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          Wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.48 $14.99 $17.00 $18.51 $22.17
          Yearly $28,030 $31,190 $35,360 $38,500 $46,120
          California Hourly $16.88 $17.62 $18.75 $22.55 $27.67
          Yearly $35,120 $36,650 $39,010 $46,900 $57,550
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.57 $19.79 $21.49 $26.32 $32.40
          Yearly $38,630 $41,170 $44,710 $54,750 $67,400
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.05 $18.01 $18.20 $20.54 $24.31
          Yearly $35,470 $37,460 $37,860 $42,720 $50,560
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.64 $16.82 $17.98 $21.14 $21.87
          Yearly $34,620 $34,980 $37,400 $43,970 $45,480
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.92 $17.85 $21.61 $24.54
          Yearly $34,320 $35,190 $37,120 $44,950 $51,050
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.61 $16.97 $18.32 $20.26 $24.23
          Yearly $34,560 $35,290 $38,100 $42,150 $50,390
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.42 $20.71 $22.22 $27.58 $31.26
          Yearly $40,390 $43,090 $46,210 $57,370 $65,030
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.66 $17.64 $18.62 $21.98 $23.61
          Yearly $34,660 $36,700 $38,740 $45,720 $49,110
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.83 $17.31 $18.02 $22.11 $23.98
          Yearly $35,010 $35,990 $37,480 $45,990 $49,890
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.52 $17.18 $17.77 $21.25
          Yearly $34,320 $34,350 $35,740 $36,960 $44,200
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.88 $17.54 $18.44 $22.33 $27.00
          Yearly $35,120 $36,490 $38,350 $46,440 $56,160
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.92 $17.32 $18.38 $21.53 $27.92
          Yearly $35,190 $36,020 $38,220 $44,780 $58,060
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.58 $16.75 $17.68 $20.26 $23.95
          Yearly $34,490 $34,840 $36,770 $42,130 $49,810
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.94 $17.55 $18.39 $20.70 $24.07
          Yearly $35,240 $36,510 $38,260 $43,050 $50,070
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.13 $17.37 $18.28 $19.59 $23.70
          Yearly $35,620 $36,140 $38,010 $40,750 $49,290
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.04 $17.85 $21.65 $23.77 $26.68
          Yearly $35,450 $37,120 $45,030 $49,440 $55,490
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.10 $17.97 $20.04 $26.06
          Yearly $34,320 $35,570 $37,380 $41,690 $54,200
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $17.11 $20.30 $20.48
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,590 $42,220 $42,600
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.78 $17.52 $18.34 $21.74 $28.34
          Yearly $34,910 $36,440 $38,150 $45,220 $58,940
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.70 $17.15 $18.35 $21.53
          Yearly $34,320 $34,730 $35,680 $38,170 $44,790
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.74 $17.76 $18.71 $28.08 $32.78
          Yearly $36,890 $36,940 $38,910 $58,410 $68,190
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.87 $17.34 $18.59 $22.00 $24.52
          Yearly $35,090 $36,060 $38,660 $45,760 $50,990
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.69 $17.85 $21.76 $23.25
          Yearly $34,320 $34,720 $37,140 $45,260 $48,350
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.09 $17.09 $18.11 $19.00 $21.64
          Yearly $35,550 $35,550 $37,660 $39,520 $45,000
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.02 $17.59 $18.49 $23.95 $29.47
          Yearly $35,400 $36,590 $38,460 $49,820 $61,300
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.58 $18.26 $19.32 $21.59 $26.62
          Yearly $34,480 $37,970 $40,180 $44,910 $55,360
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.73 $17.81 $20.12 $29.30 $36.58
          Yearly $34,810 $37,050 $41,850 $60,940 $76,090
          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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          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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