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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 Chemists in CALIFORNIA

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $25.46 $31.22 $40.71 $57.12 $71.90
      Yearly $52,950 $64,940 $84,680 $118,800 $149,550
      California Hourly $27.52 $35.79 $46.74 $63.61 $80.68
      Yearly $57,230 $74,440 $97,210 $132,310 $167,810
      San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.95 $45.92 $61.97 $80.67 $84.13
      Yearly $74,780 $95,510 $128,890 $167,780 $174,990
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.35 $38.80 $51.11 $70.02 $81.78
      Yearly $63,120 $80,710 $106,300 $145,650 $170,090
      San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.75 $37.64 $50.56 $65.40 $74.16
      Yearly $61,870 $78,290 $105,170 $136,030 $154,260
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.44 $37.93 $47.80 $48.04 $57.52
      Yearly $61,230 $78,900 $99,430 $99,910 $119,650
      Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.67 $28.84 $45.50 $61.51 $79.18
      Yearly $47,160 $59,990 $94,640 $127,940 $164,690
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.83 $32.38 $45.19 $49.95 $59.02
      Yearly $51,650 $67,350 $94,000 $103,900 $122,760
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.68 $31.30 $44.44 $57.96 $69.42
      Yearly $47,170 $65,100 $92,430 $120,560 $144,390
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.58 $31.16 $43.39 $56.04 $60.67
      Yearly $53,210 $64,810 $90,250 $116,560 $126,180
      Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.78 $31.59 $42.56 $52.68 $68.69
      Yearly $55,700 $65,720 $88,520 $109,580 $142,880
      Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.99 $29.90 $41.09 $50.48 $65.70
      Yearly $56,130 $62,180 $85,470 $105,000 $136,650
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.86 $31.70 $39.73 $52.62 $74.07
      Yearly $55,870 $65,930 $82,630 $109,450 $154,070
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.88 $31.23 $38.90 $53.36 $71.78
      Yearly $51,750 $64,950 $80,900 $110,990 $149,290
      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.75 $30.03 $38.10 $47.60 $59.08
      Yearly $57,720 $62,460 $79,240 $99,010 $122,880
      Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.02 $29.42 $37.98 $45.19 $57.81
      Yearly $58,280 $61,190 $79,000 $94,000 $120,240
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.45 $28.99 $37.86 $52.09 $62.53
      Yearly $48,780 $60,310 $78,740 $108,350 $130,060
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.70 $27.25 $36.52 $46.78 $51.63
      Yearly $49,300 $56,680 $75,960 $97,300 $107,390
      Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.82 $24.61 $34.59 $45.02 $57.50
      Yearly $45,380 $51,190 $71,950 $93,640 $119,600
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.71 $23.53 $30.99 $39.14 $46.40
      Yearly $41,010 $48,940 $64,470 $81,420 $96,500
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Madera, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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