The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists 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 | $47,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists 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 $126,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,490 | 1.08% | 20.65% |
| 2021 | $77,640 | 7.21% | - |
| 2020 | $72,040 | 6.11% | - |
| 2019 | $67,640 | -2.60% | - |
| 2018 | $69,400 | -2.52% | - |
| 2017 | $71,150 | -1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $72,190 | 5.04% | - |
| 2015 | $68,550 | 0.83% | - |
| 2014 | $67,980 | 5.40% | - |
| 2013 | $64,310 | 3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $62,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,490 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for human resources specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of human resources specialists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.4 percent (39.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.