The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nursing assistants 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 | $27,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $46,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $35,760 | 8.03% | 18.12% |
| 2017 | $32,890 | 8.57% | - |
| 2016 | $30,070 | 4.56% | - |
| 2015 | $28,700 | 1.15% | - |
| 2014 | $28,370 | -4.48% | - |
| 2013 | $29,640 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $29,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,760 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.