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          Wages for Graphic Designers in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $19.00 $23.58 $30.27 $39.34 $50.44
          Yearly $39,520 $49,040 $62,960 $81,830 $104,910
          California Hourly $22.21 $26.68 $36.12 $47.71 $62.29
          Yearly $46,190 $55,500 $75,130 $99,240 $129,560
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.52 $23.01 $29.34 $38.44 $52.01
          Yearly $42,680 $47,850 $61,030 $79,950 $108,190
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.00 $24.06 $31.75 $39.68 $49.47
          Yearly $41,600 $50,050 $66,040 $82,520 $102,900
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.04 $26.67 $33.23 $46.11 $50.19
          Yearly $43,750 $55,470 $69,110 $95,900 $104,390
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.69 $22.93 $32.18 $43.28 $54.80
          Yearly $43,040 $47,690 $66,940 $90,020 $113,980
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.88 $25.86 $34.81 $45.89 $59.42
          Yearly $45,500 $53,790 $72,400 $95,440 $123,590
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.56 $23.20 $29.79 $38.54 $52.19
          Yearly $40,690 $48,250 $61,970 $80,160 $108,560
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $20.86 $25.62 $31.12 $39.49 $47.70
          Yearly $43,380 $53,290 $64,730 $82,140 $99,210
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.32 $23.14 $31.01 $42.79 $52.06
          Yearly $42,260 $48,130 $64,510 $89,000 $108,280
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.97 $22.75 $27.90 $35.52 $47.01
          Yearly $39,460 $47,310 $58,040 $73,880 $97,780
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.73 $29.20 $37.74 $47.45 $61.50
          Yearly $49,350 $60,740 $78,500 $98,690 $127,920
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.53 $28.38 $35.90 $44.07 $56.67
          Yearly $46,870 $59,030 $74,680 $91,670 $117,870
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.89 $26.28 $32.36 $41.70 $51.10
          Yearly $43,450 $54,670 $67,300 $86,740 $106,290
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.22 $20.69 $27.66 $35.67 $39.10
          Yearly $39,980 $43,040 $57,530 $74,200 $81,330
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.59 $18.58 $23.65 $33.83 $42.60
          Yearly $36,580 $38,640 $49,190 $70,370 $88,600
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.35 $24.33 $30.45 $37.04 $44.89
          Yearly $40,240 $50,610 $63,340 $77,050 $93,370
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.94 $28.40 $38.02 $43.17 $51.64
          Yearly $45,640 $59,070 $79,090 $89,780 $107,410
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.97 $24.30 $31.68 $39.32 $50.87
          Yearly $41,540 $50,550 $65,900 $81,790 $105,810
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.22 $28.67 $36.42 $46.80 $58.81
          Yearly $46,220 $59,620 $75,750 $97,350 $122,320
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.78 $35.57 $46.81 $61.48 $79.10
          Yearly $59,870 $73,990 $97,360 $127,880 $164,520
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.03 $28.47 $35.96 $46.60 $61.49
          Yearly $47,900 $59,210 $74,800 $96,930 $127,890
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.19 $33.02 $44.25 $55.74 $68.49
          Yearly $54,470 $68,680 $92,050 $115,940 $142,460
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.34 $23.15 $28.02 $36.99 $46.78
          Yearly $40,230 $48,140 $58,280 $76,940 $97,310
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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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          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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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          Hanford-Corcoran, 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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