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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 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in CALIFORNIA

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $12.78 $14.33 $16.57 $18.05 $21.53
      Yearly $26,590 $29,800 $34,460 $37,550 $44,770
      California Hourly $16.63 $17.14 $18.12 $21.88 $27.74
      Yearly $34,580 $35,660 $37,690 $45,510 $57,700
      San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.78 $19.31 $21.50 $26.83 $35.00
      Yearly $39,050 $40,150 $44,710 $55,810 $72,790
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.92 $19.98 $21.25 $25.00 $30.34
      Yearly $39,360 $41,550 $44,200 $52,010 $63,110
      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.32 $17.10 $18.82 $24.79 $31.67
      Yearly $33,950 $35,560 $39,150 $51,560 $65,870
      Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.50 $17.80 $18.34 $22.01 $31.21
      Yearly $36,400 $37,020 $38,140 $45,770 $64,910
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.31 $17.47 $18.27 $23.25 $29.77
      Yearly $33,930 $36,340 $38,000 $48,360 $61,920
      Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.21 $17.29 $18.00 $21.73 $34.98
      Yearly $35,800 $35,970 $37,440 $45,190 $72,760
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.51 $17.72 $17.96 $18.81 $25.99
      Yearly $34,340 $36,870 $37,360 $39,130 $54,060
      Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $17.31 $17.86 $23.00 $29.26
      Yearly $35,350 $36,000 $37,140 $47,840 $60,860
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $17.11 $17.76 $21.40 $28.70
      Yearly $33,280 $35,590 $36,950 $44,520 $59,690
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.77 $17.07 $17.72 $21.26 $23.81
      Yearly $34,890 $35,510 $36,860 $44,220 $49,520
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.88 $17.44 $17.72 $20.23 $21.65
      Yearly $35,100 $36,270 $36,860 $42,070 $45,030
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.52 $17.04 $17.65 $22.69 $22.97
      Yearly $34,360 $35,430 $36,700 $47,190 $47,780
      San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.70 $17.03 $17.59 $19.23 $23.13
      Yearly $34,740 $35,410 $36,600 $40,010 $48,100
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.53 $16.77 $17.33 $18.25 $22.57
      Yearly $34,380 $34,890 $36,050 $37,960 $46,940
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.23 $16.75 $17.30 $20.66 $24.43
      Yearly $33,760 $34,830 $35,990 $42,970 $50,810
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.45 $16.87 $17.30 $17.99 $25.46
      Yearly $34,210 $35,090 $35,990 $37,430 $52,950
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.25 $16.93 $17.26 $18.96 $28.87
      Yearly $33,800 $35,200 $35,890 $39,430 $60,050
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.80 $16.80 $17.24 $19.02 $20.55
      Yearly $34,950 $34,950 $35,850 $39,560 $42,750
      North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $16.42 $16.57 $17.23 $18.03 $21.01
      Yearly $34,160 $34,470 $35,830 $37,490 $43,700
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $16.37 $17.16 $18.42 $22.47
      Yearly $33,280 $34,050 $35,690 $38,310 $46,740
      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.03 $16.67 $17.00 $23.47 $23.47
      Yearly $33,340 $34,680 $35,360 $48,810 $48,810
      Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.23 $16.32 $16.97 $19.19 $20.30
      Yearly $33,760 $33,950 $35,290 $39,910 $42,220
      Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.09 $16.59 $16.94 $18.06 $21.96
      Yearly $33,470 $34,510 $35,240 $37,560 $45,670
      Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.52 $16.52 $16.92 $20.04 $20.52
      Yearly $34,370 $34,370 $35,200 $41,680 $42,670
      Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $16.25 $16.86 $18.57 $21.88
      Yearly $33,280 $33,800 $35,080 $38,630 $45,520
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $16.00 $16.29 $16.65 $17.41 $20.13
      Yearly $33,280 $33,890 $34,640 $36,200 $41,870
      El Centro, 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
      Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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