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          Wages for Technical Writers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $27.62 $34.08 $43.46 $55.53 $69.84
          Yearly $57,440 $70,880 $90,390 $115,510 $145,270
          California Hourly $33.48 $40.51 $50.00 $67.92 $84.38
          Yearly $69,630 $84,250 $104,000 $141,280 $175,510
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.84 $51.21 $62.30 $69.00 $80.78
          Yearly $82,860 $106,510 $129,590 $143,520 $168,030
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.93 $38.75 $47.50 $60.92 $70.34
          Yearly $62,250 $80,590 $98,800 $126,710 $146,300
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.21 $42.00 $67.65 $83.05 $101.86
          Yearly $75,310 $87,350 $140,700 $172,740 $211,860
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.85 $34.30 $36.62 $48.64 $63.15
          Yearly $55,840 $71,340 $76,170 $101,170 $131,350
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.89 $45.15 $65.13 $81.51 $99.69
          Yearly $78,810 $93,920 $135,470 $169,550 $207,360
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.01 $38.50 $50.00 $54.61 $65.99
          Yearly $66,580 $80,070 $104,000 $113,580 $137,250
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $34.21 $40.52 $50.21 $65.23 $71.68
          Yearly $71,160 $84,280 $104,450 $135,670 $149,090
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.56 $40.58 $45.38 $55.80 $75.69
          Yearly $59,400 $84,400 $94,400 $116,060 $157,430
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.41 $29.52 $36.55 $49.28 $69.09
          Yearly $44,530 $61,400 $76,030 $102,490 $143,710
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.49 $30.45 $41.10 $54.64 $62.65
          Yearly $53,010 $63,330 $85,500 $113,650 $130,310
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.86 $41.11 $48.92 $60.80 $75.79
          Yearly $66,280 $85,510 $101,750 $126,470 $157,650
          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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          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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          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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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