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          Wages for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.48 $17.15 $18.34 $21.98 $23.63
          Yearly $30,120 $35,660 $38,150 $45,710 $49,150
          California Hourly $18.17 $19.12 $22.24 $23.70 $27.86
          Yearly $37,800 $39,760 $46,260 $49,290 $57,940
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.26 $18.99 $22.15 $22.79 $27.77
          Yearly $37,990 $39,510 $46,070 $47,390 $57,760
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.95 $20.24 $22.72 $23.08 $28.06
          Yearly $39,420 $42,110 $47,270 $48,010 $58,370
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.41 $17.64 $21.17 $21.79 $25.71
          Yearly $36,220 $36,690 $44,040 $45,330 $53,480
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.19 $21.10 $21.98 $23.16 $29.23
          Yearly $39,920 $43,890 $45,710 $48,170 $60,790
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.56 $18.40 $21.07 $22.49 $23.67
          Yearly $36,530 $38,280 $43,830 $46,770 $49,230
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.06 $18.30 $21.08 $22.10 $22.68
          Yearly $37,570 $38,070 $43,840 $45,980 $47,180
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $18.59 $21.87 $22.18 $26.36
          Yearly $36,960 $38,660 $45,490 $46,130 $54,830
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.12 $17.47 $18.47 $21.66 $23.05
          Yearly $35,620 $36,350 $38,410 $45,050 $47,940
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.39 $19.12 $22.59 $22.75 $27.44
          Yearly $38,260 $39,760 $46,990 $47,320 $57,070
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.55 $18.94 $22.40 $23.41 $24.04
          Yearly $38,590 $39,400 $46,590 $48,700 $49,990
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.90 $18.34 $20.80 $22.08 $22.38
          Yearly $37,220 $38,140 $43,270 $45,920 $46,540
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.60 $17.60 $19.25 $22.36 $24.93
          Yearly $36,620 $36,620 $40,040 $46,510 $51,850
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $17.80 $19.16 $21.72 $22.91
          Yearly $36,320 $37,020 $39,850 $45,180 $47,650
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.04 $18.22 $18.89 $22.02 $22.52
          Yearly $37,520 $37,890 $39,290 $45,810 $46,850
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $18.06 $21.12 $21.96 $25.96
          Yearly $36,090 $37,570 $43,930 $45,670 $53,990
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.20 $19.02 $22.46 $22.75 $27.60
          Yearly $37,850 $39,570 $46,720 $47,320 $57,400
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.07 $22.32 $23.75 $27.80 $28.47
          Yearly $43,820 $46,430 $49,400 $57,820 $59,210
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.43 $21.28 $22.59 $27.70 $29.22
          Yearly $38,340 $44,270 $46,990 $57,620 $60,780
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.04 $18.30 $21.19 $21.92 $22.27
          Yearly $37,530 $38,070 $44,070 $45,600 $46,320
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.55 $22.85 $23.66 $27.60 $28.05
          Yearly $44,820 $47,530 $49,210 $57,400 $58,340
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.76 $18.23 $21.54 $22.24 $26.04
          Yearly $36,930 $37,920 $44,810 $46,260 $54,160
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.80 $21.55 $22.67 $23.50 $28.13
          Yearly $39,100 $44,810 $47,150 $48,880 $58,510
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.06 $18.68 $21.90 $22.37 $27.02
          Yearly $37,570 $38,850 $45,560 $46,530 $56,200
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.98 $18.51 $21.89 $22.23 $26.97
          Yearly $37,400 $38,490 $45,530 $46,230 $56,090
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.07 $18.65 $21.87 $22.65 $26.87
          Yearly $37,580 $38,790 $45,490 $47,120 $55,880
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