The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters 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 | $42,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $116,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,430 | -8.69% | 27.59% |
| 2021 | $77,640 | 17.04% | - |
| 2020 | $64,410 | 6.41% | - |
| 2019 | $60,280 | 4.13% | - |
| 2018 | $57,790 | -2.84% | - |
| 2017 | $59,430 | -25.17% | - |
| 2016 | $74,390 | 35.45% | - |
| 2015 | $48,020 | -17.74% | - |
| 2014 | $56,540 | 6.23% | - |
| 2013 | $53,020 | 2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $51,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,430 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 31.0 percent (31.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.0 percent (45.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.