The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $38,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $74,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,730 | 5.28% | 22.22% |
| 2021 | $55,630 | -2.19% | - |
| 2020 | $56,850 | 0.02% | - |
| 2019 | $56,840 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $55,000 | 2.16% | - |
| 2017 | $53,810 | 6.11% | - |
| 2016 | $50,520 | 9.03% | - |
| 2015 | $45,960 | 2.61% | - |
| 2014 | $44,760 | -4.42% | - |
| 2013 | $46,740 | 2.27% | - |
| 2012 | $45,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,730 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.