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          Wages for Private Detectives and Investigators in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $17.66 $19.57 $24.62 $35.57 $46.94
          Yearly $36,740 $40,700 $51,220 $73,990 $97,630
          California Hourly $20.48 $21.82 $29.45 $39.47 $49.71
          Yearly $42,600 $45,380 $61,250 $82,110 $103,410
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.88 $21.25 $23.37 $32.32 $59.43
          Yearly $43,440 $44,200 $48,600 $67,230 $123,620
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.00 $20.67 $28.11 $37.78 $41.82
          Yearly $41,600 $43,000 $58,460 $78,590 $86,990
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $20.87 $24.58 $31.90 $43.38
          Yearly $34,320 $43,420 $51,130 $66,350 $90,230
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.30 $24.08 $33.73 $49.56 $57.21
          Yearly $46,380 $50,090 $70,150 $103,070 $118,990
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.34 $19.81 $20.78 $22.47 $31.90
          Yearly $40,230 $41,210 $43,230 $46,730 $66,350
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.45 $20.22 $23.06 $43.90 $43.90
          Yearly $40,460 $42,050 $47,970 $91,310 $91,310
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.77 $22.22 $29.65 $39.47 $49.15
          Yearly $43,200 $46,210 $61,680 $82,110 $102,230
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.67 $21.33 $24.14 $34.32 $46.99
          Yearly $43,000 $44,370 $50,220 $71,390 $97,730
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.36 $20.08 $20.96 $27.97 $31.90
          Yearly $40,270 $41,760 $43,590 $58,180 $66,350
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.12 $24.16 $30.80 $44.52 $62.67
          Yearly $46,000 $50,260 $64,060 $92,610 $130,350
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.21 $21.08 $28.60 $37.15 $37.15
          Yearly $42,050 $43,840 $59,490 $77,270 $77,270
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.61 $21.87 $27.97 $30.40 $35.74
          Yearly $42,880 $45,480 $58,170 $63,230 $74,350
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.44 $20.94 $23.39 $30.81 $49.81
          Yearly $42,510 $43,560 $48,650 $64,080 $103,600
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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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          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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