The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other biological scientists 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 | $62,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists 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 $158,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $105,300 | 18.89% | 57.03% |
| 2021 | $85,410 | 7.58% | - |
| 2020 | $78,940 | 42.42% | - |
| 2018 | $45,450 | -0.29% | - |
| 2017 | $45,580 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $45,250 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $45,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,300 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.