The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $63,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $108,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $167,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $108,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $108,050 | 7.45% | 18.57% |
| 2018 | $100,000 | -1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $101,570 | 2.09% | - |
| 2016 | $99,450 | 2.63% | - |
| 2015 | $96,830 | 6.44% | - |
| 2014 | $90,590 | 4.72% | - |
| 2013 | $86,310 | -1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $87,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $108,050 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 26.1 percent (26.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.