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          Wages for Writers and Authors in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          California Hourly $27.27 $36.31 $41.58 $61.48 $92.83
          Yearly $56,730 $75,530 $86,480 $127,870 $193,080
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.60 $33.10 $39.87 $61.19 $90.21
          Yearly $49,080 $68,850 $82,920 $127,260 $187,630
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.20 $36.19 $37.14 $52.76 $77.90
          Yearly $60,740 $75,270 $77,250 $109,750 $162,030
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.97 $33.54 $39.76 $50.27 $73.40
          Yearly $41,540 $69,770 $82,690 $104,550 $152,670
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.88 $34.53 $51.78 $77.85 $85.80
          Yearly $43,430 $71,820 $107,700 $161,930 $178,460
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.38 $30.45 $39.71 $53.26 $78.77
          Yearly $44,460 $63,330 $82,590 $110,780 $163,830
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.67 $33.07 $41.51 $48.95 $61.45
          Yearly $51,310 $68,790 $86,340 $101,820 $127,810
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.82 $29.85 $35.38 $47.58 $59.15
          Yearly $45,380 $62,080 $73,600 $98,960 $123,040
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.72 $28.60 $37.98 $53.29 $65.62
          Yearly $38,940 $59,490 $78,990 $110,850 $136,490
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.26 $24.87 $35.97 $48.43 $66.94
          Yearly $44,230 $51,730 $74,820 $100,740 $139,240
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.13 $28.50 $37.05 $46.71 $53.06
          Yearly $41,860 $59,280 $77,060 $97,150 $110,360
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.13 $41.20 $57.12 $76.65 $85.09
          Yearly $62,680 $85,700 $118,810 $159,420 $176,980
          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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          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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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          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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