The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers 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 | $33,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $47,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,140.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,750 | 10.50% | 35.74% |
| 2021 | $34,680 | -1.12% | - |
| 2020 | $35,070 | 8.30% | - |
| 2019 | $32,160 | 2.64% | - |
| 2018 | $31,310 | 6.93% | - |
| 2017 | $29,140 | 1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $28,680 | 1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $28,110 | 6.12% | - |
| 2014 | $26,390 | 9.21% | - |
| 2013 | $23,960 | -3.92% | - |
| 2012 | $24,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,750, Santa Rosa-Petaluma is the second highest paying city for childcare workers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $40,190). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of childcare workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.