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SOC 39-3093 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants — Salinas

Salinas, CA · 10 metro areas compared

$54,880 /year
$26.38per hour
50jobs in area
+51.2%vs US median

In Salinas, CA the median wage for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants reaches $54,880 a year.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $36,30010TH$39,90025TH$44,450MEDIAN$54,88090TH$62,540

How pay has moved

$59,425$32,15520212022202320242025$54,880
$37,190 in 2021 to $54,880 in 2025, +47.6% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+6.4%
Openings per year
4,200
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Salinas, CA.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

In Salinas, CA the median wage for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants reaches $54,880 a year. That is 51.2% more than the national median of $36,300. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $44,450 and $54,880. The lowest tenth earn under $39,900, while the highest tenth earn more than $62,540.

The area has 50 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 2.49 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Los Angeles leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $47,650. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 236th of 369 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Salinas, CA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$39,900+9.9%
25th$44,450+22.5%
Median (50th)$54,880+51.2%
75th$54,880+51.2%
90th$62,540+72.3%
Mean$51,330+41.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in California

Median annual wage for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Los Angeles$47,6501,350
2San Jose$47,45080
3Santa Rosa$46,30040
4San Francisco$45,800200
5Oxnard$45,03030
6Sacramento$43,67070
7Riverside$42,710380
8Napa$40,66050
9San Diego$39,460150
10Fresno$38,41050

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Salinas run 9.0% above the national average, so the median of $54,880 buys what $50,349 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 38.7% above the national median in real terms.

Published median

$54,880as reported by BLS

Local price level

109.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$50,349US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $54,880 a year, 51.2% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $39,900 to $62,540 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 50 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Los Angeles, at $47,650.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants in Salinas, CA?

The median annual wage is $54,880, or $26.38 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $36,300, so pay in Salinas, CA is 51.2% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Salinas, CA earns more than $62,540 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $39,900 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Los Angeles, at $47,650 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 50 jobs in this occupation in Salinas, CA. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.