SOC 43-4161 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Napa, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Napa, CA is $61,390. The 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$61,390

10th percentile
$36,370
25th percentile
$48,840
Median
$61,390
75th percentile
$67,050
90th percentile
$77,960
Mean
$59,690

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 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping, the published 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. The difference is $41,590, which is 67.7% 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 $48,840 to the 75th at $67,050, covers $18,210.

The mean annual wage is $59,690, which sits below the median of $61,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Napa, CA median is 21.3% higher than the national median of $50,610 for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,543, which is 7.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the California median of $57,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping at $54,543 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping. Napa, CA ranks 5th of 17 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).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $61,870 and employment of 90. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,034, against $54,543 here.
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 32 miles away, with a median of $57,820 and employment of 90. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,644, against $54,543 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $66,550 and employment of 1,300. That median is 8.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,563, against $54,543 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Napa, CA (40 of 77,860). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (90,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping make in Napa, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Napa, CA is $61,390. The 10th percentile is $36,370 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?

The local median is 21.3% higher than the national median of $50,610.

What is Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping pay in Napa, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,390 is $54,543. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Napa, CA compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $61,870. Napa, CA ranks 5th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.