Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Couriers and Messengers in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $15.17 $17.34 $18.85 $21.77 $24.20
          Yearly $31,550 $36,070 $39,200 $45,280 $50,330
          California Hourly $17.41 $18.95 $21.62 $23.31 $27.58
          Yearly $36,200 $39,420 $44,970 $48,480 $57,360
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $18.46 $23.71 $26.76
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $38,390 $49,320 $55,660
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $18.04 $24.21 $28.86
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $37,510 $50,360 $60,030
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.41 $18.00 $18.23 $18.23 $20.00
          Yearly $36,210 $37,440 $37,920 $37,920 $41,600
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $18.86 $21.52 $23.06 $33.23
          Yearly $36,090 $39,220 $44,760 $47,960 $69,110
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.35 $18.19 $19.04 $20.06 $23.28
          Yearly $36,090 $37,830 $39,600 $41,720 $48,430
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.14 $21.33 $23.76 $26.53
          Yearly $34,320 $35,660 $44,370 $49,430 $55,180
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.20 $22.61 $26.77 $30.11 $33.22
          Yearly $42,020 $47,030 $55,680 $62,640 $69,100
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.72 $17.53 $18.83 $22.36 $27.12
          Yearly $34,780 $36,450 $39,160 $46,510 $56,410
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.14 $20.54 $22.61 $30.09 $34.84
          Yearly $35,660 $42,720 $47,020 $62,580 $72,470
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.37 $17.37 $18.49 $22.83 $26.45
          Yearly $36,140 $36,140 $38,460 $47,490 $55,010
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.66 $17.66 $18.80 $21.62 $24.81
          Yearly $36,740 $36,740 $39,110 $44,970 $51,600
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.37 $19.15 $20.40 $22.96 $27.58
          Yearly $36,140 $39,820 $42,440 $47,750 $57,360
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.89 $19.00 $21.04 $23.05 $26.40
          Yearly $37,210 $39,530 $43,760 $47,940 $54,910
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.55 $22.14 $22.14 $26.86 $29.87
          Yearly $42,740 $46,060 $46,060 $55,860 $62,120
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.56 $18.56 $19.67 $22.08 $24.89
          Yearly $38,600 $38,600 $40,910 $45,930 $51,760
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.72 $21.48 $23.00 $24.31 $27.66
          Yearly $41,020 $44,680 $47,840 $50,560 $57,520
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.05 $19.05 $19.05 $20.61 $23.86
          Yearly $39,630 $39,630 $39,630 $42,870 $49,620
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          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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          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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          Chico, CA Metro Area 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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          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
          Yearly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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