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          Wages for Childcare Workers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $11.66 $14.12 $16.82 $18.55 $22.12
          Yearly $24,260 $29,360 $34,980 $38,570 $46,010
          California Hourly $16.99 $18.08 $19.24 $22.27 $25.32
          Yearly $35,340 $37,600 $40,020 $46,320 $52,670
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.37 $18.01 $19.18 $22.16 $23.62
          Yearly $36,130 $37,450 $39,890 $46,090 $49,130
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.02 $17.88 $20.51 $24.28
          Yearly $34,320 $35,400 $37,190 $42,660 $50,490
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.82 $17.65 $18.43 $21.23 $22.79
          Yearly $34,980 $36,710 $38,340 $44,150 $47,400
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.56 $16.63 $17.54 $20.27 $22.32
          Yearly $34,430 $34,580 $36,480 $42,170 $46,420
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.39 $17.75 $20.69 $22.16 $24.72
          Yearly $36,170 $36,920 $43,030 $46,090 $51,420
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.82 $18.16 $19.18 $22.01 $23.26
          Yearly $34,980 $37,770 $39,890 $45,780 $48,390
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.17 $20.07 $21.98 $26.40 $30.13
          Yearly $37,780 $41,750 $45,720 $54,900 $62,670
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.48 $18.47 $19.84 $22.72 $24.85
          Yearly $36,350 $38,420 $41,260 $47,260 $51,680
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.02 $18.03 $19.14 $21.87 $24.36
          Yearly $35,400 $37,500 $39,800 $45,480 $50,670
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.62 $18.19 $20.16 $21.55 $24.11
          Yearly $34,570 $37,840 $41,920 $44,820 $50,160
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.01 $18.18 $20.23 $22.91
          Yearly $34,320 $35,380 $37,820 $42,070 $47,650
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.13 $18.41 $19.98 $21.80 $24.48
          Yearly $35,630 $38,290 $41,570 $45,340 $50,930
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.89 $17.96 $18.46 $21.45 $23.78
          Yearly $35,130 $37,360 $38,390 $44,620 $49,460
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.91 $17.87 $19.08 $22.41 $24.79
          Yearly $35,160 $37,170 $39,690 $46,620 $51,550
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.24 $18.98 $21.41 $23.62 $27.60
          Yearly $37,930 $39,480 $44,540 $49,130 $57,410
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.61 $17.59 $20.81 $23.02
          Yearly $34,320 $34,540 $36,590 $43,280 $47,880
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.90 $18.37 $24.64 $24.64
          Yearly $34,320 $35,150 $38,220 $51,260 $51,260
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.66 $19.24 $21.56 $23.83
          Yearly $34,320 $36,740 $40,010 $44,850 $49,560
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.87 $18.26 $19.00 $21.62 $24.15
          Yearly $35,090 $37,980 $39,520 $44,980 $50,220
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.62 $17.78 $20.60 $20.95 $22.62
          Yearly $34,580 $36,980 $42,860 $43,580 $47,050
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.11 $17.19 $17.40 $18.46 $22.27
          Yearly $35,590 $35,760 $36,190 $38,390 $46,320
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.02 $17.91 $18.46 $21.26 $24.73
          Yearly $35,410 $37,250 $38,390 $44,210 $51,450
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.87 $17.63 $20.04 $23.11
          Yearly $34,320 $35,090 $36,660 $41,680 $48,080
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.14 $18.05 $20.88 $23.19
          Yearly $34,320 $35,650 $37,550 $43,430 $48,230
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.94 $17.14 $18.29 $21.78 $23.30
          Yearly $35,230 $35,650 $38,050 $45,290 $48,470
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.55 $17.82 $18.68 $22.14 $23.71
          Yearly $34,420 $37,070 $38,850 $46,040 $49,310
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.33 $18.30 $19.33 $22.57 $23.90
          Yearly $36,040 $38,070 $40,210 $46,950 $49,710
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.60 $16.92 $17.74 $21.14 $23.37
          Yearly $34,520 $35,180 $36,890 $43,960 $48,610