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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Writers and Authors in CALIFORNIA

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      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.75 $25.43 $34.75 $47.27 $64.27
      Yearly $41,080 $52,890 $72,270 $98,320 $133,680
      California Hourly $22.06 $27.97 $38.69 $53.66 $78.45
      Yearly $45,880 $58,170 $80,470 $111,610 $163,180
      San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.80 $30.95 $34.32 $48.91 $74.75
      Yearly $47,410 $64,380 $71,390 $101,740 $155,480
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.70 $27.68 $38.02 $50.75 $79.08
      Yearly $47,210 $57,580 $79,080 $105,560 $164,480
      Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.25 $30.51 $35.01 $44.14 $57.42
      Yearly $46,270 $63,460 $72,810 $91,810 $119,440
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.09 $25.00 $25.00 $36.27 $48.94
      Yearly $41,790 $52,000 $52,000 $75,440 $101,800
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.19 $26.83 $35.51 $42.72 $50.83
      Yearly $41,990 $55,810 $73,860 $88,860 $105,720
      Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.12 $37.13 $38.69 $45.67 $52.94
      Yearly $52,260 $77,220 $80,470 $94,990 $110,120
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.67 $26.61 $33.11 $38.84 $44.20
      Yearly $47,160 $55,340 $68,880 $80,780 $91,940
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.67 $21.15 $31.70 $42.55 $60.57
      Yearly $42,990 $43,990 $65,930 $88,500 $125,990
      San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.68 $36.89 $46.96 $63.57 $83.47
      Yearly $63,820 $76,720 $97,680 $132,220 $173,610
      Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.65 $30.14 $46.21 $62.42 $81.47
      Yearly $42,950 $62,680 $96,120 $129,840 $169,450
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.90 $26.58 $33.63 $47.35 $50.23
      Yearly $39,310 $55,290 $69,960 $98,490 $104,470
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.73 $23.57 $35.97 $47.43 $73.15
      Yearly $36,890 $49,030 $74,830 $98,660 $152,140
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.50 $36.70 $46.27 $87.71 $100.27
      Yearly $50,960 $76,330 $96,240 $182,440 $208,560
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.11 $36.68 $51.83 $69.26 $91.64
      Yearly $52,240 $76,300 $107,810 $144,050 $190,620
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      Redding, 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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      Modesto, 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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      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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      Vallejo, 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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      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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      El Centro, 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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      Napa, 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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