SOC 43-4151 · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro

Order Clerks Salary in Santa Rosa, CA

The average salary for order clerks in Santa Rosa, California is $50,050 a year ($24.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,760: half of the 220 people in this job in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($48,220).

$50,050average per year

$24.06 / hourMedian $45,760Take-home ≈ $41,200

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

220people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#10 of 20California metros
108cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Order Clerks pay range in Santa Rosa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,390 or more. The middle half of order clerks in Santa Rosa earn between $45,760 and $53,560.

  • $42K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $54K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,050$4,171$24.06
Median$45,760$3,813$22.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,760$3,813$22.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,560$4,463$25.75

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Order Clerks pay in Santa Rosa vs. California and the U.S.

Order clerks in Santa Rosa earn about the same as the California average ($50,760) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($48,220). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $46,170.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Rosa$50,050$45,760$41,810$61,390220
California$50,760$47,290$37,170$66,58012,390
United States$48,220$46,170$35,530$63,53075,200

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Order Clerks salary after taxes in Santa Rosa

On the average salary of $50,050, a single filer in Santa Rosa takes home about $41,200 a year, or $3,433 a month and $1,585 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Santa Rosa a good place for order clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Rosa area are 8% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 107.8), so the average $50,050 buys what about $46,435 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Rosa ($56,850). A typical home costs $796,761, or 15.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Order Clerks salary in other California cities

Santa Rosa ranks 10th of 20 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($59,500).

All Order Clerks salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for order clerks

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,500).

Order Clerks salary by city

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Order Clerks salary in Santa Rosa: questions

How much do order clerks make an hour in Santa Rosa?

$24.06 an hour on average, and $22.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level order clerks salary in Santa Rosa?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the order clerks take-home pay in Santa Rosa?

About $41,200 a year ($3,433 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,050. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do order clerks earn more in Santa Rosa than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($48,220).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4151; area Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (42220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.26, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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