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          Wages for Lawyers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $37.67 $49.51 $76.76 $106.43 $169.04
          Yearly $78,360 $102,990 $159,670 $221,370 $351,600
          California Hourly $47.09 $63.04 $93.79 $133.24 $177.49
          Yearly $97,950 $131,120 $195,080 $277,140 $369,180
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.26 $49.36 $72.55 $84.42 $117.80
          Yearly $77,490 $102,680 $150,900 $175,600 $245,020
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $46.57 $62.90 $87.29 $108.53 $141.46
          Yearly $96,860 $130,840 $181,560 $225,740 $294,230
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $44.77 $62.20 $78.85 $96.63 $144.25
          Yearly $93,120 $129,370 $164,010 $200,990 $300,040
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.54 $52.67 $82.20 $104.05 $138.96
          Yearly $73,920 $109,550 $170,970 $216,420 $289,030
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.24 $51.86 $78.21 $97.76 $136.86
          Yearly $75,370 $107,860 $162,680 $203,330 $284,670
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.18 $61.84 $93.47 $130.67 $180.50
          Yearly $93,980 $128,630 $194,410 $271,790 $375,440
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $46.08 $52.30 $68.08 $80.93 $105.33
          Yearly $95,840 $108,780 $141,610 $168,330 $219,090
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.55 $50.09 $64.38 $83.59 $101.72
          Yearly $78,110 $104,180 $133,900 $173,860 $211,580
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.97 $60.17 $84.51 $97.30 $130.85
          Yearly $83,130 $125,150 $175,780 $202,380 $272,170
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $43.21 $53.88 $72.19 $83.90 $95.35
          Yearly $89,870 $112,070 $150,140 $174,510 $198,320
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.75 $61.93 $78.16 $88.94 $99.75
          Yearly $95,160 $128,810 $162,580 $185,000 $207,480
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.03 $52.19 $81.98 $100.95 $137.83
          Yearly $77,020 $108,560 $170,530 $209,980 $286,680
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.76 $57.69 $80.26 $101.44 $139.06
          Yearly $80,610 $119,990 $166,940 $210,980 $289,250
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.05 $46.58 $67.17 $82.30 $108.42
          Yearly $56,260 $96,890 $139,710 $171,190 $225,510
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.72 $51.01 $81.11 $101.96 $147.18
          Yearly $80,530 $106,090 $168,720 $212,090 $306,130
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.29 $44.22 $63.32 $76.89 $109.39
          Yearly $58,850 $91,990 $131,710 $159,930 $227,520
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.84 $49.02 $79.23 $108.51 $151.53
          Yearly $59,990 $101,970 $164,790 $225,700 $315,190
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.91 $51.04 $71.84 $99.89 $162.94
          Yearly $74,680 $106,160 $149,430 $207,770 $338,920
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.56 $50.78 $66.83 $82.94 $130.76
          Yearly $82,290 $105,620 $139,010 $172,500 $271,980
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $31.76 $36.51 $63.05 $86.80 $109.92
          Yearly $66,060 $75,940 $131,130 $180,530 $228,630
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $45.25 $62.17 $84.08 $98.61 $115.00
          Yearly $94,110 $129,320 $174,880 $205,110 $239,200
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $62.19 $85.02 $144.87 $180.48 $202.40
          Yearly $129,350 $176,840 $301,320 $375,400 $421,000
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $47.25 $66.05 $102.17 $154.09 $180.57
          Yearly $98,280 $137,380 $212,500 $320,510 $375,580
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $50.07 $65.09 $85.68 $107.22 $161.82
          Yearly $104,140 $135,400 $178,220 $223,020 $336,590
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.72 $61.74 $85.84 $100.79 $136.83
          Yearly $80,540 $128,420 $178,540 $209,650 $284,610
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $47.57 $62.86 $78.83 $88.68 $102.07
          Yearly $98,950 $130,740 $163,960 $184,460 $212,310
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.65 $63.25 $89.19 $105.66 $136.87
          Yearly $82,480 $131,550 $185,520 $219,780 $284,690
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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