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Average Fast Food And Counter Workers Salary in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Fast Food And Counter Workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA earn a median annual salary of $38,090, which is +25.0% compared to the national median. There are 5,160 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).

$38,090
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median annual wage
$18/hour median
+25.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $30,480
5,160
Local employment
25.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.03
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,290
25th
$36,210
Median
$38,090
75th
$44,790
90th
$47,770

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
$35,339
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$42,660Compare21,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$40,470Compare47,330
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$38,310Compare51,590
Napa, CA$38,270Compare1,540
Vallejo, CA$37,680Compare4,550
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$37,650Compare25,790

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 Fast Food And Counter 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, Fast Food And Counter Workers are projected to change by +6.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 904,300 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.