The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of architectural and civil drafters 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 | $40,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters 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 $80,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,480 | 3.12% | 9.35% |
| 2021 | $62,470 | -1.30% | - |
| 2020 | $63,280 | -10.16% | - |
| 2019 | $69,710 | -4.46% | - |
| 2018 | $72,820 | 3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $70,080 | 9.77% | - |
| 2016 | $63,230 | 4.59% | - |
| 2015 | $60,330 | -6.23% | - |
| 2014 | $64,090 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $63,120 | 7.40% | - |
| 2012 | $58,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,480 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.