The annual salary statistics of legislators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators 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 | $36,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $124,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $80,080 | -7.95% | 32.31% |
| 2018 | $86,450 | 41.09% | - |
| 2017 | $50,930 | -7.89% | - |
| 2016 | $54,950 | 3.82% | - |
| 2015 | $52,850 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $50,850 | -6.61% | - |
| 2012 | $54,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,080 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 30.2 percent (30.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 65.1 percent (65.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.