Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Santa Rosa, CA

The median web developer wage in the Santa Rosa area is $49.78 an hour, 12% above the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $60–$100 an hour — $1,100–$1,800 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,100–$1,800

About 18 hours at $60–$100 an hour, the freelance rate in Santa Rosa. Plus $50–$120 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Santa Rosa

Median web developer wage
$49.78/hr
$103,500 a year
Freelance rate
$60–$100
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
19 of 191
with published data
Santa Rosa areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$49.78$52.95—
Web and digital interface designers$46.84$50.3670

BLS area: Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Santa Rosa against California and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Santa Rosa area$49.78$60–$100
California$57.48$70–$115
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Santa Rosa

At $60–$100 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$120
Five-page business site$1,100–$1,800$50–$120
Five pages with online booking$1,300–$2,200$50–$120
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,350–$3,900$50–$120
Small online shop$1,850–$3,100$50–$120

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Santa Rosa?+

The median web developer wage in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA metro area is $49.78 an hour, about $103,500 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 13% below the California figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Santa Rosa?+

About $60–$100 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Santa Rosa?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Santa Rosa area costs about $1,100–$1,800, plus $50–$120 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Santa Rosa?+

BLS counts 70 web and digital interface designers in the Santa Rosa metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.