SOC 45-2093 · Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations · May 2025

How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $45,970. The 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $55,680. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$45,970

10th percentile
$38,360
25th percentile
$40,680
Median
$45,970
75th percentile
$50,710
90th percentile
$55,680
Mean
$46,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals, the published 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $55,680. The difference is $17,320, which is 37.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,680 to the 75th at $50,710, covers $10,030.

The mean annual wage is $46,840, which sits above the median of $45,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,650, which is 16.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19% higher than the California median of $38,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 107.784, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals at $42,650 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 2nd of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $44,300 and employment of 380. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,317, against $42,650 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 99 miles away, with a median of $34,880. That median is 24.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,191, against $42,650 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 105 miles away, with a median of $39,810 and employment of 140. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,321, against $42,650 here.

Employment share

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (100 of 205,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (32,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals make in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $45,970. The 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $55,680. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

The local median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $36,670.

What is Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals pay in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 107.784, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $45,970 is $42,650. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA compare with nearby metros for Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals?

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $44,300. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 2nd of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.