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Medical Assistants Salary in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is $64,820. BLS estimates approximately 1,550 people work in this occupation in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 41.9% above the national median ($45,690).

Median salary
$64,820
Average salary
$64,160
Median hourly
$31.16
Employment
1,550

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$46,770$22.49
25th percentile$51,040$24.54
Median (50th)$64,820$31.16
75th percentile$77,710$37.36
90th percentile$79,890$38.41

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.2% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3.9% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
7.576
Location quotient
1.44

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 107.784, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $60,139 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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