The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of microbiologists 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 | $59,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $167,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,180.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,330 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 57.7 percent (57.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Modesto.