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          Wages for Security Guards in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.52 $16.93 $18.28 $22.21 $28.29
          Yearly $30,210 $35,210 $38,020 $46,200 $58,840
          California Hourly $17.31 $17.88 $20.79 $22.48 $27.83
          Yearly $36,010 $37,180 $43,240 $46,760 $57,880
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.57 $17.02 $20.35 $21.53 $27.27
          Yearly $34,460 $35,400 $42,330 $44,780 $56,730
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $18.73 $21.71 $23.09 $27.33
          Yearly $37,770 $38,960 $45,160 $48,030 $56,850
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.03 $17.90 $20.69 $26.63
          Yearly $34,320 $35,410 $37,230 $43,030 $55,380
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.95 $17.70 $21.95 $23.26
          Yearly $34,320 $35,260 $36,820 $45,650 $48,380
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.63 $17.83 $21.56 $25.85
          Yearly $34,320 $34,580 $37,090 $44,850 $53,780
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.39 $21.23 $21.99 $26.36 $30.03
          Yearly $40,340 $44,160 $45,730 $54,840 $62,470
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.51 $18.92 $22.71 $26.80 $36.34
          Yearly $38,510 $39,350 $47,240 $55,740 $75,590
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.01 $17.39 $19.69 $22.18 $26.37
          Yearly $35,370 $36,170 $40,960 $46,140 $54,840
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.45 $17.85 $19.25 $21.99 $27.29
          Yearly $36,300 $37,130 $40,030 $45,730 $56,750
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $17.86 $18.51 $21.91 $25.63
          Yearly $36,090 $37,150 $38,500 $45,580 $53,310
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.16 $17.77 $18.61 $22.70 $27.38
          Yearly $35,680 $36,960 $38,700 $47,220 $56,960
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.53 $17.14 $17.88 $19.51 $22.39
          Yearly $34,380 $35,650 $37,180 $40,580 $46,580
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.63 $17.29 $18.48 $21.85 $26.20
          Yearly $34,580 $35,970 $38,440 $45,450 $54,500
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.04 $17.29 $17.92 $21.61 $26.98
          Yearly $35,430 $35,960 $37,280 $44,940 $56,120
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.54 $18.10 $20.96 $23.50 $32.51
          Yearly $36,480 $37,640 $43,610 $48,870 $67,620
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.82 $17.62 $20.79 $23.12 $28.03
          Yearly $34,990 $36,650 $43,250 $48,080 $58,300
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.11 $21.75 $22.23 $26.19 $32.20
          Yearly $43,900 $45,230 $46,250 $54,480 $66,970
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.50 $17.88 $20.64 $22.55 $27.81
          Yearly $36,410 $37,180 $42,940 $46,900 $57,840
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.06 $17.91 $22.11 $25.91
          Yearly $34,320 $35,490 $37,250 $45,990 $53,900
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.75 $17.87 $21.12 $24.25
          Yearly $34,320 $34,840 $37,180 $43,930 $50,450
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.28 $17.76 $20.67 $26.53 $47.69
          Yearly $35,940 $36,950 $42,980 $55,180 $99,180
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.15 $17.42 $20.31 $22.40 $28.48
          Yearly $35,670 $36,230 $42,250 $46,600 $59,230
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.07 $17.23 $18.52 $22.31 $26.95
          Yearly $35,510 $35,850 $38,530 $46,400 $56,050
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.84 $18.16 $20.58 $22.79 $28.83
          Yearly $37,110 $37,770 $42,800 $47,410 $59,970
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.55 $17.79 $18.97 $21.65 $25.99
          Yearly $36,500 $36,990 $39,460 $45,030 $54,060
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.20 $17.72 $20.45 $22.39 $27.68
          Yearly $35,770 $36,850 $42,540 $46,570 $57,570
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.98 $18.08 $18.26 $21.72 $25.34
          Yearly $35,310 $37,610 $37,980 $45,190 $52,710
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.25 $17.60 $18.74 $23.07 $28.37
          Yearly $35,880 $36,600 $38,990 $47,990 $59,010