SOC 51-9198 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Helpers--Production Workers 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 Helpers--Production Workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $49,920. The 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th percentile is $64,940. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$49,920

10th percentile
$38,680
25th percentile
$41,160
Median
$49,920
75th percentile
$60,190
90th percentile
$64,940
Mean
$51,270

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th percentile is $64,940. The difference is $26,260, which is 52.6% 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 $41,160 to the 75th at $60,190, covers $19,030.

The mean annual wage is $51,270, which sits above the median of $49,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median is 27.8% higher than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,315, which is 18.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% higher than the California median of $43,970.

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 $49,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $46,315 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 1st of 13 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).).

  • Napa, CA is 32 miles away, with a median of $48,420 and employment of 160. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,019, against $46,315 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $44,940 and employment of 140. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,427, against $46,315 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $46,290 and employment of 1,480. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,039, against $46,315 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (230 of 205,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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 · Helpers--Production Workers 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 Helpers--Production Workers make in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Production Workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $49,920. The 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th percentile is $64,940. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Production Workers?

The local median is 27.8% higher than the national median of $39,070.

What is Helpers--Production Workers 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 $49,920 is $46,315. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Production Workers?

Napa, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 32 miles away, at $48,420. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 1st of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.