The annual salary statistics of multimedia artists and animators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of multimedia artists and animators 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 | $51,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multimedia artists and animators 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 $124,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multimedia artists and animators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $69,650 | 5.31% | 11.96% |
| 2018 | $65,950 | -3.87% | - |
| 2017 | $68,500 | -5.36% | - |
| 2016 | $72,170 | 6.90% | - |
| 2014 | $67,190 | 0.91% | - |
| 2013 | $66,580 | 7.90% | - |
| 2012 | $61,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,650, Santa Rosa-Petaluma is the lowest paying city for multimedia artists and animators in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $132,800). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of multimedia artists and animators in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is about 47.6 percent (47.6%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.