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          Wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.87 $22.50 $25.84 $30.29 $37.28
          Yearly $39,240 $46,790 $53,750 $63,010 $77,530
          California Hourly $21.40 $23.31 $27.91 $33.85 $39.40
          Yearly $44,520 $48,480 $58,060 $70,400 $81,940
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.02 $22.79 $28.84 $35.07 $44.77
          Yearly $39,560 $47,410 $59,990 $72,950 $93,130
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.12 $21.88 $22.85 $28.11 $36.77
          Yearly $41,850 $45,510 $47,520 $58,460 $76,470
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.00 $22.30 $23.44 $28.29 $32.23
          Yearly $39,520 $46,380 $48,740 $58,850 $67,040
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.00 $18.95 $22.52 $28.71 $34.60
          Yearly $37,440 $39,420 $46,850 $59,710 $71,960
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.45 $24.23 $30.08 $36.84 $39.65
          Yearly $46,700 $50,400 $62,560 $76,630 $82,470
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.62 $27.61 $30.84 $36.89 $44.38
          Yearly $49,130 $57,420 $64,140 $76,730 $92,310
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.38 $25.05 $30.70 $38.23 $42.18
          Yearly $46,550 $52,110 $63,860 $79,520 $87,730
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.31 $23.11 $25.62 $32.53 $38.98
          Yearly $42,240 $48,060 $53,280 $67,650 $81,070
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.60 $22.73 $24.30 $28.82 $35.45
          Yearly $42,850 $47,290 $50,550 $59,940 $73,730
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.60 $22.78 $25.29 $29.83 $36.38
          Yearly $42,850 $47,390 $52,590 $62,050 $75,670
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.70 $23.66 $27.55 $30.76 $38.44
          Yearly $47,220 $49,210 $57,290 $63,980 $79,950
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.14 $23.00 $25.02 $29.25 $36.74
          Yearly $43,970 $47,830 $52,050 $60,850 $76,410
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.40 $21.81 $28.06 $35.67 $43.72
          Yearly $38,280 $45,370 $58,350 $74,200 $90,930
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.58 $22.67 $25.39 $32.21 $38.51
          Yearly $40,730 $47,160 $52,800 $66,990 $80,090
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.41 $23.04 $27.00 $31.16 $38.40
          Yearly $44,530 $47,910 $56,160 $64,800 $79,870
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $20.35 $23.31 $25.39 $30.76 $39.80
          Yearly $42,320 $48,470 $52,800 $63,970 $82,780
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.56 $23.01 $26.23 $30.89 $38.52
          Yearly $40,690 $47,860 $54,560 $64,250 $80,120
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.24 $23.73 $27.27 $33.79 $41.30
          Yearly $46,260 $49,360 $56,720 $70,280 $85,900
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.61 $23.11 $24.54 $30.12 $45.17
          Yearly $38,700 $48,060 $51,040 $62,640 $93,950
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.41 $22.37 $22.97 $29.32 $37.21
          Yearly $38,290 $46,530 $47,770 $60,990 $77,400
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.27 $22.15 $24.44 $30.00 $39.22
          Yearly $40,080 $46,070 $50,840 $62,400 $81,580
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.44 $24.05 $30.24 $37.95 $42.06
          Yearly $44,580 $50,020 $62,890 $78,930 $87,480
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.28 $22.25 $27.58 $33.76 $37.84
          Yearly $38,020 $46,280 $57,360 $70,220 $78,710
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.83 $21.83 $24.20 $28.05 $30.06
          Yearly $43,330 $45,410 $50,340 $58,340 $62,530
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.19 $23.33 $28.00 $34.84 $42.95
          Yearly $39,920 $48,530 $58,240 $72,470 $89,330
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.08 $27.25 $30.93 $37.94 $48.04
          Yearly $48,010 $56,680 $64,320 $78,920 $99,930
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.00 $23.18 $24.75 $29.63 $35.71
          Yearly $41,600 $48,220 $51,480 $61,630 $74,280
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.79 $22.00 $25.21 $29.74 $37.43
          Yearly $39,070 $45,760 $52,450 $61,850 $77,860