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          Wages for Photographers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.82 $17.33 $21.47 $30.16 $44.14
          Yearly $30,820 $36,050 $44,660 $62,740 $91,810
          California Hourly $17.54 $18.47 $23.00 $34.66 $60.33
          Yearly $36,470 $38,410 $47,840 $72,100 $125,490
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.24 $18.61 $21.27 $25.46 $30.28
          Yearly $35,860 $38,710 $44,240 $52,960 $62,980
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.83 $22.50 $28.29 $39.07 $57.35
          Yearly $41,250 $46,800 $58,840 $81,270 $119,280
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.39 $18.93 $23.46 $30.68 $35.91
          Yearly $36,180 $39,380 $48,790 $63,820 $74,690
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.28 $18.63 $21.02 $26.91 $32.81
          Yearly $35,940 $38,740 $43,710 $55,970 $68,240
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $17.72 $22.41 $25.10 $30.84
          Yearly $35,350 $36,860 $46,620 $52,210 $64,140
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $21.01 $26.55 $33.90 $41.08
          Yearly $36,320 $43,690 $55,220 $70,520 $85,450
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.30 $18.28 $22.06 $29.69 $40.00
          Yearly $35,990 $38,010 $45,880 $61,760 $83,200
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.02 $20.68 $20.69 $27.66 $31.55
          Yearly $37,490 $43,010 $43,040 $57,540 $65,630
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.24 $18.24 $24.28 $34.41 $39.84
          Yearly $37,930 $37,930 $50,500 $71,580 $82,860
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.20 $17.39 $21.09 $28.31 $35.01
          Yearly $35,770 $36,170 $43,870 $58,890 $72,830
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.72 $17.07 $18.04 $23.58 $30.60
          Yearly $34,780 $35,510 $37,520 $49,050 $63,640
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.53 $18.47 $23.00 $38.01 $63.99
          Yearly $36,460 $38,410 $47,840 $79,060 $133,090
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.52 $20.56 $25.22 $38.92 $61.33
          Yearly $40,610 $42,760 $52,470 $80,950 $127,560
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.63 $17.72 $21.17 $29.32 $35.82
          Yearly $36,670 $36,860 $44,030 $60,980 $74,500
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.61 $17.49 $27.03 $31.79 $38.61
          Yearly $34,560 $36,380 $56,220 $66,110 $80,320
          Visalia, 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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          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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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