The annual salary statistics of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020 and published in April 2021 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical and clinical laboratory technicians 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 $63,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $46,190 | 2.79% | 17.90% |
| 2015 | $44,900 | 4.99% | - |
| 2014 | $42,660 | 10.38% | - |
| 2013 | $38,230 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $37,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,190 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for medical and clinical laboratory technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of medical and clinical laboratory technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.