California region,Average hourly wage,Est. percent of workforce in occupations with average hourly wage of $8 to $12
Visalia-Porterville,18.47,34.1
El Centro,19.86,34.1
North Valley,19.88,19.2
Merced,20.08,24.9
North Coast,20.64,16.7
Fresno,20.67,27.5
Madera-Chowchilla,20.81,23.1
Chico,20.89,17.5
Eastern Sierra,21.04,15.4
Modesto,21.11,18
Yuba City,21.31,18.9
Salinas,21.41,25.6
Stockton,21.61,17.8
Redding,21.63,21.8
Riverside-San Bernardino,21.66,18.4
Bakersfield,21.76,26.3
Mother Lode,21.85,20.1
Northern Mountains,22.07,13.9
San Luis Obispo,22.43,21.2
Hanford-Corcoran,22.87,16.9
Napa,23.54,7.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville,24.2,11.7
Vallejo-Fairfield,24.2,14.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma,24.4,8.8
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria,24.56,13.9
Thousand Oaks-Ventura,24.62,13.5
Sacramento--Roseville,25.47,10
Los Angeles-Long Beach,25.97,13
San Diego-Carlsbad,25.98,11.7
Santa Ana-Anaheim,25.98,10.9
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward,29.59,9.7
San Francisco-San Mateo,33.98,4.8
San Jose-Santa Clara,37.13,5.5