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          Wages for Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $14.42 $16.74 $18.57 $22.37 $28.59
          Yearly $29,990 $34,820 $38,630 $46,530 $59,470
          California Hourly $17.97 $20.00 $23.48 $31.54 $38.11
          Yearly $37,380 $41,600 $48,840 $65,600 $79,260
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.95 $30.81 $38.11 $38.11 $38.11
          Yearly $47,730 $64,090 $79,260 $79,260 $79,260
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.07 $18.31 $21.48 $24.06 $28.95
          Yearly $35,500 $38,080 $44,680 $50,050 $60,220
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.91 $22.41 $23.78 $28.03 $29.44
          Yearly $39,340 $46,620 $49,460 $58,300 $61,230
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.32 $20.55 $22.16 $27.15 $32.77
          Yearly $38,110 $42,740 $46,080 $56,480 $68,160
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.30 $22.08 $22.28 $28.48 $35.71
          Yearly $38,070 $45,920 $46,330 $59,240 $74,280
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.08 $17.50 $20.54 $25.47 $27.35
          Yearly $35,530 $36,400 $42,710 $52,980 $56,880
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.18 $18.75 $21.24 $24.23 $26.32
          Yearly $35,740 $39,000 $44,190 $50,390 $54,740
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.83 $19.83 $21.31 $24.80 $27.46
          Yearly $35,000 $41,240 $44,330 $51,590 $57,130
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.12 $18.28 $21.44 $23.97 $29.61
          Yearly $37,700 $38,030 $44,590 $49,860 $61,590
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.15 $19.01 $22.05 $27.82 $31.90
          Yearly $37,740 $39,550 $45,870 $57,870 $66,350
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.92 $17.92 $21.31 $24.32 $37.89
          Yearly $37,270 $37,270 $44,320 $50,590 $78,800
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.33 $21.71 $23.48 $23.48 $29.14
          Yearly $38,130 $45,170 $48,840 $48,840 $60,620
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.87 $21.19 $22.78 $31.91 $36.87
          Yearly $37,170 $44,080 $47,380 $66,370 $76,680
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.84 $22.60 $29.70 $36.39 $38.99
          Yearly $41,280 $47,000 $61,780 $75,700 $81,090
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.97 $18.08 $28.54 $37.56 $37.56
          Yearly $35,290 $37,600 $59,360 $78,130 $78,130
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.35 $18.42 $20.57 $22.77 $28.79
          Yearly $36,080 $38,320 $42,780 $47,360 $59,890
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.10 $18.22 $21.22 $26.19 $30.66
          Yearly $35,580 $37,900 $44,130 $54,480 $63,780
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.75 $21.09 $23.96 $30.26 $34.76
          Yearly $36,920 $43,870 $49,840 $62,940 $72,300
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          Vallejo, CA Metro Area 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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          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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          Hanford-Corcoran, 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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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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