The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of biological technicians 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 | $30,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians 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 $62,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,840 | -1.49% | 7.54% |
| 2021 | $43,480 | -36.98% | - |
| 2020 | $59,560 | 14.81% | - |
| 2019 | $50,740 | -4.12% | - |
| 2018 | $52,830 | -7.67% | - |
| 2017 | $56,880 | 11.76% | - |
| 2016 | $50,190 | 21.08% | - |
| 2012 | $39,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,840 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 37.9 percent (37.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.