The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers 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 | $35,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers 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 $49,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,840 | 18.39% | 33.94% |
| 2021 | $37,410 | 15.45% | - |
| 2020 | $31,630 | 16.79% | - |
| 2019 | $26,320 | 4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $25,200 | -3.65% | - |
| 2017 | $26,120 | -36.64% | - |
| 2016 | $35,690 | 6.58% | - |
| 2015 | $33,340 | 3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $32,250 | 14.42% | - |
| 2013 | $27,600 | -9.71% | - |
| 2012 | $30,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,840 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 47.5 percent (47.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.