The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,070 | 11.83% | 43.44% |
| 2021 | $30,040 | -0.97% | - |
| 2020 | $30,330 | 7.19% | - |
| 2019 | $28,150 | 2.70% | - |
| 2018 | $27,390 | 7.30% | - |
| 2017 | $25,390 | -4.53% | - |
| 2016 | $26,540 | 9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $24,070 | 6.19% | - |
| 2014 | $22,580 | 4.87% | - |
| 2013 | $21,480 | 10.29% | - |
| 2012 | $19,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,070 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.