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          Wages for Packers and Packagers, Hand in CALIFORNIA

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $13.41 $15.49 $17.44 $20.70 $22.65
          Yearly $27,890 $32,220 $36,280 $43,060 $47,100
          California Hourly $16.52 $16.97 $17.91 $20.39 $23.23
          Yearly $34,360 $35,290 $37,260 $42,420 $48,330
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.93 $17.32 $19.23 $21.38
          Yearly $34,320 $35,220 $36,020 $40,000 $44,460
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.85 $18.00 $20.41 $22.39
          Yearly $34,320 $35,050 $37,450 $42,440 $46,580
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.67 $16.87 $17.18 $19.16 $21.21
          Yearly $34,670 $35,100 $35,730 $39,860 $44,120
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.79 $17.09 $17.74 $19.38 $22.33
          Yearly $34,910 $35,550 $36,890 $40,300 $46,450
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.86 $18.14 $21.36
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,060 $37,720 $44,430
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.92 $17.32 $17.95 $20.56 $22.89
          Yearly $35,180 $36,030 $37,340 $42,760 $47,600
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.25 $17.36 $17.56 $19.13 $21.55
          Yearly $35,890 $36,120 $36,510 $39,790 $44,820
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.70 $18.23 $19.97
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,740 $37,910 $41,530
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.50 $16.94 $17.21 $19.33 $21.63
          Yearly $34,320 $35,240 $35,800 $40,210 $44,980
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.74 $16.94 $17.06 $17.95 $19.02
          Yearly $34,820 $35,240 $35,480 $37,330 $39,570
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 $19.45 $28.72
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 $40,460 $59,730
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.83 $17.36 $20.01 $21.97 $25.17
          Yearly $35,010 $36,120 $41,610 $45,690 $52,350
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.57 $18.28 $18.28 $20.10 $23.82
          Yearly $34,470 $38,030 $38,030 $41,810 $49,550
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.78 $17.25 $17.98 $19.97 $22.39
          Yearly $34,890 $35,870 $37,390 $41,540 $46,560
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.95 $18.53 $23.00
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $35,260 $38,540 $47,830
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.56 $17.24 $19.26 $22.94
          Yearly $34,320 $34,450 $35,870 $40,060 $47,710
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.84 $17.95 $18.78 $22.05 $23.60
          Yearly $35,020 $37,340 $39,070 $45,860 $49,090
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.70 $17.63 $19.59 $22.88
          Yearly $34,320 $34,730 $36,660 $40,740 $47,580
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $17.95 $20.39 $22.46 $25.30
          Yearly $35,970 $37,340 $42,410 $46,710 $52,630
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $17.12 $18.25 $20.83 $23.54
          Yearly $34,320 $35,620 $37,950 $43,330 $48,950
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.75 $19.45 $24.43
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,830 $40,460 $50,810
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 $16.95 $19.15
          Yearly $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 $35,250 $39,840
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.93 $17.10 $19.56 $23.39 $27.48
          Yearly $35,220 $35,580 $40,680 $48,640 $57,160
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.73 $16.73 $17.28 $19.44 $24.09
          Yearly $34,790 $34,810 $35,940 $40,420 $50,100
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.61 $16.97 $18.46 $21.67 $27.01
          Yearly $34,540 $35,290 $38,400 $45,070 $56,170
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.50 $16.86 $17.55 $21.41 $23.29
          Yearly $34,320 $35,070 $36,510 $44,530 $48,440
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.50 $16.80 $17.37 $18.20 $20.82
          Yearly $34,320 $34,940 $36,140 $37,860 $43,300
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.43 $17.79 $18.50 $20.56 $22.99
          Yearly $36,260 $37,000 $38,470 $42,770 $47,820