The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural equipment operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,630 | 7.43% | 32.25% |
| 2021 | $40,390 | 1.36% | - |
| 2020 | $39,840 | 5.40% | - |
| 2019 | $37,690 | 12.42% | - |
| 2018 | $33,010 | 3.12% | - |
| 2017 | $31,980 | 7.97% | - |
| 2016 | $29,430 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $29,150 | -8.99% | - |
| 2014 | $31,770 | 7.43% | - |
| 2013 | $29,410 | -0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $29,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,630 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for agricultural equipment operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of agricultural equipment operators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 56.4 percent (56.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.