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          Wages for Solar Photovoltaic Installers in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $20.00 $22.45 $25.55 $30.23 $38.45
          Yearly $41,600 $46,700 $53,140 $62,870 $79,970
          California Hourly $22.63 $24.10 $29.14 $34.94 $40.27
          Yearly $47,070 $50,140 $60,600 $72,660 $83,770
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.61 $27.56 $29.72 $36.95 $44.77
          Yearly $49,100 $57,330 $61,810 $76,850 $93,130
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.00 $23.90 $29.34 $32.38 $38.03
          Yearly $47,840 $49,720 $61,020 $67,340 $79,110
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.46 $28.37 $34.69 $37.01 $46.68
          Yearly $55,040 $59,010 $72,150 $76,990 $97,100
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.63 $23.48 $28.65 $34.66 $41.03
          Yearly $47,070 $48,840 $59,600 $72,100 $85,340
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.83 $23.92 $28.42 $30.77 $38.56
          Yearly $47,490 $49,750 $59,110 $64,000 $80,200
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.37 $30.67 $33.44 $39.19 $49.15
          Yearly $50,690 $63,780 $69,550 $81,510 $102,230
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.44 $23.26 $27.99 $31.35 $36.93
          Yearly $44,600 $48,380 $58,220 $65,210 $76,820
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.88 $24.58 $29.49 $35.00 $38.77
          Yearly $47,590 $51,130 $61,340 $72,800 $80,650
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.99 $23.53 $28.68 $32.42 $38.34
          Yearly $43,650 $48,930 $59,650 $67,440 $79,750
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.01 $24.45 $28.81 $31.76 $36.26
          Yearly $47,850 $50,850 $59,920 $66,060 $75,410
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.17 $27.86 $34.44 $36.90 $47.80
          Yearly $52,340 $57,960 $71,630 $76,750 $99,420
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.89 $23.28 $28.81 $31.45 $38.72
          Yearly $43,440 $48,420 $59,930 $65,420 $80,540
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.29 $22.94 $27.40 $31.43 $37.64
          Yearly $42,210 $47,720 $56,990 $65,370 $78,290
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.44 $24.35 $28.87 $30.77 $37.23
          Yearly $46,670 $50,650 $60,050 $64,000 $77,440
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.69 $29.93 $29.93 $34.50 $34.50
          Yearly $51,360 $62,250 $62,260 $71,750 $71,750
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.19 $28.83 $28.83 $31.80 $39.19
          Yearly $48,240 $59,960 $59,960 $66,140 $81,520
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Coast Region of California Balance of State 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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          El Centro, 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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          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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          Napa, 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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