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Average Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Driver/Sales Workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA earn a median annual salary of $49,140, which is +32.3% compared to the national median. There are 350 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (metro area).

$49,140
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median annual wage
$24/hour median
+32.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,130
350
Local employment
1.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.62
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,970
25th
$43,890
Median
$49,140
75th
$59,520
90th
$66,120

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$45,591
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 154.8%
Rents: 139.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$55,200Compare1,180
Yuba City, CA$51,200Compare80
Fargo, ND-MN$48,920Compare540
Urban Honolulu, HI$48,290Compare660
Napa, CA$48,270Compare110
Stockton-Lodi, CA$48,240Compare700

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$212,7601.36
Physicians, All Other$186,0400.34
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$185,2002.02
Architectural And Engineering Managers$177,1000.72
Pharmacists$174,8100.73
Dentists, General$173,3701.01
Lawyers$173,1600.50
Registered Nurses$172,3900.86

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has salary data for 425 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Driver/Sales Workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Driver/Sales Workers are projected to change by +8.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 51,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.