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          Wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.51 $24.20 $30.24 $38.50 $48.80
          Yearly $44,740 $50,340 $62,890 $80,080 $101,500
          California Hourly $24.26 $28.93 $37.21 $47.32 $57.49
          Yearly $50,460 $60,170 $77,390 $98,430 $119,580
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.55 $29.11 $33.91 $42.69 $46.79
          Yearly $48,990 $60,550 $70,520 $88,790 $97,330
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.10 $29.20 $31.10 $39.37 $47.01
          Yearly $52,210 $60,730 $64,690 $81,880 $97,780
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.45 $29.20 $36.16 $36.99 $45.94
          Yearly $46,690 $60,740 $75,200 $76,930 $95,550
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.62 $28.31 $35.95 $40.10 $49.46
          Yearly $47,050 $58,890 $74,780 $83,410 $102,880
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.36 $29.53 $30.82 $39.47 $47.53
          Yearly $50,660 $61,430 $64,100 $82,100 $98,870
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.58 $29.83 $38.11 $43.30 $47.89
          Yearly $49,050 $62,050 $79,280 $90,070 $99,600
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.68 $29.67 $37.03 $45.54 $50.27
          Yearly $51,330 $61,720 $77,020 $94,730 $104,570
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.41 $26.24 $28.28 $36.33 $45.14
          Yearly $46,600 $54,590 $58,820 $75,570 $93,890
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.37 $23.99 $28.67 $36.25 $43.26
          Yearly $44,460 $49,900 $59,620 $75,410 $89,980
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.62 $28.70 $37.27 $47.33 $53.92
          Yearly $51,200 $59,690 $77,520 $98,440 $112,160
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.75 $29.14 $37.58 $45.09 $48.51
          Yearly $49,400 $60,600 $78,160 $93,790 $100,890
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.87 $25.07 $29.55 $36.85 $45.06
          Yearly $49,640 $52,150 $61,460 $76,640 $93,730
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.80 $28.75 $30.74 $43.84 $48.84
          Yearly $47,420 $59,800 $63,950 $91,180 $101,580
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.48 $22.94 $28.02 $36.18 $37.82
          Yearly $44,680 $47,720 $58,280 $75,260 $78,670
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.52 $24.07 $30.29 $38.37 $51.32
          Yearly $44,770 $50,060 $63,000 $79,810 $106,750
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.86 $24.18 $30.03 $37.18 $46.05
          Yearly $45,460 $50,290 $62,450 $77,330 $95,780
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $23.82 $24.49 $30.02 $34.74 $40.27
          Yearly $49,540 $50,950 $62,440 $72,260 $83,760
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.17 $35.60 $40.40 $49.55 $63.37
          Yearly $58,590 $74,050 $84,030 $103,060 $131,820
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.09 $27.80 $30.49 $37.97 $46.72
          Yearly $45,950 $57,820 $63,420 $78,970 $97,180
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.85 $25.79 $30.95 $36.26 $44.49
          Yearly $45,450 $53,640 $64,380 $75,420 $92,550
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.00 $23.90 $29.16 $37.58 $44.78
          Yearly $45,760 $49,720 $60,650 $78,170 $93,150
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.99 $29.68 $37.77 $47.07 $54.47
          Yearly $51,980 $61,740 $78,550 $97,910 $113,290
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.46 $22.92 $29.48 $36.09 $39.91
          Yearly $40,480 $47,670 $61,320 $75,060 $83,020
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.79 $23.83 $33.46 $40.04 $48.52
          Yearly $41,160 $49,570 $69,600 $83,280 $100,930
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.18 $28.56 $36.68 $47.24 $51.63
          Yearly $48,210 $59,410 $76,300 $98,260 $107,380
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $23.26 $28.44 $30.14 $30.91 $40.56
          Yearly $48,380 $59,150 $62,690 $64,280 $84,370
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.86 $37.31 $47.72 $57.27 $75.70
          Yearly $60,030 $77,610 $99,250 $119,120 $157,450
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.85 $30.05 $38.91 $43.79 $46.87
          Yearly $57,930 $62,500 $80,930 $91,070 $97,500