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          Wages for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.94 $16.60 $18.34 $22.86 $29.52
          Yearly $28,990 $34,530 $38,140 $47,550 $61,390
          California Hourly $18.21 $21.11 $22.79 $28.44 $31.42
          Yearly $37,870 $43,910 $47,400 $59,150 $65,350
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.59 $19.12 $22.58 $24.35 $31.24
          Yearly $38,660 $39,770 $46,960 $50,640 $64,980
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.04 $18.94 $22.89 $28.76 $33.83
          Yearly $37,530 $39,400 $47,620 $59,820 $70,360
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.19 $21.63 $23.80 $31.10 $37.21
          Yearly $37,830 $45,000 $49,500 $64,690 $77,400
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.04 $18.59 $22.17 $28.03 $31.41
          Yearly $37,510 $38,660 $46,120 $58,290 $65,340
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.48 $19.49 $23.14 $27.91 $30.79
          Yearly $38,430 $40,540 $48,130 $58,040 $64,040
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $18.32 $22.21 $27.61 $29.74
          Yearly $36,960 $38,110 $46,200 $57,440 $61,870
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $18.05 $22.06 $27.96 $29.36
          Yearly $36,310 $37,550 $45,880 $58,160 $61,060
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.86 $22.52 $24.61 $28.48 $35.05
          Yearly $45,460 $46,840 $51,190 $59,240 $72,900
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.83 $21.33 $27.37 $31.71 $36.10
          Yearly $37,080 $44,370 $56,930 $65,960 $75,100
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.98 $20.24 $21.75 $28.68 $33.68
          Yearly $37,400 $42,110 $45,240 $59,660 $70,050
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.94 $21.27 $21.95 $26.51 $35.61
          Yearly $39,400 $44,240 $45,660 $55,140 $74,070
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.03 $21.94 $22.46 $26.18 $30.89
          Yearly $39,580 $45,630 $46,710 $54,460 $64,240
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $18.36 $21.66 $24.98 $31.29
          Yearly $36,960 $38,190 $45,040 $51,960 $65,090
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.79 $18.44 $22.12 $26.67 $30.98
          Yearly $37,000 $38,360 $46,010 $55,470 $64,430
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.61 $18.96 $21.51 $27.41 $29.44
          Yearly $36,620 $39,430 $44,740 $57,010 $61,240
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.74 $18.47 $22.34 $26.48 $30.27
          Yearly $36,890 $38,420 $46,470 $55,080 $62,960
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.10 $22.90 $25.87 $29.50 $34.52
          Yearly $45,960 $47,640 $53,810 $61,350 $71,800
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.34 $18.74 $21.61 $23.62 $29.05
          Yearly $38,140 $38,970 $44,940 $49,120 $60,420
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.79 $21.42 $23.13 $30.30 $34.15
          Yearly $37,000 $44,560 $48,120 $63,030 $71,020
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $18.49 $21.28 $22.90 $29.83
          Yearly $37,780 $38,470 $44,250 $47,630 $62,050
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.71 $21.19 $22.73 $29.73 $34.40
          Yearly $38,910 $44,060 $47,280 $61,840 $71,550
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.11 $20.94 $22.41 $28.86 $29.65
          Yearly $37,670 $43,560 $46,600 $60,020 $61,670
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.21 $18.31 $21.43 $22.59 $28.35
          Yearly $35,800 $38,080 $44,580 $47,000 $58,970
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.52 $18.41 $23.36 $29.60 $34.77
          Yearly $36,430 $38,290 $48,580 $61,570 $72,320
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.56 $21.31 $22.97 $29.63 $35.27
          Yearly $38,610 $44,320 $47,780 $61,620 $73,370
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.81 $17.62 $21.19 $23.10 $28.72
          Yearly $34,960 $36,640 $44,080 $48,050 $59,750
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.34 $18.90 $23.07 $28.53 $32.06
          Yearly $38,150 $39,310 $47,980 $59,350 $66,680
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.58 $17.81 $21.33 $28.00 $35.10
          Yearly $36,570 $37,040 $44,370 $58,250 $73,020