The annual salary statistics of graphic designers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of graphic designers 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 | $37,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for graphic designers 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 $105,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of graphic designers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,600 | 4.44% | 21.66% |
| 2021 | $59,820 | -13.72% | - |
| 2020 | $68,030 | 5.03% | - |
| 2019 | $64,610 | -2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $66,170 | 16.20% | - |
| 2017 | $55,450 | -8.55% | - |
| 2016 | $60,190 | 2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $58,740 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $58,740 | 9.64% | - |
| 2013 | $53,080 | 7.61% | - |
| 2012 | $49,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,600 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for graphic designers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of graphic designers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.