The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of computer hardware engineers 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 | $81,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $194,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers 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 $194,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $135,100 | 8.67% | 25.58% |
| 2021 | $123,390 | 0.86% | - |
| 2020 | $122,330 | 5.44% | - |
| 2015 | $115,680 | 4.50% | - |
| 2014 | $110,470 | 8.99% | - |
| 2012 | $100,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $135,100 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for computer hardware engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.