The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical drafters 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 | $49,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters 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 $114,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,270 | 17.48% | 4.78% |
| 2021 | $60,460 | -19.55% | - |
| 2020 | $72,280 | -0.80% | - |
| 2019 | $72,860 | -3.39% | - |
| 2018 | $75,330 | 1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $73,870 | 5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $69,770 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $69,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,270 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 50.3 percent (50.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.