearly $40,800 $46,450 $48,480 $58,170 $79,430
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.55 $24.96 $29.54 $34.85 $38.72
          Yearly $48,980 $51,920 $61,430 $72,480 $80,530
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.70 $20.71 $23.13 $28.24 $33.76
          Yearly $36,820 $43,080 $48,100 $58,730 $70,220
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.26 $23.61 $27.71 $35.58 $39.90
          Yearly $46,300 $49,100 $57,630 $74,000 $82,990
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.18 $26.24 $28.65 $36.56 $41.13
          Yearly $46,140 $54,580 $59,580 $76,040 $85,550
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.11 $23.04 $24.23 $29.44 $34.37
          Yearly $43,920 $47,920 $50,390 $61,230 $71,480
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.91 $21.49 $22.28 $27.44 $30.95
          Yearly $39,330 $44,690 $46,350 $57,060 $64,380
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.58 $24.65 $28.19 $31.80 $38.55
          Yearly $49,040 $51,270 $58,640 $66,150 $80,190
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.48 $23.14 $24.71 $30.04 $36.03
          Yearly $42,600 $48,130 $51,390 $62,490 $74,950
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.01 $23.09 $26.16 $30.48 $36.53
          Yearly $39,540 $48,030 $54,410 $63,400 $75,990
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.87 $21.84 $22.46 $28.17 $31.55
          Yearly $37,170 $45,430 $46,710 $58,600 $65,620
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.45 $26.11 $29.32 $34.72 $40.86
          Yearly $44,610 $54,310 $60,980 $72,220 $84,990
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.64 $27.98 $31.07 $36.45 $41.21
          Yearly $49,170 $58,200 $64,620 $75,810 $85,730
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.65 $18.33 $23.69 $29.30 $32.39
          Yearly $36,710 $38,120 $49,270 $60,940 $67,370
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.81 $22.54 $24.40 $33.78 $33.78
          Yearly $45,350 $46,880 $50,750 $70,260 $70,260
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.00 $22.78 $24.47 $29.60 $34.80
          Yearly $39,510 $47,380 $50,900 $61,560 $72,390
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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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          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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