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          Wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $16.00 $18.67 $22.86 $27.89 $31.90
          Yearly $33,280 $38,830 $47,540 $58,000 $66,350
          California Hourly $18.30 $22.30 $26.64 $31.44 $37.58
          Yearly $38,060 $46,390 $55,400 $65,400 $78,170
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.59 $22.22 $26.04 $31.38 $36.79
          Yearly $38,660 $46,220 $54,170 $65,270 $76,520
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.00 $22.36 $26.51 $29.36 $33.74
          Yearly $39,530 $46,510 $55,140 $61,060 $70,170
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.00 $21.50 $24.50 $29.59 $33.19
          Yearly $37,440 $44,710 $50,960 $61,540 $69,040
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.56 $22.32 $27.65 $32.89 $38.21
          Yearly $38,610 $46,420 $57,510 $68,410 $79,490
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.10 $22.32 $24.96 $29.78 $34.77
          Yearly $39,720 $46,430 $51,910 $61,950 $72,330
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.91 $21.08 $24.01 $29.38 $34.64
          Yearly $37,250 $43,840 $49,940 $61,120 $72,050
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.51 $21.50 $25.75 $30.91 $36.78
          Yearly $36,420 $44,720 $53,550 $64,290 $76,510
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.16 $22.03 $26.04 $29.56 $34.17
          Yearly $37,770 $45,830 $54,170 $61,480 $71,080
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.27 $21.70 $24.75 $29.52 $33.99
          Yearly $38,000 $45,140 $51,480 $61,400 $70,700
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.14 $21.97 $25.44 $30.04 $35.89
          Yearly $37,730 $45,690 $52,920 $62,490 $74,660
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.16 $22.47 $26.62 $30.81 $36.43
          Yearly $39,860 $46,730 $55,380 $64,080 $75,780
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.09 $21.70 $24.96 $29.77 $36.16
          Yearly $37,630 $45,140 $51,910 $61,920 $75,210
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.35 $23.57 $28.27 $31.37 $37.14
          Yearly $42,340 $49,020 $58,810 $65,260 $77,260
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.89 $22.45 $26.45 $30.63 $36.59
          Yearly $39,300 $46,690 $55,020 $63,710 $76,110
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.05 $21.06 $24.90 $30.25 $36.97
          Yearly $37,540 $43,810 $51,800 $62,920 $76,890
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.20 $21.11 $24.86 $29.48 $35.85
          Yearly $37,850 $43,910 $51,710 $61,320 $74,560
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.34 $22.49 $25.44 $29.39 $35.62
          Yearly $40,220 $46,780 $52,920 $61,120 $74,090
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.00 $22.56 $27.57 $31.67 $36.89
          Yearly $39,520 $46,920 $57,340 $65,880 $76,720
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.13 $22.05 $25.44 $28.98 $34.30
          Yearly $39,790 $45,870 $52,920 $60,280 $71,350
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.53 $22.72 $27.06 $31.50 $38.09
          Yearly $40,630 $47,270 $56,270 $65,520 $79,220
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.98 $21.39 $24.09 $29.06 $33.50
          Yearly $37,400 $44,490 $50,100 $60,440 $69,670
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.12 $20.00 $23.95 $28.34 $34.18
          Yearly $35,610 $41,600 $49,810 $58,950 $71,090
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.40 $22.12 $25.85 $29.83 $36.45
          Yearly $38,280 $46,010 $53,770 $62,040 $75,810
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.90 $24.86 $29.86 $37.34 $43.37
          Yearly $45,550 $51,700 $62,110 $77,660 $90,220
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.90 $20.94 $23.63 $28.91 $34.71
          Yearly $37,230 $43,550 $49,150 $60,130 $72,200
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.08 $23.00 $27.75 $33.50 $38.39
          Yearly $41,770 $47,840 $57,720 $69,680 $79,860
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.13 $25.59 $30.26 $37.20 $42.93
          Yearly $46,040 $53,220 $62,940 $77,380 $89,290
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.85 $21.20 $24.52 $28.92 $34.88
          Yearly $37,130 $44,090 $51,010 $60,160 $72,560