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SOC 43-4181 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks — Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · 10 metro areas compared

$45,240 /year
$21.75per hour
80jobs in area
+1.9%vs US median

At $45,240, median pay for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Santa Rosa, CA tracks the national median of $44,390 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $44,39010TH$41,020MEDIAN$45,24075TH$48,76090TH$59,430

How pay has moved

$47,823$32,3282019202020212022202320242025$45,240
$37,540 in 2019 to $45,240 in 2025, +20.5% 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 about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+2.8%
Openings per year
14,400
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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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

At $45,240, median pay for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Santa Rosa, CA tracks the national median of $44,390 closely. The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $41,020 and $48,760. The lowest tenth earn under $41,020, while the highest tenth earn more than $59,430.

The area has 80 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 0.53 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Oxnard leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $51,760. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 366th of 419 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$41,020−7.6%
25th$41,020−7.6%
Median (50th)$45,240+1.9%
75th$48,760+9.8%
90th$59,430+33.9%
Mean$47,660+7.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in California

Median annual wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Oxnard$51,76040
2Napa$51,46040
3Los Angeles$51,1305,340
4San Francisco$50,1702,580
5San Jose$49,990390
6San Diego$46,070620
7Sacramento$45,240500
8Riverside$43,790380
9Santa Maria$43,71060
10Fresno$41,830140

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Santa Rosa run 7.8% above the national average, so the median of $45,240 buys what $41,967 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 5.5% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$45,240as reported by BLS

Local price level

107.8US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$41,967US average = 100 · BEA 2024

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

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $45,240 a year, 1.9% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $41,020 to $59,430 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 80 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Oxnard, at $51,760.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks in Santa Rosa, CA?

The median annual wage is $45,240, or $21.75 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 $44,390, so pay in Santa Rosa, CA is 1.9% 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 Santa Rosa, CA earns more than $59,430 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $41,020 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 Oxnard, at $51,760 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 80 jobs in this occupation in Santa Rosa, 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.

Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks Salary in Santa Rosa, CA (2025): $45,240 Median | Salary Explorer