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          Wages for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $10.74 $13.25 $15.00 $17.43 $21.15
          Yearly $22,340 $27,570 $31,200 $36,250 $43,990
          California Hourly $16.52 $16.92 $17.62 $20.61 $22.14
          Yearly $34,360 $35,200 $36,640 $42,860 $46,060
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.68 $17.42 $21.09
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,690 $36,240 $43,870
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.85 $17.53 $19.65
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,050 $36,450 $40,870
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.59 $17.17 $20.33
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,510 $35,710 $42,280
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.66 $17.17 $20.84
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,660 $35,720 $43,350
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.77 $17.20 $23.43
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,880 $35,770 $48,740
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.51 $16.75 $17.48 $21.38
          Yearly $34,320 $34,340 $34,830 $36,350 $44,460
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.50 $16.69 $17.27 $18.46 $21.47
          Yearly $34,320 $34,710 $35,910 $38,400 $44,670
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.83 $17.00 $17.38 $18.85 $21.71
          Yearly $35,000 $35,360 $36,140 $39,220 $45,160
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.58 $17.02 $17.30 $18.26 $21.17
          Yearly $34,480 $35,390 $35,990 $37,970 $44,040
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 $17.18 $20.91
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 $35,740 $43,490
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.53 $16.86 $17.40 $21.10
          Yearly $34,320 $34,380 $35,070 $36,180 $43,890
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.57 $16.97 $17.49 $20.41 $23.64
          Yearly $34,460 $35,290 $36,380 $42,440 $49,170
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.88 $17.31 $18.14 $18.75 $22.74
          Yearly $35,100 $36,010 $37,720 $38,990 $47,290
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 $16.90 $20.02
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 $35,150 $41,650
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.52 $16.74 $17.12 $17.99 $22.09
          Yearly $34,360 $34,830 $35,620 $37,410 $45,950
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.58 $16.69 $16.84 $17.66 $20.95
          Yearly $34,480 $34,720 $35,030 $36,730 $43,580
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.91 $17.64 $20.40
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,170 $36,690 $42,430
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.30 $18.78 $19.14 $21.04 $22.66
          Yearly $38,070 $39,060 $39,810 $43,770 $47,130
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.61 $17.02 $17.33 $18.10 $21.39
          Yearly $34,540 $35,400 $36,050 $37,660 $44,500
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.64 $17.01 $17.76 $21.77
          Yearly $34,320 $34,620 $35,370 $36,950 $45,280
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.99 $17.74 $22.40
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,330 $36,890 $46,590
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.66 $17.01 $17.79 $22.10
          Yearly $34,320 $34,660 $35,380 $37,000 $45,980
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.58 $17.59 $18.04 $18.56 $21.86
          Yearly $34,480 $36,590 $37,520 $38,610 $45,480
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.90 $19.17 $20.39 $21.14 $25.82
          Yearly $39,310 $39,880 $42,400 $43,960 $53,710
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.58 $16.94 $17.56 $18.77 $22.43
          Yearly $34,480 $35,230 $36,530 $39,030 $46,660
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.59 $17.88 $18.36 $21.66 $25.26
          Yearly $36,590 $37,190 $38,200 $45,050 $52,540
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.83 $17.24 $17.75 $20.69 $22.14
          Yearly $35,000 $35,870 $36,920 $43,040 $46,060
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 $17.35 $21.62
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 $36,080 $44,980