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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 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in CALIFORNIA

      Location Pay
      Period
      2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $14.02 $16.50 $17.94 $21.42 $23.15
      Yearly $29,160 $34,320 $37,320 $44,550 $48,150
      California Hourly $17.90 $18.45 $21.86 $23.34 $28.15
      Yearly $37,230 $38,380 $45,470 $48,540 $58,550
      San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.23 $21.63 $22.61 $28.89 $30.26
      Yearly $40,000 $44,980 $47,040 $60,080 $62,930
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.47 $22.00 $22.57 $27.22 $28.17
      Yearly $42,580 $45,760 $46,950 $56,610 $58,600
      Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.07 $18.47 $22.42 $27.56 $28.15
      Yearly $37,580 $38,420 $46,620 $57,330 $58,550
      Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.09 $18.94 $22.25 $23.50 $27.09
      Yearly $37,630 $39,390 $46,280 $48,880 $56,350
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.14 $18.41 $21.99 $22.90 $25.17
      Yearly $37,730 $38,290 $45,740 $47,630 $52,360
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.18 $18.31 $21.90 $23.42 $26.56
      Yearly $37,810 $38,090 $45,560 $48,720 $55,240
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.11 $18.67 $21.86 $22.47 $22.86
      Yearly $37,670 $38,820 $45,470 $46,730 $47,560
      Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.86 $18.45 $21.81 $22.76 $23.68
      Yearly $37,150 $38,370 $45,360 $47,330 $49,260
      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.38 $19.49 $21.77 $22.82 $23.23
      Yearly $38,230 $40,540 $45,280 $47,470 $48,310
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $18.03 $18.36 $21.75 $22.25 $23.83
      Yearly $37,500 $38,180 $45,240 $46,290 $49,570
      San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.90 $18.24 $21.56 $23.10 $26.13
      Yearly $37,230 $37,950 $44,830 $48,050 $54,350
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.77 $18.00 $21.52 $22.33 $23.22
      Yearly $36,950 $37,440 $44,750 $46,440 $48,290
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.17 $18.64 $21.31 $23.20 $27.93
      Yearly $37,790 $38,780 $44,320 $48,260 $58,090
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.52 $17.98 $21.00 $22.53 $22.97
      Yearly $36,440 $37,390 $43,680 $46,850 $47,780
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.65 $18.07 $20.84 $21.98 $23.68
      Yearly $36,720 $37,580 $43,350 $45,730 $49,240
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.66 $17.93 $20.13 $22.54 $23.63
      Yearly $36,730 $37,300 $41,860 $46,880 $49,150
      North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $17.53 $18.56 $19.79 $21.94 $23.06
      Yearly $36,460 $38,610 $41,160 $45,630 $47,970
      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.31 $17.39 $18.81 $22.05 $23.12
      Yearly $36,000 $36,160 $39,120 $45,860 $48,090
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.62 $18.11 $18.47 $22.00 $24.24
      Yearly $36,650 $37,660 $38,410 $45,770 $50,410
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.50 $17.77 $18.45 $22.35 $22.84
      Yearly $36,400 $36,960 $38,370 $46,480 $47,500
      Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.68 $18.06 $18.37 $21.25 $22.93
      Yearly $36,780 $37,560 $38,220 $44,190 $47,700
      Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.93 $17.33 $18.21 $21.63 $22.25
      Yearly $35,220 $36,040 $37,880 $44,990 $46,280
      Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.31 $17.65 $18.09 $22.18 $22.97
      Yearly $36,000 $36,700 $37,620 $46,130 $47,780
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.01 $17.30 $18.07 $21.76 $22.61
      Yearly $35,380 $35,980 $37,590 $45,270 $47,040
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.39 $17.34 $17.96 $21.74 $22.40
      Yearly $34,080 $36,060 $37,350 $45,230 $46,580
      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
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available