The annual salary statistics of photographers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers 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 | $35,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $83,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,980 | -15.55% | 49.36% |
| 2021 | $63,530 | 7.89% | - |
| 2020 | $58,520 | 13.89% | - |
| 2019 | $50,390 | 35.84% | - |
| 2016 | $32,330 | 16.30% | - |
| 2014 | $27,060 | -4.25% | - |
| 2013 | $28,210 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $27,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,980 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 63.7 percent (63.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.