How much do Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other make in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA?

Percentile spread

For Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $39,760 and the 90th percentile is $67,560. The difference is $27,800, which is 69.9% 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 $39,760 to the 75th at $45,400, covers $5,640.

The mean annual wage is $47,310, which sits above the median of $39,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median is 6.9% higher than the national median of $37,180 for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,889, which is 0.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.7% lower than the California median of $45,050.

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 $39,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other at $36,889 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 7th of 7 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 56 miles away, with a median of $73,280 and employment of 60. That median is 84.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,552, against $36,889 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $50,140 and employment of 430. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,369, against $36,889 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 99 miles away, with a median of $62,460 and employment of 70. That median is 57.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,435, against $36,889 here.