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          Wages for Special Effects Artists and Animators in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $28.17 $36.29 $49.06 $66.89 $85.15
          Yearly $58,600 $75,490 $102,030 $139,130 $177,110
          California Hourly $34.48 $47.73 $62.76 $79.23 $99.11
          Yearly $71,710 $99,280 $130,540 $164,800 $206,160
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.50 $40.97 $57.09 $70.28 $78.17
          Yearly $78,010 $85,210 $118,750 $146,170 $162,580
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.52 $50.51 $65.76 $80.81 $98.95
          Yearly $86,370 $105,050 $136,770 $168,090 $205,810
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $47.73 $58.15 $75.46 $90.58 $103.69
          Yearly $99,280 $120,950 $156,950 $188,410 $215,680
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.12 $44.82 $59.90 $78.22 $99.47
          Yearly $64,740 $93,230 $124,590 $162,690 $206,900
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.03 $37.95 $45.88 $62.94 $78.31
          Yearly $64,550 $78,940 $95,420 $130,920 $162,880
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.92 $42.26 $59.08 $71.10 $80.76
          Yearly $72,640 $87,900 $122,880 $147,880 $167,980
          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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          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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