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          Wages for Opticians, Dispensing in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.12 $18.66 $22.72 $29.66 $36.90
          Yearly $35,610 $38,820 $47,260 $61,700 $76,750
          California Hourly $20.38 $22.62 $27.88 $37.24 $39.27
          Yearly $42,390 $47,050 $57,990 $77,460 $81,680
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.21 $21.91 $26.48 $36.39 $38.02
          Yearly $42,050 $45,580 $55,070 $75,680 $79,090
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.76 $22.82 $28.01 $37.66 $38.02
          Yearly $45,260 $47,460 $58,250 $78,330 $79,090
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.72 $22.30 $24.32 $35.19 $38.02
          Yearly $45,180 $46,380 $50,590 $73,190 $79,090
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.07 $24.92 $28.06 $38.29 $45.39
          Yearly $37,580 $51,830 $58,360 $79,630 $94,410
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.21 $26.96 $37.24 $38.43 $42.28
          Yearly $48,270 $56,070 $77,460 $79,940 $87,940
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.96 $23.99 $37.90 $38.60 $41.45
          Yearly $47,760 $49,890 $78,830 $80,290 $86,220
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.50 $22.69 $23.49 $34.86 $37.90
          Yearly $40,560 $47,200 $48,850 $72,520 $78,830
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.48 $21.70 $24.50 $37.24 $37.53
          Yearly $42,600 $45,130 $50,960 $77,460 $78,070
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.66 $21.95 $26.97 $37.24 $37.24
          Yearly $45,050 $45,660 $56,100 $77,460 $77,460
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.94 $23.43 $28.00 $37.24 $38.58
          Yearly $45,640 $48,720 $58,240 $77,460 $80,240
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.07 $21.64 $28.37 $37.90 $38.02
          Yearly $37,580 $45,010 $59,010 $78,830 $79,090
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.90 $22.76 $26.51 $35.26 $37.24
          Yearly $35,150 $47,350 $55,140 $73,340 $77,460
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.01 $21.09 $22.13 $24.80 $37.24
          Yearly $39,540 $43,860 $46,040 $51,590 $77,460
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.36 $22.72 $26.77 $37.90 $37.90
          Yearly $42,350 $47,260 $55,680 $78,830 $78,830
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.51 $22.59 $26.98 $34.80 $39.39
          Yearly $40,570 $47,000 $56,130 $72,380 $81,920
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.17 $22.82 $29.92 $37.69 $38.67
          Yearly $46,100 $47,470 $62,240 $78,400 $80,430
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.42 $19.15 $23.30 $26.35 $37.42
          Yearly $38,320 $39,830 $48,470 $54,810 $77,820
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.48 $21.66 $22.58 $31.01 $37.90
          Yearly $42,590 $45,050 $46,970 $64,500 $78,830
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.40 $24.40 $29.08 $37.94 $40.18
          Yearly $50,750 $50,750 $60,480 $78,910 $83,570
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.27 $22.62 $26.63 $35.85 $37.90
          Yearly $44,240 $47,050 $55,380 $74,560 $78,830
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.64 $24.44 $27.70 $38.43 $40.65
          Yearly $49,170 $50,840 $57,620 $79,940 $84,560
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.94 $22.61 $24.29 $34.25 $39.26
          Yearly $45,640 $47,040 $50,520 $71,240 $81,660
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.55 $23.55 $26.90 $37.16 $37.24
          Yearly $46,910 $48,990 $55,950 $77,290 $77,460
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          El Centro, 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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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