Napa, CA Salaries
Local wages against a high BEA price level (RPP 112.6) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Napa, CA moved from $52,750 in May 2024 to $55,210 in May 2025 (+4.7%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Napa, CA sits +1.6 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power from BLS and BEA sources, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability.
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Napa, CA
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse publishes $44,370 here versus $35,660 nationally (+24.4%; 3,520metro-area jobs). Next is Retail Salespersons at $40,780 locally versus $35,410 nationally (+15.2%).
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$44,370 in Napa, CA sits 24.4% above the national Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse median of $35,660 (3,520 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$40,780 in Napa, CA sits 15.2% above the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,150 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320 in Napa, CA sits 4.1% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (2,900 published local jobs).
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Napa, CA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 34900 · Napa, CA $68K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-ELEV · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #65/528
- RPP-ELEV 112.6
- OCC-MID 266 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $300K
- EMP-MIX Sales Managers
- TREND-INLINE +1.6 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Waterbury-Shelto…
- BOOK-MOST 264 rows · May 2025
Read with Waterbury-Shelton, CT (+$79 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Napa, CA
Largest Napa, CA payrolls before the high-cost adjustment
Sales Managers and Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers lead published employment inside Napa, CA's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Sales Managers 520 jobs · $137,770
- 2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 300 jobs · $127,310
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $167,530
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 240 jobs · $161,220
- 5. Managers, All Other 220 jobs · $160,350
- 6. Pharmacists 180 jobs · $200,580
- 7. Construction Managers 180 jobs · $138,730
- 8. Healthcare Social Workers 160 jobs · $142,940
- 9. Chief Executives 150 jobs · $241,590
- 10. Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 150 jobs · $158,660
- 11. Software Developers 130 jobs · $153,130
- 12. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $167,490
- 13. Marketing Managers 120 jobs · $163,870
- 14. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 120 jobs · $159,660
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 110 jobs · $191,490
- 16. Lawyers 110 jobs · $168,720
- 17. Dental Hygienists 100 jobs · $131,370
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $299,710
Occupations Tracked
266
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$68,078
employment-weighted, 264 complete rows
Top Salary
$299,710
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
112.6
13% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Napa, CA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $299,710 |
| 2 | Chief Executives | $241,590 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $200,580 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $191,490 |
| 5 | Nurse Practitioners | $176,270 |
| 6 | Veterinarians | $172,600 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants | $172,170 |
| 8 | Lawyers | $168,720 |
| 9 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $167,530 |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | $167,490 |
| 11 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $164,150 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $163,870 |
| 13 | Industrial Production Managers | $161,220 |
| 14 | Managers, All Other | $160,350 |
| 15 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $159,660 |
| 16 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | $158,660 |
| 17 | Software Developers | $153,130 |
| 18 | Healthcare Social Workers | $142,940 |
| 19 | Construction Managers | $138,730 |
| 20 | Physical Therapists | $138,540 |
| 21 | Sales Managers | $137,770 |
| 22 | Dental Hygienists | $131,370 |
| 23 | Urban and Regional Planners | $128,530 |
| 24 | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $128,170 |
| 25 | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $127,310 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Napa, CA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $34,320 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $37,130 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $37,470 |
| Bartenders | $37,790 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $37,820 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $38,200 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $38,230 |
| Parking Attendants | $38,430 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $38,480 |
| Cashiers | $38,500 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in CA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside CA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($68,078 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Napa, CA wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Napa, CA at $299,710/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $68,078 adjusts to about $60,485 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 112.6. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for CA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.