Living wage by county in California, 2027
The living wage in California ranges from $27.33 to $51.58 an hour per worker across its 58 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In California, 26.8% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | $33.90 | $10,267 | $59.24 |
| Alpine County | $31.52 | $9,546 | $55.07 |
| Amador County | $33.90 | $10,267 | $59.24 |
| Butte County | $31.38 | $9,504 | $54.83 |
| Calaveras County | $32.93 | $9,971 | $57.53 |
| Colusa County | $31.38 | $9,504 | $54.83 |
| Contra Costa County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Del Norte County | $32.50 | $9,842 | $56.78 |
| El Dorado County | $31.52 | $9,546 | $55.07 |
| Fresno County | $29.68 | $8,987 | $51.85 |
| Glenn County | $31.38 | $9,504 | $54.83 |
| Humboldt County | $34.49 | $10,446 | $60.26 |
| Imperial County | $27.33 | $8,278 | $47.75 |
| Inyo County | $30.82 | $9,332 | $53.84 |
| Kern County | $30.82 | $9,332 | $53.84 |
| Kings County | $29.68 | $8,987 | $51.85 |
| Lake County | $33.19 | $10,052 | $57.99 |
| Lassen County | $33.46 | $10,134 | $58.47 |
| Los Angeles County | $37.60 | $11,387 | $65.69 |
| Madera County | $30.53 | $9,246 | $53.34 |
| Marin County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Mariposa County | $30.53 | $9,246 | $53.34 |
| Mendocino County | $34.32 | $10,393 | $59.96 |
| Merced County | $30.53 | $9,246 | $53.34 |
| Modoc County | $30.11 | $9,118 | $52.60 |
| Mono County | $31.52 | $9,546 | $55.07 |
| Monterey County | $47.48 | $14,378 | $82.95 |
| Napa County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Nevada County | $29.08 | $8,806 | $50.80 |
| Orange County | $37.60 | $11,387 | $65.69 |
| Placer County | $31.54 | $9,551 | $55.10 |
| Plumas County | $32.83 | $9,941 | $57.35 |
| Riverside County | $28.18 | $8,533 | $49.23 |
| Sacramento County | $31.54 | $9,551 | $55.10 |
| San Benito County | $30.53 | $9,246 | $53.34 |
| San Bernardino County | $28.18 | $8,533 | $49.23 |
| San Diego County | $39.62 | $11,997 | $69.21 |
| San Francisco County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| San Joaquin County | $32.93 | $9,971 | $57.53 |
| San Luis Obispo County | $51.58 | $15,621 | $90.12 |
| San Mateo County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Santa Barbara County | $51.58 | $15,621 | $90.12 |
| Santa Clara County | $47.48 | $14,378 | $82.95 |
| Santa Cruz County | $47.48 | $14,378 | $82.95 |
| Shasta County | $32.08 | $9,714 | $56.05 |
| Sierra County | $33.46 | $10,134 | $58.47 |
| Siskiyou County | $30.11 | $9,118 | $52.60 |
| Solano County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Sonoma County | $41.56 | $12,587 | $72.62 |
| Stanislaus County | $30.53 | $9,246 | $53.34 |
| Sutter County | $31.54 | $9,551 | $55.10 |
| Tehama County | $31.38 | $9,504 | $54.83 |
| Trinity County | $32.08 | $9,714 | $56.05 |
| Tulare County | $29.68 | $8,987 | $51.85 |
| Tuolumne County | $32.93 | $9,971 | $57.53 |
| Ventura County | $44.14 | $13,368 | $77.13 |
| Yolo County | $31.54 | $9,551 | $55.10 |
| Yuba County | $31.54 | $9,551 | $55.10 |
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