Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA moved from $55,140 in May 2024 to $56,850 in May 2025 (+3.1%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA sits +0.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Registered Nurses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Registered Nurses publishes $174,550 here versus $97,550 nationally (+78.9%; 3,720metro-area jobs). Next is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $99,060 locally versus $63,970 nationally (+54.9%).
- Registered Nurses$174,550 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA sits 78.9% above the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,720 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$99,060 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA sits 54.9% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,180 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$43,610 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA sits 39.8% above the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (4,720 published local jobs).
- Carpenters$80,520 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA sits 32.9% above the national Carpenters median of $60,580 (2,150 published local jobs).
Registered Nurses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 42220 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $73K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-ELEV · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #29/528
- RPP-ELEV 107.8
- OCC-MOST 418 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $421K
- EMP-MIX Registered N…
- TREND-INLINE +0.0 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Alaska nonmetrop…
- BOOK-FULL 412 rows · May 2025
Read with Alaska nonmetropolitan area (+$8 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
Employment scale inside Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA's top-pay list
Registered Nurses and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Registered Nurses 3,720 jobs · $174,550
- 2. Financial Managers 800 jobs · $164,140
- 3. Lawyers 590 jobs · $181,560
- 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 400 jobs · $173,840
- 5. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 360 jobs · $155,780
- 6. Chief Executives 350 jobs · $218,690
- 7. Pharmacists 330 jobs · $170,570
- 8. Marketing Managers 300 jobs · $161,720
- 9. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 290 jobs · $172,290
- 10. Nurse Practitioners 280 jobs · $167,040
- 11. Physicians, All Other 270 jobs · $421,490
- 12. Human Resources Managers 240 jobs · $161,550
- 13. Dentists, General 230 jobs · $169,160
- 14. Veterinarians 210 jobs · $158,770
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 190 jobs · $207,140
- 16. Family Medicine Physicians 140 jobs · $258,500
- 17. Physician Assistants 140 jobs · $172,750
- 18. Commercial Pilots 130 jobs · $274,730
Occupations Tracked
418
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$72,619
employment-weighted, 412 complete rows
Top Salary
$421,490
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
107.8
8% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $421,490 |
| 2 | Psychiatrists | $337,970 |
| 3 | Commercial Pilots | $274,730 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $258,500 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $218,690 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $207,140 |
| 7 | Lawyers | $181,560 |
| 8 | Registered Nurses | $174,550 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $173,840 |
| 10 | Physician Assistants | $172,750 |
| 11 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $172,290 |
| 12 | Pharmacists | $170,570 |
| 13 | Dentists, General | $169,160 |
| 14 | Nurse Practitioners | $167,040 |
| 15 | Optometrists | $165,360 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $164,880 |
| 17 | Financial Managers | $164,140 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $161,720 |
| 19 | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | $161,570 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $161,550 |
| 21 | Natural Sciences Managers | $158,770 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $158,770 |
| 23 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $157,650 |
| 24 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $155,780 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $152,000 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $36,750 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $36,830 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $36,850 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $37,320 |
| Parking Attendants | $37,510 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $37,620 |
| Bartenders | $37,680 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $37,720 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $37,760 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $37,870 |
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 ($72,619 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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