How much do Pharmacy Aides make in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $41,690 and the 90th percentile is $78,780. The difference is $37,090, which is 66.6% 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 $45,130 to the 75th at $72,470, covers $27,340.

The mean annual wage is $57,600, which sits above the median of $55,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA median is 47.9% higher than the national median of $37,680 for Pharmacy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,687, which is 37.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32% higher than the California median of $42,200.

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 $55,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Aides at $51,687 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Aides. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ranks 2nd of 12 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 $69,870 and employment of 80. That median is 25.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,409, against $51,687 here.
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $46,830 and employment of 690. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,506, against $51,687 here.
• Yuba City, CA is 88 miles away, with a median of $38,160 and employment of 50. That median is 31.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,610, against $51,687 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Aides accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (70 of 205,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.